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: 37

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

Recent Guest Discussions

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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-The Tenant of Yesteryear

September 08, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mandylion.substack.comOn this week’s bonus episode of 1-800-1800, the girls dare to discuss a contemporary novel, Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear (2026), a novel about a tradwife influencer who time travels to 1855. To avoid being too modern with it, Mabel and Madeline compare Burke’s #1 New York Times bestseller with the least-popular Brontë novel, Anne Brontë’s The Tenant …

1-800-1849: A quick history of the state of California

September 01, 2026

On this week’s episode of 1-800-1800, Mabel goes home…to California. After a brief debate about what sport the Forty-Niners play, the girls discuss the history of California before and after the Gold Rush.Captain Constable and the crew of the Balclutha ship circa 1887. Source.David Grann, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder.Sir Francis Drake’s Landing in California circa 1579. Source.Postcard of Mission Santa Cruz, after 1898. NYPL.Tour the Sophisticated Spanish-Style Homes of ...

1-800-Late Fame

August 25, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mandylion.substack.comThis week, Mabel and Madeline read Late Fame, a perfect little novella written by Arthur Schnitzler, and saw Late Fame, a perfect little indie movie directed by Kent Jones. More importantly, because the story tackles the rediscovery of a forgotten poet, both the novella and its contemporary adaptation make for the perfect little Mandylion conversation. …

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