1704790821 In the hospital Doc Mailloux had to give up his

In the hospital, Doc Mailloux had to give up his microphone – TVA Nouvelles

Doc Mailloux was hospitalized due to a “stubborn infection” and must leave his microphone behind from the podcast “Doc Mailloux and Josey – Free and Without Taboos,” the show's team announced on Monday.

“The medical situation of our beloved national troublemaker, Doc Mailloux, has unfortunately deteriorated rapidly in recent days and we cannot assure you that one day he will be able to come back and harass us on air,” the psychiatrist's staff revealed on social networks .

The show's co-host Josey Arsenault explained on December 29 that her partner was “recovering from a serious infection.”

“He's not getting better. He is still in the hospital. I regret to inform you that the Doc will not be returning to our show,” Josey Arsenault announced in an excerpt from the show that aired on Patreon on Monday.

“The doctor always said it: he would continue as long as the health is there, and the health is not there, so it stops here and now,” he said. She added.

The trained and controversial psychiatrist Pierre Mailloux celebrates his 75th birthday on January 14th.

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The podcast returned to the internet last week without Doc Mailloux's presence.

Josey Arsenault said she understands if listeners want to cancel their subscription to the podcast. “I intend to introduce you as much as possible to the themes that we liked, with the Doc, to be a little in continuity, I would say,” she added.

“We have to look at it positively. […] We are in a phase where we have the opportunity to renew and focus on something else and if people have ideas or suggestions, now is the time because we will be “brainstorming” in the coming days about it,” added Mathieu Lévesque. a member of the team who generally works behind the scenes but is assigned as co-host on Monday.