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.
Pick Your Poison
Latest Episodes
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...
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.
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!
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 use...
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