Poisoned by Paleontology
From Pick Your Poison by Dr. JP
March 31, 2026 · 22 min · Season 4 · Episode 6
About this episode
This episode explores a powerful toxin used in medicine and a potential state-sponsored assassination involving a political prisoner.
Today's episode is about a toxin so powerful that a little smeared on the tip of a blowgun arrow is enough to silence every muscle in your body, including your diaphragm, stopping your breathing. How did a poison like this become a commonly used drug in modern medicine? We'll also go inside a Siberian prison cell where one of the most high-profile political prisoners on the planet collapses and dies. Was this a state-sponsored assassination using a poison from the rainforest? List...
People in this episode
Host: Dr. JP
Topics covered
- toxins
- medicine
- paleontology
- assassination
- political prisoners
Keywords
- toxin
- blowgun
- medicine
- Siberian prison
- assassination
- paleontology
- political prisoner
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: rainforest
Places: Siberian
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