Inside the Madhouse: The Dark History of Mental Illness | History Hyenas

In this WILD episode of History Hyenas, Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas go deep into the dark, bizarre, and absolutely unhinged history of insane asylums and the early "treatments" for mental illness. From 18th-century "bedlams" where tourists paid a penny to gawk at patients, to bloodletting, ice baths, insulin shock therapy, and the infamous lobotomy—the boys break down how humanity attempted to treat the mind before modern medicine. It's a wild ride through medical history, bad science, and classic Hyena chaos! #HistoryHyenas #ChrisDistefano #YannisPappas #HistoryPodcast #InsaneAsylums #MentalHealthHistory #Lobotomy #Bedlam #ComedyPodcast #HistoryComedy Support our sponsors: Go to https://athena.com/CACKLE right now and get matched with your EA. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to https://Smalls.com/HYENAS. To explore coverage, visit https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/HYENAS Download Cash App today and make your money work for you. Click here to get started: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/scs3ncao #CashAppPartner Join our Patreon at 👇 https://www.patreon.com/historyhyenas/ Subscribe to the poddy woddy Our YouTube!: https://bit.ly/2ARdDOz HH Clips:https://bit.ly/2YaK2Z8 iTunes: https://apple.co/2UQTHCc Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3fxtsc0 Hyenas Merch!!! https://store.historyhyenaspod.com Follow us Cuz! 🙆🏻‍♂️ Yannis Pappas Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yannispappas/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/yannispappas Website - https://www.yannispappascomedy.com/ 🙆🏼‍♂️ Chris Distefano Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisdcomedy/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/chrisdcomedy Website - https://www.chrisdcomedy.com/ 🐕More Hyenas Website: www.historyhyenasisback.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyhyenas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryHyenas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyhyenaspod Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit https://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices