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December 2, 2022 49 mins

Ellen & guest, the Plant Professor Dr. Vikram Baliga, discuss nightshade, hemlock, poisonous eggplants, medieval pranks, witchcraft, and the death of Socrates.


Further reading:

Why the Tomato Was Feared in Europe for More Than 200 Years

“Hexing Herbs” in Ethnobotanical Perspective: A Historical Review of the Uses of Anticholinergic Solanaceae Plants in Europe


Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/snake-oil

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