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The Poisoner's Almanac

The Poisoner's Almanac

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A podcast about poisons- all types, throughout history, including modern application and future implication.Goldstar002 True Crime
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  • Hemorrhagic Fevers: Marburg Virus
    Jul 6 2025

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    Hello Poison Friends! I have been looking forward to sharing the horrors of Marburg and Ebola viruses with you, but there is a lot of info so we are discussing Marburg first then Ebola next week. Just a trigger warning: Some of the descriptions of this virus and what it does to the body may be gruesome.

    Marburg is relatively new as a virus among humans (compared to others like smallpox or rabies), but it is a monster. It is believed to have originated in Uganda in Africa, perhaps originally transmitted via fruit bats. The world came to know about it, however, during a 1967 outbreak in Germany, brought there by infected monkeys being used at a vaccine company there. It typically starts with a throbbing headache and muscle pains, then soon causes massive clotting then hemorrhaging throughout the body. Obviously the symptoms of such are horrid, and death typically occurs within a few weeks. With an average death rate at 25% (higher in some outbreaks), it has been devastating when outbreaks occur. So let's go into more details about the virus, where the virus came from, its short history thus far, and some significant cases and outbreaks.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Dyatlov Pass and Khamar-Daban: Theories and Mysteries
    Jun 30 2025

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    Hello Poison Friends! We are late with this one, due to a few tech problems, but we have persevered! Lets get mysterious for a bit...I have been thinking about the Dyatlov Pass Incident and other similar tragedies in which we have very few answers but a whole lot of theories, some more feasible than others. The Dyatlov Pass Incident involved a team of young and experienced ski-hikers who never returned from a hike in the Ural Mountains of the Soviet Union (now Russia, of course) back in 1959. Their tent was damaged and the team was found in separate places and wearing little to nothing in the freezing snow. Some were found with fatal wounds but most without such obvious injuries. So what happened?

    The Khamar-Daban Incident has been likened to that of Dyatlov Pass, because of the mysteries surrounding it. This incident also occurred in Russia, near Lake Baikal, in 1993. One survivor made it down the mountain her team was hiking with their teacher and told a harrowing tale of how they did not make it. What happened to them and how much of her story is accurate?


    Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters! Please feel free to leave a comment or send us a DM for any questions, suggestions, or just to say, "hi."

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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • BBLs, Filler, Botox, and Frauds. We Need To Talk The Dangers Of "Budget" Cosmetic Surgery
    Jun 21 2025

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    https://www.reddit.com/r/cinema_therapy/comments/1dpriql/addressing_the_betterhelp_concerns_headon_deep/


    Poison Friends! I hope we are all well wherever we are! We need to discuss Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery, because I have been bothered by the amount of stories out there concerning scammers and frauds doing great harm to those looking for these procedures. First let's discuss the history behind this branch of medicine, because we all love some history (I hope lol). Then we need to talk about the procedure with the highest mortality rate currently: The BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift). This one has been quite popular due to the influence of certain celebrities and influencers out there promoting recent beauty standards (another topic of discussion here). It is a risky procedure on its own, but why? And what has made it so risky in specific areas such as South Florida?

    There have also been so many cases of botched fillers and botox out there because of the amount of unqualified, untrained, and even outright frauds posing as medical professionals performing such procedures and using substances that should not be injected into the human body. We are discussing a few well known cases, such as Cardi B and Lisa Marie Presley, but also cases of small time, social media scammers promising cheap and fast results (please, please be careful out there y'all). Another case we are discussing, that was definitely newsworthy, led to the poisoning death of a young, beautiful, and smart Filipino-American woman by the name of Maria Cruz in NY. This case has quite a lot of twists and turns and will likely leave you infuriated.

    Finally, after so many case discussions and our opinions on certain procedures, beauty standards in general, and the dangers of not knowing who exactly is performing a procedure for you, we will run through a list of red flags to look out for.

    **Also, Patrons! I have not forgotten that I wanted to do our first Patreon livestream this week! I am looking into how to start that up and how to include everyone there and also whether the internet where we currently are (out of town for the week) will suffice lol

    Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters! Please feel free to leave a comment or send us a DM for any questions, suggestions, or just to say, "hi."

    Support us on Patreon:


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    1 hr and 42 mins

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