Episodes

6 days ago
6 days ago
Ice-bound. In the wind. Iron-sick. All these nautical terms and more defined in this chapter of the Sailor’s Word Book!

Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
269 Rain Lamps
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
20th-century kitsch turned 21st-century trend! Just watch that mineral oil drip down that fishing line and boggle at the price tag.

Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
268 Garbageware and Texasware
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wherein Rachel Ray betrays the 20th-century plastics collecting community.

Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
267 Ch. 8 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults! Wherein Mr Chillingworth proves himself an ensemble dark horse as we get a crash course in Victorian grave-robbing.
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Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
266 Circa Vintage with Chris
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
The Antiques Freaks venture out of the studio to record on location at Circa Vintage in New Bedford with owner and proprietor Chris! We chat about Brown’s Beach jackets, East-West Musical Instruments leathers, Bobby from Boston, supplying costumes for films and TV, the rewards of rescuing vintage clothes from the landfill, and how to cope with moths.

Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
265 Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Vampire - with Terrible Book Club!
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Have you ever wanted to know what would happen if Sherlock Holmes encountered a vampire? Fortunately, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has written that story. Unfortunately, he wrote it whilst deep in his “fairies are totally real you guys” phase. Chris and Paris of the Terrible Book Club join the Antiques Freaks in tearing apart Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire. Enjoy!

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
264 Pianos (And Why No One Wants Yours)
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
As a wise man once said, “Hand me that piano!” Tune in to find out how much an antique piano is worth (not much), what factors affect its value (very little), and what you can expect when you try to sell yours (absolutely nothing).

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
263 H - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Hind-castle. Horn-fisted. Hurleblast. Haven-screamer. All these 19th century nautical terms and more defined in this chapter of The Sailor’s Word Book!

Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
262 Our Flag Means Death - Historical Costuming with Hannah
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Theatrical costume designer and age-of-sail enthusiast Hannah Haverkamp returns to Antiques Freaks to discuss the delightful and deliberate anachronisms in the historical costuming choices of HBO’s pirate comedy series Our Flag Means Death. What’s up with Oluwande’s crocs? Why does Black Pete wear a literal actual horseshoe for a belt buckle? How is Blackbeard the connective tissue between Mad Max and Judas Priest? And is the “rather exquisite cashmere” REALLY cashmere??? Tune in to find out!

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
261 The Creeping Man - Sherlock Holmes with Terrible Book Club
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
2023 - the year when all of Sherlock Holmes finally enters the public domain. To celebrate, Chris and Paris of the Terrible Book Club podcast have joined the Antiques Freaks to explore one of the worst canonical Holmes stories ever written, The Adventure of the Creeping Man.

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
260 Antiques Fraud! Sailor Valentines
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Ken doesn’t believe in ancient aliens, but he does believe in sailor valentines. Dee is here to dispel him of that notion. Get the real scoop on 19th c. nautical crafts!

Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
259 G - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Galley-growlers. Galligaskins. Geo-graffy. Grog-blossom. All these nautical terms and more defined at last in this chapter of The Sailor’s Word Book!

Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
258 Vintage Blow Mold Decorations
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Now with 100% more lawn flamingos!

Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
257 F - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Fecket. Fire-Ship. Flogging the Glass. Fothering. All these nautical terms and more defined at last in this chapter of The Sailor’s Word Book!
Content warning for queer folks using the F-slur in a 19th century British nautical context.

Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
256 Vintage Furs
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Everything you could possibly want to know about the acquisition, selling, care, and collecting of antique and vintage furs.
Content warning for frank discussion of animal cruelty and death.

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
255 Ch. 7 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
While Dee recovers from Covid, please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults. And consider this a friendly reminder to get vaccinated, wear a mask, and wash your hands.
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Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
254 E - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867)
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Ear-wigging. Eskippamentum. Eating the wind out of a vessel. All these terms and more defined by the Sailor’s Word Book - for all your antique etymological nautical needs!

Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
253 Moon Dreamers with Monica
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Monica joins the Antiques Freaks to chat about Hasbro’s short-lived, wildly creative, utterly baffling 1980s doll line, Moon Dreamers. (With special science lesson from Dr. Mike!)

Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
252 Ch. 6 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
While Ken works mandatory overtime at the day job, please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults! It’s wacky Victorian penny dreadful vampire action.
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Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
251 Worthpoint with Founder and CEO Will Seippel
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Will Seippel, Founder and CEO of the online antiques valuation resource Worthpoint, chats with the Antiques Freaks about all things antiques, vintage, collectibles, and dealing!