The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 252 is loose! And we're off to 15th century Italy where people are plotting to take down the most powerful family in Florence, the Medici... What was the cause of the Pazzi Conspiracy? What went wrong in the cathedral? And how do you like your tea syrup? The secret ingredient is...a conspiracy! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscrib...

We're back for season 6 and headed straight to the oooold West with Wyatt, Doc and other people in big hats for one of the most famous fights in history. What caused the famous gunfight? Who was involved in the shootout? And how do you moor a horse? The secret ingredient is...tombstone! ∙ Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to Th...

Bonus Patreon release! As we are on our season break, enjoy this free episode from our Patreon files. It's a wild ride with the tale of hard fighting, hard singing, globe trotting and free loving Julie d'Aubigny, the wild woman of 17th century France! Are the tales about her to be believed? We think so... Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and...

It's our season 5 finale! And we're dealing with the sudden disappearance of the Queen of Crime in 1926... What happened to Agatha Christie for 11 days in December? Is it a conspiracy? Or was someone spreading nasty rumours? The secret ingredient is...Professor Plum in the Library with the Candlestick! Also as mentioned in the show here is the link if you'd like to support Lynnae's GoFundMe for he...

Ep 249 is loose and this week it's the bizarre, mystical case of murder, artists and Ouija boards. Who would want Clothilde Marchand? Were the spirits whispering warnings or was there a nastier presence at work? And would you take off your clothes for a smooth-talking artist? The secret ingredient is....MORE witches!!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every we...

Ep 248 is loose! And we have the tale of an inventor, performer, broadcaster and conman Norman Baker. Who was this boisterous chap from Iowa? Did he really have a cure for cancer? And what trained animals do you send through the mail? The secret ingredient is...watermelon!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisone...

Ep 247 is loose! And we are off to China for the tale of a notorious mob boss who presided over Shanghai with an iron fist. Who was Du Yuesheng? How did he gain control of the city? And how do you like your twigs serves? The secret ingredient is... Shanghai! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever y...

Ep 246 is loose and we have the 4th Earl of Sandwich, the beautiful Martha Ray, the pining Rev James Hackman, and two loaded pistols... Did John Montagu really invent everyone's favourite lunch? What led to a bloody showdown at the theatre? And what on EARTH happened with this week's cocktail? The secret ingredient is...a sandwich!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime...

Ep 245 is loose! And there's a strange smell coming from a rented room in a New York apartment... What on earth happened to Father Casper? What was in his secret pouch? And could we drink this week's cocktail? The secret ingredient is...a priest! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your...

Ep 244 is loose and we're back with the Borgias for another dive into this famous family's secrets - particularly the death of one sibling... Who would want Juan/Giovanni Borgia dead? Who was sleeping with who? And what did the donkey know? The secret ingredient is...a masked man! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poison...

Episode 243 is loose, and we have the little-known tale of Luther Jones, a career criminal! And a bad one at that. Why did Luther turn to a life of crime? Why did he keep making mistakes? And how do you serve your bean beverages? The secret ingredient is...poker! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet where...

Ep 242 is loose! And we're taking a look at some of the worst popes in history - criminals, plotters, and madmen. Why did so many Popes live debauched lives? Why was a dead pope put on trial at Cadaver Synod? And who was plotting to poison Pope Leo X in an...unusual way? The secret ingredient is...a pope! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and...

Ep 241 is loose and we're off to China for one of Nick's famous episodes from the Far East. And it's a brutal tale of murder and mystery this time... Who was Pamela Werner? Who would want her dead? And where would you definitely not go cycling? The secret ingredient is...Beijing!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The...

Ep 240 is loose! And this week we look at the multitude of men who seemingly tried to get rid of Queen Victoria. Who were the seven assailants? Did they really want the queen dead? And how do YOU walk around the park? The secret ingredient is...assassins! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you...

Ep 239 is loose! And we have a good ol' fashioned poisoning story from the deadly Lyda Southard. Who was this flame haired beauty? Why did so many men sign her papers? And will there be an alarm this week...? The secret ingredient is...fever! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podc...

A sizzlingly sensational special bumper Q&A episode, to mark 5 years of the Poisoners' Cabinet! Nick and Sinead answer a stack of questions from fans about the show, about life and about snacks. It's a much more relaxed episode with no main case and lots of silly fun, and occasional grown-up content. Thank you everyone, for an amazing 5 years; we love you to the moon and back! Get cocktails, p...

Ep 238 is loose on our 5th birthday - and to celebrate we're going to Rome! We dip our toe into the huge history of the Roman Empire and chat weird facts and crazy stories featuring famous and lesser known figures from the ancient city... Was Caligula really as mad as people said? Did Nero fiddle while Rome burned? And what do you write on your curse tablets? The secret ingredient is...Rome itself...

Was Giulia Tofana a murderer...or a saviour? This is the question posed by Cathryn Kemp in her new historical fiction novel, A Poisoner's Tale - a retelling of the legend of Giulia and her poison, Aqua Tofana. Cathryn kindly joined us to talk about her process for writing the book, the story of Giulia and the main players in her story, and her advice for aspiring writers. A Poisoner's Tale is now...

Ep 236 is loose! And we're headed to Quincy, Illinois where a dashing young man has arrived at his extended family's farm with big tales and big promises... Who was Stephen Ballew? What business did he really do? And how do you like your silk shirts? The secret ingredient is...flint!  Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to T...

Ep 236 is loose and we're looking at the case of Polly Bodine, the Witch of New York accused of a horrific murder and tried by the press for it... Who was Polly? Why would she want her sister-in-law dead? And where do you put your granite to sleep? The secret ingredient is...an apothecary! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to T...

It's a special episode from our Patreon files! And we tell the incredible story of Phineas Gage... Originally broadcast on Patreon in October 2024, this Deadly Nightcaps episode follows on from Ep 217 and delves deeper into the pseudoscience of phrenology and the story of a man who seemingly changed completely after an unfortunate accident with an iron rod... The main episodes will return next wee...

Ep 235 is loose and we're off to the hallowed halls of Stanford University to discover what really happened to one of its founders... Who was Jane Stanford? Why would anyone want her out of the way? And what do you shout out on dates? The secret ingredient is... a university! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners'...

Ep 234 is loose and we're telling the story of how having a mother-in-law can quite literally can be murder... Who was Elizabeth Duncan? Why was she so obsessed with keeping her son close? And which friend would you ask to help plan a crime? The secret ingredient is...a mother-in-law!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to...

Ep 233 is loose! And this week we have the terrifying tragic tale of the Radium Girls and their fight for justice. Why was radium all the rage in the early 1900s? Why were so many women working with poison daily? And where do you put your toxic waste? The secret ingredient is....honeycomb!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribi...

It's the second of our Revisited episodes where we take another look at the story of the Bradford Sweets Poisoning! Revisited  are new bonus episodes where we re-record and refresh early episodes of The Poisoners' Cabinet to improve quality and offer new perspectives - and drinks! This week, it's the story of the mass poisoning at Humbug Billy's sweets stall in Bradford. What mistakes were ma...