The Poisoners' Cabinet

The Poisoners' Cabinet

Famous poisoners, vicious Victorians and curious cocktails. Join hosts Nick and Sinead every Friday as they investigate history's greatest poisoners and ridiculous crimes on this comedic true crime show, while quaffing a cocktail inspired by the tale that they tell. Remember, your loved ones ARE trying to kill you... Join the chilling chat on TikTok @thepoisonerscabinet, and find us on Patreon (patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet) for even more episodes. Written, produced and presented by Sinead Hanna and Nick Gordon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 3d ago

    Ep 297 - Theodore Gardelle & The Chaotic Household

    Ep 297 is loose! And it's a madcap tale of a quarrel, a killing and an awful lot of people turning up at the worst possible time... Who was Theodore Gardelle? What happened to his landlady? And what presents do you bring to friends to cheer them up? The secret ingredient is...a portrait!    Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 8m

  2. Jun 5

    Ep 296 - The Gangs of New York

    Ep 296 is loose! And it's time for us to tell the story of The Bowery Boys and The Dead Rabbits! How did the famous gangs of New York form? Who were the powerful leaders? And why was everyone scared of rabbits? The secret ingredient is...a dead rabbit! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include: https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/gangs-of-new-york-19th-century/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_Boys_(gang)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Poole#https://allthatsinteresting.com/bill-the-butcherhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/dead-rabbitshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Rabbits#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey#https://www.theirishstory.com/2023/12/08/john-old-smoke-morrissey-the-man-who-ordered-the-death-of-bill-the-butcher-poole/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots#https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/killing-of-butcher-bill.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  3. May 29

    Ep 295 - Martha Halliday, Murder At The Rectory

    Ep 295 is loose! And a woman lies dead in the village Rectory with an odd bundle of papers by her side... Who would want Martha dead? Was evidence found at the scene put there on purpose? And how many Germans are there in London? The secret ingredient is... a cobbler! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  4. May 22

    Ep 294 - Bathsheba Spooner & A House of Soldiers

    Ep 294 is loose! And we have the tale of a woman who plotted against her husband, with several chaps who she kept smuggling into her house... Who was Bathsheba Spooner? Why did she want her husband dead? And won't someone please think of the spoons?! The secret ingredient is...a shiny shoe buckle! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet     Sources this week include: Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy by Andrew Noone plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathsheba_Spooner https://historicipswich.net/2026/02/03/the-hanging-of-bathsheba-spooner-july-2-1778/ https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/the-story-of-bathsheba-spooner/ https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/48055767.pdf https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/06/bathsheba-spooner-murderer.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min

  5. May 15

    Ep 293 - The Cunning Life of Joseph Weil

    Ep 293 is loose! And this week, we look at the many cons of Joseph Weil, who fooled a lot of people out of a lot of cash. Why did Joseph turn to crime? What were the cons he pulled? And how stupid was Mussolini? The secret ingredient is...an elixir!  Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com   Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources include: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Weil# www.lib.usm.edu/spcol/exhibitions/item_of_the_month/iotm_jan_2020.html crimereads.com/joseph-weil-yellow-kid/ dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/items/yellowkidweilaut00weil/yellowkidweilaut00weil.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  6. May 8

    Ep 292 - Harry Powers & Bluebeard's Basement

    Ep 292 is loose and it's a grim and gruesome tale of lonely hearts, scary garages and horrible murder... Who was Harry Powers? Why was he looking for so many wives? And what would your requirements be if wife hunting? The secret ingredient is...a newspaper! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com   Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Harry Power's Trial: Portrait of a Killer by Raymond Alvarez. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Powers https://medium.com/tftunderworld/the-grisly-tale-of-infamous-bluebeard-serial-killer-harry-f-powers-132e6075de00  https://www.10minutemurder.com/blog/the-true-story-of-the-bluebeard-killer/ https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/powers-harry.htm  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

  7. May 1

    Ep 291 - John Birchall & The Canada Con

    Ep 291 is loose and we have a rogue and swindler on our hands in the form of John Reginald Birchall! Who was this carefree Englishman? How did he get involved in Canadian farming? And was his wife ANY good on stage? The secret ingredient is...a farm! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com  Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include:Killers Cavalcade: A Collection of historical British murders. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3623764/Murder-in-the-marshes archives.oxfordcounty.ca/media/44upwxod/student-resource-the-historical-trial-of-reginald-birchall.pdf www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6562577.detective-lied-improve-image/ murderpedia.org/male.B/b/birchall-reginald.htm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

  8. Apr 24

    Ep 290 - The Dahlsjö Case

    Ep 290 is loose! And we're off to beautiful Sweden to look at a collection of bizarre events that all occurred on the same day... Why did 4 men vanish from the city apparently at once? Are the cases connected or a coincidence? And is this the worst robbery in the history of robberies? The secret ingredient is...a Scuba Diver! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include several translated Swedish sources plus: https://historyandotherthingsweb.wordpress.com/2019/05/08/the-dahlsjo-case/ https://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-unexplained-mystery-of-the-dahlsjo-disappearances https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/unsolved-mysteries-the-foiled-bank-robbery-and-the-four-missing-men-e6e208f6c35d Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
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Famous poisoners, vicious Victorians and curious cocktails. Join hosts Nick and Sinead every Friday as they investigate history's greatest poisoners and ridiculous crimes on this comedic true crime show, while quaffing a cocktail inspired by the tale that they tell. Remember, your loved ones ARE trying to kill you... Join the chilling chat on TikTok @thepoisonerscabinet, and find us on Patreon (patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet) for even more episodes. Written, produced and presented by Sinead Hanna and Nick Gordon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The Poisoners' Cabinet
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    326
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022 The Poisoners' Cabinet
  • Show Website
    The Poisoners' Cabinet

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