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Antiques Freaks
by Antiques Freaks
Two freaks explore antiques every week. Updates Wednesdays.
Episodes
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Ch. 64 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wherein the ruin of the monks' hall becomes fertile cruising ground for Marchdale, Varney, and Tom Eccles. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To…
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Lladró Porcelain Figurines
Welcome to the City of Porcelain!
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Your Antiques Questions, Our Antiques Answers
Your favorite freaks come back to you now at the turn of the tide to answer YOUR antiques questions!
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Uh Oh! Dee's Computer Broke
No podcast this week, but we're hoping to get things back up and running soon. Thank you for listening!
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Ch. 63 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wherein Ken drops his microphone down a well. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out...
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Historical Fiction with Sebastian Nothwell
By popular demand, Dee has tracked down the elusive author Sebastian Nothwell for an interview about drawing inspiration from antiques and history. Content Warning for discussion of historical surgery and industrial accidents. Sebastian Nothwell is the author of queer historical romance novels…
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Ch. 62 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wherein Varney's dastardly co-conspirator is revealed! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally),...
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Butter Molds both Vintage and Antique
Slather yourself in grease and break out your best butter-carving spoon for this, our butter molds episode, brought to you by Return to Cranford (aka The Cranford Christmas Special).
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Do You Have What it Takes to be Popular? What’s your PQ? (Ladies' Home Journal, January 1949)
We discover Dee’s true Personality Quotient score at last, and along the way learn the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of middle school gin rummy tournaments.
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Ch. 61 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wherein Chillingworth is a miserable pile of secrets. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally),...
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Do You Have an Inferiority Complex? What’s your PQ? (Ladies' Home Journal, January 1949)
The Antiques Freaks take a vintage quiz to determine our Personality Quotient, or PQ. Plus! Unsolicited opinions on Cats the Musical.
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Vintage Hot Glue Guns and the History Thereof
It’s like we always say: get hot and get glued.
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Are You Fun to be With? What’s your PQ? (Ladies' Home Journal, January 1949)
Can you feel at ease when there is a slight pause in the conversation? Can you get in a “party mood” with last year’s best dress for this year’s big date? And what are your feelings on Hedy Lamarr? The Antiques Freaks dive into mid-century ephemera and take a vintage quiz to determine our...
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Ch. 60 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
And I said, "What about... breakfast at Varney's?" Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check...
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Van Briggle Pottery
This week, Dee tells all about the Arts and Crafts ceramics artist that revived ancient glazing practices to create the longest-continually-operating pottery in America—plus, unsolicited financial advice.
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Ephemera Party with Elizabeth McLeod from Auction Waves
From phone books to Civil War letters to ancient Kraft macaroni, Elizabeth McLeod of the Auction Waves podcast takes the Antiques Freaks on a journey through ephemera. Watch out for alligators. Elizabeth McLeod brings to Auction Waves over forty years of experience as an author, editor…
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Ch. 59 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Wherein Jack Pringle's true strength is revealed! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check...
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More Questions? More Answers!
What are the most obnoxious reseller habits? How do we feel about “mantiques”? And is anyone ever truly Kenough? This week the Antiques Freaks answer burning questions from listeners just like you!
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The Final Chapter - The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)
Discover astonishing truths about yourself through The Devil Wears Prada fanfiction and more in this tome of Edwardian university advice!
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Ch. 58 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friends Daniel and Jon join us for a chapter wherein Jack Pringle arrives drunk. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a…
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Liddle Kiddles
From beloved baby boomer dolls of the 1960s to the 1990s revival millennials adored, it’s the Liddle Kiddle dolls!
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Ch. 57 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friend Tarra rejoins us for a chapter wherein Admiral Bell and Mr. Chillingworth are left alone to watch over the abandoned Bannerworth Hall. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic...
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Paste Jewelry and Gems
From Netflix’s Bridgerton to Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, the Antiques Freaks tell all about the rare antique that Dee won’t eat.
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The Romance of Mass Market Paperbacks
An Unwarranted Market Prediction brought to you by Antiques Freaks, featuring clinch covers, bodice rippers, and a very particular brand of mass-market pulp paperback oft overlooked by vintage and antiquarian booksellers.
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Wuthering Heights (2026)
Emerald Fennell has thoroughly Wuthered our Heights. Let's get into it.
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Organizations and Friends - The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)
How to make friends and influence people? Consider sitting down and shutting up! All this and more in this tome of Edwardian university advice.
