The Poisoners' Cabinet

Our Halloween special is loose! And it's finally time for us to take a trip to Salem, Massachusetts, to see if there be witches here...What sparked a sudden witch hunt in Salem? What was the evidence? And what could have really caused such horror?The secret ingredient is...SO MANY WITCHES!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:Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt, Cambridge University Press.In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft.www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trialsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trialswww.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials/The-trials

Ep 308 is loose! And we're back in the weird and mystical world of mediums with the tale of Leonora Piper...Could this woman really speak to the dead? How did she convince so many experts of her powers? And why did her dead aunt keep hitting her?The secret ingredient is...a crow!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 The Secrets of the Seance Society by Lisa Perrin, Medium.com and American Hauntings.Leah's fundraiser for mental health research is here: https://www.onefootforward.org.au/fundraisers/narellefilgate/one-foot-forward-2026?

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!

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_Brownhttps://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

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

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

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  

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