Hey! It’s your host, Hagen, and welcome back to Buried but Not Boring the podcast where we dig up the creepy, the criminal, and the downright bizarre.

This week, we’re slicing into the weird world of lobotomies (pun absolutely intended) and wandering the haunted halls of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. From ice picks through the eye sockets to ghost stories in abandoned wings, this episode is serving brain trauma and paranormal drama. We’ll talk about Dr. Walter Freeman, the man who made lobotomies a drive-thru service, and why people ended up in this asylum for things like “imaginary female trouble.” Spoiler: it’s unhinged. Literally.

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