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Ep 307 is loose! And it's a tale of farming, drinking and murder most foul as we discover what happened to George Bailey... Why was there such trouble on George's farm? What happened on the bridge at night? And is this one of the weirdest cocktails we've had? The secret ingredient is...a wooden bridge! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 306 is loose! And we have a grim story of boats, murder and mysterious visions at a spooky lake with the tale of Grace Brown... Why did a young couple seemingly disappear on Big Moose Lake? What was the true story behind their visit? And can you milk a moose? The secret ingredient is...a holiday! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Brown https://www.adirondack.net/history/grace-brown/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/ghost-of-grace-brown/ https://glimmerglass.org/2014/06/a-new-york-tragedy-part-i/ Murder In The Adirondacks by Craig Brandon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 305 is loose! And we have a mysterious tale of Freemasons and a man who allegedly couldn't keep their secrets to himself... Who was William Morgan? What did he know about the Masons? And is Batavia really as magical as Nick keeps making it out to be? The secret ingredient is...a secret! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 304 is loose! And we have a Cluedo-esque tale of murder most foul in a grand mansion... Why do two people lie dead in the halls of the Glensheen estate? Who were the family behind the famous house? And why is Lake Superior so smug? The secret ingredient is....a candlestick! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 303 is loose! And we're heading back to the world of organised crime with the story of Bugsy Siegel, legendary mobster and so-called 'father of Las Vegas'. Who was this blue-eyed gangster? How did he end up in the hotel game? And how do you wield your flamingo? The secret ingredient is...Las Vegas! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 302 is loose, and it's the second instalment of our dive into the life of angel-chatter, John Dee. How DID Dee and his friend Edward Kelly manage to talk to angels? What power did this communication give him? And why with the wife-swapping? The secret ingredient is...alchemy! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 301 is loose and season 7 begins! We are back with the first part of our dive into the weird and wonderful mind of John Dee: scholar, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist. Who was this famous figure from the Tudor period? How did he know so much? And how boring WAS he at parties? The secret ingredient is...a library! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our Q&A special! While we are on our season break, enjoy this special episode where Nick and Sinead answer your burning questions about the show, about poison, about liquors and booze and cats, and we get weird as you would expect! Enjoy this fun episode from us, and thank you all so much for your questions. Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our 300th episode, we experiment with the dusty alcoholic contents of the Poisoners' Cabinet itself, tell some tales that may have a twist to them, and play our very own version of Top Trumps using some of the biggest characters from the show! Enjoy and thank you all for your support since we first began! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 299 is loose, and we're off on the high seas for a gruesome tale at sea on board the Mary Russell... What happened to this simple trading ship in 1828? What was wrong with Captain Stewart? And could the donkeys have helped out more? The secret ingredient is...a donkey!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 298 is loose! And we have tales from the life, times and death of that great adventurer and self-promoter, Sir Walter Raleigh. What did old Walt REALLY do? What did he do to end up in the Tower? And should you ever take maps from a wizard? The secret ingredient is...tobacco! Thank you for your patience on this episode while Sinead recovered - we had a very giddy time recording as a result, so it's worth the wait, we think! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Plot#https://www.historyhit.com/sir-walter-raleigh-executed/https://www.englandcast.com/sir-walter-raleigh/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560395/facts-about-sir-walter-raleighhttps://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/sir-walter-raleigh/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Introduction-of-Tobacco-to-England/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 297 is loose! And it's a madcap tale of a quarrel, a killing and an awful lot of people turning up at the worst possible time... Who was Theodore Gardelle? What happened to his landlady? And what presents do you bring to friends to cheer them up? The secret ingredient is...a portrait!    Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 296 is loose! And it's time for us to tell the story of The Bowery Boys and The Dead Rabbits! How did the famous gangs of New York form? Who were the powerful leaders? And why was everyone scared of rabbits? The secret ingredient is...a dead rabbit! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include: https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/gangs-of-new-york-19th-century/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_Boys_(gang)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Poole#https://allthatsinteresting.com/bill-the-butcherhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/dead-rabbitshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Rabbits#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey#https://www.theirishstory.com/2023/12/08/john-old-smoke-morrissey-the-man-who-ordered-the-death-of-bill-the-butcher-poole/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots#https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/killing-of-butcher-bill.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 295 is loose! And a woman lies dead in the village Rectory with an odd bundle of papers by her side... Who would want Martha dead? Was evidence found at the scene put there on purpose? And how many Germans are there in London? The secret ingredient is... a cobbler! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 294 is loose! And we have the tale of a woman who plotted against her husband, with several chaps who she kept smuggling into her house... Who was Bathsheba Spooner? Why did she want her husband dead? And won't someone please think of the spoons?! The secret ingredient is...a shiny shoe buckle! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet     Sources this week include: Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy by Andrew Noone plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathsheba_Spooner https://historicipswich.net/2026/02/03/the-hanging-of-bathsheba-spooner-july-2-1778/ https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/the-story-of-bathsheba-spooner/ https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/48055767.pdf https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/06/bathsheba-spooner-murderer.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.