Lithium Jubilee

Lithium Jubilee is a podcast about Victorian Era minutiae. Much like the era, we aim to be equal parts fancy and ridiculous. Join us!

67. Err of the Madding Crowd 03/02/2021

67. Err of the Madding Crowd Episode 67 of Lithium Jubilee takes a look at the questionable decision-making skills of large crowds. Jon considers the consequences of banning a group’s only form of amusement in his discussion of the Lager Beer Riots. Erin ponders if the sky was, in fact, the limit due to the sheer number of riots caused by disappointing hot air balloon demonstrations. You know what they say: Big dresses, big emotions! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/18146231

66. Consumption Junction (with special guest Kavita) 11/03/2020

66. Consumption Junction (with special guest Kavita) Today’s episode, Jon and Erin are lucky enough to be joined by tuberculosis expert, Kavita! She answers our most pressing questions: How does tuberculosis work? Is it the sexiest way to die? If so, how long are you DTF before you die? What treatments work? Will caves fix it? How about eating the heart of the family member who gave it to you? Take a couple of deep breaths, keep that sputum to yourself, and enjoy! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/16626977

Minisode 17: A Li'l Dab'll Boo Ya! 10/31/2020

Minisode 17: A Li'l Dab'll Boo Ya! Minisode 17: Happy Halloween Jubilants! We know Halloween isn’t as fun this this year, so we carved a mini for you to enjoy! Jon’s got a couple of ideas for how to spend a more intimate holiday evening, while Erin’s costumes ideas are going straight from your ears to your vision board. Make sure you’ve got a surplus of salt and dead leaves so you can truly celebrate Halloween the Lithium Jubilee way! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/16623659

65. Deaf: The High Cost of Hearing 09/29/2020

65. Deaf: The High Cost of Hearing The last full week of September is celebrated by the World Federation of the Deaf as International Week of the Deaf. We, belatedly, offer the stories of two aggressively Victorian gentlemen who didn’t need to hear to fight. Erin sets the stage for a biopic about badass, bare-knuckle pugilist James "Deaf" Burke. Jon explains why John Flournoy’s blows, delivered via academic journals and letters to the editor, never seemed to land. There’s nothing a mouth can say that these hands (or fists) can’t! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/16193732

64. The September Issue 09/15/2020

64. The September Issue We made it to September! Lithium Jubilee celebrates this incredibly low bar by finding some fun September Victorian era events. (Spoiler Alert: The events are not fun.) Jon coaxes us to join him in the Mountain Meadows, all to lay hundreds of bodies at our feet. Erin introduces you to Emma Nutt and the cruel, sadistic practices related to her job as a...telephone operator? We’ve got surprises in store! Not good surprises, but surprises. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/16007912

63. "Not-So-Current" Events II 06/30/2020

63. "Not-So-Current" Events II As Jon and Erin hole up in their respective shelters, perusing their Encyclopedia Victoriana, they couldn’t shake the feeling of deja vu. Then they realized, it was the news! Erin tries to make sense of America’s secular government holidays. Really, WTF Virginia? Jon shares his pandemic preferences, up to and including the hottest bacteriologist of the Victorian era (possibly of all time). Hunker down and remember, if the Victorians got through it, you can too! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/15013874

62. Election: Impossible 04/28/2020

62. Election: Impossible Every so often, a political candidate comes in and dazzles the electorate. Then...they lose. Today’s episode shines a light on two of history’s lesser known Also-Rans. Jon elects Belva Lockwood, one of the first female candidates for president of the United States. Erin writes in Feargus O’Connor, an Irish Chartist whose party only lasted one election cycle. Special guest Dr. Pete tries to explain how the parliament works. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/14173337

61. Fighting, Feasting, F**cking & Foxtrotting 03/17/2020

61. Fighting, Feasting, F**cking & Foxtrotting It’s St. Patrick’s day! Jon and Erin explore two of the least depressing facets of Victorian Ireland: Folklore and American celebrations! Erin breaks down some of the sillier myths documented in W.B. Yeats’ “Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry.” Jon fills us in on how some of the States paid tribute to the Emerald Isle. Don’t piss off any of the good people and remember, death is no escape from Lithium Jubilee! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/13577018

Minisode 16: A Spinster for All Seasons 02/25/2020

Minisode 16: A Spinster for All Seasons Minisode 16 /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/13258013

60. Old Maids & Other Miscellaneous Debris 02/18/2020

60. Old Maids & Other Miscellaneous Debris Card Carrying Spinster Erin and “All the confirmed, none of the bachelor” Jon sift deeper into the shipwreck of singledom in their ongoing coverage of LEAP YEAR: hunting season. Erin relates to us some uncomfortably specific spinster lore, while Jon manages to find a couple of gents who let love guide them to shore. Jump in your diving suit, grab a couple pairs of gloves (mermaids have hands too), and come explore with us! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/13187795

Minisode 15: Bosom Brawlers 02/11/2020

Minisode 15: Bosom Brawlers Minisode 15: 2020’s first mini is a doozy! Jon shares with us some of his favorite articles from Lithium Jubilee’s tabloid of choice: the Illustrated Police News. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/13098272

59. We Made a Podcast About Victorian Clickbait. What happened next...WOW 02/04/2020

59. We Made a Podcast About Victorian Clickbait. What happened next...WOW In case you haven’t noticed, we are back and aiming to WIN! Win what? NO IDEA! What we do know, just like what the Victorians knew, is sensation sells! We’re covering two of the most scandalous rags around. Jon takes an octopus-infested dive into the depths of the Illustrated Police News while Erin dips her toe into the vast swamp of Penny Dreadfuls. A warning to libraries and archivists everywhere: You’re about to get a stampede of Jubilants chasing down these popular publications! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/13008488

