Captivate Podcasts

Outbreak: 75 Fatalities After a Funeral Poisoning in Mozambique

In this episode of The Poison Lab Outbreak, Ryan talks with Dr. Alaina Steck about a devastating mass poisoning in Mozambique that began at a funeral and ultimately sickened more than 200 people, with a fatality toll of over 70. Early reports blamed crocodile bile. Others suspected intentional poisoning. But as the investigation unfolded, the […]

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Rebroadcast: Phenibut. The emerging drug you don’t know about (yet)

Phenibut is an emerging and unfamiliar drug taking hold in the US that is readily available online and legal to obtain. It acts as a GABA-B agonist and carries risks of dependency and withdrawal. In this episode Ryan interviews phenibut users as well as experts involved in phenibut treatment. They explore the history, current trends,

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If I had a Nickel (Mystery Case) & Toxicologist vs The internet (#13) with Dr. Damilola Idowu-Ellsworth

In this episode of The Poison Lab, host Ryan Feldman is joined by medical toxicologist Damilola Idowu‑Ellsworth for a fast-moving, case-heavy conversation packed with clinical pearls, listener participation, and classic toxicology weirdness. The show opens with listener guesses for the previously released mystery case before diving headfirst into a rapid-fire series of Stump the Toxicologist

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Outbreak: Thebaine Poisoning from Poppy Seed Tea in Australia

In November 2022, hospitals across Australia began seeing patients with sudden rigidity, spasms, seizures—and in some cases cardiac arrest—after drinking homemade poppy seed tea. The source? Food-shelf poppy seeds contaminated with extraordinarily high levels of thebaine, an opioid alkaloid that acts nothing like morphine. In this Outbreak episode, host Ryan Feldman, clinical toxicologist and emergency

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Poisonous Fungus Amongus is Here— The Rhyming Kid (or Adult) Book For Mushroom Safety

Get your copy here! https://a.co/d/8QUBmQy Want to hear it with insights from the author?:  • Poisonous Fungus Among Us | Full Children’…   Don’t have time for the full thing: check the highlights:  • Poisonous Fungus Amongus Highlights Reel   Want a clearer picture: Full reading large scale here:  • Poisonous Fungus Amongus- Children’s Book …   From the mind of a toxicologist who treats real mushroom poisonings alongside doctors and poison centers comes Poisonous Fungus

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LIVE from Chicago: 2025 NACCT Research Review – Insights from the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology

Show Notes In this special live episode from the 2025 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT), Ryan takes you inside the conference to hear directly from the researchers themselves. Covering 11 abstracts that span high-stakes management decisions, surprising case reports, and challenges to toxicology dogma, this year’s highlights feature everything from amlodipine overdoses to

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Toxicologist vs The internet (#12) with Dr. Joe Kennedy MD

In this episode of The Poison Lab, host Ryan Feldman is joined by Dr. Joe Kennedy, medical toxicologist at the University of Vermont and consultant for the Northern New England Poison Center. Together they work through real poisoning cases to sharpen toxic differentials, sum up practical resuscitation priorities, and connect first-principles pharmacology to bedside decisions.

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GOTTA PICCEM is Here! — The Poisonous Mushroom Card Game Launch

GOTTA PICCEM: The Poisonous Mushroom Card Game 👉 Order now right here OR go to www.gottapiccem.com and click “Buy GOTTA PICCEM” Why this is awesome What started as a nerdy teaching tool made to teach mushroom poisoning by folks who treat mushroom poisoning is now a full-fledged card game—equally great for Friday game night and

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