Iron Mike Malloy

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Poisoned History

Suzanne

25 episodes

3 days ago

Poisoned History is about poisons and how they have been used for nefarious purposes throughout history. Listen to true crime with commentary from a chemist's perspective. Don't worry, we don't nerd out *all* the time... Cover art was generated using the Imagine.ai app

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Iron Mike Malloy

Poisoned History

1 hour 13 minutes 47 seconds

1 year ago

Iron Mike Malloy

Episode 8 – Iron Mike Malloy

Iron Mike Malloy was given unlimited access to drinks in a bar in New York City in the 1930s. But the reason behind this generosity was not as friendly and generous as it sounds, and hid a more despicable purpose.

If you would like to suggest topics for the show, you can send them to poisonedhistorypodcast@gmail.com.

Sources and resources:

Michael Malloy - the Irishman in The Bronx that could not be murdered, Irish Central, 14 Dec 2022. https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/michael-malloy-irishman-could-not-murdered

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb 2012. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-wouldnt-die-89417903

Ethylene glycol metabolism: https://wardelab.com/warde-reports/ethylene-glycol/

Ethylene glycol toxicity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537009/

Deborah Blum, The New York Times, Scientists alter antifreeze taste to make it safer, 21 Feb 2014: https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2014/02/22/scientists-alter-antifreeze-taste-to-make-it-safer/29230802007/

Dan MacGuill, The Journal, Iron Mike Malloy: The Donegal man they tried nine times to kill, 26 Dec 2015: https://www.thejournal.ie/mike-malloy-donegal-bronx-murder-trust-prohibition-depression-alcohol-2410813-Dec2015/

Daily News, October 29, 1933, Page 247. (https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-mike-malloy-pt-2/53091679/

This podcast uses sound from Freesound.org:

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Cover art photos: mug shot of Tony Marino, public domain.