Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast

Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast

A podcast about forensic toxicology and chemistry. We talk about drugs, poisons, and forensic science in the news and pop culture. A NAYK Network Production.

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January 4, 2023 49 mins

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.


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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.

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Welcome to episode 21 of the Toxcast. Synthetic cannabinoids and bleeding. Let's talk about it.

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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, chili peppers, and I even throw in some tox poetry.

Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri.

Clip from Wolf of Wall Street is sourced from my legally purchased copy of the f...

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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.

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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 of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I do not own the licenses or copyright for it.

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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 Mushrooms by T Morri.

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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.

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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 Mushrooms by T Morri.

Audio clips used in this podcast episode are meant for educational purposes.

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February 19, 2021 20 mins

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!

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October 13, 2020 15 mins

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 clip audio was recorded from YouTube.

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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 Mushrooms by T Morri.

Clip of The Rock is from an old DVD of mine - I do not own the license.

Clip of Oleander's I Walk Alone is from their album February Son (1999) - I legally purchased ...

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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.
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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.

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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? Poisonings? Have they been referenced in pop culture?

All audio clips are taken from Kevin Shanks' music and movie archives in which he personally purchased. He does not own any licenses to any o...

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April 10, 2020 91 mins

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 chemists, Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak. Give it a watch and then give us a listen!

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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 personnel in the field a real thing? Give it a listen. Find it here or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Officer Collapses After Suspected Fentanyl Exposure

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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!

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January 13, 2020 36 mins

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.

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December 30, 2019 22 mins

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.

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