Poisonboy Podcast

Poison Boy reporting from Alligator Adventures and South of the Border with alligators, snakes, crocs, birds, monkeys and all sorts of loud, dangerous prehistoric monsters and creatures. Lots of videos and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Don't miss it! 

Poison Boy flies solo this week - all in preparation for the snake filled mayhem that will happen next week. On this episode we discuss cassava - the poisonous cyanide containing plant that feeds half the world. That plus a Venomous Media Review of RED NOTICE by Bill Browder and we discuss all the important events throughout history that happened during the first two weeks of July. All this happens with a backdrop of beautiful sadness supplied by Squeeze. Don't be late! 

Poison Boy returns - and this time he is bringing backup. The brilliant young Dr. Spencer Masiewicz sits down to discuss everything he knows about toad licking and we launch the opening salvo to retake medicine from the forces of idiocy. Buckle up buttercups - time for some toxicological Kung Fu! 

Poison Boy returns to kick off the New Year with an analysis of the recent Texas pesticide poisoning case along with a wide-ranging Venomous Media Review including two books and a documentary and a rundown of all the important events of the first week of the year from the dawn of time itself. You ain't getting any younger! 

Poison Boy is back just in time to run full speed into the holidays - fresh from a tortuous run of 12 hour night shifts and (against all odds) completing a 30 page manuscript revision. We run through some of the specifics of a brilliant new plan to perform community notification and public disclosure for human research without consent (it will all make sense when you listen to the podcast). Then we uncover some fascinating facts about yellowjackets and wasps - want to know how to appear invisible to yellowjackets? Gotta listen to the podcast! Then we grab the rear bumper of the first 2 weeks of December and skitch our way into the holiday season. Grab your Ho,Ho.Hos and climb on board the Polar Poison Express! 

Poison Boy and the Safety Rangers hit a milestone with their 50th episode! We commemorate this historic event with a discussion of all the various failed attempts at assassinating a certain Cuban dictator. Then we explore more of the fantastic voyage in the STING OF THE WILD that we began on the last podcast and we wrap up with a rundown of the greatest and weirdest events that have happened in history during this, the last week of November. Dive in Rangers! 

Poison Boy and the Safety Rangers roll up their sleeves and get to work on the annual carbon monoxide detection campaign. Time to save some lives Rangers! In addition to going on the warpath against CO, the Toxicological Avenger reviews some elements of the fascinating book THE STING OF THE WILD and discusses the hilarious and important exploits of Dr. Justin O. Schmidt - the "Man Who Gets Stung for Science" and the guy that developed the Schmidt Sting Pain Index - a four point scoring system for the pain associated with stinging insects. Crazy but amazingly scientifically important. We also discuss some of the important and interesting and bizarre events that occurred this week in the history of our little planet. Bust a move, Rangers! 

Poison Boy explores the accidental poisoning death of a bather in a Japanese hot spring and the dangers of hydrogen sulfide gas, as well as an admission for having become a recent fan of romance novels and we explore the weird and fascinating events that happened during the first two weeks of November throughout history. C'mon board the toxicology train, Rangers! 

Poison Boy dives into the legends and lore of Halloween. We explore the many, many stories of poisoned Halloween candy, razors and needles and tainted trick-or-treat loot and we get to the bottom of the urban myths. Then we run through the second half of October in Toxicology History, piecing together some of the greatest mysteries and uncovering some of the scariest monsters from every corner of the world. Strap in Rangers, it's the Halloween edition of the greatest podcast in the world. 

Poison Boy tackles a recent case of shared hallucinations from Oregon and discusses the details of the famous "Toxic Lady" case from 1994. Is it mass hysteria or something more sinister? We also discuss the frustratingly uneven book THE INHERITOR'S POWDER. Better be sitting down for this one Rangers. 

Poison Boy blows the whistle on pharmaceutical companies that are increasing the price of medications by thousands of percent (and thousands of dollars). We discuss BENEATH A METH MOON by Jacqueline Woodson and run through the important toxicology events in history from October 8-14. 

Poison Boy back from battling Hurricane Matthew to a standstill - worst casualty was an umbrella that literally exploded when I opened it in the middle of 75 mph winds. This episode is all about snakes - copperheads to be specific. Seen several patients in the past several weeks that have unluckily wound up on the receiving end of a ticked off pit viper. We talk about the snakes themselves, as well as the controversies surrounding treatment of copperhead envenomation. Then we discuss THE SNAKE CHARMER - a book guaranteed to keep you up all night. The we round out the podcast with a discussion of the events of the first week of October going back to prehistoric times when there were lots of snakes, most probably a whole lot scarier than the ones we have now. What are you waiting for? Let's go! 

