We’re All Mad Here: The History of Asylums (100th Episode Extravaganza!)

<p>It’s the MFFI 100th episode extravaganza!! Announcements, podcast Q&As, plus a supersized topic: the History of Asylums. Support the show by becoming a Midnight Minion, Menace, or Maniac, and unlock exclusive bonus content over at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/mffi?fan_landing=true'>PATREON</a></p> <p>~</p> <p>Join the MFFI community and vote on episode topics via <a href='https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN'>DISCORD</a></p> <p>~</p> <p>In this episode:  </p> <ul><li>The Moonstruck Etymology of "Lunatic"</li> <li class="p1">The 21st-Century Language Act of 2012</li> <li class="p1">Mental Healthcare Pre-Asylums</li> <li>Bedlam: The Bethlehem Royal Hospital </li> <li>The Mad Doctors Munro</li> <li>Alienists</li> <li>Hydrotherapy</li> <li>Rotational Therapy</li> <li>Blistering </li> <li>Evacuation</li> <li> Venesection </li> <li>Scarification</li> <li class="p1">Mercuric Chloride</li> <li class="p1">James Norris and Edward Wakefield</li> <li>The Quakers</li> <li>William Tuke & Hannah Mills</li> <li>The York Retreat</li> <li> Public Institutions </li> <li class="p1">County Asylums Act</li> <li class="p1">The Lunacy Act of 1845</li> <li class="p1">Utica State Hospital</li> <li class="p1">Thomas Story Kirkbride</li> <li class="p1">The Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason</li> <li class="p1">Friends Hospital</li> <li class="p1">Dorothea Dix</li> <li class="p1">Nellie Bly, Redux</li> <li class="p1">Henry Cotton</li> <li class="p1">Julius Wagner-Jauregg</li> <li>Malaria Injections</li> <li>Insulin Coma Therapy</li> <li class="p1">Lobotomies, Redux</li> <li class="p1">Electroconvulsive Therapy, ECT</li> <li class="p1">Ugo Cerletti</li> <li class="p1">Straight Jackets</li> <li class="p1">The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum</li> <li class="p1">Domestic Trouble</li> <li>Sterilization</li> <li>The Rise of Antidepressants and Antipsychotics</li> </ul> <p>~</p> <p>Join the Midnight Masses! </p> <p>Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on so