The Poisoners' Cabinet
byThe Poisoners' Cabinet
ComedyHistoryTrue Crime
Famous poisoners, vicious Victorians and curious cocktails. Join hosts Nick and Sinead every Friday as they investigate history's greatest poisoners and ridiculous crimes on this comedic true crime show, while quaffing a cocktail inspired by the tale that they tell. Remember, your loved ones ARE trying to kill you...Join the chilling chat on TikTok @thepoisonerscabinet, and find us on Patreon (patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet) for even more episodes.Written, produced and presented by Sinead Hanna and Nick Gordon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes(40 episodes)
Season 7 - Episode 303
Ep 303 - Bugsy Siegel & His Fabulous Flamingo
Ep 303 is loose! And we're heading back to the world of organised crime with the story of Bugsy Siegel, legendary mobster and so-called 'father of Las Vegas'.Who was this blue-eyed gangster? How did he end up in the hotel game? And how do you wield your flamingo?The secret ingredient is...Las Vegas!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...
Published: Sep 20, 2026Duration: 58m 35s
Season 7 - Episode 302
Ep 302 - The Secrets of John Dee Part 2
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 <...
Published: Sep 11, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 50s
Season 7 - Episode 301
EP 301 - The Secrets of John Dee Part 1
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 <...
Published: Sep 4, 2026Duration: 1h 10m 13s
Special Episode - Q&A with Sinead & Nick 2026
It's our Q&A special!While we are on our season break, enjoy this special episode where Nick and Sinead answer your burning questions about the show, about poison, about liquors and booze and cats, and we get weird as you would expect!Enjoy this fun episode from us, and thank you all so much for your questions.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 <...
Published: Aug 10, 2026Duration: 1h 22m 59s
Season 6 - Episode 300
Ep 300 Special: Tall Tales and Top Trumps!
For our 300th episode, we experiment with the dusty alcoholic contents of the Poisoners' Cabinet itself, tell some tales that may have a twist to them, and play our very own version of Top Trumps using some of the biggest characters from the show!Enjoy and thank you all for your support since we first began!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...
Published: Jul 5, 2026Duration: 1h 33m 41s
Season 6 - Episode 299
Ep 299 - The Horrors of the Mary Russell
Ep 299 is loose, and we're off on the high seas for a gruesome tale at sea on board the Mary Russell...What happened to this simple trading ship in 1828? What was wrong with Captain Stewart? And could the donkeys have helped out more?The secret ingredient is...a donkey! 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/t...
Published: Jun 26, 2026Duration: 1h 1m 58s
Season 6 - Episode 298
Ep 298 - The Wild Adventures of Sir Walter Raleigh
Ep 298 is loose! And we have tales from the life, times and death of that great adventurer and self-promoter, Sir Walter Raleigh.What did old Walt REALLY do? What did he do to end up in the Tower? And should you ever take maps from a wizard?The secret ingredient is...tobacco!Thank you for your patience on this episode while Sinead recovered - we had a very giddy time recording as a result, so it's worth the wait, we think!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales...
Published: Jun 20, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 54s
Season 6 - Episode 297
Ep 297 - Theodore Gardelle & The Chaotic Household
Ep 297 is loose! And it's a madcap tale of a quarrel, a killing and an awful lot of people turning up at the worst possible time...Who was Theodore Gardelle? What happened to his landlady? And what presents do you bring to friends to cheer them up?The secret ingredient is...a portrait! 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: ht...
Published: Jun 12, 2026Duration: 1h 7m 52s
Season 6 - Episode 296
Ep 296 - The Gangs of New York
Ep 296 is loose! And it's time for us to tell the story of The Bowery Boys and The Dead Rabbits!How did the famous gangs of New York form? Who were the powerful leaders? And why was everyone scared of rabbits?The secret ingredient is...a dead rabbit!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 <...
Published: Jun 5, 2026Duration: 57m 58s
Season 6 - Episode 295
Ep 295 - Martha Halliday, Murder At The Rectory
Ep 295 is loose! And a woman lies dead in the village Rectory with an odd bundle of papers by her side...Who would want Martha dead? Was evidence found at the scene put there on purpose? And how many Germans are there in London?The secret ingredient is... a cobbler!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...
