S05E03: The very Victorian art of dating and the hidden codes in Victorian love letters.

Sit down for a bit of old fashioned Victorian dating advice, flirting etiquette, and fan wielding tips, then cozy up by the fire to search for hidden meanings within the latest sweet missive penned by your most beloved. So many rules! So much mail!

Show notes: https://www.bonesandbobbins.com/2024/03/05/season-5-episode-03

S05E02: A brief history of love spells and how they’re still being used today.

As long as there have been people, there have been love spells. They’re sometimes beautiful, frequently horny, and nearly always ethically questionable. They also might make you want to hide your fingernails, put off buying supplies for that candle-making project, and never buy stick pins again. Which is all to say that love spells are messy. Just like emotions, and just like all of us.

Show notes: https://www.bonesandbobbins.com/2024/02/05/season-5-episode-02

Ever wonder if your silverware was once in a questionable cult? No? Just us?

The Oneida Cult had some truly ahead-of-its-time views on sex and sexuality. And, if their community hadn’t also included a dark shadow of appalling abuse towards its teenage members, this could have been a very different podcast episode. (Alas, no.) But, it may surprise you to know that, even today, this strange cult’s legacy continues to live on in a very unexpected place: our cutlery drawers.

Show notes: https://www.bonesandbobbins.com/2024/01/22/season-5-episode-01