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The Allusionist
@allusionistTracked since May 2026
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Observed Aug 20, 2026 · staleModeled revenue
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5 membership tiers
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$2/mobread tier$39
$5/moCheck tier$3a
$10/moWedge tierThank you so much for supporting the Allusionist! Your contributions significantly increase my dictionary budget. Your etymoney fact about 'wedge' as slang for money is not that it supposedly just refers to a stack of banknotes folded into a wedge. The etymology of 'coin' is a wedge! The word which dates back to 14th century in English, and as far as I know, they weren't using door wedges as currency then; the wedges were the things with which they stamped metal, and the word derived from 'cuneus' in Latin. Why, yes, that's the same cuneus as in 'cuneiform', the early writing system, formed by wedge-shaped tools pressed into soft clay.The benefits of the wedge tier are:
$20/mogravy tierLook at you with your generosity! You're King Midas but for turning money into fact-based entertainment podcasts, rather than turning your toothpaste and own children into a chilly metal.Here's your etymoney fact: 'gravy' as a term for money is from the early 20th century, but nobody is all that sure why. Restaurant server chat? Possibly. Evolution from 19th century theatrical slang for getting easy laughs and applause from the audience? Maybe! Related to a 14th century currency made of lumps of dried meat-juice? No, because I invented that. My gratitude to you is certain and true, though.The benefits of the gravy tier are:
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MembershipLast observed 2026-08-20. Not enough recent observation yet for a 30-day reading.
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Where The Allusionist ranks
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The Allusionist does not yet have a usable estimated gross. 8 of 9 cohort creators are measured for this metric.Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Estimated gross | Gap vs The Allusionist | Freshness |
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| #1 |  Witch, Please ProductionsPodcastsProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity | $6.8K | Not comparable | Aug 26, 2026 |
| #2 |  Dark HistoriesPodcastsProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity | $2.4K | Not comparable | Aug 25, 2026 |
| #3 |  The Welsh VikingPodcastsProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity | £1.3K | Not comparable | Aug 13, 2026 |
| #4 |  You Call That RadioPodcastsProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity | £1.1K | Not comparable | Aug 7, 2026Stale |
| Not ranked |  The AllusionistProfilePodcastsEstimated gross position in Content & vibe cohort | Not measured | Reference | Aug 20, 2026Stale |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around The Allusionist; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
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What they publish79Posts total9 postsLast month83.3%Members-only
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Article Latest post$2 tier & upimminent watchalong of Great British Sewing BeeThis week is Children's Week, which is usually the worst episode of the series if you want to see clothes that aren't some unfinished shorte
2 days ago at Aug 20 crawl 0 likes 0 commentsnew episode: Cheesy CheesybobsI'm taking a sick day today* so here are a few highlights from my many browser tabs with which I am amusing myself in the hope of having fewArticleAugust 12$2 tier & up 7 3
ad-free new episode: Tranquillusionist Cheesy CheesybobsHello! As the prophesy foretold, you get an ad-free version of the show, a new perk in return for your patr(e)onage, explained here.ArticleAugust 11$2 tier & up 5 2
Sewing Bee watchalong tomorrowThis week's episode is Sports Week, and one of the challenges involves sewing things out of sails, and another involves making bowling shirtArticleAugust 10$2 tier & up 0 0
reminder: livestream this weekendSince we last met, I have acquired several new old reference books, and I can't choose which of these three to read from on the livestream:ArticleAugust 7$2 tier & up 7 3
ad-free version of the show for youHello, patr(e)ons at the Gravy, Wedge or Check tiers! You have a new perk in return for your patr(e)onage: an ad-free version of the show. WArticleAugust 5$2 tier & up 9 3
sorry lads, we're getting bad adsTL;DR version: For the show's financial survival (hopefully), over the next few weeks I'm having to switch on programmatic advertisements. TArticleAugust 5Public 48 31livestream returns this weekendAt last! Join me and Martin for an hour of Relaxing Readings from Retro Reference Books (RRfRRB) and gentle chitchat, Saturday 8 August at 2ImageAugust 4$2 tier & up 0 0
Tuesday: Sewing Bee watchalongEpisode 4 of this season of Great British Sewing Bee is Mexico-themed challenges. Bee is made by Love Productions which also makes Great BriArticleAugust 3$2 tier & up 0 0
Sewing Bee and Bake Off: The ProfessionalsPlenty is happening this Tuesday. In the evening, I'll be performing at Say Wha?! Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writing, reading from the 1ArticleJuly 27$2 tier & up 0 0
Bee and Bake Off watchalongs TuesdayA double bill of telly to soothe our brains, because the worst thing that happens in these shows is a gazebo made of meringue collapses, orArticleJuly 20$2 tier & up 0 0
Bay Area meetup this SaturdayDenise of this community is kindly organising a meetup, so likers of the Allusionist in/around the Bay Area can meet and socialise with sameArticleJuly 20Public 8 2Research actions
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