Podcast:Behind the Bastards Rating: Explicit Published On: Tue Nov 05 2019 Description: 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 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.