Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum

2025-10-29 · 74 min · episode 476 · 14 entities

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Metal poisons. Odorless ones. Toxic plants. Iocane powder, arsenic, old lace, poisons as self-defense, black mirrors, Aqua Tofanas, movie myths, and the start of testing for that which ails or kills you: we’ve got Historical Toxicology with Pulitzer Prize-winning science author & chemistry connoisseur Deborah Blum. She wrote the beloved “Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York” and takes us through a spooky walk in time, when chemistry was magic and homicide was an easier feat. Visit Deborah Blum’s website and follow her on Instagram Buy her books including The Poison Squad and The Poisoner’s Handbook on Amazon or Bookshop.org Donations went to World Central Kitchen and Earthjustice More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Spooktober: Topics to Startle and Love , Toxinology (JELLYFISH VENOM) , Medusology (JELLYFISH) , Alligator Ecotoxicology (GATOR POISONS) , Environmental Toxicology (POISONS + TRAIN DERAILMENT) , Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM) , Scorpiology (SCORPIONS) , Kalology (BEAUTY STANDARDS) , Victimology (CRIME VICTIMS) , Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) , Mycology (MUSHROOMS) , Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram and Bluesky Follow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTok Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.