The Deadly Dose

Today we are celebrating our 100th episode! Join us as we reminisce on our favorite episodes and test each other's knowledge in a game of Deadly Dose trivia! We want to give a big, BIG "thank you" to all of the Poison Pals out there who have inspired us to keep creating and sharing these crazy, wonderful stories about science and poison. We could not have done it without you. Cheers to 100!

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In today's episode, Harini reviews the new Netflix documentary Capturing the Killer Nurse, a supplement to the streaming platform's recently released The Good Nurse. Both films depict the actions and eventual capture of serial killer Charles Cullen, and how the self-interest of healthcare employers and prioritization of hospital reputations ultimately prolonged his arrest and put patients at risk. Harini provides a play-by-play of how the documentary compares to the dramatized version of this tragic story. 

In today's episode, Harini provides a play-by-play of The Good Nurse, Netflix's recent true-crime biopic that details the harrowing story of nurse Amy Loughren who became a confidential informant for the New Jersey Police Department in their efforts to catch serial killer Charles Cullen. Cullen was a nurse who moved discreetly within the healthcare industry for 16 years before being caught for poisoning and murdering patients. As Part I, this episode will cover the film adaptation of this incredible story. Stay tuned for Part II which will shed more light on the events that occurred in real life. 

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In this episode, Megan takes us on an underwater adventure to swim alongside the magnificent and often misunderstood stingray! Megan even shares her own personal experience of being stung by one of these silly water pancakes, the traumatic event that inspired this episode! So don't hit that shuffle button just yet. The only shuffling we're doing today is the Stingray Shuffle. 

In today's episode, Harini provides a play-by-play of The Good Nurse, Netflix's recent true-crime biopic that details the harrowing story of nurse Amy Loughren who became a confidential informant for the New Jersey Police Department in their efforts to catch serial killer Charles Cullen. Cullen was a nurse who moved discreetly within the healthcare industry for 16 years before being caught for poisoning and murdering patients. As Part I, this episode will cover the film adaptation of this incredible story. Stay tuned for Part II which will shed more light on the events that occurred in real life. 

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In today's episode, Harini provides a play-by-play of The Good Nurse, Netflix's recent true-crime biopic that details the harrowing story of nurse Amy Loughren who became a confidential informant for the New Jersey Police Department in their efforts to catch serial killer Charles Cullen. Cullen was a nurse who moved discreetly within the healthcare industry for 16 years before being caught for poisoning and murdering patients. As Part I, this episode will cover the film adaptation of this incredible story. Stay tuned for Part II which will shed more light on the events that occurred in real life. 

Sources:

• The Good Nurse (Netflix Film 2022)

• https://myaccount.nytimes.com/get-started/thank-you?o=0fd8cf46-d029-11ea-a072-340cee6a52b6&campaignId=9XHYQ&pt=UEFZUEFM&pi=UEFZUEFM&country=US

• https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/nyregion/as-victims-relatives-watch-nurse-who-killed-29-gets-11-life-terms.html

• https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cullen-charles.htm

• https://theconversation.com/weekly-dose-digoxin-the-heart-medicine-that-may-have-given-us-van-goghs-starry-night-57980

• https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/digoxin-use-in-modern-medicine#:~:text=Digoxin%20is%20a%20cardiac%20glycoside,congestive%20heart%20failure%3B%20CHF).

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In this episode, Harini sheds light on Havana Syndrome, the mysterious ailment plaguing U.S. government officials since 2016. Alleged symptoms include auditory pain, ringing in the ears, and cognitive difficulty. Is this merely an example of mass psychogenic illness or is there something more malevolent in the air?

Sources:

• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/us/politics/havana-syndrome-cia-report.html
• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58396698
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/23/united-states-havana-syndrome-payments/
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/havana-syndrome-symptoms-11626882951
• https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/havana-syndrome-sees-uptick-in-cases-concerns-and-questions/
• https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074338995/cia-report-no-evidence-linking-havana-syndrome-cases-to-a-foreign-country
• https://today.tamu.edu/2022/04/22/exposure-to-high-powered-microwave-frequencies-may-cause-brain-injuries/#:~:text=The%20findings%20of%20Texas%20A%26M,energy%20and%20traumatic%20brain%20injuries.&text=While%20microwaves%20are%20generally%20considered,potential%20to%20cause%20brain%20injuries.

