1-800-1800

Madeline Porsella, Mabel Taylor

Booking Overview

This is a host-led history and culture show focused on nineteenth-century history, art, literature, design, and scandal, with occasional external guests such as writers and cultural commentators. Agencies could credibly pitch historians, art and design scholars, authors, and critics with a strong connection to nineteenth-century subjects or contemporary cultural issues; booking difficulty appears low, though the limited guest sample makes fit and subject relevance especially important.

Metrics

Episodes: 40

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 3.1k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mandylion@substack.com

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Host

Madeline Porsella - Historian of art and design specializing in nineteenth-century history and culture.

Mabel Taylor - Historian of art and design specializing in nineteenth-century history and culture.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Writers, cultural critics, historians, authors, and scholars with demonstrated expertise in nineteenth-century history, art, design, literature, or related contemporary cultural subjects.

Required Achievements:

Established newsletter or publication

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Recent Topics

Nineteenth Century, Art History, Literature, Design History, Cultural History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

1-800-1800

1-800-1872: Abby and the chocolate factory

September 29, 2026

Welcome back to 1-800-1800! This week we are joined by the one and only Abigail Sandler, architect and author of Price Upon Request, a newsletter exploring the role of ornament in our modern lives. Abby delights us with discussion of her favorite building, the Menier Chocolate Factory in Noisiel, France. Designed by Jules Saulnier (1817-1881), the building is distinguished by its iron frame and ornamental brick infill. Listen, like, and subscribe! XoHerman Melville statue in New Bedford.Claud...

1-800-The Awakening

September 22, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mandylion.substack.com“It was not necessary for a writer of so great refinement and poetic grace to enter the over-worked field of sex-fiction” — said one critic of Kate Chopin’s landmark 1899 novel The Awakening. Mabel and Madeline dip their toes into the controversy in this week’s special bonus episode of 1-800-1800. * Kate Chopin: A Reawakening* “Kate Chopin: The Awakening, T…

1-800-1891: basketball is our favorite sport

September 15, 2026

This week, Harry Krinsky of Nothing But Respect joins us to talk about the invention of basketball. We discuss the rules of the game (you won’t believe how they dribbled), the cages they played in, and a hot controversy about its inventor. Listen now & follow Harry @lexaprotools on Substack & IGShow Notes:“1-800-PODCAST” from 99% InvisibleFootball by Chuck KlostermanFrom Cages to Jumpshots by Robert W. PetersonRichard Sandomir, “Basketball’s Birth, in James Naismith’s Own Spoken Words,” New Y...

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mandylion@substack.com

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