345 Women Silversmiths with Carolyn Law
Carolyn Law takes Dee and Ken on an adventure throughout the hidden history of women silversmiths! Including Hester Bateman, Anne Tanqueray, Clara Barck Welles, and Frances Macbeth Glessner. Carolyn i...
28 Aug 202454min
344 Ch. 26 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults, wherein Charles Holland writes three letters - OR DOES HE!? To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.
21 Aug 202424min
343 Antiques Fraud! Earl Washington Woodblocks
Dee and Ken demonstrate a troubling lack of moral fiber in this fascinating tale of high art fraud! Once upon a time there was a truly excellent printmaker whose woodblock carvings and illustrations m...
14 Aug 202435min
342 The Terror (2018) - Historical Costuming with Hannah
Our old shipmate Hannah Haverkamp returns to regale us with the historical inspiration behind the costumes of The Terror! For all your age of sail, nautical, polar exploration, Victorian, historical-f...
7 Aug 20241h 50min
341 Ch. 25 - Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (1845)
Wherein Admiral Bell serves up a shaggy fish story that proves Charles Holland got his authorship talent from his uncle. Please enjoy this episode from our Varney Vaults! To instantly unlock over a hu...
31 Juli 202436min
340 Magic Lantern and Chromatropes
Back in MY day (read: 18th and 19th century) we had to make our OWN Netflix! Uphill! Both ways! With hand-painted frame-by-frame animations spinning around an open flame! Kids these days don’t know ho...
24 Juli 202414min
339 The Hall and Staircase - Decorative Electricity with a Chapter on Fire Risks (1891)
Victorian interior decorating, now with electricity! Paris of Terrible Book Club joins the Antiques Freaks for a deeper dive into our old friend Decorative Electricity. Where once we presented you a S...
17 Juli 202420min
338 Ch. 24 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
"With a heightened colour she gently repulsed him." Please enjoy this episode from our Varney Vaults! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.
10 Juli 202427min
