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    PoisonBoy Podcast

    Welcome to the weird. Gerry O'Malley (a.k.a. Poison Boy) is an ER doctor and toxicologist with an interest in the unusual, the terrifying and the oftentimes hilarious world of poisoning and toxicology. The Poison Boy Podcast is an exploration of poisoning in history, current events and pop culture.
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    Episodes (90)

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The boys reminisce about lost loves and gaboon viper bites. The gang break down a recent case of a severe exotic pit viper bite that nearly left a man with more than just a broken heart. You don't want to miss a minute of the romance and action! 

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The gang is back to save the world from post-election boredom and ennui. How? With the cure for what ails you - rock and roll! That's right. The gang breaks down some of the greatest stories and rumors of rock and roll and poisoning. So slap on your dancing shoes and bust a dirty move into the Church of the Sacred Bleeding Hearted Elvis. 

    PoisonBoy Podcast
    enNovember 19, 2020

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    It's here. You've been waiting all year for it and the Safety Rangers never fail to deliver. PoisonBoy's oldest and fiercest arch-enemy. Batman has the Joker, Superman has Lex Luthor, Flash has...reverse anti-Flash or some other lame-o loser. PoisonBoy has the worst, most evilest poison there is - carbon monoxide. 

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The Safety Rangers offer up four more movies that you will either love or hate but not ignore. Who needs Rotten Tomatoes when you have the IMDB of poisoning movies right here at your fingertips? Get listening, Rangers! 

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The Rangers are back - blazing new trails and finding new adventure among the deities and numen of old earth. There is ancient magic and danger among the marl and the glebe and the nitrogen and phosphorous of...PLANTS! C'mon and join the silent safari. 

    PoisonBoy Podcast
    enAugust 04, 2020

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The Boys wax poetic in the end days of the coronapocalypse. CYANIDE - the word alone conjures up myths and witchcraft and murder and mass suicide. What is this stuff? Is it all bad? Is a little bit of cyanide good for me? Will it make me virile? Will it make my hair grow? Will it kill me? 

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    In a world where logic and reason have locked the shop, packed up and headed off the grid, PoisonBoy and the Safety Rangers ride back into town as guardians of the old global zeitgeist. We are bringing it back to basics to close out the workup of the Immaculate Ingestion. Don't miss this big old blanket of intellectual comfort in a mad, mad, mad, mad world. 

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The Team takes a ride in the Wayback Machine to just a couple of weeks ago when the world was a different and less bizarre place. Live from NYC in the hours before the world went crazy, the team goes back to basics to break down the logic behind the toxicologic workup of the "immaculate ingestion." Must-listen content for all medical students, residents and the bi-curious. 

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The boys are back and this time they are joined by the a new Safety Ranger - The Tox Mama - Doctor Monica Melmer - new mom and brilliant senior resident - to discuss everything you need to know about breastfeeding and lactation and the potential for transmission of drugs and poisons via breast milk. We dedicate this podcast to the newest and most adorable Safety Ranger - little Kennedy Melmer - the happy recipient of much of this brilliance. All this happy breast talk and This Week in Toxicology History covers the last 2 weeks of February - including Leap Day. What more could you ask for in a podcast?!

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    After a week's hiatus the Boys are back for Part II of their fascinating case discussion. Ever get a flushed feeling after eating some seafood? Ever have someone tell you they were "allergic to fish?" Maybe they were - but maybe they weren't! One of the most fascinating toxicologic phenomena is explored in detailed by the guys that do it better than anyone else. Join us as we dissect scombroid poisoning and discuss the greatest events in history that occurred during the first two weeks of February. 

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    The PoisonBoy Podcast

    Just in time for the new Black Widow movie, PoisonBoy, the Copperhead Kid and the Pope of Myrtle Beach break it all down for you. Who are these black widows? Why are they so angry? Is there some way to prevent them from biting your head off after sex? What about antivenom? Wouldn't an antispider product make more sense? If a black widow bites me is there any chance I might develop the ability to climb walls and shoot webs from my armpits? These and other pressing questions answered right here.