Podcasts about Victorian

Just off San Pablo Point, near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, there's a tiny spec of an island with a beautiful Victorian-era building on it. East Brother Light Station has been there since 1874, its light beaming out to warn boats away from unexpectedly shallow waters. Bay Curious listener Kathleen Taylor noticed the lighthouse on a ferry ride from Vallejo to San Francisco for a baseball game and wondered what went on there over the years. She tagged along as we visited the island and got a private tour with the current keepers. Additional Resources: A Trip to the Remote Island Lighthouse in the Middle of San Francisco Bay Read the transcript for this episode GoFundMe for East Brother pier replacement Sign up for our newsletter Got a question you want answered? Ask! Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Olivia Allen-Price. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale, Anna Casalme and Olivia Allen-Price. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsey and everyone on Team KQED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the dead ironworkers return to work after dark? Can an ironworks itself be haunted? And what would you make of the sound of machinery coming to life when the works should have been silent? In this episode of the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast, we travel back to Victorian Merthyr Tydfil and one of the strangest industrial ghost stories. In 1881, a "remarkable account" emerged from Cyfarthfa, once one of the great industrial powerhouses of Wales. A witness claimed that, after the works had fallen silent, the huge wheels began to turn, the machinery sprang into motion and the sounds of production filled the darkness. There were no workers. No obvious source of power. Just the sounds of a working ironworks where the machinery should have been still. And the story doesn't end there. Another local witness claimed to have heard the same mysterious sounds, while an elderly woman offered her own explanation involving the Crawshay family and their deep attachment to the works. Was this a supernatural haunting, an echo of Cyfarthfa's industrial past, or something more easily explained? And what does it mean for a place to become haunted not by a ghostly figure, but by the work itself? Expect Victorian ghost stories, industrial folklore, Cyfarthfa Ironworks, Merthyr Tydfil, supernatural encounters, the Crawshay dynasty and one very strange tale of machinery that seemingly refused to stay silent. Tune in now... if you dare.

One Nation has had another electoral win, having flipped the Labor seat of Secret Harbour in a Western Australian byelection on Saturday. So what does this signal for the upcoming contest at the Victorian state election? Guardian Australia political reporter and live blogger Krishani Dhanji speaks with Essential Media chair Peter Lewis about how Pauline Hanson's party is tapping into low social engagement, and how Labor can better respond during this time of technological and global uncertainty

HEADLINES: The family of Molly Ticehurst, who was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend at her home in 2024, has come face-to-face with her killer in a courtroom. Sydney has recorded its second suspected mistaken identity killing in 48 hours, with a feud between two rival crime networks now suspected to be behind both attacks. A three-year-old Victorian girl has died after contracting a rare infection at a petting zoo, following six weeks fighting for her life in intensive care. Australia's defence spending is under the microscope, with the US pushing us to lift our game even further. GET IN TOUCHGot a story, news tip-off, feedback or dilemma?Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.auHELPFUL LINKS: Become a Mamamia subscriber and get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts and early listening, subscriber-only articles, monthly giveaways and our home workout app, MOVE. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au today. You hot? Same. CREDITSHost: Tamsin RoseAudio Producer: Scott StronachGroup Executive Producers: Georgie Page and Tamsin RoseCheck out The Quicky Instagram here and our TikTok hereDiscover more Mamamia podcasts hereDid you know some of our shows are now in video on the Apple Podcast app? Make sure your phone is up to date and check it out here!Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!The Brickhouse Inn in Gettysburg may look like a charming pair of historic homes—but beneath the quiet exterior lies unrest. In this episode, we talk with manager Hannah Hilty about the property's two very different structures: the 1830s Welty House, which witnessed the full force of the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Victorian home built decades later on the same property.The Welty House is still carrying the marks of musket fire on its walls. Families hid in its cellar as soldiers fought just outside, and the land behind it became a temporary resting place for more than 30 Confederate soldiers. Those layers of trauma and emotion seem to echo through the space even now.Inside both homes, unexplained activity continues to surface—bells that ring with no one near them, EVPs responding to questions, phantom footsteps, shifting furniture, and the unmistakable presence of figures tied to the property's past. Some spirits feel young, some sorrowful, and others seem to maintain a watchful authority over the place they once called home.At The Brickhouse Inn, it seems history isn't just remembered—it's more like it refuses to leave.For more information, visit their website at brickhouseinn.com.#TheGraveTalks #BrickhouseInn #WeltyHouse #GettysburgHaunted #CivilWarGhosts #HauntedGettysburg #ParanormalActivity #HauntedHistory #GhostStoriesPodcast #GettysburgSpirits Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOThe Brickhouse Inn in Gettysburg may look like a charming pair of historic homes—but beneath the quiet exterior lies unrest. In this episode, we talk with manager Hannah Hilty about the property's two very different structures: the 1830s Welty House, which witnessed the full force of the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Victorian home built decades later on the same property.The Welty House is still carrying the marks of musket fire on its walls. Families hid in its cellar as soldiers fought just outside, and the land behind it became a temporary resting place for more than 30 Confederate soldiers. Those layers of trauma and emotion seem to echo through the space even now.Inside both homes, unexplained activity continues to surface—bells that ring with no one near them, EVPs responding to questions, phantom footsteps, shifting furniture, and the unmistakable presence of figures tied to the property's past. Some spirits feel young, some sorrowful, and others seem to maintain a watchful authority over the place they once called home.At The Brickhouse Inn, it seems history isn't just remembered—it's more like it refuses to leave.For more information, visit their website at brickhouseinn.com.#TheGraveTalks #BrickhouseInn #WeltyHouse #GettysburgHaunted #CivilWarGhosts #HauntedGettysburg #ParanormalActivity #HauntedHistory #GhostStoriesPodcast #GettysburgSpirits Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Today's poem, pitting Victorian stoicism against Victorian sentimentality, contends that the truest grief is the most austere and long-lived. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Nicole McMurty's experiences began when she moved into a large Victorian home built in the 1800's for the Bethlehem Steel Company. The beautiful home appealed to McMurtry, though it always seemed a "little creepy" to her. She was to discover the cause of those feelings as her son turned one year old and began to interact with and sometimes run from unseen entities is the old home...

