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
Wade Whimsies
“Furthermore, the circus strongman must be destroyed.” - Cato the Elder, probably.
30 Okt 202536min
Ch. 51 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
The attack upon the vampyre's house, the story of the attack, the forcing of the doors, and the struggle! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the ...
23 Okt 202511min
