Episodes

  • Episode 18: Haunted Houses

    Episode 18: Haunted Houses
    Oct 14 2025
    To celebrate spooky season - the best season - Rae and Andi talk all things haunted house-related. What is the most eerie architectural style? What are the best examples and what makes those houses so wonderfully spooky? Get yourself a seasonally-appropriate beverage and join us as we talk about mansard roofs and other spine-chilling features. 👻

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 17: Visual Pollution

    Episode 17: Visual Pollution
    Sep 9 2025
    How would you define "visual pollution"? In this episode, Rae and Andi tackle the visual blights that affect us all. Where is the line between advertising and art? What's intrusive, what adds to the streetscape? We start by discussing our producer's documentary feature This Space Available and go from there. Join us!

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 16: Postcards

    Episode 16: Postcards
    Aug 12 2025
    Most mail is spam, or maybe bills. But postcards! Getting a postcard is a joyful little moment, and then you can keep it on your fridge, or your mantel, or a shoebox, and then every time you look at it you get another little burst of joy. So this month, Rae and Andi talk about postcards and share postcards and generally appreciate all things postcard. Hope we can encourage you to send some to your loved ones! 📫

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    35 mins
  • Episode 15: Ballparks

    Episode 15: Ballparks
    Jul 8 2025
    Celebrate America's pastime with Rae & Andi, with special cameos from our baseball-obsessed partners. Do you like baseball? Or maybe just ballpark snacks? Either way, let's while away the summer heat together. ⚾️🍿🌭

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Episode 14: Celebrating Pride 2025

    Episode 14: Celebrating Pride 2025
    Jun 10 2025
    To celebrate Pride Month 2025, Rae and Andi chat with Free Harris about gay men in preservation, gayborhoods, and gaytrification (that last portmanteau is bleh, but the places we discuss aren't). Happy Pride, everyone! 🌈

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 13: Why Preservation?

    Episode 13: Why Preservation?
    May 13 2025
    May is preservation month! To celebrate, Rae and Andi talk about their own path to preservation, and share some favorite preservation-related songs. The song playlists can also be found on our website www.verdigrispodcast.org and directly on Apple Music: Rae's playlist, Andi's playlist, Andi's teen daughter playlist. Do you know of some preservation-related songs? If so, please share.

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    56 mins
  • Episode 12: Nails & Saws

    Episode 12: Nails & Saws
    Apr 8 2025
    This month, we are going metal! Listen along as we talk all about nails and saws. No tetanus shot required (though make sure you're up to date.) Rae and Andi cover the history of nails from the handmade ones of yore to the ones you have in your toolbox. We also talk about saw technology through the years. If you don't know the difference between a bandsaw, circular saw, and table saw, we're here to serve. And don't forget to wear your PPE if you decide to apply anything you learn.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 11: A Night at the Movies

    Episode 11: A Night at the Movies
    Mar 11 2025
    Rae, Andi, and special guest Colin enjoyed a night at the movies in RVA. We went to the historic, beautiful Byrd Theatreto see a French movie from the 1960s you've likely never heard of. But it's really good, we promise! We hope you'll sit back, grab some popcorn, and listen to our thoughts on Playtime and the joys of making fun of modernism. 🍿📽️

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    1 hr and 6 mins