217 episodes
The Poisoners' Cabinet The Poisoners' Cabinet
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4.9 • 179 Ratings
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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
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Ep 200 - Season 4 Finale
Ep 200 is here! To mark the end of season 4, Nick and Sinead share their highlights from the last 2 seasons and read listeners' thoughts on the funniest moments, scariest cases, silliest criminals and the greatest poison of them all.
The secret ingredient is...everything!
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this episode and for supporting us for 4 whole seasons. See you next month for S5!
Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet
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Ep 199 - The Great Fire of London
Ep 199 is loose, and we have a big one for you - we're talking about all the crimes and misdemeanors that occurred during The Great Fire of London!
Who or what started the fire? How much of what we know of the blaze is true? And what cheese would you save in a disaster?
The secret ingredient is...a biscuit!
Sources this week include The Museum of London, Royal Museums Greenwich, History.co.uk, Britannica, Metro News, The Independent, BBC Future, The Monument.org, London Fire Brigade, Oxbowbooks, Smithsonian Magazine, The Diary of Samuel Pepys, The Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood, 1666: Plague War and Hellfire by Rebecca Rideal
Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet
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Ep 198 - The Legend of Blackbeard
Ep 198 is loose! And it’s another swashbuckling tale with possibly the most fearsome pirate of them all…Blackbeard!
Who was Edward Teach? How long was his reign on the high seas? And what ARE sea-going folk called?
The secret ingredient is…cannon!
Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet
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Ep 197 - Sir Isaac Newton & The Cunning Counterfeiter
Ep 197 is loose and this week we have a historic battle of the minds and money in the mad cap tale of William Chaloner.
Who was this cocky young criminal? Why did he get under Isaac Newton's wig? And what do your watches come with?
The secret ingredient is... The Royal Mint!
Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet
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Sources this week include Thomas Levenson's Newton And The Counterfeiter, Oxford University's Newton & The Mint and Newton Project, Medium, Explore The Archive, The Royal Mint, Coins & History Foundation.
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Ep 196 - Reverend Hinshaw, The Blood-Soaked Preacher
Ep 196 is loose and we have a juicy crime story from a small town Indiana, where a preacher's home lies in ruin after a mystery attack.
What happened to William Hinsaw's wife? Who was Miss F? And is there a sexier detective than the one we encountered this week?
The secret ingredient is...a pistol!
Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet
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Expert Witness: Tonya Mitchell & The Arsenic Eater's Wife
How do you turn true crime into compelling fiction?
In this installment of Expert Witness Sinead speaks to Tonya Mitchell, author of The Arsenic Eaters Wife, a new gothic crime novel inspired by the famous story of Florence Maybrick. In Liverpool in 1889, Constance Sullivan stands accused of poisoning her husband, but William was no innocent victim and a web of deception envelopes their home and the people closest to them. Gloriously gothic and alarmingly good!
The Arsenic Eater's Wife is available now in bookshops and online: https://amzn.to/3IE6xvV
And join the Poisoners Cabinet Belladonna Bookclub here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/belladonnabookclub
Expert Witness are bonus episodes we interview different experts from a variety of backgrounds about cases on our show and about the world of true crime, Victorians, and poison.
Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet
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Customer Reviews
My favorite podcast!
Hosts and best buds Sinead and Nick swill cocktails and tell tales of poisonings and other murder most foul. The duo take turns recounting historical cases ranging from the well-known to the pretty darned obscure. This format works very well; neither knows in advance what the other is presenting so their reactions always come off as fresh and genuine, never slick. Each story is accompanied by a cocktail mixed up by Nick that (however loosely) fits the theme of that week's show.
The regular weekly show is always free but they also have a Patreon membership that gets you tons of extra episodes and the delightful "PC Morris" monthly episode in which they scour the news for absurdities to share. The material is fascinating and their affectionate snark never fails to make me smile. Absolutely worth your time!
Great humor and a good time!
The hosts are wonderfully talented in drawing the listener into the story and bring some appropriate humor and light to very dark stories. As a heavy true-crime podcast consumer, I have to say this one is my absolute favorite! I actively await the release of each new episode, whereas other shows I tend to just binge on for a few hours before abandoning them. Give it a listen and prepare to be soothed by the lovely accents of the hosts and enthralled by the way they flesh the story out.
My Besties
Nick & Sinead are my best friends and some day I will have the chance to tell them in person. Their humo(u)r is on point, storytelling is impeccable, and the drink recipes keep me in bad behavio(u)r. The only drawback is that not much is known about their childhood.