Ep 194 - The Two Lives of William Brodie

The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 194 is loose! And we're off to fair Scotland to tell the tale of Deacon Brodie, an upstanding member of Edinburgh society with a lot of secrets.

Who was this man of cabinets? What did he do after dark? And are shoemakers the best gang members?

The secret ingredient is...taxes!

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Sources this week include

www.edinburghexpert.com/blog/edinburghs-infamous-deacon-brodie-the-original-split-personality

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie

www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Deacon-William-Brodie/

headstuff.org/culture/history/william-brodie-the-man-with-two-lives/

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