{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/628a5f3e8109c10016a76c51/68149fd1f3c711a5d0a38b61?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 248 - Norman Baker & The Quack's Cure for Everything","description":"<p>Ep 248 is loose! And we have the tale of an inventor, performer, broadcaster and conman Norman Baker.</p><p>Who was this boisterous chap from Iowa? Did he really have a cure for cancer? And what trained animals do you send through the mail?</p><p>The secret ingredient is...watermelon!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>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 <a href=\"http://www.thepoisonerscabinet.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.thepoisonerscabinet.com</a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join us Patreon: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet</a> </p><p>Find us on TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet</a> </p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/</a> </p><p>Find us on Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet</a> </p><p>Listen on Youtube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Sources this week include Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves by Gene Fowler,</p><p><a href=\"https://www.visitmuscatine.com/177/Norman-Baker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.visitmuscatine.com/177/Norman-Baker</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-haunting-history-of-a-hucksters-cancer-cure\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-haunting-history-of-a-hucksters-cancer-cure</a></p><p><a href=\"https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/norman-baker-4885/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/norman-baker-4885/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/dr-norman-baker-when-quackery-kills-1257a3638419\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/dr-norman-baker-when-quackery-kills-1257a3638419</a></p>","author_name":"The Poisoners' Cabinet"}