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 used drug in modern medicine?

We'll also go inside a Siberian prison cell where one of the most high-profile political prisoners on the planet collapses and dies. Was this a state-sponsored assassination using a poison from the rainforest?

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Imagine a fever that doesn't break with acetaminophen (i.e. Tylenol or paracetamol). A toxin that leaves you trapped inside your own body. Want to know what your doctor is really thinking when you tell them you take a round white pill? Listen to find out!

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Want to know What meal ended the House of Habsburg and was said by Voltaire to have changed the destiny of Europe? The risks associated with foraging, and what milk thistle might be an antidote for?

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Want to know What antidote is made from the blood of scientists? And what poisoning occurs due to a lack of bile acids and good bacteria in the GI tract? Listen to find out!

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Mystery lovers, this one is for you. We are going to discuss a real-life scenario where a person can be found dead in an enclosed space, without evidence of trauma, intrusion, or even another person.

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Want to know what toxin affects humans, but not bees? What contaminated substance is so valuable, people risk their lives to collect it? What popular natural substance was used in biological warfare in wars between Russia and Ukraine in the past?

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Want to know what easily available product in the drug store works like botulism? Why enemas were used to treat brain injuries? Listen to find out!

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Want to know what ingredient in beer other than alcohol causes disease in humans? What might be defense attorneys favorite medical diagnosis? Why everyone has a positive blood alcohol level, even if they don’t drink a drop? Listen to find out!

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