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In 1969, a river in the midwest caught on fire for 24 minutes. Despite its minimal damage and zero death-toll, this short-lived fire had a lasting impact on the United States. Its legacy includes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Clean Water Act, and Earth Day. How did this pitiful fire become a raging beacon in the battle against environmental pollution? Megan explains. 

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We wish this episode was about the best breakfast cocktail ever, but alas, it is not. In our final installment of our Spooktober Series, Megan talks about the origins of the most infamous urban legend that plagues slumber parties and tween girls everywhere. Who is Bloody Mary and why is the act of summoning her of particular fascination to children? Is this spooky folktale a bizarre euphemism for puberty or is it just paranormal fun and games? If you stick around long enough, you'll get to witness Megan perform the ritual herself. WARNING: panic definitely ensues. 

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In today's episode, Harini takes us on a magical voyage through the Potterverse to study a handful of poisons and potions that have become iconic as world-building, plot devices in the series and franchise. Did you know that a majority of these enchanting elixirs and the lore behind them actually exist in the muggle world - our muggle world? Better pay close attention: the Potions Master is in and Professor Bhat does not take kindly to insubordinate witches and wizards.

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In this episode: Harry Potter (book and films)

Sources:

• https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/drugs-history-you-asked/what-truth-serum

• https://usfws.medium.com/the-real-magical-plants-in-harry-potter-e937ea3b560e

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-history-and-uses-of-the-magical-mandrake-according-to-modern-witches

• Harry Potter Wikifandom

• https://daily.jstor.org/from-the-belly-of-a-goat-to-the-mouth-of-a-king/

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3540541/

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/love_potions

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For as long as humans have observed death, we still don't know a lot about what happens cognitively in our final days and hours. Anecdotes of dying loved ones seeing visions of deceased relatives or having moments of lucidity despite battling degenerative neurological diseases have been shared for centuries. What are deathbed visions and terminal (paradoxical) lucidity? Why do these phenomena occur as someone is about to pass? Is there a veil that opens between the human consciousness and a world beyond us? And if so, are these visions actually spirit guides, angels, ghosts, or something else? Megan talks about the empirical data that has been gathered so far about terminal lucidity and deathbed visions. But there are many questions that science has yet to answer...and, to us, that's pretty spooky. 

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In this episode:

• The Consciousness Podcast with Stuart Preston - Episode 14: Terminal Lucidity and Consciousness with Dr. Michael Nahm
• The Seeking I Life Exploration Podcast - Episode 27: Terminal Lucidity, Death Bed Visions and More with Dr. Marilyn Mendoza
• Shift Your Spirits with Slade Roberson - Deathbed Visions: Signposts of Dying with Dr. Martha Jo Atkins

Episode Sources: 

• https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/symptoms-and-diagnosis/hallucinations
• https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-end-of-life-seeing-ghosts-20170724-story.html
• https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/one-last-goodbye-the-strange-case-of-terminal-lucidity/
• https://journals.lww.com/jonmd/Abstract/2009/12000/Terminal_Lucidity_in_Patients_With_Chronic.12.aspx
• https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/users/michael-nahm
• http://marthajoatkins.com/about-3
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260250637_The_Death_of_Anna_Katharina_Ehmer_A_Case_Study_in_Terminal_Lucidity

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Spooktober is officially here! In our first installment of our annual Spooktober series, we're talking all about Vampyres. To this day, we still celebrate the seductive, undying, Euro-centric interpretation of vampires in our media, literature, and costumes despite being a centuries-old trope. What is the history and science behind the mythology that we love? Were vampires ever real or was there a misunderstood virus involved at the root of vampire lore? Take a bite of this episode to find out!

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