278. Truman Capote's Lost Treasures | Snake Bite Kits

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

History, True Crime

4.7 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

It is a double drop this week to talk about one more of Truman Capote’s lost treasures. Who knew Truman was an artist? And that his creative project was making snake bite kits? This tale explores this hobby, Truman’s planned art show, and Gotham Book Mart’s involvement in the whole affair.

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0:00.0	You know that moment when you're cozyed up at your favorite bar?
0:03.1	That's what we do every week.
0:05.1	A lot of the stuff that I was doing back then, I looked back and like, I was so silly and so crazy.
0:09.7	I had a liquid nitrogen ice cream shop.
0:12.2	The girls were wearing bikinis in lab coats and making liquid nitrogen ice cream from alcohol.
0:17.3	And it was just like this only in Las Vegas crazy thing.
0:20.2	The speakeasy is a raucous ride through the world of spirits, cocktails, bartending, and more with hosts who know a thing to do about making drinks and drinking. I don't want anybody to be apathetic about this brand. I want them to feel something, even if it's negative, hence our fresh. F.C. Tagline. I don't know if I'm allowed to curse on here.
0:38.3	Please.
0:39.1	Yes.
0:40.7	Pull up a chair and join us for the world's longest running cocktail podcast.
0:45.4	The Speak Easy.
0:46.6	Out on Fridays, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:50.6	Welcome to Dun & Dunn.
0:52.6	I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, and it is a double dip for you this week.
1:01.1	While we're here this week on Truman's Lost Treasures, I wanted to take out this very old, not done yet, to reveal to you all Truman Capote's secret art.
1:14.7	Y'all, it's a story if you don't know it.
1:16.6	It is simply incredible.
1:17.9	We're going to dip back into this Not Done Yet, 108, to talk about Truman's snake bite kits.
1:25.9	Let's investigate. I got a little bit here about Truman's secret.
1:50.5	I don't know if you know this about me.
1:52.1	I am an artist.
1:53.2	I'm a painter.
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