PoisonBoy Podcast

Poison Boy blows the whistle on pharmaceutical companies that are increasing the price of medications by thousands of percent (and thousands of dollars). We discuss BENEATH A METH MOON by Jacqueline Woodson and run through the important toxicology events in history from October 8-14.

Poison Boy back from battling Hurricane Matthew to a standstill - worst casualty was an umbrella that literally exploded when I opened it in the middle of 75 mph winds. This episode is all about snakes - copperheads to be specific. Seen several patients in the past several weeks that have unluckily wound up on the receiving end of a ticked off pit viper. We talk about the snakes themselves, as well as the controversies surrounding treatment of copperhead envenomation. Then we discuss THE SNAKE CHARMER - a book guaranteed to keep you up all night. The we round out the podcast with a discussion of the events of the first week of October going back to prehistoric times when there were lots of snakes, most probably a whole lot scarier than the ones we have now. What are you waiting for? Let's go!

Using the cartography of thought, Poison Boy has found his way back from podcast purgatory. Our hero made a triumphant appearance at the world's largest meeting of toxicologists, where many in attendance expressed sorrow at the lack of podcasting brilliance. It's like crack - once you try it, there is no escape. Join the Safety Rangers as we explore the details of synthetic marijuana, discuss the virtues of young adult fiction and find meaning in the timepost milestones of September. All aboard.

Poison Boy returns to climb the walls of ignorance and then smash them. We review the toxicity of sunscreen - Poison Boy is a recognized expert in sunburn, as he runs the risk of bursting into flames when he turns on a 3-way lightbulb. Then we review A MIDSUMMER EQUATION - one of the Detective Galileo stories with a genuine twist - a business is found on a beach at night - cause of death: carbon monoxide poisoning! We round out the podcast reviewing all the important events from June 11-17. Lets go!

Poison Boy returns from self-imposed exile with a reflective look at Houdini & Doyle, arsenic in infant rice cereal, a venomous media review of BROWN GIRL DREAMING and we cover all the toxic and interesting events in history from June 1-10. Come on back aboard Rangers - it's gonna be an unforgettable ride!

After surviving the Dewshine Challenge, Poison Boy returns on February 29 - perhaps the weirdest day of the year, with a brief but all new foray into the bizarre. We wrap up our discussion of the Keigo Higanhino detective trilogy and explore the toxicology-related events of February 14-29 which includes such historically important events as the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, Bhopal settlements, the Boy Scouts, the Phantom, Bwana Devil, Cracker Jacks, Jimi Hendrix, the marines at Iwo Jima, Mackenzie Phillips and the insanity plea. So join us for a quickie!

This is it, Safety Rangers. This is the podcast you have been waiting for. As a follow-up to last week's Venomous Media Review, I sit down and get naked with the Guardian Angel of Physicians - Dr. Pamela Wible. We discuss her book, Physician Suicide Letters and the state of wellness in general. After that, I review "The Gilded Razor" a brand new memoir of addiction and recovery by Sam Lansky and we wrap things up with the Toxicology Week in Review from February 1 - 11 and cover such disparate topics as the first convocation of the Supreme Court, the murder of Nguyen Van Lem, Robinson Crusoe and Punxsatawney Phil, Darryl Strawberry and the 47 Ronin, Jack Kevorkian, Cassius Clay, Gomer Pyle, the Devil's footprints, George Harrison's tonsils, Japanese internment, Tom & Jerry, the Simpson's Comic Book Guy and everything else that is important and cool on the Greatest Podcast in the World.

Poison Boy interrupts the Super Bowl hijinks to throw down some tox knowledge, covering one of the most infamous poisonings in history - the Teikoku Ginko bank murders. Then in the Venomous Media Review we discuss one of the most important books of the year - Physician Suicide Letters Answered by Pamela Wible. We wrap up the podcast with This Week in Tox History as we discuss such disparate and incredible events as the first production of Romeo and Juliet, the Great Smog of London, the Brenda Spice murders and The Boomtown Rats. We discuss the posthumous execution of Oliver Cromwell and drug busts involving The Grateful Dead, The Jefferson Airplane and Linda McCartney as well as the Lindbergh Kidnapping, the Opium Wars, Minnie the Moocher and everything else that happened in the history of the world on the world's greatest podcast!

Poison Boy braves the frozen tundra to ferret out the truth behind the mysteries of the moment. Emerging from the Snowpocalypse of 2016, Poison Boy endeavors to find the people at the vortex of the Dewshine and get the answers that everyone is desperate for. In a headline making interview, Dr. Donna Seger sacrifices her valuable time to provide answers to the burning questions surrounding the Tennessee teens that were poisoned last week by drinking a noxious combination of racing fuel and Mountain Dew. The Venomous Media Review explores the latest offering from the Detective Galileo detective series and the Toxicologic Week in Review explores everything from the death of Socrates to the guy who holds the world's record for sucking on a Life Saver. What more could anyone want from the greatest podcast in the world?

Poison Boy commiserates over the loss of David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Bob Denver and Meadowlark Lemon. I don't know how he does it, but our intrepid leader manages to drag himself out of the depths of depression to interview the incomparable Steve Walsh about cell phone radiation risks and the boys reminisce over their favorite Bowie stories. Then Poison Boy dives back into This Week in Toxicology and recounts all the weird and fascinating events that have happened during the first 2 weeks of the year - we cover everything from the publication of Frankenstein to Pepe LePew and Pappy Boyington to elephant electrocutions to the recent methane leak in Los Angeles. We leave no stone unturned to explore the events that made the first 2 weeks of the year memorable. Ahhhh Wham Bam Thank You Maam!