Podcasts by Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast

That's Not Popeye's Spinach! from 2023-01-04T21:00:48

Welcome to episode 23 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast! Today, let's talk about when eating spinach goes wrong, aka hallucinogenic spinach! That's definitely not Popeye's spinach!

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DMT, Ayahuasca, and a Chat with Tristan Brown from 2022-06-10T21:01:39

Welcome to episode 22 of The Toxcast. Let's talk a bit about DMT (dimethyltryptamine) and ayahuasca and chat with Tristan Brown about his experiences consuming ayahuasca in Peru. 

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Synthetic Cannabinoids and Bleeding: What is Up With That? from 2022-01-27T22:00

Welcome to episode 21 of the Toxcast. Synthetic cannabinoids and bleeding. Let's talk about it.

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A Chat with Dr. Justin Brower (Forensic Toxicologist) from 2021-12-31T06:38:20

Welcome to episode 20 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. In today's episode, I sit down for a chat with forensic toxicologist Dr. Justin Brower. We talk about careers, forensic science, post...

Mistletoe Be or Not Mistletoe Be? That is the question. from 2021-12-16T22:00

Welcome back to episode 19 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. Today, we briefly talk about mistletoe and its toxicity.

Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri.

Quick Bites: The Age Old Question: Is It Venomous or Poisonous? from 2021-09-23T20:00

Welcome to episode 18 of The Toxcast. It's our second ever quick bites episode where I talk about the age old question - is it venomous or poisonous?

Intro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms ...

Cannabis, Drug Testing, and The Olympics from 2021-07-12T02:42:14

Welcome to episode 17 of ToxCast. Today, we briefly talk cannabis and drug testing. We then approach the question - should cannabis be tested for in sports? My opinions are imminent and coming i...

Vape Liquids Are For Vaping Not Drinking (Nicotine) from 2021-06-17T18:46:09

Welcome to Episode 16 of The ToxCast. Let's talk about vape liquids and the potential for poisoning and death if they are misused.

Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushroo...

Run for the Betamethasone...errrr...Roses from 2021-05-11T20:00

Welcome back to Dose Makes the Poison: The ToxCast. In today's episode, we look at the recent Kentucky Derby winning horse, Medina Spirit, and a positive drug test for the glucocorticoid Betamet...

Carbon Monoxide: A Primer from 2021-02-19T11:00

Welcome to a new season of The Toxcast. This is episode 14 - Carbon Monoxide: A Primer.

Intro and outro music is a 15 second clip of Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri.

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Tales of (Un)Poisoned Halloween Candy from 2020-10-14T00:00

Welcome to episode 13 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. In this episode, I talk about the myths surrounding drugs and poisons in halloween candy and set the record straight.

What in the Oleander is going on with the Benadryl Challenge? from 2020-10-06T21:00

Episode 12 of The Toxcast is here. And today, I'm talking about what in the Oleander is going on with the Benadryl Challenge?

Oleander and Benadryl (DIphenhydramine) are the topic of this...

Quick Bites: The Case of Jagger the Irish Setter from 2020-07-18T11:30

It's episode 11 of The Toxcast and I'm here to talk about a case of suspected animal poisoning in a new feature called Quick Bites (Of The Poisoned Apple). Enjoy! Intro and outro music is Psychedel...

A Very Special Toxisode: Yes, Pepper Spray is Tear Gas from 2020-06-08T19:00

Welcome to a very special toxisode of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. In episode 10, I talk about tear gas, pepper spray, chili peppers, and capsaicin. It's a quick one today. Give it a list...

Headed for a Heartbreak (The Cardiac Glycosides: Digoxin and Convallatoxin) from 2020-05-27T19:00

Episode 9 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast.

Let's talk about Digitalis (digoxin, digitoxin) and Convallaria (convallatoxin) - what are these plants? What are these poisons? How do th...

How To Fix A Drug Scandal (Netflix) from 2020-04-10T10:00

Episode 8. When Things Go Real Bad In The Lab. Two forensic toxicologists (Dr. Justin Brower and I) chat about the new Netflix documentary series, How To Fix A Drug Scandal - directed by Erin Le...

Not Your Parent's Heroin (Heroin, Fentanyl, and Fentalogs) from 2020-03-15T17:11:30

Welcome to episode 7 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. In today's episode, I talk about heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogs (fentalogs). What are these substances? How do they act in the...

McGruff the Singing Crime Dog / Drugs in the News from 2020-02-09T15:40:43

Welcome to episode 6 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. Today's episode is a bit different. Remember McGruff the Crime Dog? Well, come with me as we hear him sing about drugs. Also, we'll ta...

What's In The Bottle? (Cyanide) from 2020-01-13T05:16:58

It's episode 5 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. And I wonder what's in this bottle? Well, I think it's time to talk cyanide.

Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T. Mor...

A Few Drops Will Do Ya (Tetrahydrozoline) from 2019-12-30T15:09:28

Welcome to episode 4 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. In today's episode, I chat about the over the counter substance, tetrahydrozoline, and its use in urban legend, drug facilitated crime...

Toxicology in the Movies (Knives Out) from 2019-12-09T10:00

It's episode 3 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. I love when I see forensic toxicology in film and tv. And today, the new murder mystery film, Knives Out, is on the menu. Let's talk about t...

A Brief Introduction to Forensic Toxicology from 2019-12-05T20:54:36

Welcome to episode 2 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast.

A Brief Introduction to Forensic Toxicology

Episode 2 is a quick discussion about what forensic toxicology is, what fore...

The Background from 2019-12-05T20:49:53

Welcome to episode 1 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast.

The Background

Episode 1 is an explainer about what this podcast is going to be, who I am, and what I want to get out of...