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Detours What happens to all that stuff on America's favorite antiques show once the cameras leave town? DETOURS reveals the stories, secrets, and surprises of TV treasures which go beyond the screen. Join host Adam Monahan, longtime producer with WGBH's Antiques Roadshow on a journey of discovery from behind the scenes of the hit PBS series. Each episode tells the deeper story of one object, amazing and amusing listeners along the way. From WGBH and PRX.
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Detours

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What happens to all that stuff on America's favorite antiques show once the cameras leave town? DETOURS reveals the stories, secrets, and surprises of TV treasures which go beyond the screen. Join host Adam Monahan, longtime producer with WGBH's Antiques Roadshow on a journey of discovery from behind the scenes of the hit PBS series. Each episode tells the deeper story of one object, amazing and amusing listeners along the way. From WGBH and PRX.

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Theresa's Choice – When an inherited piece of New Orleans Art Pottery is appraised for tho...

It is the dream scenario on GBH's Antiques Roadshow: your object is appraised for more than you ever imagined. But when that object is a beloved family treasure, do you keep or sell? This hypothetical becomes a reality for Theresa after she learns that her inherited New Orleans Art Pottery jardinière, which she personally kept safe during Hurricane Katrina, is worth thousands. Theresa joins host Adam Monahan as she shares her post-show journey and reveals her ultimate decision.

Theresa's Choice – When an inherited piece of New Orleans Art Pottery is appraised for tho...

Listen · 21:38

Do you Believe in Magic? - 1990's trading cards worth the price of a car

A collection of 1993 "Magic: The Gathering" Beta cards are appraised on GBH's Antiques Roadshow for up to $100,000 leaving producers wondering when–and why–did these modern collectibles get so valuable? Host Adam Monahan heads straight to the source for answers: with a trip to a Magic tournament, and an interview with Richard Garfield, the creator of "Magic: The Gathering," himself! Watch the appraisal clip at https://www.wgbh.org/podcast/detours.

Do you Believe in Magic? - 1990's trading cards worth the price of a car

Listen · 25:05

Is This a Letdown? - How a Galileo forgery found at the University of Michigan led to a hi...

News that a famous Galileo manuscript at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor was revealed to be a fake raises questions about a similar letter that appeared on GBH's Antiques Roadshow in 2014. Did the show get it wrong? And how can a fake be so convincing it fools multiple experts? Host Adam Monahan, joined by forgery-sniffing historian Nick Wilding, dig into a world of deception to uncover if the producers are in for a letdown.

Is This a Letdown? - How a Galileo forgery found at the University of Michigan led to a hi...

Listen · 48:55

Six Touchdowns and a Song - The epic appraisal and auction of an NFL legend's jersey

In 1965, Gale Sayers was the first-round draft pick for the Chicago Bears, kicking off a history-making NFL career. 41 years later, a bloody, torn up jersey worn by Sayers appears on GBH's Antiques Roadshow after narrowly being saved from a fate as a cleaning rag. What follows is an epic TV appraisal that leads to a surprise at the auction block. Join host Adam Monahan as he follows the story and, with help from sports writer Fred Mitchell, dives deeper into the life of the football legend along the way. Watch the appraisal clip at https://www.wgbh.org/podcast/detours.

Six Touchdowns and a Song - The epic appraisal and auction of an NFL legend's jersey

Listen · 22:07

Cowboy Jim's Big Gamble - does a test on a red diamond ring reveal big money jewelry or bi...

GBH's Antiques Roadshow has a fair share of characters cross its set, but none like the towering, booming-voiced cowboy who attended the 2018 taping in Tulsa, OK. With a rare red diamond ring, cowboy Jim sought to learn the gem's value. But would his $35K gamble pay off big? Join host Adam Monahan as he uncovers the mystery behind red diamonds and the improbable end to this story!

Cowboy Jim's Big Gamble - does a test on a red diamond ring reveal big money jewelry or bi...

Listen · 23:24

Season 3 Trailer - New eps coming Jan 23!

Journey behind-the-scenes as Season 3 of DETOURS dives into the dirt behind some of the items found on America's favorite antiques show! Join Adam Monahan, host and longtime producer for GBH's Antiques Roadshow, as he reveals more never-before-told stories of fakes, fumbles, and unforgettable moments that happened after the cameras stopped rolling.

Let's Get Naked

In 2014 a gorgeous painting was brought to GBH's Antiques Roadshow in Bismarck, ND. The appraisal was selected by producers but ultimately cut from the episode before it aired. What made this piece of art so controversial? The late 1800s oil featured a nude woman. Join host Adam Monahan as he uncovers the tricky question of which parts of the body can be shown on broadcast TV and how issues of culture, politics, religion, viewer complaints and FCC regulations all play a role. But does this painting get a second chance on the airwaves?

The Boy in the Bottle

Longtime folk art expert for GBH's Antiques Roadshow, Wes Cowan, has seen so many unusual items that very little surprises him. But a perplexing apothecary bottle filled with colored sand brought to the show in Hot Springs, AR in 2002 led to his discovery of a 19th century artist with an amazing story and no auction records at that time. Join host Adam Monahan as he uncovers the story of the artist who lost his hearing and speech as a result of a childhood illness and later designed remarkable sand art created grain-by-grain, and the two appraisers who would be transfixed by what happened at auction!

Man vs. Rat vs. Conscience

A collection of vintage mousetraps appraised on GBH's Antiques Roadshow in 2016 became eerily relevant as DETOURS host Adam Monahan faced an ongoing war with rats in his own urban backyard. Are these disease-carrying pests or intelligent emotional beings? Join the lively journey tracing back to the earliest forms of traps and efforts to control rat populations along with expert musings from the rat's point of view on whether there really is a better way to build a mouse trap.

Very Truly Yours, Frank Sinatra

Celebrity letters provide a glimpse into what was happening in that person's life in a particular moment in time, beyond what the newspapers were printing. When a fiery letter written by legendary star Frank Sinatra was appraised on GBH's Antiques Roadshow in Tulsa, OK in 2018 that glimpse revealed a raw response to a letter from a prison chaplain, asking forgiveness for the two men who abducted Sinatra's son in 1963. What was the one point around the kidnapping deemed unforgivable by the entertainer? Join host Adam Monahan as he digs into the kidnapping and its tragic and lasting aftermath.

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