Best Historical Costumes Podcasts (2024)

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342 The Terror (2018) - Historical Costuming with Hannah 1:50:57

6d ago1:50:57

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Our old shipmate Hannah Haverkamp returns to regale us with the historical inspiration behind the costumes of The Terror! For all your age of sail, nautical, polar exploration, Victorian, historical-fiction-with-a-supernatural-twist needs. Featuring Royal Navy uniforms (and their lack of uniformity), Inuit engineering, and the thematic tragedy of C…

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344 Ch. 26 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) 24:01

8h ago24:01

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Please enjoy this chapter from our Varney vaults, wherein Charles Holland writes three letters - OR DOES HE!? To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.By Antiques Freaks

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343 Antiques Fraud! Earl Washington Woodblocks 35:39

3h ago35:39

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Dee and Ken demonstrate a troubling lack of moral fiber in this fascinating tale of high art fraud! Once upon a time there was a truly excellent printmaker whose woodblock carvings and illustrations made viewers weep for their beauty. Unfortunately good art doesn’t pay. You know what does? Crime. Never apologize for your art.…

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Episode 66: Sense & Self Sacrifice an Elinor Dashwood analysis with Olivia @OliviasCatastrophe 52:00

9d ago52:00

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Send us a Text Message.What happens when emotional repression and self-sacrifice shape your life? Join me and booktuber Olivia-Savannah from Olivia's Catastrophe as we explore Elinor Dashwood's character from Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility." Together, we delve into key scenes that reveal Elinor's emotional burdens and how she often adopts a m…

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341 Ch. 25 - Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (1845) 36:24

22d ago36:24

36:24

Wherein Admiral Bell serves up a shaggy fish story that proves Charles Holland got his authorship talent from his uncle. Please enjoy this episode from our Varney Vaults! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.By Antiques Freaks

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340 Magic Lantern and Chromatropes 14:34

29d ago14:34

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Back in MY day (read: 18th and 19th century) we had to make our OWN Netflix! Uphill! Both ways! With hand-painted frame-by-frame animations spinning around an open flame! Kids these days don’t know how good they have it, or how shockingly affordable these handcrafted works of mechanical art have become on the secondary market.…

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339 The Hall and Staircase - Decorative Electricity with a Chapter on Fire Risks (1891) 20:23

1M ago20:23

20:23

Victorian interior decorating, now with electricity! Paris of Terrible Book Club joins the Antiques Freaks for a deeper dive into our old friend Decorative Electricity. Where once we presented you a Sparknotes summary, we now give you the full text of Chapter Three: The Hall and Staircase. Join us, won’t you? Thank you.…

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338 Ch. 24 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) 27:15

1M ago27:15

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"With a heightened colour she gently repulsed him." Please enjoy this episode from our Varney Vaults! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon.By Antiques Freaks

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Episode 65: The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst & #JaneAustenJuly with Katie Lumsden from Books and Things 45:21

1M ago45:21

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Send us a Text Message.The Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hurst out 18 July!Katie brings to life her new novel, The Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hurst, set in a small Victorian town driven by the gossip and secrets of its inhabitants. We explore how classic literature influenced her narrative and how the early Victorian period and the impact of indus…

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337 Dough Boxes 18:28

2M ago18:28

18:28

When is a dough box not a dough box? Learn to tell the dough boxes from the doughn’t boxes with the Antiques Freaks!By Antiques Freaks

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TWE 348: Costume Historian Karan Feder Explores Barbie® as a Cultural and Fashion Icon in Barbie Takes the Catwalk 23:32

2M ago23:32

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In this episode, costume historian Karan Feder’ talks about her deep dive into 40 years of Barbie's standout fashion moments—a lá legendary designer looks from Chanel, Pucci, Halston and Oleg Cassini on everyone from Twiggy to Barbra Streisand to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy brought together in her book "Barbie Takes the Catwalk” with TWE Podcast …

