Lethal Dose

More on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and healthcare ahead of this re-release of the story of Libby Zion. -- Follow us on social media! Instagram:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠ TikTok:  ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠ YouTube:  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠ Tumblr:  ⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠ -- Albert, P. R., Benkelf...

Kayla and Venus are back!* White phosphorus has gross origins in alchemy and a gross modern use in warfare. Maybe don't listen to this one while eating. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht...

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In this episode, Izzy Beutel tells Kayla and Venus how she learned she has celiac disease, what it is, and why gluten is a poison for some - including prisoners Jennifer Harris-Hopkins and Daniel Phoenix - but not for all. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@let...

This episode was originally released in March 2024, and now has a new intro to discuss Mark Geier, current HHS appointee to investigate vaccines and autism. Following the events in Minamata, Japan, mercury came under intense scrutiny by researchers, physicians, and parents alike. One kind of mercury is not like another, but what does that mean when there's mercury in vaccines?--- Follow us on...

In this conclusion to our series on Love Canal, we discuss what it took to finally evacuate the residents and establish the EPA's Superfund program. Unfortunately, things don't look all that different nowadays. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldose...

Kayla and Venus talk about the origins of the Love Canal tragedy and the efforts of the residents to receive help from government officials and the EPA while being dismissed and ridiculed at every step. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Kayla and Venus discuss the grim reality of lethal injection, a widely used form of capital punishment in the United States. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/cha...

Kayla and Venus discuss the toxicity of mercury-containing skin lighteners and white supremacy. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumb...

This episode covers the tragic story of James Joseph Richardson who was wrongfully imprisoned for the 1967 poisoning deaths of his seven children in Arcadia, Florida with the insecticide parathion. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You...

In this episode, Kayla and Venus finish the story of the Chernobyl disaster, starting from the evacuation of Pripyat. They describe the heroic efforts of the liquidators, the ongoing environmental and health repercussions, and the current state of nuclear power across the globe. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikT...

Kayla and Venus discuss the catastrophic events surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, from the initial explosion to the harrowing attempts to contain the damage and the eventual evacuation of Pripyat. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Kayla and Venus explore the vital role of oxygen, the benefits and risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the controversial figures who misuse it for profit. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channe...

Join Kayla and Venus as they reintroduce themselves with a focus on academic fraud in scientific publications. This episode dives into the history of peer review, the challenges of publishing legitimate research, and the rise of predatory journals and AI-generated fake papers. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠...

In the 1980s and 1990s, one crime family was responsible for the deaths of multiple elderly people across San Francisco. They befriended them, gained their trust, then poisoned them with a "magic salt" and then took their money, but one tenacious private investigator by the name of Fay "Rat Dog Dick" Faron helped bring their crimes to light. --- Follow us on social media: Insta...

In the 1990s, a new diet drug combination swept the US, promising an easy way to drop weight quickly. Soon thereafter, Redux joined the ranks, but the fatal side effects would soon come to light when thousands were injured with heart disease and neurotoxicity. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.t...

In 1992, the northwestern United States was struck by a new human pathogen, which sickened over 700 people and killed four children during an outbreak at Jack in the Box. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E...

Dear Diary: My teen angst bullshit now has a body count. In this microdose, we cover the poisons of one of our favorite dark teen comedy movies. Listen to the whole episode over on Patreon at the $2 tier, and watch our next movie with us on Discord by joining the $5 tier. ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/lethaldosepod

A mystery is afoot! We loved watching this movie for summer movie night, but this episode seriously debunks the plot. Listen to the whole episode over on Patreon at the $2 tier, and watch our next movie with us on Discord by joining the $5 tier. ⁠https://www.patreon.com/lethaldosepod

Kayla and Venus discuss the many drugs in the 1994 cult classic, Pulp Fiction, and also talk about why they like (and dislike) the movie. Listen to the whole episode over on Patreon at the $2 tier, and watch our next movie with us on Discord by joining the $5 tier. https://www.patreon.com/lethaldosepod

Between 1997 and 2007, a Mexican street gang known as "Las Goteras" poisoned and robbed men, killing as many as 70 with simple but deadly eye drops. Much like this isn't the first time we've featured eye drops, Las Goteras were not the only ones using this method. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Charged Lemonade, Coca-Cola, and caffeinated potato chips - oh my! Caffeine may be everywhere, but that doesn't mean it's not dangerous at the wrong dose (and that's probably lower than you think it is). --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠htt...

Following the events in Minamata, Japan, mercury came under intense scrutiny by researchers, physicians, and parents alike. One kind of mercury is not like another, but what does that mean when there's mercury in vaccines? --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In 2001, anthrax sent in the US mail as part of two separate biochemical terrorist attacks killed five people and sickened dozens of others. The Amerithrax investigation did not officially end for another nine years and it is unclear if the killer responsible was truly identified. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:/...

Spanish Fly is a potent poison with purported aphrodisiac effects, and it was used to kill two women in 1954 just because their office manager wanted to have sex with one of them. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nw...