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Antiques Freaks episodes

June 01, 2022 228 C - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Cabobbled. Caper-corner-way. Carpet-knight. Caulking-butt. All this and more as we set sail once again on the C of the Sailor's Word Book!
21 min
May 25, 2022 227 Cabbage Patch Kid Dolls
From beneath the cabbage leaves crawls a vintage toy unlike anything before or since. It's Cabbage Patch Kids, including Death Doll: The Doll That Eats.
(Warning for discussions of child endangerment, injury, and death.)
28 min
May 18, 2022 226 Black Velvet Paintings
From indigenous folk art to mid-century kitsch and on through contemporary art revival, it's everyone's favorite medium for wolves howling at moons whilst unicorns rear before waterfalls backed by rainbows.
25 min
May 11, 2022 225 Stoneware Crocks
What a crock!
24 min
May 04, 2022 224 The Mummy’s Foot by Théophile Gautier (1840)
Paris and Chris of the Terrible Book Club podcast join the Antiques Freaks as we dip our toes into early 19th century Egyptology fantasy!
1 hr 5 min
April 27, 2022 223 Crackle Glass
From 16th century Venetian glassblowers to mid-century modern monstrosities, come with us on a journey through affordable decorative antique and vintage glassware with a special sparkling look! Don't tell anyone else about this podcast. Burn after listening.
22 min
April 20, 2022 222 - Haunted History with Andrew Hill of Seaside Shadows!
Andrew Hill of Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours joins the Antiques Freaks to chat about ghosts, historic New England cemeteries, haunted antiques shops, and all things spooky!
You may notice some strange knocking sounds on Andrew's audio track. We've done our best to remove them, but some remain. We have no idea what caused them. Best we can tell, Andrew is just super haunted. Enjoy!
42 min
April 13, 2022 221 Varney the Vampire, Ch. 3 (1845)
Dee's computer crashed with all their notes on it, so while we sort that out, please enjoy the third chapter of the Victorian penny dreadful Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood.
To instantly unlock 80 more chapters of Varney, check out our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/antiquesfreaks
22 min
April 06, 2022 220 Amberina
It's Dee's favorite glassware! Come learn about the beautiful golden sunset shades, with bonus diversions into the Mount Washington Glass Company of New Bedford, MA.
19 min
March 30, 2022 219 - The Hog (Carnacki the Ghost Finder with Terrible Book Club)
We've done it, we have! Chris and Paris from the Terrible Book Club podcast have rejoined us, and the Edwardian supernatural Sherlock Holmes knock-off is defeated once and for all. But first, Carnacki takes us to a rubberized rainbow room for some pig-play. (Warning - even more NSFW than usual.)
2 hr 34 min