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!Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri.

DMT, Ayahuasca, and a Chat with Tristan Brown

Jun 10th, 2022 1h 37m

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. Intro and outro music is T Morri's Psychedelic Mushrooms.DoseMa

Synthetic Cannabinoids and Bleeding: What is Up With That?

Jan 27th, 2022 22m 28s

Welcome to episode 21 of the Toxcast. Synthetic cannabinoids and bleeding. Let's talk about it.Please check out MEL Science and their awesome science boxes. If you follow this link, you can get 60% off of the first monthly subscription box for

A Chat with Dr. Justin Brower (Forensic Toxicologist)

Dec 31st, 2021 1h

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, postmortem toxicology, poisons, scopolamine, writing,

Mistletoe Be or Not Mistletoe Be? That is the question.

Dec 16th, 2021 16m 15s

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.Threadless shop can be found at dosemakesthepoison.threadless.

Quick Bites: The Age Old Question: Is It Venomous or Poisonous?

Sep 23rd, 2021 9m 40s

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 by T Morri.Run Away audio clip is from my personal copy

Cannabis, Drug Testing, and The Olympics

Jul 12th, 2021 37m 55s

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 in hot!Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushro

Vape Liquids Are For Vaping Not Drinking (Nicotine)

Jun 17th, 2021 32m 9s

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 Mushrooms by T Morri.

Run for the Betamethasone...errrr...Roses

May 11th, 2021 34m 3s

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 Betamethasone. Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mus

Carbon Monoxide: A Primer

Feb 19th, 2021 20m 49s

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.Stay safe and warm, friends!

Tales of (Un)Poisoned Halloween Candy

Oct 14th, 2020 15m 24s

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.Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri.News

What in the Oleander is going on with the Benadryl Challenge?

Oct 6th, 2020 23m 24s

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 episode.Intro, segue, and outro music is Psychedelic M

Quick Bites: The Case of Jagger the Irish Setter

Jul 18th, 2020 10m 32s

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 Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri.

A Very Special Toxisode: Yes, Pepper Spray is Tear Gas

Jun 8th, 2020 23m 19s

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 listen.

Headed for a Heartbreak (The Cardiac Glycosides: Digoxin and Convallatoxin)

May 27th, 2020 45m 56s

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 they work in the body? Have they been used for murder? Pois

How To Fix A Drug Scandal (Netflix)

Apr 10th, 2020 1h 31m

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 Lee Carr. Yes, this is a series about drug lab chemi

Not Your Parent's Heroin (Heroin, Fentanyl, and Fentalogs)

Mar 15th, 2020 47m 53s

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 body? Is passive exposure to police and emergency

McGruff the Singing Crime Dog / Drugs in the News

Feb 9th, 2020 46m 24s

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 talk about drugs in the news. Let's go!

What's In The Bottle? (Cyanide)

Jan 13th, 2020 36m 26s

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. Morri.

A Few Drops Will Do Ya (Tetrahydrozoline)

Dec 30th, 2019 22m 47s

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 crimes, poisonings, and murder.Email: DoseMakesThePois

Toxicology in the Movies (Knives Out)

Dec 9th, 2019 25m 49s

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 the intersection of forensic toxicology and Knives

A Brief Introduction to Forensic Toxicology

Dec 5th, 2019 20m 55s

Welcome to episode 2 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast.A Brief Introduction to Forensic ToxicologyEpisode 2 is a quick discussion about what forensic toxicology is, what forensic toxicologist does, and what terms/phrases does a forensic t

The Background

Dec 5th, 2019 12m 55s

Welcome to episode 1 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast.The BackgroundEpisode 1 is an explainer about what this podcast is going to be, who I am, and what I want to get out of this show.Email: [email protected]

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