
Arsenic Culture
Welcome to Arsenic Culture, a podcast and video covering hard to get items where we tell you if they're worth the trouble and cost of tracking them down. Co-hosted by Matt and Jason.
Podcasting since 2020 • 140 episodes
Arsenic Culture
Latest Episodes
How a Monk’s Wine Became Scotland’s Most Feared Beverage | Ep. 122
What happens when monks, caffeine, and alcohol collide? Buckfast Tonic Wine has been called "wreck the hoose juice" for a reason, and we’re here to find out why. From its bizarre monastic origins to its unholy connection to Scottish street crim...
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Season 4
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Episode 122
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33:47

What the Hell Is Sciacchetrà? The Sweet Secret of Cinque Terre | The Spill
In this Spill, Matt surprises Jason with a bottle of Sciacchetrà: a rare, golden, sweet dessert wine made on the cliffs of Cinque Terre, Italy. It’s fermented from sun-dried grapes, aged by tradition, and produced in such tiny quantities it’s p...
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The Fire That Burned a City and Killed No One (Almost) | Ep. 121
In 1875, a warehouse in Dublin’s Liberties district exploded into flames, igniting more than 5,000 barrels of whiskey and unleashing a river of fire through the streets. But the fire itself didn’t kill anyone. The whiskey did.This episo...
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Season 4
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Episode 121
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25:18

The Bourbon Strike You Never Heard About (But Should Have) | The Spill
In 2021, one of the biggest names in bourbon, Heaven Hill Distillery, was at the center of a massive labor strike that shook the heart of Kentucky’s bourbon industry.In this Spill, Matt and Jason dig into how the strike started, why nea...
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The Bootlegger King Who Killed His Wife and Got Away With It | Ep. 120
George Remus made millions bootlegging during Prohibition, lived like Gatsby, married a woman named Imogene, then murdered her in broad daylight. The kicker? He defended himself in court…and walked free.This episode of Arsenic Culture d...
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Season 4
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Episode 120
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27:38
