207 Paper Dolls
The precursor to Barbie, Polly Pocket, Jem and the Holograms, and American Girl dolls. From French aristocratic mockery to Depression-era penny toys to queer mid-century icons, we've got the history o...
5 Jan 202230min
206 A - The Sailor’s Word-Book (1867)
Able-whackets. Anti-guggler. Awkward squad. All these nautical terms and more are defined at last in this 19th century navy dictionary.
29 Dec 202121min
205 Victorian Christmas Cards
Goats stealing fruit from a boy's basket. Frogs in little jackets skewering each other with teensy swords. A jolly party of Ice Age mammals skating across a frozen pond. What do these images have in c...
22 Dec 202130min
Antiques Angels - Galen by Jaclyn Osborn
Angels. Demons. Vampires. Werewolves. Fairies. Dragons. Seven (eight?) deadly sins. Wingfic. This antiques-themed gay romance novel has everything - except antiques. Let's get into it.
15 Dec 20211h 2min
203 The House Among the Laurels - Carnacki the Ghost-Finder (with Terrible Book Club!)
Chris and Paris from the Terrible Book Club podcast join us to read yet another story from Carnacki the Ghost-Finder! A chilling tale of spooky Edwardian haunting by William Hope Hodgson. It's like if...
8 Dec 20211h 15min
202 Antiques Fraud! The Chair Daddy of Versailles
It's a tale as old as time. Venerated antique furniture expert suspected of fraud. Scrappy young antiques-dealing upstart with a shop on the wrong side of the tracks attempts to expose a bad deal. The...
1 Dec 202123min
201 Epergnes
Exquisite. Precarious. Whimsical. Join us as we explore the history of epergnes, from Georgian and Regency dining to Victorian flower-arranging and mid-century modern Fenton mistakes.
24 Nov 202125min
200 Napco Pottery
Mid-century modern kitsch returns! It's more horror than horror.
17 Nov 202118min
