Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign.

If you love old movies, Hollywood history, or the golden age of filmmaking,

you've come to the right place.

This is the podcast that talks about amazing stories of Tinsultown

from another era and fascinating conversations with writer

writer Nan McNamara.

So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?

Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw.

What? Well, don't worry, she hit him back with an ashtray.

From beneath the Hollywood sign is the chin joint for you. My name is Greg Jackson. I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor, and the

creator of history that doesn't suck. A podcast that makes legit

seriously researched American history come to life through entertaining stories.

Join me for a chronological telling of the United States story.

From the Revolution to Fractious Civil War, tenacious inventors, brave reformers, and more.

With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge in your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.

Listen to history that doesn't suck on Spotify. You're going to be here. You're here. Hello everyone. Thank you for joining me once again for yet another episode of the most notorious podcast. I'm Eric Riveness and

appreciate so much you taking the time to listen. I'm very pleased to have Samantha Batoms with me today.

She is an associate professor at the University of Adelaide in South Australia.

She has lived and worked in Geneva, Switzerland in the field of public and global health.

She writes non-fiction historical biographies, and I'm very excited to chat with her today about one of those biographies. It is called The Secret Art of

of Poisoning, The True Crimes of Martha Needle, The Richmond Poisoner. Thank you for your time today, so great to have you on the show.

Thank you, Eric. It's really great to be here.

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