Poisons and Pestilence

About Poisons and Pestilence

A History of Biological and Chemical Warfare

Publisher

Brett Edwards

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Sept 2021

Latest episode

30 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Apr 2026

   44 Movie Review Special: Cold Storage with Conor Browne

   Trailer Rights;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kea7gnh1uYA

2. 

   12 Feb 2026

   43 Bonus Episode Major Tom and the Secret M-Device with Brian Tasman-Davies

   In this episode we return to the history of the M-Device with Brian Tasman-Davies You can check out the book here: Major Tom and the secret ‘M’ device – Brian's historical adventure books We also did a previous episode on this topic with Simon Jones: 13 Bonus Episode: The M Device with Simon Jones Music rights: "Яблочко" (Little Apple) - Russian Folk Song - YouTube

3. 

   22 Aug 2025

   42: Manchineel Sugar

   In this episode we examine the earliest reference to poison arrows in accounts of European expeditions to the Americas in the 15th Century. This is the first part of a study which runs up untill around 1700. You can check out the show notes here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

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