In Episode 94, Robert is joined by Daniel Van Kirk to discuss Walter Freeman, the father of lobotomies.

FOOTNOTES:

The Lobotomist

Walter Freeman: The Father of the Lobotomy

Rosemary Kennedy: the sad life of President Kennedy's younger sister

Rosemary Kennedy: Telling the story of a forgotten daughter

Inside Rosemary Kennedy's Disastrous Lobotomy – And How Her Father Chose Her Doctor

Walter Freeman: The Father of the Lobotomy

He was bad, so they put an ice pick in his brain...

Joe Kennedy, Sr sought secret deal with De Valera on Irish ports during the War

Mental Illness Is On the Rise in the U.S. for a Frustrating Reason

The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness 

My Lobotomy


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