Using the cartography of thought, Poison Boy has found his way back from podcast purgatory. Our hero made a triumphant appearance at the world's largest meeting of toxicologists, where many in attendance expressed sorrow at the lack of podcasting brilliance. It's like crack - once you try it, there is no escape. Join the Safety Rangers as we explore the details of synthetic marijuana, discuss the virtues of young adult fiction and find meaning in the timepost milestones of September. All aboard. 

Poison Boy returns to climb the walls of ignorance and then smash them. We review the toxicity of sunscreen - Poison Boy is a recognized expert in sunburn, as he runs the risk of bursting into flames when he turns on a 3-way lightbulb. Then we review A MIDSUMMER EQUATION - one of the Detective Galileo stories with a genuine twist - a business is found on a beach at night - cause of death: carbon monoxide poisoning! We round out the podcast reviewing all the important events from June 11-17. Lets go!

Poison Boy returns from self-imposed exile with a reflective look at Houdini & Doyle, arsenic in infant rice cereal, a venomous media review of BROWN GIRL DREAMING and we cover all the toxic and interesting events in history from June 1-10. Come on back aboard Rangers - it's gonna be an unforgettable ride! 

After surviving the Dewshine Challenge, Poison Boy returns on February 29 - perhaps the weirdest day of the year, with a brief but all new foray into the bizarre. We wrap up our discussion of the Keigo Higanhino detective trilogy and explore the toxicology-related events of February 14-29 which includes such historically important events as the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, Bhopal settlements, the Boy Scouts, the Phantom, Bwana Devil, Cracker Jacks, Jimi Hendrix, the marines at Iwo Jima, Mackenzie Phillips and the insanity plea. So join us for a quickie!  

This is it, Safety Rangers. This is the podcast you have been waiting for. As a follow-up to last week's Venomous Media Review, I sit down and get naked with the Guardian Angel of Physicians - Dr. Pamela Wible. We discuss her book, Physician Suicide Letters and the state of wellness in general. After that, I review "The Gilded Razor" a brand new memoir of addiction and recovery by Sam Lansky and we wrap things up with the Toxicology Week in Review from February 1 - 11 and cover such disparate topics as the first convocation of the Supreme Court, the murder of Nguyen Van Lem, Robinson Crusoe and Punxsatawney Phil, Darryl Strawberry and the 47 Ronin, Jack Kevorkian, Cassius Clay, Gomer Pyle, the Devil's footprints, George Harrison's tonsils, Japanese internment, Tom & Jerry, the Simpson's Comic Book Guy and everything else that is important and cool on the Greatest Podcast in the World. 

Poison Boy interrupts the Super Bowl hijinks to throw down some tox knowledge, covering one of the most infamous poisonings in history - the Teikoku Ginko bank murders. Then in the Venomous Media Review we discuss one of the most important books of the year - Physician Suicide Letters Answered by Pamela Wible. We wrap up the podcast with This Week in Tox History as we discuss such disparate and incredible events as the first production of Romeo and Juliet, the Great Smog of London, the Brenda Spice murders and The Boomtown Rats. We discuss the posthumous execution of Oliver Cromwell and drug busts involving The Grateful Dead, The Jefferson Airplane and Linda McCartney as well as the Lindbergh Kidnapping, the Opium Wars, Minnie the Moocher and everything else that happened in the history of the world on the world's greatest podcast!

Poison Boy braves the frozen tundra to ferret out the truth behind the mysteries of the moment. Emerging from the Snowpocalypse of 2016, Poison Boy endeavors to find the people at the vortex of the Dewshine and get the answers that everyone is desperate for. In a headline making interview, Dr. Donna Seger sacrifices her valuable time to provide answers to the burning questions surrounding the Tennessee teens that were poisoned last week by drinking a noxious combination of racing fuel and Mountain Dew. The Venomous Media Review explores the latest offering from the Detective Galileo detective series and the Toxicologic Week in Review explores everything from the death of Socrates to the guy who holds the world's record for sucking on a Life Saver. What more could anyone want from the greatest podcast in the world?

Poison Boy commiserates over the loss of David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Bob Denver and Meadowlark Lemon. I don't know how he does it, but our intrepid leader manages to drag himself out of the depths of depression to interview the incomparable Steve Walsh about cell phone radiation risks and the boys reminisce over their favorite Bowie stories. Then Poison Boy dives back into This Week in Toxicology and recounts all the weird and fascinating events that have happened during the first 2 weeks of the year - we cover everything from the publication of Frankenstein to Pepe LePew and Pappy Boyington to elephant electrocutions to the recent methane leak in Los Angeles. We leave no stone unturned to explore the events that made the first 2 weeks of the year memorable. Ahhhh Wham Bam Thank You Maam!