The podcast episodes on Ambroise Paré and Dr. John Ronald Brown highlight how military experiences shaped their medical careers and influenced their surgical practices.

Paré's experiences as a military surgeon during various wars and sieges were pivotal in shaping his innovative surgical techniques, as described in the Stuff You Missed in History Class episode on Paré.

Similarly, Dr. Brown's background in military medicine during World War II set him on the path to becoming a controversial doctor who performed illegal and often botched gender reassignment and plastic surgeries, as explored in the Murder, Mystery & Makeup episode on Dr. Brown.