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Doc Holliday: Death's Favorite Dentist - Part 1

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Before he was the sharp-tongued, quick-drawing legend of Tombstone, John Henry “Doc” Holliday was a Southern aristocrat, a brilliant dentist, and a man marked by tragedy. In today's episode Ben and Producer Andrew trace the surprising early life of the West’s most infamous gambler-gunslinger—from his genteel Georgia upbringing to a tuberculosis diagnosis that sent him spiraling into saloons, showdowns, and the seedier corners of the American frontier. Along the way, we unpack how Val Kilmer’s unforgettable performance in Tombstone helped turn Holliday into a pop culture icon—and why the real man was even more complicated, charming, and dangerous than the movie made him out to be.

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Before he was the sharp-tongued, quick-drawing legend of Tombstone, John Henry “Doc” Holliday was a Southern aristocrat, a brilliant dentist, and a man marked by tragedy. In today's episode Ben and Producer Andrew trace the surprising early life of the West’s most infamous gambler-gunslinger—from his genteel Georgia upbringing to a tuberculosis diagnosis that sent him spiraling into saloons, showdowns, and the seedier corners of the American frontier. Along the way, we unpack how Val Kilmer’s unforgettable performance in Tombstone helped turn Holliday into a pop culture icon—and why the real man was even more complicated, charming, and dangerous than the movie made him out to be.

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