Episodi

  • 42: Manchineel Sugar
    Aug 22 2025

    In this episode we examine the earliest reference to poison arrows in accounts of European expeditions to the Americas in the 15th Century. This is the first part of a study which runs up untill around 1700.

    You can check out the show notes here:

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing

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    21 min
  • Update July 2025
    Jul 22 2025
    6 min
  • 41 Bonus Episode: Poisoned Weapons with Reid Kirby
    Apr 1 2025

    Reid Kirby will be publishing his book in June. Follow him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkirby/

    Media Credits: ABC news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-jA96JgD9U

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    54 min
  • 40 Bonus Episode: From Loos to Livens with Jessica Morris
    Jan 10 2025

    In this episode Jessica Morris discusses her work on the evolution of British Gas Strategy during WW1.

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    31 min
  • 39 Bonus Episode: Destroying Syria's Chemical Weapons with Jerry Smith
    Dec 12 2024

    In this episode I discuss operational aspects of the destruction of declared Syrian CW stocks - with Jerry Smith. Recorded November 2024.

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    1 ora e 4 min
  • 38 Bonus Episode: Clouds over the Hague with Jean Pascal Zanders
    Nov 18 2024

    You can check our more of Dr Zander's work over at The Trench – Challenging entrenched positions - Jean Pascal Zanders

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    1 ora e 42 min
  • 37: Arsenic Aria
    Nov 14 2024

    This episode examines poisoning renaissance Italy

    You can check out the show notes here:

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing

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    15 min
  • 36 Bonus Episode: Have you got your gas mask? with Nathan Hazlehurst
    Oct 17 2024

    In this episode Nathan discusses WW2 ARP preparations for gas attacks on civilian centres.

    Media source: Have Your Gas Masks With You (1941-1946) (youtube.com) I do not own the rights to this clip, used under fair usage.

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    53 min