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On this re-releases of the season 2 premiere episode (now with more information on drug analogue dangers), Kayla and Venus talk with model and actress Saucy Stassi about the fentanyl-related death of Bailey Henke and the DEA operation that it inspired. Content warning for brief mention of sexual assault in the original introduction. -- Follow us on social media! Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠ -- 1. Kolpack, D. Portland man says he will plead guilty to dealing fentanyl KATU2ABC [Online], 2015. https://katu.com/news/local/portland-man-says-he-will-plead-guilty-to-dealing-fentanyl (accessed 02 Aug 2021). 2. Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis. Hamilton, K., Ed. Vice Media LLC: painkiller.vice.com, 2020. 3. Oregon Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Multiple Overdose Deaths and Injuries in 'Operation Denial'. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Office District of North Dakota: justice.gov, 2016. 4. Shirley, H. Man found guilty in North Dakota court for involvement in international fentanyl trafficking ring The Dickinson Press [Online], 2021. https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/crime-and-courts/7113905-Man-found-guilty-in-North-Dakota-court-for-involvement-in-international-fentanyl-trafficking-ring (accessed 03 Aug 2021). 5. Two Quebec Men Extradited to North Dakota from Canada as Part of 'Operation Denial'. The United States Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs: justice.gov, 2021. 6. Hamilton, K. Overdoses are being treated like murders more than ever and it's b******t VICE [Online], 2017. https://www.vice.com/en/article/434q9g/overdoses-are-being-treated-like-murders-more-than-ever-and-its-b******t (accessed 03 Aug 2021). 7. Stanley, T. H., The Fentanyl Story. J Pain 2014, 15 (12), 1215-1226. 8. Golan, D. E.;  Tashjian, A. H., Jr.;  Armstrong, E. J.; Armstrong, A. W., Principles of Pharmacology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, 2008. 9. Henzi, I.;  Sonderegger, J.; Tramèr, M., Efficacy, dose-response, and adverse effects of droperidol for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Can J Anesth 2000, 47 (6), 537-551. 10. Public Hearing on Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids. In Drug and Cehmical Control Unit, United States Sentencing Commission: ussc.gov, 2017. 11. Han, Y.;  Yan, W.;  Zheng, Y.;  Khan, M. Z.;  Yuan, K.; Lu, L., The rising crisis of illicit fentanyl use, overdose, and potential therapeutic strategies. Translational Psychiatry 2019, 9 (282), 9. 12. Hoffman, R. S.;  Howland, M. A.;  Lewin, N. A.;  Nelson, L. S.; Goldfrank, L. R., Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 10th ed.; McGraw-Hill Education: New York, 2015. 13. Fox, M. Drug overdose deaths in 2020 hit highest number ever recorded, CDC data shows CNN health [Online], 2021. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/14/health/drug-overdose-deaths-2020/index.html (accessed 05 Aug 2021). 14. Prentzel, O. Fentanyl-related deaths more than double in El Paso County The Gazette [Online], 2021. https://gazette.com/premium/fentanyl-related-deaths-more-than-double-in-el-paso-county/article_63517d20-a200-11eb-b0ac-ff7e4f7b2f9e.html (accessed 05 Aug 2021). 15. Opioid Overdose Deaths by Race/Ethnicity. https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/opioid-overdose-deaths-by-raceethnicity/?activeTab=graph¤tTimeframe=0&startTimeframe=20&selectedRows=%7B%22wrapups%22:%7B%22united-states%22:%7B%7D%7D%7D&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D (accessed 05 Aug 2021). 16. Borden, T. 2 jobs police officers are asked to do that could be better suited to other professionals INSIDER [Online], 2020. https://www.businessinsider.com/defunding-the-police-what-others-may-do-better-2020-6 (accessed 05 Aug 2021). 17. Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Laws. https://drugpolicy.org/issues/good-samaritan-fatal-overdose-prevention-laws (accessed 05 Aug 2021).