I welcomed one of my hero authors, Michael Morpurgo, and his wife Clare, to Highclere Castle to talk about storytelling, history, the magic of reading, and the extraordinary charity they founded together — Farms for City Children.Michael shared how War Horse came to life and why understanding the First World War matters more than ever today. We recalled the unforgettable day Joey, the National Theatre's War Horse puppet, came to Highclere in 2014 — walking through the very library where Almina, my predecessor, had nursed soldiers back from the trenches a century before.Michael told the wonderful story behind Farms for City Children — how Clare, a childhood afternoon let loose near a Devon farm, courtesy of her father Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books, sparked a lifetime's passion for the countryside, and how that passion became a charity that has given over 120,000 inner-city children a week of real farm life.We explored the importance of books and reading, handwriting, the friendship with Ted Hughes, the honest editorial partnership between Michael and Clare, and my own plans for a Highclere Literary Festival this October.We ended with Michael's dream summer evening guest: the radiant Audrey Hepburn.00:00 Welcome & Introduction02:10 War Horse & Joey Comes to Highclere06:30 History, World War I & Why It Still Matters13:15 The Origins of Farms for City Children21:45 A Real Farm — Not a Pretend Farm28:00 Highclere: Farm, History & the Fifth Earl33:20 The Power of Reading & the Literary Festival38:10 Writing by Hand, Ted Hughes & the iPad44:00 Editing, Marriage & Telling the Truth49:30 Dream Party Guest: Audrey HepburnTopics CoveredWar Horse & HighclereThe origins of War Horse and why Michael believes we must understand history to navigate the presentLady Carnarvon recalls the day Joey, the War Horse puppet from the National Theatre, came to Highclere in 2014 to mark the centenary of World War IHighclere Castle served as a real military hospital during World War I — Lady Carnarvon's predecessor, Almina, nursed soldiers back from the trenchesThe contrast with the fictional Downton Abbey and the very real human stories preserved in letters at HighclereHistory, War & ResponsibilityMichael reflects on why the First World War is so important — and how it directly caused the SecondThe role of individuals and political movements in triggering conflict, from Sarajevo to the rise of HitlerWhy Michael feels it is "timely" to revisit these lessons today, given the state of the worldSeeing War Horse in the theatre the night before recording — and what it still means to himFarms for City ChildrenClare's childhood inspiration: sent outside to explore as a young girl near a Devon farm, she fell in love with the countryside, animals, and the rhythm of rural lifeHer father, Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books, instilled a love of the natural worldWhy Clare and Michael left teaching after realising they weren't reaching the children who needed them mostHow the charity started with one Victorian farmhouse in Devon and has since grown to multiple working farmsOver 120,000 children have now spent a week on a real farm — milking cows, feeding lambs, grooming horses, doing genuine workMeeting former "farm children" now aged 45 with families of their own, who say the experience never left themHighclere Today — A Living EstateFarming records at Highclere dating back to the 16th century; earliest written records from 749 ADLady Carnarvon's rare breed Cornish pigs, Belted Galloway cattle, 1,400 ewes, and 2,500 lambsThe Iron Age Fort and Bronze Age Tumuli on the estateWilliam of Wykeham (1324–1404) — bishop and founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford — lived at Highclere; it was his palaceThe fifth Earl of Carnarvon, who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun, was a voracious reader; his will, written at 21, listed his books as among his most prized possessionsThe Power of Reading & WritingWhy books matter: they let children ask questions, explore mortality, understand the world, and feel less aloneMichael's beach anecdote — watching his granddaughter's husband read to their one-year-old, with the baby turning the pages back — as a perfect image of how the love of books is passed onThe importance of parents reading aloud, good libraries, and physical booksLady Carnarvon's Highclere Literary Festival — launching this October, with:A children's trail through the gardens (including a wardrobe inspired by Narnia and an entrance to fairyland)The Curious Tent and Speaker's CornerWriting and reading competitions with cash prizesFree entry for under-16s who have read a book or written somethingLady Carnarvon's campaign for handwriting — the link between brain, hand, and penTed Hughes, Writing by Hand & TechnologyMichael's lifelong habit of writing by hand — and how arthritis in his finger has forced a reluctant move to an iPadNeighbour and friend Ted Hughes on why handwriting matters: it keeps the mind and the process in syncMichael's delight at discovering he can dictate to his iPad ("It prints it out magically")Editing, Marriage & HonestyClare as Michael's first editor — "quite unfairly truthful" — and why he always takes her notes even when he doesn't want toThe ongoing verdict: nothing he's written in the 65 books since War Horse has matched itLady Carnarvon's husband editing her first book and his well-meaning but devastating comment: "Don't worry if nobody reads it — you've still tried very hard"A Summer Evening QuestionIf you could take anyone to Lady Carnarvon's summer jazz evening, who would it be?Clare: Gregory PeckMichael: Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday)A discussion of Audrey Hepburn's extraordinary grace — and how grace itself is something both Michael and Lady Carnarvon seek in their work and livesMentioned in This EpisodeWar Horse — Michael Morpurgo (novel, stage production, Steven Spielberg film)Waiting for Anya — Michael MorpurgoThe History Boys — Alan BennettFarms for City Children — farmsforcitvchildren.orgHighclere Literary Festival — October 2025, Highclere CastleAllen Lane — founder of Penguin BooksAlmina, Countess of Carnarvon — WWI hospital at HighclereWilliam of Wykeham — founder of Winchester College and New College, OxfordThe fifth Earl of Carnarvon — discoverer of Tutankhamun's tombTed Hughes — poet, neighbour of the MorpurgosRoman Holiday (1953) — dir. William Wyler, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory PeckAbout Lady Carnarvon's PodcastLady Carnarvon records her podcast from Highclere Castle, home of the real family whose story inspired Downton Abbey. Episodes explore history, heritage, literature, and the people and ideas that have shaped Highclere and the wider world.You can hear more episodes of Lady Carnarvon's Official Podcasts at https://www.ladycarnarvon.com/podcast/New episodes are published on the first day of every month. 

Death was a major part of everyday life in the Victorian era, and people developed elaborate ways to mourn, remember, and preserve the dead. In this episode of Lunatics Radio Hour, we explore the history of Victorian funerary traditions and the social and historical circumstances that shaped them in Britain and the United States. We look at Victorian mourning customs, postmortem photography, mourning jewelry, human hair art, funeral rituals, embalming, funeral biscuits, mourning stationery, death masks, and Victorian cemeteries. We also examine how the American Civil War helped popularize embalming in the United States and how Queen Victoria's mourning for Prince Albert influenced Victorian mourning culture. Along the way, we separate historical practices from later myths, including the popular story of Victorian "tear catchers." Finally, we trace these traditions into Gothic literature and horror movies, looking at how Victorian cemeteries, mourning clothes, old photographs, preserved bodies, and memorial objects became part of the visual language of supernatural horror. Because the Victorians weren't trying to make death scary. They were trying to find ways to live with it. Follow us on social media @ TheLunaticsProject. Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. ⁠Support the show⁠. Sources The Gettysburg Compiler: Until We Meet Again: Victorian Mourning Practices by Ziv Camri The National Museum of Funeral History: 19th Century Mourning Eat Your Sorrow With These Victorian Funeral Biscuits: Atlas Obscura  Another Atlas Obscura article: Clearing Up Myths About Victorian ‘Postmortem' Photography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star Wuerdemann's offer was rejected the same day it went in. The listing didn't even have VA financing marked as an acceptable option. Fifty-four days of inspection contingency later, she owned the house.This is the whole thing, told by the agent and the buyer sitting together.Star and her husband were moving to Olympia. He's leaving the Army, she's opening a writing and art studio downtown. They'd already bought a house in Lakewood with Jana Ross three years earlier, sight unseen, while they were stationed elsewhere. This time they found an 1890 Victorian that needed real work, and a seller who wanted to sell it as-is.Here's what makes this one worth 50 minutes. Jana called the listing agent and asked, straight out, why VA had been left off. The answer was fear: fear that the VA appraisal would call out conditions the seller would then be on the hook to fix. So Jana did the homework, and found something neither she nor the listing agent knew existed. A VA buyer can petition to have conditions waived, as long as they can show they understand the problem and are taking it on. Safety items stay non-negotiable. Everything else is on the table.Then the inspection. Rats in the attic. A crawl space nobody could get into on the first pass. And when they finally did: 1890 framing sitting on rocks and stumps, five and a half inches of differential across the floor, and a $54,000 foundation estimate.Jana's move there is the part agents should sit with. She did not send that estimate. She referenced it, told the listing agent the number on a phone call, and said: if you want it, we will send it. She repeated that line once a week for two months. Her reasoning is that if you shove everything into someone's face that they don't want to see, they get mad and say no to all of it.The seller came back with an $18,000 second opinion from a crawl space and insulation contractor, not a foundation engineer. Jana said no. Three seller-response extensions later, she was calling foundation companies herself, getting availability and pricing she could hand the listing agent so they had no reason left not to call one.Star's side of it is the other half. Anticipation is the worst part. A text thread with her husband and Jana for business, and a separate thread to Jana that was just "Jana, I'm dying." Several thousand dollars of their own money in inspections, estimates and the VA appraisal, sunk before they knew if they'd even get the house. She names her walk-away point out loud.They agreed on March 11 and closed March 17. Final terms: $24,000 off the original contract price, plus $4,000 in seller-paid concessions, plus the seller covering the buyer's closing costs. On a VA loan a buyer can take up to 4% in seller concessions on top of closing costs, and Jana explains how they used every inch of that.And after months of everybody being afraid of what a VA appraisal would find on an 1890 house: the appraisal called out one condition. Moss on the shed roof. Three hundred and fifty dollars. Jana paid it herself.MEET THE GUESTSJana Ross, Broker, Windermere Abode. Instagram @janarossrealtor, janarossrealestate.com, 253-283-7568.Star Wuerdemann, founder of Oly Pages, a writing and art studio in downtown Olympia. Instagram @oly.pages, olypages.org.FOLLOW AND CONNECTInstagram @windermereabode. Visit windermereabode.com. Go crush on a house at abodecrush.com. Read more on fair housing at tacomafairhousing.com. Listen to the insideABODE Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms.

