Month: January 2014

Toxicity

Dr Jenna Moccia joins us to talk nightshade, strychnine, curare, arsenic, ricin, cyanide, botulinum, chemotherapy, the 1858 Bradford Sweets poisonings, the 1971 Iraq mercury grain poisonin, plus

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Shipwreck!

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Maritime Mishaps

Part three of our Maritime Mishaps series continues with a look at complete loss of water-going vessels: Shipwrecks! We’ll look at the wrecks of the

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Marooned

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Maritime Mishaps

We discuss several instances of people cast away to deserted islands in history, and provide a PSA on how to survive! We also analyze Robinsonades such as

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Lost At Sea

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Maritime Mishaps

This week, Joe, Kevin, and Toren look at getting stuck out on the open ocean. We’ll cover the several dangers of being lost at sea,

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