<p>On this episode of The Poisoncast learn how ricin, one of the most toxic chemicals on the planet, can kill you.  You may remember it from Breaking Bad, or the Ricin Letters, or even Georgi Markov, but there is so much more to be learned about this fascinating toxin.</p>

































































 

  
  
    

      

      
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On this episode of The Poisoncast learn how ricin, one of the most toxic chemicals on the planet, can kill you. You may remember it from Breaking Bad, or the Ricin Letters, or even Georgi Markov, but there is so much more to be learned about this fascinating toxin.

<p>On this episode of The Poisoncast learn how ricin, one of the most toxic chemicals on the planet, can kill you.&nbsp; You may remember it from Breaking Bad, or the Ricin Letters, or even Georgi Markov, but there is so much more to be learned about this fascinating toxin.</p>

































































 

  
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  













































 

  
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  













































 

  
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        

Ricin  - The Poisoncast #04

Welcome to The Poisoncast, a podcast dedicated to explaining the deadly science behind toxins, venoms &amp; chemicals. Travel deep inside the human body and learn just how these fascinating and dangerous molecules can kill you.

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