Antiques Freaks

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226 Black Velvet Paintings May 18, 2022

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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 May 11, 2022

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What a crock!

224 The Mummy’s Foot by Théophile Gautier (1840) May 04, 2022

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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 Apr 27, 2022

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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! Apr 20, 2022

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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) Apr 13, 2022

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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.

To instantly unlock 80 more chapters of Varney, check out our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/antiquesfreaks

220 Amberina Apr 06, 2022

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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) Mar 30, 2022

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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 Mar 23, 2022

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

217 Vintage Audio Equipment with Chris Mar 16, 2022

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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.

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