Pick Your Poison

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Dr. JP shares her passion for poisons in this interactive show. Pick Your Poison is a fast-paced, interactive podcast about poisons and toxins, mischief and murder ranging from ancient history to pop culture. Your choices direct the diagnosis and treatment. Make the wrong choice and our patient won’t survive the podcast.

  1. Poisoned paper

    -4 dias

    Poisoned paper

    Want to know how someone goes from completely normal to unconscious in minutes with nothing around them. What drug was deemed too dangerous for medical use but is now a drug of abuse? What new way is contraband being smuggled into prisons?  Send us Fan Mail

    22 min
  2. Breathless

    9/06

    Breathless

    Want to know what toxin has been killing workers since Paleolithic times—and is hiding in modern kitchens? The ancient Romans called it a widow-maker… because husbands died so quickly, some women had as many as seven.  Listen to find out!    Send us Fan Mail

    23 min
  3. Burning Desire

    26/05

    Burning Desire

    What animal can cause pain and toxicity without ever biting or stinging. And has been used as an aphrodisiac and even for murder?  Send us Fan Mail

    22 min
  4. Cold Fire

    13/05

    Cold Fire

    What toxin can spontaneously combust in the emergency department? What poison is so potent that the patients' vomit and stools are a danger to staff members? Why are there no bones at the famous battle of Waterloo where ten thousand men died in one day?  Send us Fan Mail

    21 min
  5. Killer Candy

    28/04

    Killer Candy

    Want to know what candy can kill you? Though the flavor is so beloved, it was found in King Tut's tomb. And might make camels less thirsty?  Listen to find out. Send us Fan Mail

    21 min
  6. Breathing Fire

    14/04

    Breathing Fire

    Want to know what causes fire eaters' lung, what disease you can get from sitting in a hot tub, and how you can be poisoned by stealing gasoline?  Grab your stethoscope and let's go! Send us Fan Mail

    22 min
  7. Poisoned by Paleontology

    31/03

    Poisoned by Paleontology

    Today's episode is about a toxin so powerful that a little smeared on the tip of a blowgun arrow is enough to silence every muscle in your body, including your diaphragm, stopping your breathing. How did a poison like this become a commonly used drug in modern medicine?  We'll also go inside a Siberian prison cell where one of the most high-profile political prisoners on the planet collapses and dies. Was this a state-sponsored assassination using a poison from the rainforest?  Listen to find out.  Send us Fan Mail

    22 min
  8. Locked In

    17/03

    Locked In

    Imagine a fever that doesn't break with acetaminophen (i.e. Tylenol or paracetamol). A toxin that leaves you trapped inside your own body. Want to know what your doctor is really thinking when you tell them you take a round white pill? Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail

    23 min
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Dr. JP shares her passion for poisons in this interactive show. Pick Your Poison is a fast-paced, interactive podcast about poisons and toxins, mischief and murder ranging from ancient history to pop culture. Your choices direct the diagnosis and treatment. Make the wrong choice and our patient won’t survive the podcast.

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  • Autoria
    Dr. JP
  • Anos em atividade
    2023 - 2026
  • Episódios
    75
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Pick Your Poison
  • Site do programa
    Pick Your Poison

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