More on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and healthcare ahead of this re-release of the story of Libby Zion. -- Follow us on social media! Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠ Tumblr: ⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠ -- Albert, P. R., Benkelfat, C., & Descarries. (2012). The neurobiology of depression—revisiting the serotonin hypothesis. I. Cellular and molecular mechanisms. Phil Trans R Soc B, 367, 2378-2381. Classen, D. C., Resar, R., Griffin, F., Federico, F., Frankel, T., Kimmel, N., Whittington, J. C., Frankel, A., Seger, A., & James, B. C. (2011). ‘Global Trigger Tool’ Shows That Adverse Events In Hospitals May Be Ten Times Greater Than Previously Measured. Health Affairs, 30(4), 581-589. Cohen, S. (2014). The Lasting Legacy of a Case that was "Lost". Penn State Law Review. Retrieved 07 Mar 2023, from https://www.pennstatelawreview.org/penn-statim/the-lasting-legacy-of-a-case-that-was-lost/ Coppen, A. (1967). The Biochemistry of Affective Disorders. Brit J Psych, 113(504), 1237-1264. Cowen, P. J., & Browning, M. (2015). What has serotonin to do with depression? World Psych, 14(2), 158-160. Drugs Interaction Checker. https://www.webmd.com/interaction-checker/default.htm Harmer, C. J., Duman, R. S., & Cowen, P. J. (2017). How do antidepressants work? New perspectives for refining future treatment approaches. Lancet Psych, 4(5), 409-418. Healy, D. (2015). Serotonin and depression. BMJ, 350, h1771. Hoffman, J. (1995, 02 May 1995). Judge Sets Aside Use of Cocaine as Part of Verdict in Zion Case. The New York Times. Lerner, B. H. (2009). A Life-Changing Case for Doctors in Training. The New York Times. Retrieved 12 Mar 2023, from https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/health/03zion.html Nardil® (Phenelzine Sulfate Tablets, USP). In FDA (Ed.), FDA. accessdata.fda.gov. Oura, P., & Sajantila, A. (2022). A recent two-fold increase in medical adverse event deaths among US inpatients. J Public Health Res, 11(4), 1-4. Robins, N. (1995). The Girl Who Died Twice. Delacorte Press. Serotonin. (2022). Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved 13 Mar 2023 from https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22572-serotonin#:~:text=Serotonin%20is%20a%20chemical%20that,blood%20clotting%20and%20sexual%20desire. Valkonen, V., Haatainen, K., Saano, S., & Tiihonen, M. (2023). Evaluation of Global trigger tool as a medication safety tool for adverse drug event detection—a cross‑sectional study in a tertiary hospital. Eur J Clin Pharma. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-023-03469-5 Volpi-Abadie, J., Kaye, A. M., & Kaye, A. D. (2013). Serotonin Syndrome. Ochsner J, 13(4), 533-540.

Kayla and Venus are back!* White phosphorus has gross origins in alchemy and a gross modern use in warfare. Maybe don't listen to this one while eating. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support the BDS movement. Citations for this episode can be found at Kayla's blog.

