Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 58: Jingle Hells
Welcome to Christmas in vintage holiday hell! We’ve got terrifying Santas, classic Christmas tree beehive hairdos, and photos that are anything but merry and bright.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 17: Indigenous Badassery
S03E17: It’s National Native American Heritage Month, so we’re talking about stone cold badass Madame Marie Dorion, and the many ways in which Native and Indigenous Americans have contributed to medicine and public health, from baby bottles, to pain killers, to early syringes!
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 57: November Auction Oddities, Part 2
We included our bonkers pre-show conversation in the recording, because nobody has their shit together–except maybe the Count and/or Natali’s kid with a hotline to Jesus–but Haley did (probably) accidentally catch a ghost on video.
Then, once we reigned it in a bit, we explored the fascinating estate of a Harley Davidson shop owner turned fine art collector, and discovered that an entire house of Victorian antiques must have been made out of old fireplaces.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 56: Nearly November Auction Oddities
We’re not saying it was a sex dungeon, but it was a sex dungeon.
We’re also *pretty* sure we’ve uncovered a very real Miss Havisham situation.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 16: Feminism on Wheels
S03E16: Victorian dress reform, the Rational Dress Society, and the history of bicycles.
For Victorian women, bicycles usher in both a newfound freedom and a new wave in practical, flexible fashion: Pants!
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 55: Behind the Curtain and the Skin
The chemistry, craftsmanship, and cringe behind wax figure making, Marie Tussauds Chamber of Horrors, and the early special effects makeup at the Grand Guignol.