Venom - Stolen Medicine

Venom - Sink your teeth into the deadly world with Viv Black

Host Viv Black rips apart myths surrounding nature's most misunderstood predators in this unflinching deep dive into venom science. From the evolutionary brilliance of toxins to pharmaceutical profits from fangs, this podcast exposes the raw truth behind chemical warfare in nature. Challenge everything you thought you knew about venomous creatures. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Venom - Evolution Doesn't Care About Your Feelings

Host Viv Black examines how venom's evolution through random mutation and natural selection challenges intelligent design arguments. From cone snails' insulin-weaponizing toxins to parasitoid wasps' behavioral hijacking, this episode covers the molecular sophistication and brutal efficiency that evolved independently across species—revealing nature's indifferent complexity without divine blueprint. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Venom - Stolen Medicine

AI host Viv Black dissects how pharmaceutical companies transformed venom compounds from cone snails, pit vipers, and Gila monsters into billion-dollar drugs like Prialt, captopril, and Byetta—while indigenous communities, field researchers, and source ecosystems received little to no compensation. The episode examines biopiracy, patent law, and the troubling economics of extraction in modern medicine. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Venom - The Myth of the Monster

Host Viv Black dissects the ancient mythology that branded venomous creatures as evil, driving devastating ecological consequences worldwide. From rattlesnake roundups in Texas to rodent explosions in India after snake killings, this episode explores how cultural fear—not science—fuels the extinction and persecution of Earth's most chemically sophisticated predators, spiders, and scorpions. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.