Victorian Periodical Parade

By Owen Curtiss and Dr. Kari Nixon

Join us as we "time travel," using newspapers, and novels to explore what life was like 160 years ago, In the Victorian Era! Each episode will be host banter, narration of a short story, break down of... more

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The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.

Victorian Periodical Parade episodes:

October 04, 2021 S3 E3 - Grannies Ghost Story - The Breakdown
Graphic content warning - Talk of a character from Thomas Hardys novel, Jude the Obscure, finding an 8 year old hanging them self along with their two younger siblings in a closet as the example of th excessive pessimism of the time, around the 16 minute mark - skip for 30 secunds, or until after you hear the phrase "sort of harmless stories. This skip will also jump past, talk of a mother killing herself, at the 16.5 minute.
Dr. Nixon: “What did we learn from this episode class? That the Victorians considered themselves similar to the Ancient Greeks, and that if it was okay for young greek males to have homosexual acts in their ‘highschool to college ages’ why would it be wrong for our Victorians males to experience and try that out as well? Which lead to defining homosociality, and triangulated desire, where a same sex relationship exists for males in a grey area between plutonic and sexual. Since it would not define the Victorian male’s sexuality at the time is was a don’t ask don’t tell situation. Then, to top it all off, we learned that Oscar Wilde was outed as homosexual during a very public court case, where he had to explain some points of interest within the case."
Owen asks: "Do you think lady Hardy was a historian? Repeating the average through lines of the Victorian Era so that we could more closely identify them in our time?"
Dr. Nixon : The concept of the infinite heat death of the universe came from the Victorians.
Owen: No wonder their outlook on being the best thing on earth came to a depressing end.
We also found beautiful ads for the following:
Book Binders
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Carter’s Liver Pills
Weak Babies and Thin Children - Cough and Cold
Scotts Emulsion
Cockles Anti Bilious Pils
Whooping Cough
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Whooping Cough.
There was an "explosion" following a reference to microwave cooking for 1 and 2
In that reference we see the chipped mirror place mats of the 1980s.
Other References:
Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure
Helenism and homosexuality in victorian oxford
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41min
September 07, 2021 S3 E3 - Grannies Ghost Story
Content warning - description of death by drowning and the look of the ghost of a drowned person
In this episode we get to know a twin brother and sister. As the Blue Peter flies for the elder twin sister she describes her husband, and her twin brother in their youth to her grandchildren. She tries to give guidance to all the young girls listening, but the eldest especially.
Do you like reading a history book that then references an older history? I do! It gives us even greater hands on representation of things which happened nearly 200 years ago!
Enjoy Owen Curtiss' narration of Grannies Ghost, written by Cathrine Lord in 1894, and recovered and edited by Johnny Mains, @ohsinnerman, in his book Our Lady of Hate.
Check out our new Instagram! The first, 100th, 200th, and so on followers get special prizes! @victorianperiodicalparade
If you are finding this on Apple Podcasts please leave us a review, and a rating. If you are not, then just know that we are now on Apple Podcasts as well as the other podcatchers.
Connect with us on Podchaser.com!
Check out our Seasons 1 and 2 backlog on Youtube and Facebook.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8V3Nwr0QJn8obpVpFU9u9A
https://www.facebook.com/VictorianParade
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27min
August 02, 2021 S3 E2.75 - The Curious Case of Susan Styles - The Breakdown
Content warning: In this story there is infanticide, and reference to the murder of an infant, we do not condone this, we are merely reacting to the story as it was written 160 years ago. Either prepare you ears or hit skip three times after we say, "The Curious Case of Susan Styleds."
In today's episode Dr. Kari Nixon breaks down The Curious Case of Susan Styles written by Cathrine Lord, under the pen name of Lucy Hardy. Did you notice the reference to a Hardy in the story? It took me until I edited to story to notice who was named Hardy. Send us a message @VictorianParade if you know who it is, and you'll become a praised listener with the option of stickers, postcards, and more!
We talk about Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, and characters in the Victorian Era and why they are important.
