#05: Pain Control: It's All In Your Head
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On this episode of Remarkably Human Radio, I chat with living sideshow legend and pain control expert Tim Cridland (aka Zamora the Torture King) about the extreme demonstrations of pain control that he performs on-stage, how and why he does it, and what the rest of us can learn from his experience. Tim Cridland is known worldwide for his demonstrations, which involve pushing large skewers through his body - directly through deep muscle tissue - with no pain, no blood and extremely rapid healing.  His many feats have made him a regular subject of documentaries and medical studies, and he travels the world lecturing and performing for a wide variety of clients. It gets real weird, real quick as we discuss everything from the mystical traditions of the Sufi dervishes to modern medical pain control techniques - we even weigh in on the paranormal, biofeedback and how Tim caused trouble in his home economics class as a kid. It's strange.  It's fun.  It's a great conversation with a truly remarkable human.
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