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In this episode, Izzy Beutel tells Kayla and Venus how she learned she has celiac disease, what it is, and why gluten is a poison for some - including prisoners Jennifer Harris-Hopkins and Daniel Phoenix - but not for all. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Biesiekierski, J. R., & Iven, J. (2015). Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity: piecing the puzzle together. UEGJ, 3(2), 160-165. Brouns, F. J. P. H., van Buul, V. J., & Shewry, P. R. (2013). Does wheat make us fat and sick? J Cereal Sci, 58, 209-215. Chacon, D. (2023). New Mexico pays $200K to settle wrongful death lawsuit involving prison inmate. Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 04 May 2025, from https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-pays-200k-to-settle-wrongful-death-lawsuit-involving-prison-inmate/article_1e042f94-dd3e-11ed-972c-1f310f66503c.html Daley, S. F., & Haseeb, M. (2025). Celiac Disease. In StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441900/ Gee, S. (1888). On the coeliac affection. Saint Bartholomew's hospital reports, 24, 17-20. Jones, J. (2012). Wheat Belly--An analysis of selected statement and basic theses from the book. Cereal Foods World, 57(4), 177-189. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/CFW-57-4-0177 Leonard, M. M., Sapone, A., Catassi, C., & Fasano, A. (2017). Celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity. JAMA,318(7), 647-656. Levinovitz, A. (2015). The Problem With David Perlmutter, the Grain Brain Doctor. The Cut. Retrieved 04 May 2025, from https://www.thecut.com/2015/06/problem-with-the-grain-brain-doctor.html Losowsky, M. S. (2008). A history of coeliac disease. Dig Dis, 26, 112-120. Phoenix v. Amonette, (2024). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca4/22-6313/22-6313-2024-03-18.html Rutherford, S. (2024). Centurion’s $8 Million Track Record of Abuse and Neglect as New Mexico’s Correctional MedicalProvider. Prison Legal News. Retrieved 05 May 2025, from https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2024/dec/15/centurions-8-million-track-record-abuse-and-neglect-new-mexicos-correctional-medical-provider/ Shewry, P. R., Tatham, A. S., Barro, F., Barcelo, P., & Lazzeri, P. (1995). Biotechnology of breadmaking: Unraveling and manipulating the multi-protein gluten complex. Nature Biotec, 13(11), 1185-1190. Silano, M., Vincentini, O., & De Vincenzi, M. (2009). Toxic, immunostimulatory and antagonist gluten peptides inceliac disease. Curr Med Chem, 16, 1489-1498. van Berge-Henegouwen, G. P., & Mulder, C. J. J. (1993). Pioneer in the gluten dree diet: Willem-Karel Dicke 1905-1962, over 50 years of gluten free diet. Gut,34, 1473-1475.

This episode was originally released in March 2024, and now has a new intro to discuss Mark Geier, current HHS appointee to investigate vaccines and autism. Following the events in Minamata, Japan, mercury came under intense scrutiny by researchers, physicians, and parents alike. One kind of mercury is not like another, but what does that mean when there's mercury in vaccines?--- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Full citations available at Kayla's blog: ⁠writerkaylawoods.wordpress.com

In this conclusion to our series on Love Canal, we discuss what it took to finally evacuate the residents and establish the EPA's Superfund program. Unfortunately, things don't look all that different nowadays. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Beverly Joyce Paigen, Ph.D. (2020).  Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 05 Apr 2025 from https://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituary/beverly-paigen-ph-d-1079448505 California Gulch.  EPA. Retrieved 13 Apr 2025 from https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0801478#bkground Chemical Sales co.  EPA. Retrieved 13 Apr 2025 from https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0800866#bkground Engelhaupt, E. (2008). Happy Birthday, Love Canal. C&EN. Retrieved 23 Apr 2025, from https://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/government/86/8646gov2.html Ephron, J. (2024). Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4YBDzPzd0 Lincoln Park.  EPA. Retrieved 13 Apr 2025 from https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0800115#bkground Newman, R. S. (2016). Love Canal: A Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. O'Brien, K. (2022). Paradise Falls. Pantheon Books. Owens, J. (2014). Special Topic 5: Green Chemistry and Sustainability. CHEM 4521/5521, Colorado Springs. Population Surrounding 1,881 Superfund Sites. (2023). In EPA (Ed.). www.epa.gov: EPA. Residents say Love Canal chemicals continue to make them sick. (2018). PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64GRkGYaBmM Simone, A. (2024). EPA, residents at odds over renewed Love Canal concerns. BTPM. Retrieved 14 Apr 2025, from https://www.btpm.org/local/2024-09-13/epa-residents-at-odds-over-renewed-love-canal-concerns Telvock, D. (2024). 18 Love Canal class-action lawsuits dismissed. WIVB. Retrieved 14 Apr 2025, from https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/niagara-county/niagara-falls/18-love-canal-class-action-lawsuits-dismissed/

