Questionable Advice and Vintage Etiquette
Antiques Freaks20 Maalis 2025

Questionable Advice and Vintage Etiquette

The mind behind the tumblr Questionable Advice joins the Antiques Freaks for a rousing discussion on the social history hidden in books and ephemera, and what hilarious and poignant gems we can uncover for our modern age—such as, maybe eating a live spider will cure your flu? (Can’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it!) To read more questionable advice, check out the blog at: questionableadvice.tumblr.com

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Antiques Cozy Mystery - The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun

Antiques Cozy Mystery - The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun

A former crime reporter stumbles into a thriving antiques underworld in this cozy mystery featuring cats—a startlingly warm and vivid portrait of a culture we know well.

24 Joulu 202545min

Ch. 54 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)

Ch. 54 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)

“Do you know anything of yonder fire?” “Yes: I do know it is a fire.” Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do...

17 Joulu 202517min

Kissing Balls

Kissing Balls

Our most blasphemous episode yet! Learn all about the Christmas mistletoe decorating tradition that is definitely Victorian, probably Georgian, and almost certainly not medieval.

10 Joulu 202532min

Antiques Fraud: Gone with the Wind Lamps

Antiques Fraud: Gone with the Wind Lamps

An alternative to the more practical kerosene hurricane lamps—and more properly called parlour lamps or chamber lamps—it’ll take more than a stiff breeze to knock these 19th century marvels over. But ...

3 Joulu 202534min

Ch. 53 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)

Ch. 53 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)

Our friends Abracadaniel and Jon (from our Magic: the Gathering episode!) rejoin us for a thrilling chapter which the author claims will contain THE DESTRUCTION OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S HOUSE BY FIRE. ...

26 Marras 202526min

Kit-Cat Clocks

Kit-Cat Clocks

The tail twitches and the eyes slide side-to-side as time slips by… Join us for a dip into the wild and wonderful world of mid-century kitsch with Kit-Cat Clocks!

19 Marras 202520min

Ch. 52 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)

Ch. 52 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)

Our friend Tarra (who is definitely not a vampire) returns to tackle the fifty-second chapter of Varney the Vampire, wherein the chapter title promises The Interview Between the Mob and Sir Francis Va...

12 Marras 202534min

The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)

The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)

How does advice to incoming university students fare after over a hundred years? (Content Warning for irreverent discussion of historical hazing deaths.)

5 Marras 202526min

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