Toxic History!

By Adam Blumenberg

Toxic History! is a narrative medicine lecture series where medical experts tell you stories from the history of poison. Human beings have known about poison – substances that harm and even kill– for ... more

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The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.

Toxic History! episodes:

July 21, 2023 Twisted Sister, a Widow's Intrigue
Springtime at the turn of the 20th century promised rebirth, hope, and prosperity in America. But in northern Michigan, a twisted nightmare was consuming an idyllic community. An infant was found deceased in a crib, the mother succumbing within the next hour, and the father only days later. Some feared a curse, others speculated a contagion. An intrepid duo of sheriff and attorney left no stone unturned, with suspicions centering around a widow in a black dress.
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17min
June 23, 2023 The Birds and The Brains: Domoic Acid Poisoning
Join Dr. Marlis Gnirke on a “trip” to 1960s California discussing a different kind of acid, one at the intersection of human toxicology, veterinary toxicology, and classic cinema.
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18min
May 12, 2023 Counting Sheep in Skull Valley
Dr. Sukhi Atti discusses the history of the release of nerve agent VX in Skull Valley, Utah.
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19min
March 28, 2023 The Ordeal Bean
Dr. Laurén Murphy discusses the history of physostigmine - from bean to medicine.
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29min
February 17, 2023 The mysterious intermittent history of the fentanyl epidemics
Dr. Stephanie Weiss describes the history of the fentanyl epidemics in the USA.
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17min
January 20, 2023 Toxic Grains
Dr. Peter Akpunonu discusses the history of the toxic grain disaster in Iraq.
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22min
December 31, 2022 The Chicago Tylenol Murders
Dr. Alan Woolf discusses the toxicological history of the Chicago Tylenol Murders.
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18min
November 12, 2022 The Toxic Woman
Dr. Alex Harding describes the history of "The Toxic Woman."
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15min
September 26, 2022 Toxicology and Classical Music
Dr. Sing-Yi Feng discusses the toxic history of classical music with guest host Dr. Keahi Horowitz.
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35min
August 15, 2022 Birds, Brains, and Beri Beri
Dr. Joshua Bloom tells the history of the Nobel-prize winning research that led to the cure for Beri Beri.
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16min

FAQs about Toxic History!:

How many episodes does Toxic History! have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.