Cowboy Chemistry – Details, episodes & analysis

Based on the book Aldolfo Kaminsky: A forger's life by his daughter Sarah Kaminsky. We go throught the life of Aldolfo Kaminsky and how he became one of the best forgers in occupied France in World War 2 at the age of 18. Please also consider donating to this weeks charity the Palestinian Relief Fund and supporting us on Patreon! 

We're back after a long summer break with the story of real life humble hero Katalin Kariko. Katy started from the bottom and now shes here; she was gatekept, gaslit, and still she girlbossed. So get those COVID vaccines and boosters yall and thank a woman today!

This week we are talking about Star Trek with the left handed librarian Joshua Salmans! But we also talk about the importance of public libraries, climate change protests, and we make a special announcement. So wash your butt! Hosted by Dylan Tharp Eralie, music by Gwen Mylls, edited by Selena Martinez.

Welcome to the MK Ultra adjacent episode with Dereck Coleman! We get super personal on this episode so thanks for listening and don't be embarrassed or ashamed of your mental health, we all have mash potato brain sometimes. The official stance of this podcast is that drug use is only advisable under the supervision of a doctor or mental health professional in a controlled setting. Also don't take ambien! Hosted by the newly married Dylan Tharp Eralie, music by Gwen Mills, edited by Selena Martinez (mash potato brain).

 Sources: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20150723031539/http://archives.drugabuse.gov/pdf/monographs/146.pdf 

https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/hallucinogens 

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00433 

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/hallucinogens 

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens 

https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/how-do-hallucinogens-work-brain 

hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/hallucinogenic_drug_psilocybin_eases_existential_anxiety_in_people_with_life_threatening_cancer  

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02791072.2022.2044096 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_drug 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliriant 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_psychedelic_drugs 

Go sniff paint! We are talking to Danielle Demetria West of East Lubbock Art House! If you're in Lubbock definitely check it out, they feature different local artists all the time and have a lot of free events that encourage people to make art. Did you know that guache is pronounced kinda like guacamole?  Hosted as always by Dylan Gardner, music by Gwen Mylls, sound and editing by Selena Martinez.

 Don't worry but maybe buy some iodine pills! We are discussing a very serious topic today with local comedian Aaron Durbin (highly referential). We also talk about tv shows because you gotta take the edge off somehow. Hosted as always by Dylan Gardner, music by Gwen Mylls, edited by Selena.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/top-wrap-1-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant-fire-after-russian-attack-mayor-2022-03-04/  

https://www.iaea.org/publications/7592/fundamental-safety-principles  

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/7/fears-of-disaster-after-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-struck-again 

 https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-110-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine  

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-111-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine  

https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/17/what-comes-after-russia-s-attack-on-ukrainian-nuclear-power-station-pub-86667 

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1123782942/ukraine-russian-missile-strike-near-nuclear-power-plant 

It's awards season! And we are talking about the most important awards of all time with Chrissy Covington from FMX!  Hosted by Dylan Gardner, music by Gwen Mylls, edited and produced by Selena Martinez

Our guest this episode is local artist Torrie Laine. Alice Ball died at the early age of 24 but she made a discovery that would later save countless lives by curing Leprosy. Damn you Dirty Dean! Hosted by Dylan Gardner, music by Gwen Mylls. 

Sources:

Sources: 

https://www.biography.com/scientist/alice-ball 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ball 

https://wineurope.eu/the-rape-of-the-discoveries/ 

Dehn, William M.; Ball, Alice A. (1914). "Benzoylations in Ether Solution". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 36 (10): 2091–2101. doi:10.1021/ja02187a015 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy#Stigma 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy_stigma 

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/when-the-last-patient-dies/394163/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/health/leprosy-kalaupapa-hawaii 

We are talking to Chris Hobart, local comedian and pharmacist, about Alexander Fleming and the history of penicillin. Nobel Prize drama ensues! So finish your antibiotics and get your meds from a local caring pharmacist like Chris! Hosted by Dylan Gardner, music by Gwen Mylls, sound engineering by Selena Martinez.

#shewaited

Sources:

Sources: 

https://www.britannica.com/science/penicillin 

https://web.archive.org/web/20070202025710/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/nobelprize_facts.html 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823360/ 

https://web.archive.org/web/20081215084216/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,771900,00.html  

https://www.britannica.com/science/history-of-medicine/Medicine-in-the-20th-century#ref35670 

https://zenodo.org/record/2098298#.YxzzJnbMJPY 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520913/ 

The enchanted Ring by John c. Sheehan 

Napolean’s Buttons by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson 

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/16-1556_article  

http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/nov2003.html  

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/penicillin.html  

 Grab a drink let's learn about beer with certified beer server Kelsey Snipes! We almost made it one whole episode without talking about Nazis! Hosted as always by Dylan Gardner, music by Gwen Mylls.