Pick Your Poison

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.

Podcasting since 2023 • 75 episodes

Pick Your Poison

Latest Episodes

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? ...

June 23, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 12 • 21:44

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. Liste...

June 09, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 11 • 22:30

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?

May 26, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 10 • 22:04

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...

May 13, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 9 • 21:23

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.

April 28, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 8 • 21:02

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