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**Antiques Freaks**

Two freaks explore antiques every week. Updates Wednesday.

Latest Episodes:

Your Antiques Questions, Our Antiques Answers Sep 30, 2026

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Your favorite freaks come back to you now at the turn of the tide to answer YOUR antiques questions!

Uh Oh! Dee's Computer Broke Jul 22, 2026

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No podcast this week, but we're hoping to get things back up and running soon. Thank you for listening!

Ch. 63 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) Jul 15, 2026

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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 our Patreon.

Historical Fiction with Sebastian Nothwell Jul 08, 2026

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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 such as Mr Warren's Profession, Hold Fast, and The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall, as well as the queer historical romantasy novels Oak King Holly King and Fiorenzo. You can learn more about his work at his website: sebastiannothwell.com

Ch. 62 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) Jul 01, 2026

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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), check out our Patreon.

Butter Molds both Vintage and Antique Jun 24, 2026

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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).

Do You Have What it Takes to be Popular? What’s your PQ? (Ladies' Home Journal, January 1949) Jun 17, 2026

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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.

Ch. 61 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) Jun 10, 2026

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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), check out our Patreon.

Do You Have an Inferiority Complex? What’s your PQ? (Ladies' Home Journal, January 1949) Jun 03, 2026

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The Antiques Freaks take a vintage quiz to determine our Personality Quotient, or PQ. Plus! Unsolicited opinions on Cats the Musical.

Vintage Hot Glue Guns and the History Thereof May 27, 2026

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It’s like we always say: get hot and get glued.