hi I’m your host Leila 4 watchmojo.com if you like forensic mysteries you’re in
if you like forensic mysteries you’re in
if you like forensic mysteries you’re in for a treat
for a treat
for a treat author Lawrence Goldstone takes us to
author Lawrence Goldstone takes us to
author Lawrence Goldstone takes us to the heart of the anatomy of deception
the heart of the anatomy of deception
the heart of the anatomy of deception his suspense thriller that thrusts
his suspense thriller that thrusts
his suspense thriller that thrusts readers back to 1889 to the operating
readers back to 1889 to the operating
readers back to 1889 to the operating rooms and back alleys of Philly you want
rooms and back alleys of Philly you want
rooms and back alleys of Philly you want to tell us a little bit about how you
to tell us a little bit about how you
to tell us a little bit about how you got interested in medicine my wife and I
got interested in medicine my wife and I
got interested in medicine my wife and I used to ride together and we stopped
used to ride together and we stopped
used to ride together and we stopped because we were running out of dishes
because we were running out of dishes
because we were running out of dishes but we had written three funny memoirs
but we had written three funny memoirs
but we had written three funny memoirs about people who collect all the books
about people who collect all the books
about people who collect all the books and afterwards we wanted to do something
and afterwards we wanted to do something
and afterwards we wanted to do something a little bit different and we saw a
a little bit different and we saw a
a little bit different and we saw a movie called the Red Violin which is
movie called the Red Violin which is
movie called the Red Violin which is cool Canadian film about a violent gets
cool Canadian film about a violent gets
cool Canadian film about a violent gets passed down through a series of really
passed down through a series of really
passed down through a series of really interesting owners and we said wouldn’t
interesting owners and we said wouldn’t
interesting owners and we said wouldn’t that be an interesting story to find a
that be an interesting story to find a
that be an interesting story to find a book that had been passed down through a
book that had been passed down through a
book that had been passed down through a bunch of interesting owners and nobody
bunch of interesting owners and nobody
bunch of interesting owners and nobody could think of one and eventually he
could think of one and eventually he
could think of one and eventually he went to the New York Public Library and
went to the New York Public Library and
went to the New York Public Library and a woman turned us on to a man named
a woman turned us on to a man named
a woman turned us on to a man named Michael Servetus who was a 16th century
Michael Servetus who was a 16th century
Michael Servetus who was a 16th century genius who was a physician and he was a
genius who was a physician and he was a
genius who was a physician and he was a theologian he’s a founder of
theologian he’s a founder of
theologian he’s a founder of Unitarianism he’s just a remarkable
Unitarianism he’s just a remarkable
Unitarianism he’s just a remarkable figure and he in turn his works were
figure and he in turn his works were
figure and he in turn his works were collected by William Osler the more we
collected by William Osler the more we
collected by William Osler the more we studied Osler the more we realized that
studied Osler the more we realized that
studied Osler the more we realized that we had somebody who was equally
we had somebody who was equally
we had somebody who was equally fascinating
it’s trying to work an interesting fun
it’s trying to work an interesting fun story a pagesturning story I did my job
story a pagesturning story I did my job
story a pagesturning story I did my job into something where there’s a real
into something where there’s a real
into something where there’s a real issue in love writing is also an
issue in love writing is also an
issue in love writing is also an artistic pursuit what was it like
artistic pursuit what was it like
artistic pursuit what was it like balancing artistic expression with the
balancing artistic expression with the
balancing artistic expression with the use of historical and scientific data
use of historical and scientific data
use of historical and scientific data when you’re writing nonfiction history
when you’re writing nonfiction history
when you’re writing nonfiction history you can’t say well how would this person
you can’t say well how would this person
you can’t say well how would this person have acted in this circumstance but in
have acted in this circumstance but in
have acted in this circumstance but in this I could really do that I could take
this I could really do that I could take
this I could really do that I could take William Laughlin and I could say well
William Laughlin and I could say well
William Laughlin and I could say well here is a man who has expressed these
here is a man who has expressed these
here is a man who has expressed these points of view
points of view
points of view how would he behave when faced with
how would he behave when faced with
how would he behave when faced with these sets of challenges the result was
these sets of challenges the result was
these sets of challenges the result was I came away knowing more about the
I came away knowing more about the
I came away knowing more about the period that I would have had I written a
period that I would have had I written a
period that I would have had I written a straight line fiction piece the anatomy
straight line fiction piece the anatomy
straight line fiction piece the anatomy of deception looks at pretty specific
of deception looks at pretty specific
of deception looks at pretty specific turning points in modern medicine so
turning points in modern medicine so
turning points in modern medicine so what parallels can we grasp with
what parallels can we grasp with
what parallels can we grasp with contemporary medicine in 1883 which is
contemporary medicine in 1883 which is
contemporary medicine in 1883 which is six years before the book was sent The
six years before the book was sent The
six years before the book was sent The Moth the foremost anatomist in America
Moth the foremost anatomist in America
Moth the foremost anatomist in America was indicted for despoiling graves
was indicted for despoiling graves
was indicted for despoiling graves because autopsy was illegal and he
because autopsy was illegal and he
because autopsy was illegal and he almost went to jail and they passed an
almost went to jail and they passed an
almost went to jail and they passed an Anatomy Act understanding that you
Anatomy Act understanding that you
Anatomy Act understanding that you weren’t going to stop on top see that
weren’t going to stop on top see that
weren’t going to stop on top see that you maybe should manage change a little
you maybe should manage change a little
you maybe should manage change a little bit right now we’re dealing with the
bit right now we’re dealing with the
bit right now we’re dealing with the same thing with things like cloning if
same thing with things like cloning if
same thing with things like cloning if history has shown us anything is that
history has shown us anything is that
history has shown us anything is that human beings have this insatiable need
human beings have this insatiable need
human beings have this insatiable need to find out and somebody is going to
to find out and somebody is going to
to find out and somebody is going to clone a human being it isn’t a question
clone a human being it isn’t a question
clone a human being it isn’t a question of whether we can decide whether or not
of whether we can decide whether or not
of whether we can decide whether or not someone will do it but when someone does
someone will do it but when someone does
someone will do it but when someone does it and the way it’s done can we manage
it and the way it’s done can we manage
it and the way it’s done can we manage change in terms of things that make life
change in terms of things that make life
change in terms of things that make life better all I can say is if you ask
better all I can say is if you ask
better all I can say is if you ask someone from the 16th century about the
someone from the 16th century about the
someone from the 16th century about the 20th the 20th century 21st century and
20th the 20th century 21st century and
20th the 20th century 21st century and discussed some of the changes they would
discussed some of the changes they would
discussed some of the changes they would say well this is a violation this is
say well this is a violation this is
say well this is a violation this is against God there was a strong feeling
against God there was a strong feeling
against God there was a strong feeling in earlier centuries you shouldn’t cure
in earlier centuries you shouldn’t cure
in earlier centuries you shouldn’t cure disease because disease was God’s will
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