Kayla and Venus talk about the origins of the Love Canal tragedy and the efforts of the residents to receive help from government officials and the EPA while being dismissed and ridiculed at every step. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Chlorodiphenyl. (2014).  CDC. Retrieved 19 Mar 2025 from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/53469219.html Ephron, J. (2024). Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4YBDzPzd0 Farrah, R. (1992). The Guardian: Origins of the EPA. EPA Historical Publication, 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329045640/https://archive.epa.gov/epa/aboutepa/guardian-origins-epa.html Hites, R. A., & Rafe, J. D. (2012). Chapter 8: PCBs, Dioxins, and Flame Retardants. In Elements of Environmental Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Lindane. (2014).  CDC. Retrieved 19 Mar 2025 from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/58899.html Newman, R. S. (2016). Love Canal: A Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. Nolan, K., Kamrath, J., & Levitt, J. (2011). Lindane toxicity: A comprehensive review of the medical literature. Pediatric Dermatology, 29(2), 141-146. O'Brien, K. (2022). Paradise Falls. Pantheon Books. Paul, J. (2013). The Rachel Carson letters and the making of Silent Spring. SAGE Open, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244013494861 Toxicological Profile for Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). (2024). https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp43.pdf

In this episode, Kayla and Venus discuss the grim reality of lethal injection, a widely used form of capital punishment in the United States. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Full citations available at Kayla's blog: writerkaylawoods.wordpress.com

Kayla and Venus discuss the toxicity of mercury-containing skin lighteners and white supremacy. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- FDA list of dangerous skin products:https://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/skin-products-containing-mercury-andor-hydroquinone Minnesota Department of Health information sheets:https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/skin/docs/testedprds.pdf Full citations available at Kayla's blog: writerkaylawoods.wordpress.com

This episode covers the tragic story of James Joseph Richardson who was wrongfully imprisoned for the 1967 poisoning deaths of his seven children in Arcadia, Florida with the insecticide parathion. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Brady rule. (2023).  Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 02 Jan 2025 from https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/brady_rule Connick v. Thompson, 563 U.S. 51, (2011). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/563/51/ Death Row U.S.A. (2024). https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/DRUSAFall2024.pdf Ex-wife wants money from man's prison suit. (1990). Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 01 Jan 2025, from https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/04/28/ex-wife-wants-money-from-man-s-prison-suit/ The Florida Bar v. Schaub, (1993). https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1993/79759-0.html Flowers, T. (2018). Time Simply Passes T. Flowers & C. Flowers; Indie Rights. Furman v. Georgia (1972). (2022).  Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 02 Jan 2025 from https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/furman_v_georgia_(1972) Gallagher, P. B. (2017). Poisoned Justice. Freedom Magazine. Retrieved 31 Dec 2024, from https://www.freedommag.ca/magazine/201702-the-data-demon/investigation/poisoned-justice.html Gupta, R. C. (2019). Neurotoxicity of organophosphate nerve agents. In Advances in Neurotoxicology (Vol. 4). Elsevier. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ant.2019.11.001 Lane, M. (2015). Arcadia Revisited. The Lane Group, LLC.  Non-inclusion of parathion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC, (2001). https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32001D0520&from=DE Pakala, R. S., Brown, K. N., & Preuss, C. V. (2023). Cholinergic Medications. In StatPearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538163/ ToxFaqs for Parathion. (2017). In A. f. T. S. a. D. Registry (Ed.), (Vol. CAS # 56-38-2). www.atsdr.cdc.gov: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Toxicological Profile for Parathion. (2017). In Health Effects. Atlanta: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Trials: Tracing the Untraceable. (1967). Time. Retrieved 02 Jan 2025, from https://time.com/archive/6834465/trials-tracing-the-untraceable/ When Are Polygraph (Lie Detectors) Results Admissible?  Greg Hill & Associates. Retrieved 28 Dec 2024 from https://www.greghillassociates.com/when-are-polygraph-lie-detectors-results-admissible.html

