Antiques Freaks

231 Glass Shoes

What if Cinderella’s slippers were not only made of glass but also impractically sized? Introducing the little world of miniature glass shoes. Available now in hordes at literally any antique shop.

230 Antiques Fraud! Watermelon Sword Scandal (with Paris and Chris from Terrible Book Club)

Our friends Paris and Chris from the Terrible Book Club podcast join Dee to discuss the scoundrels who fooled Antiques Roadshow with a phony American Civil War sword appraisal - and more!

(Warning for discussions of child endangerment and death.)

229 Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes joins the Antiques Freaks for a chat about her new book, Flying Solo - a cozy antiques mystery that is mysterious, cozy, and filled with antiques! Duck decoys ahoy.

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!

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.)

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.

225 Stoneware Crocks

What a crock!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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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.

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.)

218 TV Lamps

A lamp? For your television? You mean the appliance that's already emitting light? Yes.

217 Vintage Audio Equipment with Chris

Our friend Chris of the Terrible Book Club podcast tells us all about the wild, wacky, and bizarrely superstitious world of vintage audio equipment. Tone woods. Toasted maple. Centaurs. It's all here.

216 Chamber Pots

No, it's not a gravy boat. Nor a soup tureen. And definitely not a dough-box. It's time to tell all about chamber pots and commodes. Wash your hands.

215 Dark Academia

What is Dark Academia? And how can it be used to market vintage and antique goods?

214 Don’t Buy Human Remains

Skulls, spines, skeletons, teeth, bones, skin, squishy bits, etc. Author and archeologist O F Cieri joins the pod to answer the burning question: should you buy, sell, purchase, or procure human remains? Short answer, no. Longer answer to follow.

213 Antique Clock Identification

We're certainly not time wizards, but we do know a lot about antique clocks! Join us for a who's-who of clock identification, including tall clocks, tavern clocks, carriage clocks, and Jeremy. Plus, all the lyrics to the late Victorian bop "My Grandfather's Clock."

212 Cadogan Puzzle Teapots

Get puzzled! An ancient oddity is transformed into Victorian whimsy in this, the Chinese wine vessel turned baffling teapot.