HEADLINES: Among the tragic headlines from Nepal, one of the missing Australians has been found in Tibet. Pill testing will be rolled out at New South Wales music festivals from next month, following a year-long trial. A 16-year-old boy has told a Sydney court he planned to bomb the Sydney Opera House on the Sydney Marathon day in 2024, after being radicalised through extremist content on Tiktok. Phones, laptops and gaming consoles are about to get more expensive, and the AI boom is to blame. Scientists might have got something fundamental wrong about our universe, and a new NASA telescope just launched to find out. And if you've ever done the maths on what a child actually costs, this might make you jealous... Australia has just passed one trillion dollars in government debt, and combined state, territory and federal debt is set to hit two trillion by the end of the decade. On this episode of The Quicky, we ask why nobody seems worried: from ballooning state budgets since COVID to the "free" election promises being made ahead of the Victorian and NSW polls. Experts from the Grattan Institute and the Centre for Independent Studies explain why debt feels abstract to voters, and why the bill always seems to land later. GET IN TOUCHGot a story, news tip-off, feedback or dilemma?Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au HELPFUL LINKS: Become a Mamamia subscriber and get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts and early listening, subscriber-only articles, monthly giveaways and our home workout app, MOVE. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au today. You hot? Same. CREDITSHost: Charlotte Mortlock Audio Producer: Scott Stronach Group Executive Producers: Georgie Page and Tamsin Rose Check out The Quicky Instagram here and our TikTok here Discover more Mamamia podcasts here Did you know some of our shows are now in video on the Apple Podcast app? Make sure your phone is up to date and check it out here! Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We put laptops and tablets into classrooms with a promise that technology would improve education. Nearly two decades later, parents and teachers are asking a confronting question: Did we get it wrong? Justin speaks with Danny Alachi, founder of the Heads Up Alliance, and Victorian high school teacher Steph Challis about the push to reduce screen use in Australian schools. They unpack classroom distraction, declining literacy, the value of handwriting and physical books, and why teaching digital skills doesn’t require kids to spend every lesson behind a screen. They also explain a new national petition calling for no one-to-one devices in primary schools, books and paper to become the default in high school, a pause on generative AI in classrooms, safer evidence-based educational apps, and a renewed focus on reading and handwriting. KEY POINTS Why one-to-one devices may be doing more harm than good in primary classrooms The distraction problem teachers are seeing when laptops are open Why books, handwriting and paper still matter for learning The difference between teaching digital literacy and teaching through a screen Why technology should have to prove it improves learning before schools adopt it The five changes the Heads Up Alliance wants Australian schools to make QUOTE OF THE EPISODE “Schools need to remember what they're for. They're there to teach children how to learn.” Steph Challis RESOURCES MENTIONED Heads Up Alliance Sign the petition ACTION STEPS FOR PARENTS Look at how devices are being used in your child’s classroom, not simply whether they are being used. Ask your school when screens genuinely improve learning and when books, paper and handwriting could work better. Read the petition and sign it if you support the proposed changes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Latest Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) features our returning friend,the wonderful Juliette Tomlinson.Juliette is the author of ‘Longford' and ‘Sunnyside' and the forthcoming ‘Clothorn'‘Longford is set in 1864, and the great city of Manchester was Cottonopolis, rising with the sound of industry, and the boom of a hundred mills. At the heart of its energies was John Rylands. ‘the greatest merchant prince the world has ever seen'. This is the story of an empire built by a true Manchester man, given meaning and worth by the extraordinary woman Enriqueta, who loved him and a partnership that left a huge mark on the city.The sequel ‘Sunnyside' which is mostly covered in this podcast is described as “Following Longford: A Manchester Love Story, Sunnyside: A New Beginning, continues JulietteTomlinson's sweeping Victorian family saga. From tragedy on the Cornish coast to the industrial heart of Manchester, the novel returns to the Rylands household at Longford, where orphanedchildren, unexpected motherhood, and acts of quiet philanthropy reshape fragile lives. Rich in atmosphere, this lyrical continuation explores class, inheritance, and the enduring legacies of loveand loss, revealing how compassion and community can forge hope across generations.'Juliette can be found on Instagram: www.instagram.com/longfordjr/The books can be purchased from Chorlton Bookshop directly, and also on Amazon, Waterstones etc

Greg Jenner is joined in western Europe by historian Dr Serena Dyer and comedian and actor Vic Michaelis to learn all about the hidden history of underwear. For as long as people have been wearing clothes, they have been wearing garments under them – Romans at Hadrian's Wall were sent underpants, and even Ötzi the Iceman was discovered wearing a form of undergarment. But what were people wearing before the invention of underwires and elastic, so essential to our modern conceptions of underwear? This episode traces the history of our underthings in western Europe and the USA from the medieval period, through the Tudor, Regency and Victorian eras, and into the modern day. Moving around the body, it takes in the linen shifts and shirts that were the universal undergarment for much of history, the development of drawers and stockings, and the shockingly recent invention of knickers and briefs. It also tackles stays and corsets, asking whether they were really as painful as film and TV depictions suggest, and looking at the reliability of on-screen underwear in programmes like ‘Bridgerton'. If you're a fan of fashion trends of the past, evolving views on beauty and the body, and debunking historical myths, you'll love our episode on the history of underwear. If you want more historical fashion and beauty trends, check out our episodes on the History of High Heels, Renaissance Beauty and haircare entrepreneur Madam CJ Walker. You're Dead To Me is the comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Every episode, Greg Jenner brings together the best names in history and comedy to learn and laugh about the past. Hosted by: Greg Jenner Research by: Lily Tidman Written by: Dr Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Dr Emma Nagouse, and Greg Jenner Produced by: Dr Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Gill Huggett Senior Producer: Dr Emma Nagouse Executive Editor: Philip Sellars