In this episode, Kayla and Venus finish the story of the Chernobyl disaster, starting from the evacuation of Pripyat. They describe the heroic efforts of the liquidators, the ongoing environmental and health repercussions, and the current state of nuclear power across the globe. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Acute Radiation Syndrome: Information for Clinicians. (2024, 23 Apr 2024).  CDC. Retrieved 05 Dec 2024 from https://www.cdc.gov/radiation-emergencies/hcp/clinical-guidance/ars.html Batchelor, T. (2022). Chernobyl ‘cut off from grid by Russians’, sparking fears over cooling of spent nuclear fuel. Independent. Retrieved 15 Dec 2024, from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant-outage-b2031874.html The Chernobyl Podcast | Part Two | HBO. (2019, 13 May 2019). In The Chernobyl Podcast | Part Two | HBO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faQs2_hjNZk&t=609s Chernobyl: Chapter I. The site and accident sequence.  Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28271/chernobyl-chapter-i-the-site-and-accident-sequence Conca, J. (2020). How Extremophile Bacteria Living In Nuclear Reactors Might Help Us Make Vaccines. Forbes. Retrieved 15 Dec 2024, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2020/07/21/if-extremophile-bacteria-can-live-in-nuclear-reactors-maybe-they-can-help-us-make-vaccines/ Gill, V. (2019). Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment. BBC. Retrieved 14 Dec 2024, from https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47227767 Harvey, C. (2021). Eight States Are Seeding Clouds to Overcome Megadrought. Scientific American. Retrieved 08 Dec 2024, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/eight-states-are-seeding-clouds-to-overcome-megadrought/ Higginbotham, A. (2019). Midnight in Chernobyl. Simon & Schuster. Kamiya, K., et al. (2015). Long-term effects of radiation exposure on health. The Lancet, 386, 469-478. Kuchinskiy, V. Decommissioning Efforts on Chornobyl NPP site – Past, Present https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/48/047/48047388.pdf Luscombe, R. (2024). Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations. The Guardian. Retrieved 13 Dec 2024, from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/20/three-mile-island-nuclear-plant-reopen-microsoft Moskalenko, S. (2019). I was a child of Chernobyl. Vox. Retrieved 10 Dec 2024, from https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/25/18716117/chernobyl-evacuated-true-story Nalewicki, J. (2021). Thirty-Five Years Later, a First Responder at the Chernobyl Disaster Looks Back. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 14 Dec 2024, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thirty-five-years-later-first-responder-at-chernobyl-disaster-looks-back-180977555/ Plokhy, S. (2018). Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe. Basic Books. Suzuki, K. et al. (2015). Radiation signatures in childhood thyroid cancers after the Chernobyl accident: Possible roles of radiation in carcinogenesis. Cancer Sci, 106(2), 127-133. Travers, S. (2024). This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation—A Biologist Explains. Forbes. Retrieved 15 Dec 2024, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/11/02/this-black-fungus-might-be-healing-chernobyl-by-drinking-radiation-a-biologist-explains/ Trichopoulos, D., (1987). The victims of Chernobyl in Greece: induced abortions after the accident. BMJ, 295, 1100. Wang, H., et al. (2019). Radiation-induced heart disease: a review of classification, mechanism and prevention. Int J Biol Sci, 15(10), 2128-2138. Webb, A. (2022). Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Stories HBO.

Kayla and Venus discuss the catastrophic events surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, from the initial explosion to the harrowing attempts to contain the damage and the eventual evacuation of Pripyat. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident. (2024).  United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/chernobyl-bg.html#accident Chernobyl: Chapter I. The site and accident sequence.  Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28271/chernobyl-chapter-i-the-site-and-accident-sequence Chernobyl: Chapter IV. Dose estimates.  Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28312/chernobyl-chapter-iv-dose-estimates Eisenhower, D. D. (1953). Atoms for Peace. In. www.iaea.org: International Atomic Energy Agency. Higginbotham, A. (2019). Midnight in Chernobyl. Simon & Schuster. High Radiation Doses. (2020).  United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/health-effects/high-rad-doses.html Kiselev, A. N. (1995). How much nuclear fuel is present in the lavalike fuel-containing mass in the fourth power-generating unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? Atom En, 78(4), 252-255. Medvedev, Z. A. (1990). The Legacy of Chernobyl. New York. Plokhy, S. (2018). Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe. Basic Books. Schmid, S. D. (2015). Producing Power. The MIT Press. Thomadsen, B. et al. (2014). Potential Hazard Due to Induced Radioactivity Secondary to Radiotherapy. Health Phys,107(5), 442-460. Use of Potassium Iodide During Radiological Emergencies: Information for the Public. (2017).  New York State Department of Health. Retrieved 09 Nov 2024 from https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/radiological/potassium_iodide/information_for_the_public.htm Varnum, J. (2013). 60 Years of Atoms for Peace. Nuclear Engineering International. Retrieved 01 Nov 2024, from https://www.neimagazine.com/analysis/60-years-of-atoms-for-peace-4164653/?cf-view&cf-closed Webb, A. (2022). Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Stories HBO.

