The Deadly Dose

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Ep 71 - The Eagle has Landed May 11, 2022

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When you are out in the wild, one of the rare pleasures in life is to see an animal in its natural habitat. Especially when that animal is our national bird, the bald eagle. Bald eagles are making the front page and not in a good way, unfortunately. More than 50% of the bald eagle population is poisoned with lead and we're diving deep into how and why.

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https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-10/documents/tsca_ammo_petition_3-13-12.pdf

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Ep 70 - The Martha Mitchell Effect May 04, 2022

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Today's episode is about a woman you've probably never heard of, but absolutely should. Her story involves glamour, kidnapping, drugs, a perilous secret, and even the President of the United States. Let us tell you about Martha Mitchell and how her name became synonymous with a term in a psychology book.

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Gaslit (TV series on Starz)

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Ep 69 - Unhilled and Unhinged! Apr 27, 2022

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We just *might* ruin your favorite food on today's episode. When you think of the one vegetable that is a staple in the majority of diets culturally around the world, what vegetable do you think of? The one we gobble up voraciously during Thanksgiving, that forms soft pillows under pasta sauce or douse with ketchup at our local bar? The very humble potato just got a little more sinister...

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https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/the-1979-poisoning-of-78-schoolchildren-or-why-you-should-never-eat-green-potatoes/
Bridgerton (Season 2 on Netflix)

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Ep 68 - Rhymes with Beth Apr 20, 2022

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We're cutting to the chase. This story is the real life Breaking Bad. Two professors work together to make meth in their chem lab. But, it's so much more than that...

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Breaking Bad (TV series)

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Ep 67 - Cannaba Cannadioid Apr 13, 2022

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Weed gummy bears, brownies, and candy bars come in the most beautiful, colorful packaging - so appealing that more toddlers than ever are getting into their parents' weed stash. Megan discusses the rise in cannabis intoxication in children.

In this episode:

NYT Article: "More Young Kids are Getting Sick From Cannabis Edibles" by Christina Caron - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/well/family/marijuana-edibles-children.html
Washington Post Article: "The Truth Behind the 'First Marijuana Overdose' Headlines by Ellie Silverman - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/11/17/the-truth-behind-the-first-marijuana-overdose-death/
Pediatrics Journal Review: "Edible Cannabis Exposure Among Children: 2017-2019" - https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/147/4/e2020019893/180775/Edible-Cannabis-Exposures-Among-Children-2017-2019
NYT Article: "That Tainted Halloween Candy Myth Just Won't Go Away" by Daniel Victor and Aimee Ortiz - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/halloween-candy-thc-marijuana.html

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Ep 66 - A Dance with Death Apr 06, 2022

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POV: you are a young woman in the Victorian era and you just bought the most beautiful green dress for the masquerade ball this Friday. Very Bridgerton vibes.

Throw away those rose-colored glasses, and put on your green-colored glasses. Actually, you have no choice in the matter because you have arsenic poisoning from the dress you're wearing. Your skin is green, your fluids are green, and all you see is green.

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Ep 65 - Recap (Burn Pits, Lauren-Smith Fields, Sunny Balwani) Mar 30, 2022

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With 66 episodes and counting, we thought it was time for an update on past episodes that may not have been fully fleshed out or resolved at the time we recorded them. Megan takes us through 3 past stories and gives us an update on what's happened and what's to come.

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Burn Pits:

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/burn-pits/2022/03/08/biden-vows-action-not-waiting-for-veterans-suffering-from-burn-pit-illnesses/

Brenda Lee Rawls:

https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgeport-police-release-cause-of-death-for-16938935.php

Sunny Balwani Trial:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/technology/theranos-trial-balwani.html

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Ep 64 - OxyCoffin Part 3 Mar 23, 2022

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Who would ever think that a beautiful red flower could lead to a global epidemic that kills people every minute of every day? Harini dives deep with a three-part series on the history of opium, the start of the modern epidemic with Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family. Everything you ever wanted to know about opioids and the epidemic is going to be told to you right now.

In this episode:

Dopesick (TV series on Hulu)

Crime of the Century (Docuseries on HBO Max)

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Ep 63 - OxyCoffin Part 2 Mar 16, 2022

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Who would ever think that a beautiful red flower could lead to a global epidemic that kills people every minute of every day? Harini dives deep with a three part series on the history of opium, the start of the modern epidemic with Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family. Everything you ever wanted to know about opioids and the epidemic is going to be told to you right now.

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Dopesick (TV series on Hulu)

Crime of the Century (Docuseries on HBO Max)

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Ep 62 - Oxycoffin (Part 1) Mar 09, 2022

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In this episode:

Dopesick (TV series on Hulu)