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Verdigris with Rae & Andi

Verdigris with Rae & Andi

Written by: Andrea Smith
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Verdigris is a lively wander into the wonderfully weird world of historic preservation, where hosts Rae and Andi dig into the stories hiding in plain sight. With equal parts scholarship and snark, they explore everything from haunted mansards and heroic elevators to the everyday spaces that quietly shape our lives. Their conversations celebrate the odd corners of the built environment while gently poking fun at the field’s quirks. More information, photos, and links are available at verdigrispodcast.org.

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Episodes
  • Stop! Here is the Empire of Death

    Stop! Here is the Empire of Death
    Oct 13 2026
    Spooky season is back, and Rae and Andi plunge into Paris’s strangest underworld—the catacombs—where shadowy tunnels, dripping ceilings, and endless walls of bones await. Andi, who grew up steps from the entrance, reveals how collapsing quarries and a burial crisis forged this vast subterranean ossuary. It’s history, eerie atmosphere, and pure October shivers for anyone who loves a little darkness with their flannel.

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    1 hr
  • Spiral Staircase Energy

    Spiral Staircase Energy
    Sep 8 2026
    Turns out the most universally beloved building type is basically a fancy candle in a stone tube. Rae and Andi cover whale oil, concentric prisms, and the surprisingly emotional case for saving obsolete towers nobody technically needs anymore. Calves of steel required.

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    54 mins
  • Fueling Up!

    Fueling Up!
    Aug 19 2026
    Gas stations get a second act: donut shops, roasteries, and beer gardens where the pumps used to be. Rae and Andi trace roadside architecture from Art Deco curves to Mission Revival tile to a baffling Tudor cottage phase (chimneys included) and land squarely in your coffee cup. It's architecture, nostalgia, and a mild caffeine addiction, all in one episode.

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    56 mins
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