Can Sherlock Holmes follow the trail of a culprit 28 hours ahead of him? Arthur Conan Doyle, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I'm your host BJ Harrison.  I'm glad you could join us.   Unlimited everything. With a monthly donation of $9.99 or more, that's what you get. Unlimited access to everything I've recorded for the last 19 years. These are the same titles found on Audible, Spotify, and elsewhere. They already have thousands of five-star ratings. Many have won awards. And you can download all you want. No limits.   And it all directly supports the show. The guy who does all the work. That'd be me.   Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com today and choose the best way to support the show. Thank you so much.     Okay, so we have a little housekeeping to attend to. First of all, if you'd like to see a live recording of Jeeves and the Dog MacIntosh, by P.G. Wodehouse, you can. I'll be performing The Classic Tales Podcast live at the FanX Convention (formerly Salt Lake ComicCon). I'll also be one of four narrators performing The Call of Cthulhu live, as well as Asleep in Armageddon, by Ray Bradbury. So if you're in the area, and are planning on attending, please come and say hi.   There's also a super fun interview I had with Heather Ordover from CraftLit, the annotated audiobook podcast, that you can check out. Her podcast turns 20 this year, and since many of her listeners have heard my work, since she's used some of my recordings in her show, she was gracious enough to have a chat with me. If you wonder why I do this, or what my story is, it's a great snapshot of lil' ol' me. A link to the interview can be found in the show notes.   Also, today we have an instance of an author using racism as a cheap device to create a villain. Yeah, it's pretty gross. For the record, any time you say, "everyone who looks like this, or comes from here, or thinks like this – they're all the same", yeah, that's a problem. Unfortunately, many Victorian authors use this and various forms of racism as a cheap shortcut. Just wanted to give you a heads up.     And now, The Sign of the Four, Part 3 of 5, by Arthur Conan Doyle   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $9.99/month   Follow this link to hear the interview with BJ and Heather Ordover from CraftLit   Follow this link and get Multiple Licenses for The Audiobook Library Card   Follow this link and watch the new video walkthrough using PocketBook.       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

Thirteen centuries of faith, violence, imprisonment and death have left Ireland's Spike Island crowded with restless spirits. Anne and Renata journey inside the former monastery, massive military fortress and notorious Victorian convict prison once called “Ireland's Alcatraz” to uncover its darkest history, chilling ghost stories and the infamous entities still haunting its cells, tunnels and execution grounds. Discover why Spike Island is considered one of Ireland's most haunted places in this spooky episode. The Spirits of Spike Island - A True Hauntings Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rev Jamie is back with a solo episode that starts with absurdity and ends with righteous anger.

Darlin', we'll take care of you Along The Way with the audience-recommended album Darlin' Oh Darlin', by contemporary folk family The Hunts! These seven Virginia siblings got their start playing the fiddle in a family band (Von Trapp style), and evolved into an atmospheric, instrumentally-diverse powerhouse of love songs written by committee. Tracks like the half-title track and Peace Be Still turned into significant hits for the group! Find out how this band (new to both of us) fares in our respective rankings!James & Connor learn about the family's rich history, from touring to engineering degrees. We'll talk about the merits and evolution of "stomp clap hey" music in the early 20-teens, discover the Victorian home studio the band used for the record, and their breakthrough placement on Starbucks' nationwide playlist. Heaven Knows what The Mixtaper has in store, with royal facts about the Queen, the Hunts Parliament, and a good old-fashioned county fair salmon toss. You've got to hear it to believe it!Be honest, how far do you think you could throw the salmon?? Are we just overconfident? Are there enough Darlin's on this album? Too many? Let us know in the comments and on social media! Be sure to follow for more riveting shutter insights next time!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro2:10 About The Hunts9:03 About Darlin' Oh Darlin'12:49 Awards & Accolades13:10 Fact Or Spin14:46 A Riverdance For The Queen19:40 By Royal Decree: Cheese And Crackers27:48 The House Of Hunt31:00 The Wimbledon Salmon-Tossing Win41:05 Album Art42:42 Darlin'47:43 Along The Way49:27 Peace Be Still51:02 Heaven Knows52:18 Travel54:01 Far55:04 Love Of Mine56:14 Standing Small56:55 Flowers And Jars58:09 Years58:39 Oh Darlin'1:00:38 Final Spin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nobody in the Victorian era who claimed to see a ghost described lace and corsets – that look came from the magazine trade that discovered ghost stories were cheap to print and easy to cut to length.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/VictorianGhostsREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4p69wekwFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Victorian-era ghosts… they seem to haunt not only our imaginations, but also our Halloween wardrobes. Why were people in the mid-to-late 1800s so obsessed with the supernatural? And why are we so fascinated by Victorian ghost stories still today? (What's The Deal With Victorian Ghosts?) *** The story of Queen Esther is chilling – full of an Iroquois warrior woman's quest for vengeance, brutal warfare, haunting legends, ghostly wails, and a curse that many believe still has power even today. (The Curse of Queen Esther) *** No one can remember exactly when the ghost story began, but records show it dates back to at least 1926. The tale centers around the Administration Offices of Rockford School District 205 on South Madison Street, formerly Rockford High School. Built in 1885, the school gained a spooky reputation due to eerie events reported in its underground tunnels. After a tragic accident in the school's swimming pool claimed the life of a student named Gosta Anderson, strange sightings and sounds fueled the legend of his restless spirit, haunting the very site where he died. (Gosta's Ghost) *** Plumas County, California, holds a chilling mystery that dates back to 1978. On a winter night with a half-moon, five friends left a basketball game at California State University, Chico, and drove away, never to be seen again. Their car was found abandoned on a remote mountain road, leading to a series of eerie discoveries, unanswered questions, and clues that still baffle investigators today. (The 5 Boys Who Never Came Back)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00.00.000 = Short fiction story “Lost Hearts” by M.R. James00:24:29.734 = Show Open00:27:12.649 = What's The Deal With Victorian Ghosts?00:36:13.257 = The Curse of Queen Esther ***00:46:07.677 = The Five Boys Who Never Came Back01:06:21.586 = Gosta's Ghost01:12:56.658 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:Free Audiobook: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, narrated by Darren Marlar:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/AChristmasCarolNarration: “The Signalman” by Charles Dickens, narrated by Darren Marlar: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/TheSignalman“What's The Deal With Victorian Ghosts?” source = Dan Nosowitz at Atlas Obscura: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p94894t“Lost Hearts” by M.R. James (public domain)“The Curse of Queen Esther” source = Creative History Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3bn9kwe8“Gosta's Ghost” written by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford: https://www.hauntedrockford.com/gostas-ghost/“The 5 Boys Who Never Came Back” written by Cynthia Gorney in 1978 for the Washington Post:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8hkyef(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: May 17, 2024LIKE WHAT YOU'RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL

She had always known her friend believed his old Victorian home was haunted, but she never gave the stories much thought. Then one emotionally charged night changed that.After years of complicated feelings between them, he drunkenly confessed something she had never expected to hear. Hours later, while she was still trying to take care of him, she walked back toward his bedroom and saw someone standing there.At first, he dismissed what she told him the next morning. Then she mentioned one specific detail about the figure—and his reaction immediately changed.She never saw the apparition again, and their friendship eventually faded. But she has always wondered about the timing.Why did the ghost choose that particular night to finally show itself to her? #RealGhostStoriesOnline #RealGhostStories #GhostStory #VictorianHouse #Apparition #ManInTheHat #Paranormal #GhostEncounter #Unexplained #TrueGhostStory Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

The girls are back, and this week's episode is a perfect little haunted-theater, true-crime anxiety spiral. Cute? No. Creepy? Extremely. First, Monique tells the story of British comedian Jason Manford, who got cast in the West End revival of Sweeney Todd at London's historic Adelphi Theatre. Every night after getting his throat slashed onstage, Jason would clean off the fake blood and FaceTime his wife and twin daughters before bed. How sweet. Until his three-year-old daughter asked, “Daddy, who's that man behind you?” A tall man with dark hair, a mustache, and a soldier's uniform: a description that matched William Terriss, the beloved Victorian actor who was stabbed to death at the Adelphi stage door in 1897 while wearing a Union Army captain's costume. The theatre ghosts really said: yes, and? Then Amy brings us into the 1977 death of Charles “Chuck” Morgan, a Tucson escrow company president whose case is so suspicious it feels personally insulting that anyone tried to rule it as a suicide. Chuck disappeared, came home three days later missing a shoe, bound in plastic handcuffs, unable to speak and writing that he had been kidnapped and tortured. He hinted at a secret government identity, got paranoid (naturally), wore a bulletproof vest, carried a gun and told his family he had written a letter naming who was responsible if anything happened to him. Then he disappeared again. Nine days later, a mystery woman called “Green Eyes” phoned his wife with an ominous Bible passage and soon after, Chuck was found in the desert wearing his bulletproof vest, shot in the back of the head, with a $2 bill pinned to his underwear and absolutely no reasonable explanation. Police ruled it suicide. Monique and Amy, correctly, said: no, girl, no. If you take anything away from this episode, let it be this: when a three-year-old sees a crying soldier behind you, maybe believe the fucking child.

✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--Charles Dickens made the Victorian workhouse famous, but the reality behind Oliver Twist was even worse than fiction.  This episode tells how workhouses treated Britain's poorest people, and how pensions and the welfare state finally replaced them.  Oliver Twist and the image of hunger in workhouses Early poor relief and rising costs during the Industrial Revolution 1832 Royal Commission and 1834 Act creating national workhouses The harsh idea of less eligibility as a warning Who ended up in workhouses: the elderly, sick children, and women Small meals, family separation, and hard work like treadmills Andover scandal: starving people and an abusive, drunken master Charlie Chaplin's childhood in the workhouse Reforms pensions: National Insurance and 1948 changes Ongoing debates about welfare and supporting vulnerable people Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/victorian-workhouses ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]

Today we're chatting with Megan Olson — co-owner and shopkeep of Vice & Graft, a curated vintage shop in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter specializing in pieces from the Victorian era through the 1970s, with a deep focus on local New Orleans history. Megan's path into vintage was anything but conventional — she spent 15 years as a nurse before COVID prompted her to walk away from a corporate healthcare career and follow her lifelong love of antiques and vintage instead. It all started when she and her husband had the opportunity to buy 5,000 rare band t-shirts, launching them into their first vintage business – Swamp Rags, an 80s-90s-Y2K spot with a focus on tees. Not long after, Megan opened Vice & Graft, now in its fifth year as a brick-and-mortar on Royal Street, where she's built a reputation for sourcing directly from generational New Orleans families — uncovering everything from Victorian day coats to a Mardi Gras queen's entire 1930s wardrobe. Megan is also the owner of Second Line Estate Sales, and together with her husband, she hosts the Louisiana Vintage Festival, which grew into a two-day event this year at the House of Blues French Quarter, featuring over 50 Louisiana vintage dealers. We're getting into it all — her rarest finds and holy grails, the pieces she can't bring herself to sell, and why she believes New Orleans might just be the most singular city in the country for vintage. Let's dive right in! DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [05:39] The 1997 MTV Music Awards were Mergan's personal style wake-up call.  [06:57] Megan's first big vintage buy of 20 Victorian petticoats. [10:53] Pivoting from 15 years in healthcare into antiques and vintage instead. [17:00] Dividing sourcing and aesthetic between Swamp Rags and Vice & Graft.  [21:11] Vice and Graft's vintage has a deep focus on local New Orleans history. [26:03] How the French Quarter vintage scene has grown since Vice & Graft opened.  [30:27] Opening a new estate sale business called Second Line Estate Sale. [36:36] Launching the Louisiana Vintage Festival. [40:42] Megan's holy grail vintage finds [49:29] Shoutouts to the vintage community she loves.  EPISODE MENTIONS:  Vice and Graft @viceandgraft Swamp Rags Second Line Estate Sales Louisiana Vintage Festival  Junior Varsity Vintage Frenchy's House of Vintage Trash Panic  Cora Violet Walters Newburgh Vintage Emporium   LET'S CONNECT: 

In all the minimalist/maximalist debate about our homes, what if there's a happy, hushed in-between? AllMomDoes welcomes back Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester, to talk through how you can have a home with lots of things you love while still keeping the chaos to a minimum.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4zri7DNKey Topics:House hushing as a method to reduce visual chaosThe importance of visual volume in home decorBalancing sentimental items with minimalismBackward decluttering approachCreating spaces that feel good and function wellThe psychological impact of environment on moodStrategies for leaving spaces intentionally blankThe role of color, texture, and scale in calming a homeResisting marketing influences in home decorThe connection between environment and behaviorSound bites:"Your house shouldn't be shouting at you.""Environment shapes human behavior.""Less stuff, more margin, more peace."Chapters:00:00 Introduction and guest introduction01:00 Myquillyn Smith's background and home journey01:55 The concept of house hushing explained03:52 Visual volume and its impact on calm07:01 Minimalism vs. house hushing: finding balance10:01 Backward decluttering method detailed13:54 Creating spaces that invite use and comfort17:01 The psychological power of environment19:00 Designing within a Victorian home20:48 The importance of leaving spaces intentionally blank23:55 The influence of marketing and inspiration images27:00 Practical tips for styling with confidence29:51 Pre-ordering the book and resourcesKeywords: home organization, house hushing, decluttering, minimalism, interior design, emotional attachment, peaceful home, decorating tips, mental health, lifestyle

