Two freaks explore antiques every week. Updates Wednesday.
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Ever wondered what happens to the treasures featured on America’s beloved ANTIQUES ROADSHOW after the cameras leave town? ANTIQUES ROADSHOW DETOURS tracks down the juicy afterlives of your favorite finds from PBS’s hit series. Hosted by longtime Roadshow producer Adam Monahan, this podcast dives deep into mysteries, secrets, and surprises as each episode takes a thrilling “detour” into a single ROADSHOW object, astonishing and amusing listeners with every turn. A production of GBH and distri ...
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The joys and sorrows of following Hungerford Town FC a non league football club punching above its weight in the National League South.
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The world's greatest (and only) Antiques Roadshow fancast! Each week, two friends watch the latest episode of Antiques Roadshow US and then break it down for you. Spicy appraisers, elderly guests, haunted antiques: we're here for all of it. This podcasts contains bad words and great jokes. New episodes released on Wednesdays. Tweet @AntiquesSidesho
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A podcast by millennials for millennials hosted by artists Diana DooWop & Taylor Alexander. Speaking boldly, openly & honestly about today's issues, relationships and this wild world we've inherited. “Love is the source, Music is the language, Art is the heart...We are the vessels.”
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Each episode, Paul takes listeners on a journey through history to learn the stories behind each featured piece of antiques he covers. With his Irish charm, he spins a tapestry of color and imagination while also giving helpful tips and insights to antique collectors, old and new.
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Ch. 46 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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39:44Our friend Tarra (wellntruly) returns for another thrilling chapter from our Varney vault! Will the Bannerworths finally leave the Hall? (No.) Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian working class audience would do for the authentic 1840s Chartist coffeehouse experience. To in…
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Boston Red Sox fans are a committed bunch – to the game, the team, the players, and the belief that a curse from 1918 kept the team away from a World Series win until broken in 2004. So, when a guest brought a Red Sox calendar, discovered behind a barn door after almost 100 years, to GBH’s Antiques Roadshow in 2021, that fan commitment clearly shon…
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Dean Kinzer of Kinzer Coins and the Ancient Coin Hour podcast chats with the Antiques Freaks about holding history in the palm of your hand.Bởi Antiques Freaks
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The Dust Cloud by E.F. Benson (1906) with Terrible Book Club
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54:56Do you like antique and vintage cars? We can almost guarantee your affection for the automobile does not surpass—nay, does not nearly equal—the lust held by the notorious Edwardian author E.F. Benson. Thrill at this tale of haunted honking! Marvel at the myriad motors! Shrink with horror from a story somehow more sensual than anything tackled by Ca…
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Do you know the old man in the corner? The Antiques Freaks go on a wild ride to track down an antiques furniture mystery.Bởi Antiques Freaks
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News that a famous Galileo manuscript at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor was revealed to be a fake raises questions about a similar letter that appeared on GBH’s Antiques Roadshow in 2014. Did the show get it wrong? And how can a fake be so convincing it fools multiple experts? Host Adam Monahan, joined by forgery-sniffing historian Nick Wildi…
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What are the worst antiques repair hacks? What Brimfield horror stories have we endured? And what's the next big antiques market trend? Answers to all these questions and more from your favorite Freaks! (Now hit 'em with the Brasso!)Bởi Antiques Freaks
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Ch. 45 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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47:23Ken's microphone has perished after seven years of valiant service. In memoriam (and while we await shipment of a replacement) please enjoy this episode from our Varney vaults, wherein our dear friend O F Cieri returns for a chilling chapter of cracking coffins. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just li…
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Encore: The Unsinkable Titanic Biscuit
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31:49In 1999 a box of artifacts from the sinking of the Titanic made its way to GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, including blurry photos of the eerie ice-filled wreck site, a handwritten diary, and -- a biscuit. But how could something so simple and fragile have survived the ship’s sinking? And could the biscuit and other items from the famed shipwreck find a p…
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Meet the mind behind the PBS Mystery—Coco Raymond and Freya Weil of the Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth, Massachusetts join the Antiques Freaks to tell all about the delightfully strange and weirdly cozy world of the (in)famous American collector, author, illustrator, playwright, set and costume designer.…
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Have you ever wondered what it might be like to wed an Antiques Freak? Wonder no more, as Ken and Dee take the Marital Rating Scale test developed in the 1930s by George W. Crane (Ph.D., M.D.), cofounder of the Scientific Marriage Foundation. Shout out to QuestionableAdvice on tumblr for this incredible, baffling, and incredibly baffling quiz.…
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A World War II Navy helmet brought to GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, and used for years as a decorative planter, was revealed to be that of the US Naval officer in charge at Utah Beach during the allied landing in Normandy. Appraiser Jeff Shrader carefully inspected the helmet. What did his analysis along with an archived diary and other accounts from mu…
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This time for real and true! From ski lodge to angel fish, they’ve got it all—yes, it’s Blue Mountain Pottery, the mid-century modern ceramics sensation.Bởi Antiques Freaks
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Ch. 44 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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41:20Waggles has arrived! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian working class audience would do for the authentic 1840s Chartist coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.…