At the end Kari stumps Owen with some riddles. Are you starter that Owen and Kari? Let us know your answers on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, search for The Victorian Periodical Parade.
We hope you enjoyed learning somethings about the Victorian Era!
Have a great.
Owen and Kari
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51min
July 12, 2021 S3 E2.25 - The Curious Case of Susan Styles
Warning - this episode contains reference to infanticide. One character pleads guilty to it, and then its corpse is referenced. It touches the topic but does not go into great detail. Listen with care.
Hello Wonderful Listeners,
Welcome to Season 3 Episode 2 Part 1. We have mixed up production yet again, and we are putting the story out by itself to shorten up the episodes. We hope that you will enjoy this, and follow it up with the break down by Dr. Kari Nixon coming shortly.
If you enjoy this Victorian Era tale and haven't listened to Seasons 2, or 1, head on over to Youtube, and Facebook, respectively, to catch more stories by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and William Thackeray. As well as the connection between the Victorian Era and today, and how cyclical humanity truly is.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8V3Nwr0QJn8obpVpFU9u9A
https://www.facebook.com/VictorianParade
All the best to you and yours in these trying times.
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20min
June 01, 2021 S3 E1 - That Terrible Christmas Eve - Story and The Breakdown
Season 3 Episode 1
In this episode we talk about, read, react to, and break down the short story, "That Terrible Christmas Eve," written by Cathrine Lord in the 1890s. It is now a part of the collection, "Our Lady of Hate," which has been researched and edited by Johnny Mains, @ohsinnerman on Twitter. We find ourselves with three young girls asking their elderly Nurse to tell them of how she came to know their mother. This question is answered by a thrilling story of home invasion. Find yourself wrapped up in the short story as well other Victorian readings, much as a reader of the Victorian Era would. Enjoy!AfkJ9DRDwFzFyyEBBmfi Victorian Periodical Parade has been featured in the Feedspot Top 5 Victorian Era Podcasts! Follow the link below to see our peers in the other 4 spots! https://blog.feedspot.com/victorian_era_podcasts/ 2jKRYyuqlvduE0voNuSc
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1h 5min
May 26, 2021 Season 3 Episode 0 - A Lengthy Teaser to the Podcast
Good Day Listeners!
We are focusing our knowledge and expertise into the audio only venue. Seasons 1 and 2 are currently available on;
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8V3Nwr0QJn8obpVpFU9u9A
or on Facebook Victorian Periodical Parade
So head over over there to get to know more about what we have done so far.
The long of it is that half of our duo is a published Victorian Literature Professor, Dr. Kari Nixon, whose training is in new historicism, with her niche speciality being the study of disease in the Victorian Era, (If you know Thomas Hardy, you know Dr. Nixon). With the other half being Owen Curtiss, an electrical engineer and voice actor. We have enjoyed excited and funny recording sessions breaking down stories from the Victorian Era, and what they mean to us today in these difficult times, and we look forward to sharing this joy and knowledge with you. Let us know what you enjoyed below, or what we can improve.
Strive for a better day today than yesterday,
Owen and Kari
Contact us at - [email protected]
Or on Twitter @VictorianParade, or @halfsickshadows
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8min
May 26, 2021 Season 3 Episode 0.0 - A Quick Introduction
Hello Listeners!

We are focusing our knowledge and expertise into the audio only venue. Seasons 1 and 2 are currently available on
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8V3Nwr0QJn8obpVpFU9u9A
or on Facebook Victorian Periodical Parade
so head over over there to get to know more about what we have done so far.
The long of it is that half of our duo is a published Victorian Literature Professor, Dr. Kari Nixon, whose training is in new historicism, with her niche speciality being the study of disease in the Victorian Era, (If you know Thomas Hardy, you know Dr. Nixon). With the other half being Owen Curtiss, an electrical engineer and voice actor. We have enjoyed excited and funny recording sessions breaking down stories from the Victorian Era, and what they mean to us today in these difficult times, and we look forward to sharing this joy and knowledge with you. Let us know what you enjoyed below, or what we can improve.
Strive for a better day today than yesterday,
Owen and Kari
Contact us at - [email protected]
Or on Twitter @VictorianParade, or @halfsickshadows
...more
2min

FAQs about Victorian Periodical Parade:

How many episodes does Victorian Periodical Parade have?

The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.