Katie Charlwood

Day and Nightshade

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Pick your poison with Day and Nightshade, the podcast where deadly history meets true crime. Join Katie and Jay as they delve into the world of poisons, toxins, venoms, and the people who used them. From infamous assassinations and botanical killers to bizarre medical mishaps and true crime mysteries, each episode explores the science, history, and folklore behind nature’s deadliest substances. Equal parts chilling and fascinating, Day and Nightshade is perfect for listeners who like their curiosity served with a little danger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author

Katie Charlwood

Episodes

07. Dorothea Puente - The Death House Landlady 07.07.2026 24:07

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the true crime podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Join Jay and Katie as they visit a boarding house of terror, a last resort for the vulnerable and needy, run by a sweet little old lady, but Dorothea Puente was no kind grandmother type, no she was a deadly serial killer... Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by Anna Farb...

06. Jane Toppan 30.06.2026 20:57

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the true crime podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Join Jay and Katie as they head to Massachusetts to learn about "Jolly" Jane Toppan, one of America's first serial killers, and her weapon of choice? Poison. Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by Anna Farbis Follow us here! Hae you met our friend Kazoo the Clown? Tel...

05. Florence Maybrick 23.06.2026 29:14

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the true crime podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Join Katie and Jay in the 19th Century, with one of the most notorious demostic poisoning cases of the Victorian Era, the death of James Maybrick. as he poisoned by his much younger wife, or was this something rather...ordinary? Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by Anna...

04. Stella Nickell 16.06.2026 25:22

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the true crime podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Skipping forward in time, Jay and Katie have hopped across the ocean to tell you all about Stella Knickell, the grieving widow whose husband died a completely normal and in no way suspicious death...until she contacts the police... Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by An...

03. Graham Young - Teacup Poisoner 09.06.2026 24:49

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the true crime podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Join Katie and Jay in England...again , although in post-war Britain this time, talking about the meticulous murderer Graham Young, who really was fond of a cuppa, fascists and olde-timey poisoners. Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by Anna Farbis Tell Katie where to go...

02. Christiana Edmunds 02.06.2026 27:26

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the true crime podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Join Katie and Jay in Victorian England...again as they laugh and cry about the worst ingredient in your sweet treats, courtesy of the Chocolate Cream Killer, Christiana Edmunds Content Warning - Child Death Reference Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by Anna Farbis Tell...

01. William Palmer 26.05.2026 29:22

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the true crime podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Join Katie and Jay in Victorian England, as they share the twisted tale of William Palmer, the "Prince of Poisoners" who gained the title with all of the subtlely as a dyspraxic jester. Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by Anna Farbis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Day and Nightshade - TRAILER 24.05.2026 1:14

Welcome to Day and Nightshade, the new true crime podcast by Katie Charlwood, History Harlot and Reader of Books, and Jay McLoughlin, a nerdy lesbian and pigeon advocate with too much time on their hands. Join this dynamic duo as they dig into true crime, historical disasters, and human catastrophes and ask "what's your poison?" And mean it! Podcast Artwork by Anna Farba Hosted on Acast. See acast...