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336 Match Safes 19:46

2M ago19:46

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Finally, a safe place for the Victorians to keep their matches. Now with attached knife!By Antiques Freaks

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EPISODE #41: Les histoires de mode & L'origine de l'identification des genres à travers les vêtements (Version française) 29:34

2M ago29:34

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Send us a Text Message. Les hommes ont-ils toujours porté des pantalons et les femmes des jupes ? Le rose a-t-il toujours été la couleur des filles et le bleu celle des garçons ? Comment faisaient les gens pour savoir si la personne en face d’eux était un homme ou une femme ? Et l’identification du genre à travers les vêtements a-t-elle toujours ét…

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EPISODE #42: Fashion Stories & The origins of gender identification through clothes (English version) 28:05

2M ago28:05

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Send us a Text Message. Have men always wear pants and women skirts? Has rose always been the color for girls and blue the color for boys? How did people do to know if the person in front of them was a man or a woman? And has gender identification through clothing been always there and important? These are some of the main questions we will try to …

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335 Ch. 23 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) 36:49

2M ago36:49

36:49

Jack Pringle returns! Admiral Bell meets Sir Francis Varney face-to-face! The Hollandaise are disbanded (again)! All this and more in the twenty-third chapter of Varney the Vampire! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon!By Antiques Freaks

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334 Fruit Crate Labels 26:14

2M ago26:14

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Happy June, everybody. The Antiques Freaks delve into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of vintage and antique produce crate labels to emerge from a twisted game with shocking treasures.By Antiques Freaks

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#347: Natalie Jenner on Reinventing Herself, Writing and Her Bestselling Historical Fiction Books 36:19

2M ago36:19

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A lively discussion with two bestselling authors, TWE host Laura Munson and Natalie Jenner who talks about giving up on writing for 10 years, reinventing herself and what brought her back to write two bestselling historical fiction novels, The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls, and now her latest book, “Every Time We Say Goodbye,” which take…

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TWE 346: Allison Pataki Finds Margaret Fuller— the Forgotten Trailblazer for Women's Rights and Literary Muse — in Her New Historical Novel 36:22

2M ago36:22

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Best-selling author Allison Pataki talks about "Finding Margaret Fuller," her new historical fiction about this forgotten nineteenth-century journalist, women’s rights activist and muse for literary greats. Podcast host: Laurie McAndish King. ========================================== Learn More about The Women’s Eye Online Magazine and Podcast: We…

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333 Questions? Answers! 30:14

3M ago30:14

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You asked ‘em, we answered ‘em! Our listener questions episode covers such diverse topics as coastal grandpa, art glass, The Lighthouse, which antiques would be best for desert island survival, what item from today’s trash will become tomorrow’s treasure, how not to become a hoarder, which antiques trends surprised us, our antiques white whales, an…

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EPISODE #40: Fashion Stories & Christian Dior, the man who drew women-flowers (English version) 23:51

3M ago23:51

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Send us a Text Message. There is no need to introduce Christian Dior and the House he created anymore. And this episode is not another biography of the French designer and his legacy. I wanted to focus on one particular aspect of Christian Dior’s inspirations: the flowers and how they influenced his perception of fashion, femininity and silhouettes…

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EPISODE #39: Les histoires de mode & Christian Dior, l’homme qui dessinait des femmes-fleurs (Version française) 25:06

3M ago25:06

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Send us a Text Message. Il n’est plus nécessaire de présenter Christian Dior et la maison qu'il a créée. Et cet épisode n’est pas une autre biographie du couturier français et de son héritage. Je voulais me concentrer sur un aspect particulier des inspirations de Christian Dior : les fleurs et la manière dont elles ont influencé sa perception de la…

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332 Fairy Lamps 19:32

3M ago19:32

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The burglar’s horror! If you’ve ever wanted to trap Tinkerbell in your own home, we have the Victorian glassware for you.By Antiques Freaks

