recorded August 20, 2025

Tonight we begin an exploration of the tawdry underbelly of repressed Victorian society, venturing into what is not discussed in polite society. We approach Victorian drug use, medical and recreational, of opium, cocaine, and cannabis.

The Steampunk Doctor: Practicing Medicine in a Victorian Mechanical Age

Drugs in Victorian Britain

Opium in Victorian Britain

Opium Use in the 19th Century

Busted: How Cocaine went from Friend to Fiend in the 19th Century

How Marijuana Was Used In Victorian England

Cannabis Britannica: The Rise and Demise of a Victorian England Wonder-Drug