Think we've exhausted Tudor history? Think again — what are we missing?Are the Tudors really overdone, or are we simply telling the same stories over and over again? Dr Joanne Paul joins Paul Bavill for a counter-rage against the idea that historians should stop studying the Tudors.From the English Reformation and the Break with Rome to poverty, politics, women, immigrants, people of colour and the extraordinary figures operating beyond the royal spotlight, there is far more to sixteenth-century England than Henry VIII, his six wives and Elizabeth I.Joanne explains why modern Tudor history is busy challenging Victorian misconceptions, uncovering overlooked lives and rethinking how power actually worked. Why did the dissolution of the monasteries fundamentally change the experience of poverty? Were Tudor counsellors sometimes more important than the monarch? Were the seeds of the English Civil War already being planted in sixteenth-century ideas about government?There is also plenty of discussion about the English Reformation, Lollardy, Renaissance humanism, Edward VI, the Marian regime, Henry VII, the rise of the “new men” and, inevitably, why Edward Seymour sucks.If you think Tudor history begins and ends with Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, this is your challenge to look again.Dr Joanne Paul is speaking at the Gloucester History Festival, which runs from 12th–20th September. Joanne will be appearing on Friday 18th September at 4pm, discussing the end of Henry VIII's reign. Find festival information and tickets at: https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.ukFind out more about Dr Joanne Paul and follow her work:Website: https://www.joannepaul.co.ukYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrJoannePaulInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoannepaul/X/Twitter: https://x.com/drjoannepaulJoanne is the author of Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England and The House of Dudley. Buy The House of Dudley and support History Rage through the History Rage Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9781405937191Recommended episodes:Episode 269: Al Murray argues it's time to shut up about the Tudors.Episode 266: Dr Joanne Paul rages that it's not Lady Jane Grey — it's Queen Jane Dudley.Listen to more episodes and find History Rage here:Website: https://www.historyrage.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyrageFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryRageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyrageX/Twitter: https://x.com/HistoryRageWant to support the show? Join the Angry Mob on Patreon for £5 per month and get early ad-free episodes, access to the monthly livestream and the coveted History Rage mug: https://www.patreon.com/historyrageIf you enjoy History Rage, please follow, subscribe, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen — and tell another history lover to climb aboard the rage train. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Whiting, Emily Patterson and Nathan Schmook discuss all the latest footy news on AFL Daily. It's report-card season for four of the eight non-Victorian sides that have missed out on finals action. West Coast had a year of 2 halves, Port Adelaide under first-year coach Josh Carr fell short in five games by 3 points or less. The Giants were the most unpredictable side of the season, the SUNS the most disappointing. Plus, the most worthy recipient of the Thursday Great Man. Subscribe to AFL Daily wherever you get your podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to our radio program first aired on SBS South Asian on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, at 2 pm, focusing on major news from across Australia over the past seven days, state and territory preparations amid warnings of significant bushfire risk during spring, and an event held in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo. We also brought you the latest news from Nepal, a report on Ghantemangal, a festival celebrated by the Newar community in the Kathmandu Valley, and a report on whether it is legal to pick fruit from someone else's property in Australia. To hear more audio content from SBS Nepali, subscribe to our podcast on any platform, including Apple Podcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. SBS Nepali broadcasts a radio program every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 PM on SBS South Asian digital radio and channel 305 on your TV, live from our studios in Sydney and Melbourne. Repeats of these shows are aired every Thursday and Sunday at 4 PM on SBS Radio 2. Every Monday, listen to one full hour of contemporary Nepali songs on SBS South Asian at 2 PM. - मङ्गलवार, १८ अगस्ट सन् २०२६ दिउँसो २ बजे एसबीएस साउथ एसियनमा प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण भएको एसबीएस नेपालीको कार्यक्रममा हामीले अस्ट्रेलियाका पछिल्ला सात दिनका प्रमुख समाचार, अस्ट्रेलियामा डढेलो जोखिमको चेतावनी बिच राज्य तथा प्रदेशहरूको तयारी, भिक्टोरियाको रिजनल शहर बेन्डिगोमा भएको एक कार्यक्रमबारे जानकारी, नेपालका पछिल्ला सात दिनका समाचार,काठमाडौँ उपत्यकाका नेवार समुदायले मनाउने पर्व गठेमङ्गलबारे रिपोर्ट र अस्ट्रेलियामा अरूको बारीबाट फलफूल टिप्न पाइन्छ कि पाइँदैन भन्ने बारे चर्चा गरेका छौँ। हाम्रो रेडियो कार्यक्रम हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो दुई बजे SBS South Asian मा प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हुन्छ। यी रेडियो कार्यक्रम बिहीवार र आइतवार SBS Radio 2 मा अपराह्न ४ देखि ५ बजेसम्म पुन प्रसारण हुन्छन्।Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the opinions expressed in the segment are those of the talents themselves.Click here to listen to the SBS Nepali radio program.You can listen to SBS Nepali's live broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm via SBS South Asian on digital radio, on television channel 305, through the SBS Audio app, on SBS On Demand, or via our website.You can also follow SBS Nepali on social media: Facebook, Instagram and X (@SBS Nepali) - हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपाली रेडियो कार्यक्रम यहाँ सुन्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइट sbs.com.au/nepali मार्फत सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ।साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया प्लेटफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौं SBS Nepali का नाममा।

Jolenta is joined by author Laura Mayer (Tryhard) to talk about a moment from Real Housewives of New York City that flew under the radar - the time Tinsley did a multi-layered product placement and then got surprised by her boyfriend. There's surprising depth in this commercial moment and even though it's fleeting it gives us great insight into the complicated, childlike mind of Tinsley Mortimer. Laura's insta HMT insta Sources: Real Housewives of New York City, Peacock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"David Copperfield" or "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery" was first published in 1850. Like all except five of his works, it originally appeared in serial form. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels. It is also Dickens' "favorite child." (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900Language: EnglishKeyword(s): ⁠⁠novel⁠⁠ (163), ⁠⁠dickens⁠⁠ (67), ⁠⁠Victorian novel⁠⁠ (24)

Former talent agent Ralph Carr will spend up to six years in a Victorian prison after he was convicted of raping a woman at his home in Melbourne in 2023. Plus, ANU apologises to a whistleblower academic and the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion wraps up early. Read more: Celebrity agent Ralph Carr jailed for six years for raping woman ANU payment, apology to Julie Bishop whistleblower Liz Allen for ‘indefensible treatment’ Royal commission to end by Wednesday, shortening final hearingsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE DEVIL'S LEDGER Week of August 24, 2026 It is still freakin' August. This week on The Devil's Ledger, we surrender to the heat and turn our attention toward masked lunatics, black-eyed children, Victorian blackmail, spectacular fraud, and another trip into a supernatural dimension that desperately needs better lighting. We begin with The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week: The Chucky Mask Spree. Philadelphia police say a masked man targeted at least half a dozen people during a bizarre early-morning spree, including a 40-year-old jogger whom he allegedly chased after asking whether she was ready to die. Surveillance cameras captured the suspect wearing a Chucky-style doll mask—and investigators noticed that beneath it he appeared to be wearing another black face covering. Fictional monsters are considerably less entertaining when someone decides to wear their face in the real world.

As interior designers, we often focus on creating beautiful spaces, but beauty alone isn't always enough. Sometimes a room can have gorgeous furnishings, meaningful décor, and impeccable styling, yet still feel visually loud. When every surface competes for attention, a home stops supporting everyday life and starts demanding energy from the people living in it.That's why I was so excited to sit down with bestselling author Myquillyn Smith, better known as The Nester, to talk about her newest book, House Hushing. Rather than encouraging us to simply own fewer things, Myquillyn introduces a refreshing perspective: great design is about managing visual volume, not just the volume of possessions. Her approach blends interior design, decluttering, quiet decorating, soulful styling, and seasonal simplicity into a practical framework that helps create homes that feel both peaceful and deeply personal.If you're designing for clients—or even creating a home for yourself—this episode will encourage you to think beyond minimalism. You'll discover how thoughtful design decisions can reduce visual noise while preserving warmth, personality, and the lived-in beauty that makes a house truly feel like home.Featured GuestMyquillyn Smith, also known as The Nester, is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, decorating expert, and founder of The Nester. For more than fifteen years, she has encouraged homeowners to embrace their homes—imperfections and all—by creating spaces that reflect their personalities instead of chasing perfection. Her thoughtful approach combines decorating, styling, decluttering, and intentional living, helping thousands of women create welcoming homes with less stress and more meaning. Living in a historic Victorian home in North Carolina has further shaped her philosophy, inspiring her latest book, House Hushing, which introduces a fresh framework for reducing visual noise while maintaining warmth, beauty, and soul.What You'll Learn in This Episode✳️ Understand the four-part House Hushing framework.✳️ Reduce visual noise without sacrificing personality.✳️ Style meaningful homes with fewer decorative items.✳️ Create peaceful interiors through quiet decorating.✳️ Design homes supporting changing life seasons.Read the Blog >>> The Four Principles of House HushingNEXT STEPS:

