Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 52: September Auction Oddities
September auction oddities: A confusing nun and a clown that *probably* isn’t trying to take you apart with power tools.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 12: Professionally Sneaking
S03E12: The spy gadgets of WWII and a married couple–Jonna and Antonio Mendez–who were very real masters of disguise.
Spy craft meets spy crafts with lipstick compasses, pencil daggers, and a truly ingenious use of foot powder.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 51: Home Not So Sweet Home
Haunted houses and harrowing hazing.
Natali and Grace join forces to bring you the history of spooky haunted houses designed to thrill the public and talk about the very real horrors of hazing.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 11: Our Bodies, Our Clothes?
S03E11: The history of women in pants and boobs in fashion.
Ah, yes. The perennial drama of possessing cleavage and/or legs.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 50: August Auction Oddities
In which we ask very important questions about humanity, but, per usual, get no answers.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 10: The Tower in the Woods: The Brattleboro Retreat Tower
S03E10: The Brattleboro Retreat Tower, a Victorian structure tucked away amongst the trees and boulders on a hiking trail in Vermont.
Haley goes solo this week with a tour of one of her new hometown’s most notorious haunts, the Brattleboro Retreat tower. Note: The Brattleboro Retreat was formerly known as the Vermont Asylum for the Insane, and some historical references use that name.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 49: July Auction Oddities
In which we ask very important questions about humanity, but, per usual, get no answers.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 09: Fragrance, Flowers, and Fat
S03E09: Perfume making techniques, enfleurage, and musk.
It’s all flowers and frippery…until it’s not.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 48: May Auction Oddities: The Graduation Edition
Natali’s proud mom moments, rich people problems, a no-bag rule, and Haley’s grandpa’s old pickup truck.
Yeah, that about covers it.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 3, Episode 08: Titties & Teeth: Both Shiny
S03E08: Boobs and bling: the history of sports bras and custom grills.
Two jock straps walk into a marathon with some pretty mind-blowing mouth jewelry.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 47: Shhhh, It’s a Secret
Sorority and Fraternity Crimes and Hauntings!
Things that go bump at the kegger, and activities that are never okay outside of a raunchy 1980s comedy.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 46: April Auction Oddities: And This Time Haley’s Invested
Apothecary cabinets and a partially abandoned estate.
In which we answer the questions “How many drawers is too many drawers?” and “What the hell is that TV doing THERE?!”