The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 205 is loose! And we have a duplicitous rogue for you this week in the shape of supposed thief-taker Jonathan Wild.Who was this 1700s 'gent'? How did he know where all the thieves were? And will we ever get over this week's cocktail?The secret ingredient is...a buttock!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever your get your podcasts.Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet 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 The Thieves' Opera: The Remarkable Lives and Deaths of Jonathan Wild, Thief-taker and Jack Sheppard, House-breaker by Lucy Moore, The Oyster Man blog, The Old Bailey online.

Ep 204 is loose! And we're on a journey to the USA, Canada and The Bahamas to find out what happened to Sir Harry Oakes.Who was this self-made man? How was a King involved in hisstory? And how will YOU be celebrating Pride?The secret ingredient is...a King!  Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime talesevery week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever yourget your podcasts.Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetListen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include:https://www.grunge.com/865029/the-unsolved-murder-of-sir-harry-oakes/https://medium.com/@csvoll/the-island-murder-mystery-that-entangled-a-royal-cc350f491e6ehttps://artsfile.ca/midas-touched-the-amazing-life-and-tragic-death-of-sir-harry-oakes/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_de_Marignyhttps://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-sensational-murder-of-sir-harry-oakes/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Oakes#:~:text=3%20public%20course.-,Murder,being%20concentrated%20around%20the%20eyes.

Ep 203 is loose, and we have a body in a stable, a policed-up London and a lot of people saying 'what's all this then?'Who was Daniel Good? Why did a pair of trousers uncover a murder? And how does no one spot a man carrying a bed?!The secret ingredient is...the police!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever your get your podcasts.Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet  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 includeThe Invention of Murder by Judith Flandershttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z9y9fcw/revision/3https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/the-metropolitan-police-an-introduction-to-records-of-service-1829-1958-2/https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/items/show/11412https://drangelabuckley.com/the-murder-that-created-scotland-yard/https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1256454https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18420509-1705

It's Part II of our deep dive into the life and magic of occultist Aleister Crowley.As he builds his new religion, he alienates those closest to him and then there's that sex magic business....What did Crowley truly believe? Did he see an alien by accident? And what do you use your orgasms for?The secret ingredient is...a demon!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 on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetListen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinetSources include The Confessions of Aleister Crowley - Aleister CrowleyPerdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley - Richard KaczynskiThe Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft - Rosemary Ellen Guileywww.grunge.com/292423/the-messed-up-true-story-of-english-occultist-aleister-crowley/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowleyallthatsinteresting.com/aleister-crowleywww.learnreligions.com/aleister-crowley-thelemic-prophet-95903www.historicmysteries.com/history/who-was-aleister-crowley/13088/www.boleskinehouse.org/aleister-crowley/thelemapedia.org/index.php/Main_Page

We're back for season 5 and are diving into the story of occultist, magician, writer and (checks notes) mountaineer, Aleister Crowley.In the first of 2 episodes, we dive deep into the enigmatic life of Aleister Crowley to find the man behind the myths.Was much known about his childhood? How did he join the Golden Dawn? And how do you do a magic staircase fight?The secret ingredient is...dawn! Sources include The Confessions of Aleister Crowley - Aleister CrowleyPerdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley - Richard KaczynskiThe Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft - Rosemary Ellen Guileywww.grunge.com/292423/the-messed-up-true-story-of-english-occultist-aleister-crowley/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowleyallthatsinteresting.com/aleister-crowleywww.learnreligions.com/aleister-crowley-thelemic-prophet-95903www.historicmysteries.com/history/who-was-aleister-crowley/13088/www.boleskinehouse.org/aleister-crowley/thelemapedia.org/index.php/Main_PageGet 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 on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetListen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet

Bonus release of one of our favourite Patreon episodes - The Tottenham Outrage.As Nick & Sinead are on their season break, this is a free release of our subscriber content from Patreon to keep you frantic. Enjoy this tale of a famous heist in London 1909 as two criminals try to outrun the law - and everyone else. Expect trams, horses, potatoes, a LOT of guns and 400 rounds of ammunition. Delivered by fools, as always :)Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by subscribing to or following The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you listen to your podcasts.Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet 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

Ep 200 is here! To mark the end of season 4, Nick and Sinead share their highlights from the last 2 seasons and read listeners' thoughts on the funniest moments, scariest cases, silliest criminals and the greatest poison of them all. The secret ingredient is...everything!Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this episode and for supporting us for 4 whole seasons. See you next month for S5! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet 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

Ep 199 is loose, and we have a big one for you - we're talking about all the crimes and misdemeanors that occurred during The Great Fire of London!Who or what started the fire? How much of what we know of the blaze is true? And what cheese would you save in a disaster?The secret ingredient is...a biscuit!Sources this week include The Museum of London, Royal Museums Greenwich, History.co.uk, Britannica, Metro News, The Independent, BBC Future, The Monument.org, London Fire Brigade, Oxbowbooks, Smithsonian Magazine, The Diary of Samuel Pepys, The Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood, 1666: Plague War and Hellfire by Rebecca RidealGet cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet 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

Ep 198 is loose! And it’s another swashbuckling tale with possibly the most fearsome pirate of them all…Blackbeard!Who was Edward Teach? How long was his reign on the high seas? And what ARE sea-going folk called?The secret ingredient is…cannon!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet 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