Published: May 29, 2026Duration: 56m 59s
Season 6 - Episode 294
Ep 294 - Bathsheba Spooner & A House of Soldiers
Ep 294 is loose! And we have the tale of a woman who plotted against her husband, with several chaps who she kept smuggling into her house...Who was Bathsheba Spooner? Why did she want her husband dead? And won't someone please think of the spoons?!The secret ingredient is...a shiny shoe buckle!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...
Published: May 22, 2026Duration: 55m 30s
Season 6 - Episode 293
Ep 293 - The Cunning Life of Joseph Weil
Ep 293 is loose! And this week, we look at the many cons of Joseph Weil, who fooled a lot of people out of a lot of cash.Why did Joseph turn to crime? What were the cons he pulled? And how stupid was Mussolini?The secret ingredient is...an elixir! 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/th...
Published: May 15, 2026Duration: 54m 11s
Season 6 - Episode 292
Ep 292 - Harry Powers & Bluebeard's Basement
Ep 292 is loose and it's a grim and gruesome tale of lonely hearts, scary garages and horrible murder...Who was Harry Powers? Why was he looking for so many wives? And what would your requirements be if wife hunting?The secret ingredient is...a newspaper!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 F...
Published: May 8, 2026Duration: 54m 54s
Season 6 - Episode 291
Ep 291 - John Birchall & The Canada Con
Ep 291 is loose and we have a rogue and swindler on our hands in the form of John Reginald Birchall!Who was this carefree Englishman? How did he get involved in Canadian farming? And was his wife ANY good on stage?The secret ingredient is...a farm!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 F...
Published: May 1, 2026Duration: 54m 32s
Season 6 - Episode 290
Ep 290 - The Dahlsjö Case
Ep 290 is loose! And we're off to beautiful Sweden to look at a collection of bizarre events that all occurred on the same day...Why did 4 men vanish from the city apparently at once? Are the cases connected or a coincidence? And is this the worst robbery in the history of robberies?The secret ingredient is...a Scuba Diver!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 <...
Published: Apr 24, 2026Duration: 54m 42s
Season 6 - Episode 289
Ep 289 - The Dalkeith Tragedy
Ep 289 is loose! A dinner party is in full swing, but something is very wrong with the coffee.Who would want so many people dead? What was in the coffee pot? And are we due an alarm this week...?The secret ingredient is...a dinner party! 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 ...
Published: Apr 19, 2026Duration: 54m 23s
Special Episode - The Gruesome Legend of Sawney Bean
A special episode this week from the Patreon archives covering the horrifying legend of Sawney Bean and his family of murderous children roaming the wilds of Scotland...A bloody and wild tale, this episode was originally broadcast on Patreon in March 2021. No cocktail, just lots of...gore!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 F...
Published: Apr 10, 2026Duration: 51m 44s
Season 6 - Episode 288
Ep 288 - James Cook & The Roaring Fire
Ep 288 is loose! And we have a grim tale of murder most foul in a simple bookbinder's workshop...Who was James Cook? Why was smoke pouring from his chimney? And where do you hang your body parts?The secret ingredient is...hooks! 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...
Published: Apr 3, 2026Duration: 58m 10s
Season 6 - Episode 287
Ep 287 - Eva Dugan & The Evil Chicken Ranch
Ep 287 is loose! And we're off to Arizona to find out when a horrible old chicken rancher has gone missing...Who was Eva Dugan? What sort of housekeeper was she? And what did the chickens know?The secret ingredient is...the gallows!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...
Published: Mar 27, 2026Duration: 55m 45s
Season 6 - Episode 286
Ep 286 - The Curious Killing of Benjamin Burton
Ep 286 is loose! And a man lies dead in his home, two bullets in his body but is it suicide or something more sinister?Who would want Benjamin Burton dead? Who was in the house when he died? And did Garfield just have a terrible terrible doctor?The secret ingredient is...breakfast! 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.comJoin us Patreon: https://w...
Published: Mar 20, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 22s