The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 04: Dipping a Skull into Private Clubs, Fraternal Orders, and Secret Societies

The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 04: Dipping a Skull into Private Clubs, Fraternal Orders, and Secret Societies

S03E04: The Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain and a fascinating look into the history of fraternities and sororities in the United States.

Private clubs can be fraught with countless problematic behaviors, but our favorite find turned out to be charming, weird, and so successful that it ceased to exist. Meanwhile, back in the US, we learned that the story of the rise of fraternities is as old as the country itself.

Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 43: February Auction Oddities: Ooh! It’s Glowing!

Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 43: February Auction Oddities: Ooh! It’s Glowing!

Anthropomorphic taxidermy (but make it extra weird) and an estate sale of the well-traveled and mysterious!

If you’ve ever wondered what generational wealth and/or a raccoon in pink hair bows looks like, you’re in the right place.

The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 03: Stick a Pin in It

The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 03: Stick a Pin in It

S03E03: Entomology (insect collecting) and the taxidermy of Walter Potter.

Some people like academic displays with carefully labeled insects, some like kitten weddings. Who are we to judge?

Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 43: February Auction Oddities: Ooh! It’s Glowing!

Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 42: Love Tokens, Both Endearing and Weird

The history of engraved love tokens and questionable choices in mailed valentines.

Stealing hearts and defacing coins!

The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 02: Roses Are Red, Your Lips Are Blue

The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 02: Roses Are Red, Your Lips Are Blue

S03E02: The history of the valentine and the hypnotic love spell murderer, Dr. Carl Coppolino.

From penning sweet nothings to vinegar valentines, Natali explains why the history of these cards is far more creative–and more grown up–than today’s grade school-geared counterparts. Then, like a rain cloud over your lovenest, Haley ruins everything with a story of hypnosis, heartbreak (in the literal and figurative sense), two states, two mistresses, and probably two murders.