Kayla and Venus explore the vital role of oxygen, the benefits and risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the controversial figures who misuse it for profit. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Acott, C. (1999). A brief history of diving and decompression illness. SPUMS J, 29(2), 98-109. Barrett, S. (2013). David Steenblock Disciplined Repeatedly by California Osteopathic Medical Board. Quackwatch. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://quackwatch.org/cases/board/med/steenblock/steenblock4/ Clarke, R. (2024). Nathanial Henshaw: Not history's pioneering hyperbaric practitioner. Undersea Hyperb Med, 51(2), 107-113. Cooper, J. S., & Hanson, K. C. (2023). Decompression Sickness. StatPearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537264/ Cooper, J. S., Phuyal, P., & Shah, N. (2023). Oxygen Toxicity. Statpearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430743/ Chiropractic Board of Australia v Hooper (Review and Regulation) [2013] VCAT 878, (2013). https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2013/08/04231708/decision.pdf Hancock, J. T. (2022). A brief history of oxygen: 250 years on. Oxygen, 2(1), 31-39. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Get the Facts. (2021).  Retrieved 23 Sep 2024 from https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-get-facts Lalieu, R. C., et. al (2020). Sudden death after oxygen toxicity seizure during hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Case report. Diving Hyperb Med., 50(2), 185-188. McCubbing, G. (2021). 'Alternative' clinic fined $3m for posts. The Senior. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/7536634/alternative-clinic-fined-3m-for-posts/ Molecular Mechanisms of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. (2020). In N. Shinomiya & Y. Asai (Eds.), Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy. Springer. Ninokawa, S., & Nordham, K. (2022). Discovery of caisson disease: a dive into the history of decompression sickness. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 35(1), 129-132. Ortega, M. A., et. al (2021). A General Overview on the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Applications, Mechanisms and Translational Opportunities. Medicina (Kaunas), 57(9). Oxymed Australia Pty Ltd and director Malcolm Hooper ordered to pay $3 million for unlawful advertising of hyperbaric oxygen therapy devices. (2021).  Therapeutic Goods Administration. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024 from https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/oxymed-australia-pty-ltd-and-director-malcolm-hooper-ordered-pay-3-million-unlawful-advertising-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-devices TGA initiates court proceedings against Oxymed Australia and director Malcolm Hooper for alleged unlawful advertising. (2020).  Therapeutic Goods Administration. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024 from https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/tga-initiates-court-proceedings-against-oxymed-australia-and-director-malcolm-hooper-alleged-unlawful-advertising Vinall, F. (2021a). Oxygen chamber clinic Oxymed to keep trading despite patient’s death. News.com. Retrieved 01 Oct 2024, from https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/oxygen-chamber-clinic-oxymed-to-keep-trading-despite-patients-death/news-story/5e46ff15d6f3efce31ac2422ab02479b Vinall, F. (2021b). Rogue ex-doctor’s controversial past uncovered after horror patient death. News.com. Retrieved 02 Oct 2024, from https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/rogue-exdoctors-controversial-past-uncovered-after-horror-patient-death/news-story/e04aa74c74521ef6e94ffc61c6a03309 Wilson, A. (2018). Ex-chiro faces Vic court over client death. The North West Star. Retrieved 06 Oct 2024, from https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/5597160/ex-chiro-faces-vic-court-over-client-death/

Join Kayla and Venus as they reintroduce themselves with a focus on academic fraud in scientific publications. This episode dives into the history of peer review, the challenges of publishing legitimate research, and the rise of predatory journals and AI-generated fake papers. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Citations available on Kayla's blog at ⁠⁠writerkaylawoods.wordpress.com