{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/628a5f3e8109c10016a76c51/68fb91978e22c64fb1953125?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 267 - Mad Science & The 'Real' Dr Frankenstein","description":"<p>Ep 267 is loose! And it being spooky season, we thought we should explore another 'Universal Monster' and dive into the history of Frankenstein!</p><p>Who or what was the inspiration for Mary Shelley's great gothic novel? What crazy experiments were carried out in the pursuit of beating death? And how do you like your frogs' legs?</p><p>The secret ingredient is...electricity!</p><p><br></p><p>Here is the link to the Castle Frankenstein hoax broadcast: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGRx1gDKgo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGRx1gDKgo</a></p><p><br></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>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 biographies of Mary Shelley, Johann Dippel, Alessandro Volta, and Luigi Galvani, as well as Kathryn Harkup's Making the Monster, and the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Plus:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng464.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng464.htm</a></p><p><a href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tcr.202500043\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tcr.202500043</a></p><p><a href=\"https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973</a></p><p><a href=\"https://europe.stripes.com/your-community/frankenstein's-castle-and-a-halloween-prank-that-went-viral.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://europe.stripes.com/your-community/frankenstein's-castle-and-a-halloween-prank-that-went-viral.html</a></p><p><a href=\"https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-frankenstein-experiments/6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-frankenstein-experiments/6</a></p><p><a href=\"https://theconversation.com/frankenstein-the-real-experiments-that-inspired-the-fictional-science-105076\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://theconversation.com/frankenstein-the-real-experiments-that-inspired-the-fictional-science-105076</a></p>","author_name":"The Poisoners' Cabinet"}