Dark Rx's podcast

Did you know, you have a chemical used to create Teflon inside of your blood stream right now? Yes, you. Reading this. This week we talk about a very real problem and how we almost didn't even know about. Thankful for a farmer, a lawyer, and a grandmother, we learn about DuPont chemicals and the negligent toxic dumping that lead to a global problem. This episode goes great with a shot of vodka.

Below you'll find the linked articles mentioned in the show!

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/magazine/the-lawyer-who-became-duponts-worst-nightmare.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/17/dark-waters-pfas-ticking-chemical-time-bomb-in-your-blood

https://toxicfreefuture.org/research/pfass-popcorn-bags-pizza-boxes/

https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/risk/docs/guidance/gw/pfoainfo.pdf

https://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20050113/is-teflon-chemical-toxic-epa-seeks-answers

Dark Waters (2019)- the movie mentioned, based on this story.

This is the final installment to Kassie's deep dive into the life and crimes of DTL. TW: there is violence, graphic content, and sexual assault mentioned in this episode. We understand if this is not for you! For those that stick around, the recommended cocktail for this episode is tequila because this one burns all the way down. Thanks for listening.

The second installment of our multi part deep dive into the horrendous killing spree of Derrick Todd Lee. Grab your headphones and your cocktails, and brace for impact.

In light of the recent 20th anniversary, it only seemed appropriate that Kassie and I finally cover one of the most horrendous serial killers to ever walk the earth. A case entirely to close to home, as it takes place in Baton Rouge, LA, where the lives of countless women and their families were destroyed by Derrick Todd Lee.

Recently my dad asked me if I remember what blood work you had to get done before you got married, to which I replied “what”. This put me into a whirlwind, deep dive into a strange law, a corrupt US Surgeon General, and an entire generation of good intentions. Todays recommended cocktail a Something-Old Fashioned.

Today is a Kass-tastic episode, where we let her screech out something cool she learned about! She chose to help us unwind by giving us the origin tale of Digoxin, AKA foxglove. Ever wandered where grandma got her heart medicine? This might be the answer. So grab yourself a coconut margarita like we did, sit back, and fill your earholes with some new knowledge.

Thought Smurf colored people didn’t exist? Wrong. I’m here to share my newly invested knowledge on methemoglobinemia and how a certain family from Kentucky became medical marvels. For a fun twisted cocktail this episode, we recommend anything with blue curaçao.

Kassie really wanted to put the "dark" in DarkRx this week. Without giving too much away, this episode will make you take pause when you look at milk. She delves into one of saddest moments in US history and takes us through the beginnings of arguably the most serious topic of all time: missing kids. Go ahead, pour a drink, maybe even a cold glass of milk and hug your children a little tighter tonight after you listen to this episode.

We're back and we're diving right in it! This week is nurses week/hospital week and what better way to celebrate then to discuss medieval torture methods. I highlight my top ten torture devices and methods used while Kassie comments inappropriately! TW: it's graphic and super gory. So if that's not for you, we get it. Get ready for your stomach to twist, much like many people's limbs used to do from these devices! An appropriate cocktail for this episode would be a Bloody Mary. So sit back, relax, and drink up

It's finally here whether you wanted it or not: the finale to our organ transplant origins! This episode wraps up the major milestones we went through in order to achieve the once "impossible" mission of human organ transplantation. Kidneys, lungs, faces, even genitals, all get touched in this episode! (pun intended) In the end, I also give you some myths and facts about our modern day organ donation organizations! Kick back, grab a drink, and let us annoy your ear holes again.