Cocaine Wine and Bovril with the Pope
Just a quick lil dip into the history of Victorian medicine. What could go wrong?
10 Sep 202538min
The Marital Rating Scale - Husband Edition (1930s)
What did it take to be a good husband by the standards of 1930s America, as set forth by George W. Crane (Ph.D., M.D.), cofounder of the Scientific Marriage Foundation? Does an Antiques Freak pass the...
3 Sep 202539min
Ch. 48 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friend James Wake returns to tackle yet another chapter in the hefty tome of Varney the Vampire - The Stake and the Dead Body. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapte...
27 Aug 202552min
Enamelware
Enamel where? Enamel here! This week we renew our feud with Martha Stewart and discuss everything there is to know about this trendy and oft-reproduced form of metal and glass design.
20 Aug 202526min
Labubus
Listen. We’re all aware that we as a society really whiffed it on Funko Pops. And Beanie Babies. And tulip bulbs. But surely, surely this time is different! Surely this is the collectible that doubles...
13 Aug 202542min
Ch. 47 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friends Abracadaniel and Jon (from our Magic: the Gathering episode) join us for another thrilling chapter of Varney the Vampire. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one cha...
6 Aug 202556min
Tupperware
Tupperware? Tupper here! Midcentury designs and vintage plastics make it possible.
30 Juli 202529min
Coin Forgery and Medieval Surgery for Fun and Profit
So it’s 1403 CE and the future King Henry V of England has just taken an arrow to the face at the Battle of Shrewsbury. Can John Bradmore fix it? Tune in for a story plucked straight outta Shakespeare...
23 Juli 202531min