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Ch. 56 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friend Olivia rejoins us for the chapter wherein the Bannerworths FINALLY LEAVE THE DAMN HALL! (Except for George, who is left behind Home Alone style.) Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the...
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Egg Beaters - Antique, Vintage, Manual, and Hand-Crank
To stiff peaks, you say? (Alternatively, “Archimedes screw? I ‘ardly know ‘er!”)
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The Beetle Hunter by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (with Terrible Book Club!)
Wanted: beetle hunk available for 24/7 free use, $20/day. It’s another wild story from the author of Sherlock Holmes, read aloud with commentary from our friends Chris and Paris of Terrible Book Club!
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On Lectures - The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)
Do you really need to do all the assigned reading? How about performance enhancers in an academic setting? And what becomes of those students who fail to devote themselves to learning? Find out all that and more in this tome of Edwardian university advice!
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Car Vases, Hearse Vases, and Limo Vases
Wherein a new record is set for most times Ken says “oh no” in a single episode! Welcome to interior design for early automobiles.
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Ch. 55 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friend James Wake returns for a thrilling chapter of wacky larks with the lads! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred...
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Dress and Dining - The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)
Throw off that tall hat and don’t you dare grow a beard! How does advice to incoming university students fare after over a hundred years? Tune in to find out!
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Antiques Cozy Mystery - The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun
A former crime reporter stumbles into a thriving antiques underworld in this cozy mystery featuring cats—a startlingly warm and vivid portrait of a culture we know well.
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Ch. 54 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
“Do you know anything of yonder fire?” “Yes: I do know it is a fire.” Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters...
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Kissing Balls
Our most blasphemous episode yet! Learn all about the Christmas mistletoe decorating tradition that is definitely Victorian, probably Georgian, and almost certainly not medieval.
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Antiques Fraud: Gone with the Wind Lamps
An alternative to the more practical kerosene hurricane lamps—and more properly called parlour lamps or chamber lamps—it’ll take more than a stiff breeze to knock these 19th century marvels over. But what are they, really? And where did they come from? Who sent them? What do they want? Plus…
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Ch. 53 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friends Abracadaniel and Jon (from our Magic: the Gathering episode!) rejoin us for a thrilling chapter which the author claims will contain THE DESTRUCTION OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S HOUSE BY FIRE. —THE ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY, AND A SECOND MOB. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful,...
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Kit-Cat Clocks
The tail twitches and the eyes slide side-to-side as time slips by… Join us for a dip into the wild and wonderful world of mid-century kitsch with Kit-Cat Clocks!
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Ch. 52 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friend Tarra (who is definitely not a vampire) returns to tackle the fifty-second chapter of Varney the Vampire, wherein the chapter title promises The Interview Between the Mob and Sir Francis Varney, the Mysterious Disappearance, and the Wine Cellars. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny...
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The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)
How does advice to incoming university students fare after over a hundred years? (Content Warning for irreverent discussion of historical hazing deaths.)
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Wade Whimsies
“Furthermore, the circus strongman must be destroyed.” - Cato the Elder, probably.
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Ch. 51 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
The attack upon the vampyre's house, the story of the attack, the forcing of the doors, and the struggle! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly...
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Micro Machines
Maximize your car-per-car with our macro episode on Micro Machines!
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The Marital Rating Scale - Wife Edition (1930)
What did it take to be a good wife by the standards of 1930s America, as set forth by George W. Crane (Ph.D., M.D.), cofounder of the Scientific Marriage Foundation? Does an Antiques Freak pass the test? Tune in to find out! (And thanks to Sahrall on the Patron exclusive Antiques Freaks Friends...
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Ch. 50 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
A cunning plan is crafted and foiled in this, the fiftieth chapter of Varney the Vampire! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for the authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a...
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Mason Jars and Ball Jars
Not just for hipster cold brew. Not just for farmhouse chic. There is so much more to Mason and the Ball Brothers. Tune in to learn all.
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Ch. 49 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
Our friend Olivia rejoins us for another thrilling chapter of Varney the Vampire! Check out Olivia's short speculative fiction, novels, and essays at ofcieri.com Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian audience would do for...
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Cocaine Wine and Bovril with the Pope
Just a quick lil dip into the history of Victorian medicine. What could go wrong?
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The Marital Rating Scale - Husband Edition (1930s)
What did it take to be a good husband by the standards of 1930s America, as set forth by George W. Crane (Ph.D., M.D.), cofounder of the Scientific Marriage Foundation? Does an Antiques Freak pass the test? Tune in to find out! (And thanks to Sahrall on the Patron exclusive Antiques Freaks…
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