Think military leadership is all about barking orders and rigid command structures? Think again. In this archive episode of Connected Leadership Bytes, Andy Lopata sits down with former British Army officer and Sandhurst instructor Neil Jurd OBE. Neil dismantles the myth of the authoritarian leader, explaining why positional power is actually the most fragile form of influence you can have. Drawing on his extensive frontline experience, Neil explains why a leader's job is never to be the smartest person in the room, but rather to "harness and allow" the brilliance of everyone around them. He describes why effective leadership should look more like a dynamic "disturbed bees' nest" than a Victorian top-down org chart. From the subtle power dynamics of summoning someone to your office to the simple leadership rule of "never turning down a cup of tea," this conversation offers a practical, human-centric blueprint for building trust, breaking down silos, and eliminating the friction that kills high performance. What You Will Learn In This Episode: The Fragility of Rank: Why relying on your job title or position is the weakest, most precarious way to influence people. The "Disturbed Bees' Nest" Model: Why high-performing teams ditch traditional hierarchical flowcharts in favor of decentralised, purpose-driven action. The Office Power Play: How calling someone to your desk immediately distorts communication, and why great leaders meet people on their own turf. The "Cup of Tea" Principle: Why building trust in "peacetime" over informal, non-work conversations is essential for surviving high-pressure crises. The Performance Equation: How internal friction, ego, and status-consciousness actively drain your team's true potential. Actionable Insights: Never Turn Down an Informal Invitation: When a team member offers a cup of tea, coffee, or a quick chat, accept it. Use low-stakes, non-work conversations to build genuine relationships so that honest feedback flows effortlessly when the pressure is on. Communicate the "Two-Up" Intent: Clearly articulate not just your immediate goals, but the organisation's wider purpose and the "boss's boss's intent." When team members truly understand the big picture, they can use their own initiative to lead and solve problems autonomously. Diagnose Friction Over Errors: When mistakes happen, don't default to pulling rank or micromanaging. Step back and investigate the root cause: Is there misaligned purpose, personal competition, or cultural friction getting in the way of performance? Fix the environment, not just the symptom. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Connect with Andy Lopata: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | X/Twitter | YouTube Connect with Neil Jurd OBE: Website |LinkedIn | The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring Episode 187 Featuring Neil Jurd OBE

This material and theoretical history of seriality shows it to be the dominant form of culture since its inception within 19th-century print culture, as both a media structure and a psychic one. The serial is everywhere. Commonly identified by the segmented release structure of an ongoing narrative—from installments of Victorian novels to TV episodes to comic books—seriality names the spread of installment-based storytelling across a range of media. However, Ryan Engley argues that seriality is not only a narrative structure but also a psychic structure. Seriality—in its dependence on gaps, delay, and constraint—names the fundamental trauma of contemporary life: that there exists an intrinsic relation between self and other, a relation that is often difficult to see and difficult to bear. Through formal readings of media texts alongside Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the dialectical method of G.W.F. Hegel, and Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism, Seriality: Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life (Bloomsbury, 2026) shifts the focus of seriality studies. In so doing, Engley presents a rebuttal to the common refrain that our lives, like contemporary media, have become endlessly fragmented. Rather, Engley finds, we have become radically—serially—connected. Ryan Engley is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at Pomona College, USA, where he teaches and researches the intersection of psychoanalytic theory and media studies. Along with Todd McGowan, Engley co-hosts the podcast Why Theory, which brings Continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine contemporary phenomena. Helena Vissing, PsyD, SEP, PMH-C is a Licensed Psychologist practicing in California and Associate Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies. She can be reached at contact@helenavissing.com. She is the author of Somatic Maternal Healing: Psychodynamic and Somatic Treatment of Trauma in the Perinatal Period (Routledge, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis

This material and theoretical history of seriality shows it to be the dominant form of culture since its inception within 19th-century print culture, as both a media structure and a psychic one. The serial is everywhere. Commonly identified by the segmented release structure of an ongoing narrative—from installments of Victorian novels to TV episodes to comic books—seriality names the spread of installment-based storytelling across a range of media. However, Ryan Engley argues that seriality is not only a narrative structure but also a psychic structure. Seriality—in its dependence on gaps, delay, and constraint—names the fundamental trauma of contemporary life: that there exists an intrinsic relation between self and other, a relation that is often difficult to see and difficult to bear. Through formal readings of media texts alongside Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the dialectical method of G.W.F. Hegel, and Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism, Seriality: Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life (Bloomsbury, 2026) shifts the focus of seriality studies. In so doing, Engley presents a rebuttal to the common refrain that our lives, like contemporary media, have become endlessly fragmented. Rather, Engley finds, we have become radically—serially—connected. Ryan Engley is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at Pomona College, USA, where he teaches and researches the intersection of psychoanalytic theory and media studies. Along with Todd McGowan, Engley co-hosts the podcast Why Theory, which brings Continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine contemporary phenomena. Helena Vissing, PsyD, SEP, PMH-C is a Licensed Psychologist practicing in California and Associate Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies. She can be reached at contact@helenavissing.com. She is the author of Somatic Maternal Healing: Psychodynamic and Somatic Treatment of Trauma in the Perinatal Period (Routledge, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This material and theoretical history of seriality shows it to be the dominant form of culture since its inception within 19th-century print culture, as both a media structure and a psychic one. The serial is everywhere. Commonly identified by the segmented release structure of an ongoing narrative—from installments of Victorian novels to TV episodes to comic books—seriality names the spread of installment-based storytelling across a range of media. However, Ryan Engley argues that seriality is not only a narrative structure but also a psychic structure. Seriality—in its dependence on gaps, delay, and constraint—names the fundamental trauma of contemporary life: that there exists an intrinsic relation between self and other, a relation that is often difficult to see and difficult to bear. Through formal readings of media texts alongside Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the dialectical method of G.W.F. Hegel, and Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism, Seriality: Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life (Bloomsbury, 2026) shifts the focus of seriality studies. In so doing, Engley presents a rebuttal to the common refrain that our lives, like contemporary media, have become endlessly fragmented. Rather, Engley finds, we have become radically—serially—connected. Ryan Engley is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at Pomona College, USA, where he teaches and researches the intersection of psychoanalytic theory and media studies. Along with Todd McGowan, Engley co-hosts the podcast Why Theory, which brings Continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine contemporary phenomena. Helena Vissing, PsyD, SEP, PMH-C is a Licensed Psychologist practicing in California and Associate Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies. She can be reached at contact@helenavissing.com. She is the author of Somatic Maternal Healing: Psychodynamic and Somatic Treatment of Trauma in the Perinatal Period (Routledge, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

"David Copperfield" or "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery" was first published in 1850. Like all except five of his works, it originally appeared in serial form. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels. It is also Dickens' "favorite child." (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900Language: EnglishKeyword(s): ⁠novel⁠ (163), ⁠dickens⁠ (67), ⁠Victorian novel⁠ (24)

"David Copperfield" or "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery" was first published in 1850. Like all except five of his works, it originally appeared in serial form. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels. It is also Dickens' "favorite child." (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900Language: EnglishKeyword(s): novel (163), dickens (67), Victorian novel (24)

The girls are back, and this episode starts in full spooky mode before Monique makes a hard left into Victorian women eating arsenic wafers for a glow up. First, Amy tells the story of Ivy Sundarji, a hardcore skeptic, atheist and science-minded TV writer who starts hearing from her late fiancé Jahangir after he drowns in the exact surfing accident she had once seen in a vision. And then a little blonde girl shows up. She says “Daddy did it.” She shows Ivy images, names, places and details that later connect to the case of five-year-old Harmony Montgomery. Ivy, who very much does not want to be “some crazy lady in Los Angeles” calling a tip line about a dead child talking to her, does it anyway. Because looking dumb matters less than justice. Then Monique goes rogue (as she should) with a deeply upsetting Victorian death-and-beauty deep dive. We're talking tuberculosis, the White Death, lead face enamel, mercury creams, belladonna eye drops, radium products and arsenic complexion wafers sold like they were cute little wellness snacks. This one is grief, ghosts, the horrors of beauty and two best friends asking, very correctly: what the fuck is wrong with people?