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TWE 345: Tips for Planning Your Estate Before Marriage with Financial Planner Catherine Scrivano 20:32

3M ago20:32

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“If you have ‘stuff,’ you have an estate,” says financial advisor and certified estate planner Catherine Scrivano. If marriage is in your near future, check out today’s Building Money Power interview as Catherine Scrivano shares tips for how to organize and protect your estate—your “stuff”—before the wedding date, and how to adjust it after marriag…

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331 Ch. 22 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) 25:22

3M ago25:22

25:22

All we're saying is that nobody has ever seen Chillingworth and Jack Pringle in the same place at the same time. To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon!By Antiques Freaks

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Episode 64: My Jane Austen Heritage with Caroline Knight, Jane Austen's Great niece 1:06:03

3M ago1:06:03

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Send us a Text Message.Imagine growing up in a home where every corner whispers stories of Jane Austen. In this episode, I will be chatting with Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen’s 5th great-niece and founder of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.Caroline shares her experience growing up in, and eventually leaving, Chawton House, the Knight family…

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330 Guardian Serviceware 24:40

3M ago24:40

24:40

All hail the aluminum knight, defender of nutrition!By Antiques Freaks

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TWE 344: Author Sarah Gristwood—the Secret Voices of Women Across History 20:34

3M ago20:34

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Best-selling biographer Sarah Gristwood talks about Secret Voices, her new anthology highlighting fascinating extracts from women's diaries over four centuries. Podcast host: Laurie McAndish King ========================================== Learn More about The Women’s Eye Online Magazine and Podcast: Website: https://www.thewomenseye.com/ ==========…

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EPISODE #38: Fashion Stories at the MET Gala 2024 – In the look for historical inspiration (English version) 40:27

3M ago40:27

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Send us a Text Message. It is now an institution, not only in the fashion industry, but in the cultural scene: the first Monday in May takes places the MET Gala. And it is time for My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to put its 50 cents in the analysis and interpretation of this unavoidable event. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast : …

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EPISODE #37: Les histoires de mode au MET Gala 2024 - A la recherche d'inspirations historiques (Version française) 39:46

3M ago39:46

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Send us a Text Message. C'est désormais une institution, non seulement dans l'industrie de la mode, mais aussi sur la scène culturelle : le premier lundi de mai a lieu le MET Gala. Et il est temps pour My Fashion Stories Box Podcast de mettre sa pierre à l’édifice dans l’analyse et l’interprétation de cet événement incontournable! Dans ce nouvel ép…

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329 P - The Sailor’s Word Book (1867) with special guest Hannah! 40:56

4M ago40:56

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What is a lobster? We just don’t know. But we’re pretty sure we know how to prevent scurvy with one weird trick that doctors don’t want you to know about. Keep a weather eye out for Beef Hardtack!By Antiques Freaks

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TWE 343: Kristen Dahlgren on Leaving NBC News to Crusade for a Cancer Cure 32:15

3M ago32:15

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Cancer survivor Kristen Dahlgren, co-founder of the Pink Eraser Project, talks about her journey to find, fast-track and fund a breast cancer vaccine that will eradicate the disease for good. Podcast host Stacey Gualandi. ========================================== Learn More about The Women’s Eye Online Magazine and Podcast: Website: https://www.th…

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Episode 63: Bringing Jane Austen's Bath to life with Ellis Naylor @historian_ellis 1:14:49

3M ago1:14:49

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Send us a Text Message.Join me and Ellis as we assemble a Jane Austen guide to Bath. Together, we'll explore Austen's complex bond with this iconic city, from its social allure to its challenges.We'll dive into Austen's portrayal of Bath in "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion," examining how she depicted its social intricacies and landscapes. As we …

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328 Ch. 21 - Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood (1845) 25:13

4M ago25:13

25:13

Wherein is foreshadowed the return of Chillingworth! To instantly unlock over a hundred more chapters (literally), check out our Patreon!By Antiques Freaks

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