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 Dec 202545min
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 Dec 202517min
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 Dec 202532min
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 Dec 202534min
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 Nov 202526min
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 Nov 202520min
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 Nov 202534min
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 Nov 202526min