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Ch. 41, 42, and 43 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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1:20The interesting thing about the forty-first, forty-second, and forty-third chapters of Varney the Vampire is that they don't exist. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian working class audience would do for the authentic 1840s Chartist coffeehouse experience. To instantly unl…
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Is it true that one person’s junk could actually be a treasure? If you’re an ANTIQUES ROADSHOW fan you might know our Junk in the Trunk specials – loving tributes to the left-over appraisals from the cities we visit each year. But what happened when an odd-looking pen was discovered during ROADSHOW’s 2023 visit to Akron, OH? Join host Adam Monahan …
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It’s the hottest toy of the 1989 Christmas season and a retro sensation that’s sweeping the nation—the Ultimate Cosmic Sound Machine TM has landed on the podcast, leaving the Antiques Freaks frightened and confused. Where did it come from? What does it want? How did you find this? Who sent you?Bởi Antiques Freaks
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T - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867) with Hannah
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35:49Tap the admiral. Timber-taster. Tom Astoners. Tumble up. All these nautical terms and more defined in this, the twentieth chapter of The Sailor’s Word-Book.Bởi Antiques Freaks
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For an appraiser, keeping a keen eye out for forgeries is part of the job. But just how complicated can that task become and to what lengths will forgers go to pass their work off as authentic? Join host Adam Monahan as he explores the story of famed 20th century Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter, a prolific painter whose work regularly appea…
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Ch. 40 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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1:25:33Our friend James Wake joins us for an action-packed episode of mob violence against a vampyre! Check out James's cyberpunk novel THE SAPPHIRE SHADOW, available now wherever fine books are found. Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian working class audience would do for the au…
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The Antiques Freaks have ventured out into the wider world and returned with tales of wonder, including the most ironic possible book for sale, the most charming bookseller disclaimer, the smuggest item listing we’ve ever seen, and why you should always write your shop name on your price tag.Bởi Antiques Freaks
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Are you in danger of being poisoned by an antique book? The Victorian era ushered in new bright vivid dye formulas that produced brilliant yellows, reds, blues, purples, and greens. Although an antidote to the pervasive soot and grime of the day, these new dyes were laced with poisonous heavy metals – the worst being Emerald Green containing arseni…
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Revenge of the Horse of the Invisible - Carnacki the Ghost-Finder with Terrible Book Club
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1:16:02Once upon a time in April of 2020 we read our first Carnacki story - but we did not read it on air. Now the Horse of the Invisible has returned to wreak its revenge, and only Chris and Paris of the Terrible Book Club podcast can rescue the Antiques Freaks from its horrible haunting.Bởi Antiques Freaks
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Why do most antiquarian and rare booksellers avoid library book sales? And why do we think you should buck the trend and attend anyway? Also, what are the startling similarities between books and human flesh, and how does a hairdryer form the vital link? Tune in for our library book sale haul and find out!…
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW DETOURS kicks off Season 6 with a TV fact checker’s worst nightmare - an error pointed out by a keen ROADSHOW viewer. When the date of a painting depicting a quintessential Chicago scene of the activity on Michigan Avenue is called into question, host Adam Monahan begins a hunt for the truth and sets off a cascade of coincidences …
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Ch. 39 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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1:00:56Our friend Tarra joins us for another thrilling chapter - wherein the duel FINALLY ACTUALLY HAPPENS! Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian working class audience would do for the authentic 1840s Chartist coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapter…
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Questionable Advice and Vintage Etiquette
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35:49The mind behind the tumblr Questionable Advice joins the Antiques Freaks for a rousing discussion on the social history hidden in books and ephemera, and what hilarious and poignant gems we can uncover for our modern age—such as, maybe eating a live spider will cure your flu? (Can’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it!) To read more questionable advice, …
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Antiques Roadshow Detours Season 6 Trailer
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3:21Ever wondered what happens to the treasures featured on America’s beloved ANTIQUES ROADSHOW after the cameras leave town? A new season of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW DETOURS tracks down the juicy afterlives of your favorite finds from PBS’s hit series. Hosted by longtime ROADSHOW producer Adam Monahan, this podcast dives deep into mysteries, secrets, and sur…
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Ch. 38 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845)
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44:53Wherein Jack Pringle and Chillingworth meet up with Varney to prepare for the OH GOD WHY IS MARCHDALE HERE!? Varney the Vampire is a genuine penny dreadful, read aloud one chapter per week just like the original Victorian working class audience would do for the authentic 1840s Chartist coffeehouse experience. To instantly unlock over a hundred more…
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When GBH’s Antiques Roadshow visited Sacramento, CA in 2019 a red-covered two-volume book set was brought to the show by a guest eager to learn about a selection from her grandfather’s book collection. “The Narrative of a Japanese” by Joseph Heco was recognized immediately by appraiser Martin Gammon for its historical importance, but how would this…
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