Sickboy is the only place where terminal diagnoses can peacefully coexist with jokes we probably shouldn't make. Hosted by three best friends, Jeremie, Brian, and Taylor, this show smashes taboos around illness, death, and everything in between. Inspired by Jeremie’s life with Cystic Fibrosis, we dive headfirst into the uncomfortable, the hilarious, and the heartbreaking. We talk to people living with everything from chronic disease to catastrophic injury, mental health struggles to medical miracles - and we do it with radical empathy, zero BS, and the kind of unfiltered jokes that get us kicked out of support groups. If yo...
Latest episodes
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1 h 07
Sickle Cell, Medical Racism & a Life-Changing Transplant
Gabriel Badejo has broken bones and been in car accidents, but he says none of it comes close to the pain of a sickle cell crisis. The filmmaker joins Jeremie, Brian and Taylor to…
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1 h 06
Second Opinion: Foreskin Panic, Sidewalk Poop & Family Kidney Drama
A date is going great until someone’s foreskin refuses to cooperate. In the second edition of Second Opinion, Jeremie, Brian and Taylor return to Reddit for a sex accident that tur…
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43 min
Blood Sugar at 200 km/h | Racing With Type 1 Diabetes
What does managing type 1 diabetes look like at 200 km/h? Chase Pelletier started karting at ten and received his diabetes diagnosis about a month later. Now a championship winner…
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1 h 12
My P**is Tried to Kill Me | Sleep-Related Painful Erections
James started waking up with painful erections. Then it happened again and again up to five times a night. Pelvic floor therapy, sleep apnea treatment, medication, and prostate sur…
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60 min
War Zones Were Easier Than Worrying About His Lungs | Cystic Fibrosis
What happens when the drug that saves your life is still out of reach for thousands of people just like you?Will Cathcart is a journalist, writer, war correspondent, and producer w…
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55 min
The Postpartum Thoughts We’re Afraid to Say Out Loud | Postpartum Mental Health Concern
After her first child was born, Andrea Patterson thought she was a bad mom. She was barely sleeping, overwhelmed by anxiety, and afraid to say some of her thoughts out loud. Connec…
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58 min
Honouring Connections While Supporting Others | Artifacts of Grief
Brian recently joined our friends at Artifacts of Grief to talk about the loss of Alex MacKenzie, his partner’s father, and the complicated experience of grieving someone while als…
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54 min
Second Opinion: A Vasectomy, an Escaped Eyeball & a Hospital Love Triangle
Welcome to Second Opinion — a new Sickboy series where Jeremie digs up wild medical stories, healthcare encounters and morally questionable health dilemmas, then Brian and Taylor g…
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43 min
She Was Hit By a Car at 4, Then Her Broken Bone Grew Too Long | Limb Length Discrepancy
Most people kick off their shoes to relax. For Laura, taking off her shoes drops her spine four centimeters and instantly throws her body out of alignment. This week, the fellas si…
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1 h 10
The Exorcism Of Rose | Surviving Pediatric Psychosis & PANS
What happens when a routine childhood cold turns your sweet eight-year-old into a full-blown horror movie scene overnight? Sickboy royalty Jessica Slice returns to the show for an…
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46 min
They Fed Him RAT POISON to Win Olympic Gold | The 1904 Marathon From Hell
Jeremie was just looking into the history of performance-enhancing drugs when he accidentally stumbled into the absolute dumpster fire that was the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon.…
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57 min
"No, I'm Not Drunk, It's Cerebral Palsy" | Bipolar, ARFID & 10 other Diagnoses
Surviving eight shots of Narcan at twelve years old is one hell of an introduction to chronic illness, and for Haylee, that was just the tip of the iceberg. Meet Haylee, a master’s…
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1 h 10
Cured by a Psychotic Break: Surviving a Trip to Hell & Back
Meet Judy. She’s a real estate agent who inadvertently became an extreme sports athlete in the deadly game of "Halifax Crosswalks". After getting smoked by a car going 80 km/h, Jud…
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54 min
No Cortisol, No Chill: Navigating Addison’s, ADHD & C-PTSD
What happens when your body suddenly decides to stop making the exact hormone that keeps you alive? Meet Sarah, a badass who trains in Muay Thai, manages ADHD and C-PTSD, and spent…
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1 h 05
Reclaiming the Breast: Healing Body Trauma with Prosthetic Nips
How do you convince the CRA that bulk silicone nipples are a legitimate business expense? This week, the fellas sit down with Miranda, affectionately known as "the boob lady”, an a…
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46 min
C***blocking Mosquitoes: The Genetic Fight Against Malaria
What happens when a deep-seated thirst for childhood revenge turns into a career in genetic engineering? You get an absolute badass who is plotting the ultimate downfall of the wor…
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51 min
Placebos, Psychosis, and Why We Need Human Flesh (Not Like That)
What happens when the doctor treating you is a cold, calculating AI trained on the deepest, darkest, most biased corners of the internet? This week, the boys sit down with Dr. Just…
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46 min
My Brain Turned Into the Devil at Age 12 | Severe ADHD & Alcoholism
What happens when your internal monologue switches from a storybook narrator to a demonic bully at age 12? Live from downtown Halifax, the guys sit down with Melly, a student assoc…
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1 h 02
Surviving Cancer Only to Get Decapitated by Wyoming
What would you do if you moved out to LA at 18 to chase your dreams, but got handed a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis and a 5-year expiration date instead? Our guest Aria fought t…
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37 min
Breathless: The Impossible Milestones | Cystic Fibrosis
This week on Sickboy we bring you the first episode of the latest season of Breathless. We're proud as heck with how this panned out and feel like you will dig it! The Season 2 pre…