Remember the time London was overcome by a stench so foul that it shut down Parliament, and convinced terrified city-dwellers that the end was surely near?No? Well let us remind you of the grim summer of 1858: otherwise known as The Great Stink.The crisis brought about a long overdue transformation of the city's sanitation system that formed the basis for the sewers we still use today – so thanks, Victorian engineers!This is the stinky ShortHand.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

The Victorian Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee has published their final reports from the Parliamentary Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups, which commenced in April 2025. There are two parts, Volume 1: ‘Crossing the line' and Volume 2: ‘In their words'. They set out 39 Recommendations which the Victorian Government now has six months to respond to. In this interview episode, lead author of the Beyond Belief submission and advocate Patrick McIvor shares his insights into the landmark report which includes a recommendation of criminalising group-based coercive control, and what the next steps will be.LinksReports from the Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups — Parliament of VictoriaPatrick McIvor — Patrick's websiteBeyond Belief — Inquiry submission, 31 July 2025 (plus Sarah's submission here, 29 July 2025)SOCCHG — Survivors of Coercive Cults and High Control GroupsStop Religious Coercion Australia — website, Facebook group, TikTok and InstagramAustralian Cult Survivors Network — Facebook groupCredits:Produced by Sarah SteelMusic by Joe GouldYou can support Let's Talk About Sects here. Sarah will be appearing at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney on Saturday 22 August, chairing Anke Richter's session which also features Laura McConnell, more info about that here. And Joe Gould who you'll know as the composer of this podcast is touring with his band The Crooked Fiddle Band for their 20th anniversary – they count Brian Eno amongst their fans. More info about that here.If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support with or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you're in Australia (via cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via internationalculticstudies.org). If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention website at iasp.info. Find Sarah's audiobook Do As I Say here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Padraic Scanlan — Multi-Part, Part One: Padraic Scanlan explores the deep-seated historical and economic causes of the Great Irish Famine, beginning with the haunting folk memory of Queen Victoria's visit to Skibbereen, a village that became an icon of social collapse and starvation. While the crisis was triggered by the failure of potato crops, Scanlan emphasizes that the vulnerability of the Irish population was manufactured through centuries of British conquest and colonial land management. By the nineteenth century, a tiny oligarchy owned the vast majority of Irish land, with 4,000 people controlling 80 percent of the island. The rural economy rested on a fragile three-legged stool consisting of the potato, the pig, and turf for fuel. The potato served as the glue of this system, allowing landlords to maintain a low-wage, capital-poor labor force that could survive on small, high-yield plots. The economic landscape was further constrained by the conacre system, short-term and expensive leases for tiny parcels of land that discouraged any improvements, as visible prosperity might prompt a rent increase. This precarious existence was justified by influential Victorian economists such as Thomas Malthus, who argued that famine was a dreadful resource of nature necessary to check population growth and compel the uncivilized poor to work. When the novel pathogen Phytophthora infestans arrived from the Americas in the early 1840s, it decimated the genetically uniform potato monocrop. The blight not only killed the growing tubers but also rotted stored supplies, leaving the two million people who relied exclusively on the potato with no buffer against catastrophe. (1)

Antonia Quirke goes behind the scenes of Bookish, the murder mystery series written by Matthew Sweet and Mark Gatiss, who plays an amateur detective and bookshop owner called Book. Antonia hears from Matthew as he works on the script, crafting a cliff-hanger and deciding just how many red herrings there should be in one episode. He reveals the secrets of his working relationship with Mark, and we join them as they travel to their place of work, a film studio in Belgium, where they discuss which character they are going to murder that day - and how the crime will be committed. Clue: it involves a box of chocolates.When it comes to murder mysteries, Mark has form. He is the co-creator of the hit TV series Sherlock, where he plays Holmes' brother Mycroft. He has also starred in Game of Thrones, Dr Who and cult comedy series The League of Gentlemen, which he also co-wrote. Matthew Sweet is a broadcaster and expert in Victorian literature, and author of Shepperton Babylon, a best-selling book about the darker sides of British cinema. The pair have been friends for more than a decade, and Bookish is the first TV series they have written together.

In the latest installment of our Oscar Wilde series, Naomi and Tim discuss Oscar Wilde's move to Oxford, ascent as a star student, and launch in London to become one of the most famous figures of his day -- a kind of Victorian-era influencer. This is a period in which Wilde begins to emerge is a writer: of beautiful fables to be read to children, and of his book Dorian Gray, which would cause a scandal in London. Patreon subscribers enjoy early access to this episode. A bonus Halfpint episode all about Dorian Gray and its hidden meanings is available on Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/theirishpassport/posts/halfpint-dorian-166685376

HORSE MANURE CRISIS! And Victorians Crawl Inside Dead Whales for a Bizarre Cure! A Freak Family Favorite returns! First, the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894—and the very real fear that cities would eventually disappear beneath nine feet of horse poop. Then, the spectacularly revolting Victorian “whale cure” for rheumatoid arthritis, which involved spending hours inside a warm, decomposing whale carcass. Two historical problems. Two deeply questionable solutions. One unusually fragrant episode of The Box of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“MK Confidential” opens with the words of a killer. John List narrates the morning of Tuesday, November 9, 1971, the day his carefully laid plans to kill each member of his family will become reality. By the end of it, his mother, wife, and three children will all lie dead on the floor of Breeze Knoll. Megyn Kelly steps through the day, piece by piece, as John bookends his day with murder — his wife and mother before breakfast, his children after lunch — and runs through a list of ordinary errands befitting a man about to leave town. He fields two unexpected phone calls and more resistance than he anticipated. He cooks, eats, and cleans up after dinner in the kitchen where he shot his wife. He writes letters detailing their deaths. Then, the next morning, he vanishes. Weeks later, the FBI puts out John List's face across America, on a flier that describes a six-foot, gray-haired accountant, armed and considered very dangerous. Tips come back by the hundreds, with sightings from Oregon to England. Each one turns out to be somebody else. John List, who murdered his entire family and then slept soundly in his stately Victorian house, simply steps out of the known world. This is Episode 3 of the John List story. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/megyn and use promo code MEGYN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection. AquaTru: Head to https://AquaTru.com & use code MKC for 20% off your purifier and a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: https://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: https://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: https://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow 
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"MK Confidential" opens on December 7th, 1971, as a car turns up a dark driveway in Westfield, New Jersey. A drama teacher named Ed Illiano leaves his headlights pointed at a nineteen-room Victorian mansion called Breeze Knoll. One of his students has shared a secret he cannot shake. Days before she vanished, sixteen-year-old Patricia List said her father was going to kill her and her two brothers. She said it the way a person reports a fact. The drama teacher and a patrolman climb through an unlocked window. The first thing they notice is the smell. The second is the music: Wagner, piped into every room over the home intercom. Behind a drape in the ballroom, a flashlight settles on a child's face. Four bodies lie side by side on Boy Scout sleeping bags, arranged in the shape of a cross. A fifth is upstairs. Everyone who lives here is accounted for, except the father, the accountant who wore a coat and tie to mow his lawn. His name is John List. Megyn Kelly goes inside a town of thirty-three thousand that has not seen a murder in eight years, and inside the family the neighbors thought they knew. Police find two fired handguns and a five-page letter. It tells them exactly who did this, and exactly why. It does not tell them where he went. This is Episode 1 of the John List story. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/megyn and use promo code MEGYN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection. Lean: Discover why LEAN is becoming the choice for real weight‑loss results—shop now at https://TAKELEAN.com use code KELLY Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: https://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: https://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: https://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow 
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