Two freaks explore antiques every week. Updates Wednesday.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Don't get sad, get happy! Learn all about the brightly colored glassware that cheered up miserable folks of yesteryear.
Wednesday Apr 04, 2018
Wednesday Apr 04, 2018
What do fish forks, grape shears, and tracheotomy tubes have in common? STERLING SILVER! Dee goes off on scrappers. Ken has no idea what electroplating is. Join us, won't you? Thank you.
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Dive into early plastics and learn the difference between Bakelite (not flammable) and Celluloid (more flammable than paper).
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
The antiques are streaming this week as Dee and Ken binge and review HGTV's Flea Market Flip! Please stop spraypainting over solid mahogany.
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Move over, Macklemore. The Antiques Freaks are here to tell you how to sniff out hidden treasures at your local thrift shop!
Wednesday Mar 07, 2018
Wednesday Mar 07, 2018
Gather round for an extra-long episode explaining the scourge of the collectibles industry: Beanie Babies. They're completely worthless. Enjoy!
Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
Antiques is a liar sometimes. Dee explains how to spot the fakes in glassware, porcelain, and mirrors. Ken knows too much about vampires. The wine fraud documentary is Sour Grapes (2016).
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Dee tells us all about how to conduct ourselves at an antiques action. Protip: no cussin'.
(Since recording this episode, we have been informed that it is illegal to buy and/or sell T. Rex skulls. Ken will settle for a Parasaurolophus skull.)
Wednesday Feb 14, 2018
Wednesday Feb 14, 2018
Dee explains the mineral jet and its history in antique jewelry. Ken explains its role in one of the many, many subplots of the novel Les Miserables. Send all your West Side Story hatemail to @antiques_freaks on Twitter!
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
Not just a two-bit Sailor Moon villain! Remake yourself in Martha Stewart's image with the soothing soft greens of jadeite glassware. #thanksmartha
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Ken hates haggling because he fears and mistrusts that which he does not understand. Fortunately Dee is here to explain it all!
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
The shiny garbage of yesterday is now highly collectible! Dee explains carnival glass and Ken tells of corn.
Saturday Jan 20, 2018
Saturday Jan 20, 2018
What am antiques? Not to worry. Dee and Ken define antiques, vintage, retro, Victorian, and a bunch of other words abused by Pinterest.
(Ken is confused about the interim period between the Regency era and the Victorian era. Turns out the Regent was King for a bit. Whoopsidaisy.)