58. Hagiography 01/28/2020

58. Hagiography Today’s episode is not entirely saint-based as the title suggests, but it celebrates two of the most devastating natural events the world has known: volcanic eruptions and unmarried women. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/12867830

57. Arsenic Party with Eric and Jane 01/21/2020

57. Arsenic Party with Eric and Jane We’re back! Or are we? Today’s episode delves into the seen, the unseen and the could’ve been. Join us as we shrug off this dimension and then giggle and place the dimension right back where it was because it’s not that kind of show. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/12486425

Minisode 14: The Return 01/14/2020

Minisode 14: The Return Minisode 14: A minisode to get back in the groove. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/12486368

A Missive from Jon 01/07/2020

A Missive from Jon Well hey, what's all this then? /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/12486356

56. Edison vs. Tesla III 03/29/2019

56. Edison vs. Tesla III Alva's antics! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/9180239

Minisode 13: Inventor Inspiration 03/19/2019

Minisode 13: Inventor Inspiration Minisode 13: Did you think we forgot about you Jubilants??? Never! We’ve crawled out of our respective hovels with just enough energy to review some quotes from our inventors you most likely haven’t seen on an inspirational poster. Yet. We’re back babies! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/9054527

Minisode 12: The Elephant in the Room 01/29/2019

Minisode 12: The Elephant in the Room Minisode 12: Let's talk about Topsy. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/8433797

55. Edison vs. Tesla II 01/22/2019

55. Edison vs. Tesla II Our battle of the ages really kicks off as we do our first deep dive into the main contenders. This week, the The Serbian Shocker, Nikola Tesla. Jon guides us through the swamp of legend, to the man as he truly was: vehemently opposed to peaches. Was the death ray real? What's the true tea on him and Edison? What was the deal with him and those pigeons? Join us and find out! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/8344232

Minisode 11: Echoes of Yesterday 01/15/2019

Minisode 11: Echoes of Yesterday Minisode 11: Is this thing still on? Anyway we're back! Just a quick little minisode to assure you all that we aren't dead. Next week, Tesla! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/8258129

54. Edison vs. Tesla I 12/18/2018

54. Edison vs. Tesla I In a way, it's all been leading up to this. Edison. Tesla. Erin. Jon. Our fight* over the iconic feud** begins now. *Fun discussion **They actually had a great deal of respect for each other /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7958111

53. Feud III 12/11/2018

53. Feud III Like the Halloween film franchise, the third entry in our Feud series features none of the characters from the first two. This week we discuss the jewel-encrusted drama of Les Grandes Horizontales and a Confederate rivalry that may have cost the South the war. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7872416

52. Feud II 12/04/2018

52. Feud II Part two of our feud extravaganza has arrived! In which Sarah Bernhardt and Eleanora Duse really get into it and we take a look at the feminine side of the Hatfield & McCoy feud. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7790873

Minisode 10: To All the Tom Tilers and Trats 11/27/2018

Minisode 10: To All the Tom Tilers and Trats Minisode 10: To keep you in suspense (and to conform to our inability to efficiently use time), we’ve dropped a minisode smack dab in the middle of our Feud! Lithium Jubilee wants you to walk the walk (no wag feathers here!) and talk the talk (if you haven’t been smothering the parrot all day) with a primer on Victorian slang! Don’t be a sweet lips and get ready to use that big old organ tucked under your fly rink! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7697216

51. Feud 11/20/2018

51. Feud Our latest episode is a return to form for a couple of reasons. A) We’re back to our “classic” format, and B) Ryan Murphy is dictating our lives. This time we’re drawing inspiration from Feud! We get into the iconic Southern rivalry between the Hatfields & McCoys and lay the groundwork for the acting rivalry between Sarah Bernhardt and Eleanora Duse! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7625624

50.5: The Golden Jubilee (Part Two) 10/30/2018

50.5: The Golden Jubilee (Part Two) Did you forget how cool Sarah Remond was? Erin did, though she might be the baddest of asses we’ve ever covered. Was Charlotte Cushman’s commune the REAL Utopia of 19th century perfection? Jon’s carrying that torch as high as his tree branch arms can. Let’s gather round the end of our 50th, get lost in its botanical garden and by the time you look up again, we’ll all be using hot air balloons and blue whales for travel! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7362908

50. The Golden Jubilee (Part One) 10/23/2018

50. The Golden Jubilee (Part One) We here at Lithium Jubilee have decided to push off new (well, “new” Victorian content) yet again! This time, to take a long, hard, gaze at ourselves. Did it just get 10 degrees sexier in here? Celsius, I mean, Celsius. Jon and Erin recap their first 25 ALL. EPISODE. LONG. NSFW? You decide! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7278983

Minisode 9.5: Even Further Eras of Future Past 10/16/2018

Minisode 9.5: Even Further Eras of Future Past Minisode 9.5: In part two of our latest minisode, we go to the darker side of astrology and analyze H. H. Holmes' birth chart. We also discuss whether or not the stars have an effect on one's personal appearance, as some seemed to think. Up next, Episode 50! For real! We swear! /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7198535

Minisode 9: Eras of Future Past 10/09/2018

Minisode 9: Eras of Future Past Minisode 9: Listen. Life happens. Our schedule doesn't always work out the way we want it to. If only there were a celestial guidebook we could use to figure out our lives. Oh wait, there is! It's an astrological minisode for your aural pleasure. /episode/index/show/lithiumjubilee/id/7144071

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