Antiques Freaks

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Paste Jewelry and Gems Mar 11, 2026

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From Netflix’s Bridgerton to Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, the Antiques Freaks tell all about the rare antique that Dee won’t eat.

The Romance of Mass Market Paperbacks Mar 04, 2026

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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.

Wuthering Heights (2026) Feb 25, 2026

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Emerald Fennell has thoroughly Wuthered our Heights. Let's get into it.

Organizations and Friends - The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910) Feb 19, 2026

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How to make friends and influence people? Consider sitting down and shutting up! All this and more in this tome of Edwardian university advice.

Ch. 56 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) Feb 11, 2026

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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 authentic 1840s coffeehouse experience.

To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.

Egg Beaters - Antique, Vintage, Manual, and Hand-Crank Feb 04, 2026

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To stiff peaks, you say? (Alternatively, “Archimedes screw? I ‘ardly know ‘er!”)

The Beetle Hunter by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (with Terrible Book Club!) Jan 28, 2026

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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!

On Lectures - The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910) Jan 21, 2026

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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!

Car Vases, Hearse Vases, and Limo Vases Jan 14, 2026

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Wherein a new record is set for most times Ken says “oh no” in a single episode! Welcome to interior design for early automobiles.

Ch. 55 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) Jan 07, 2026

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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 more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.