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The Gilded Gentleman

Carl Raymond

The Gilded Gentleman history podcast takes listeners on a cultural and social journey into the mansions, salons, dining rooms, libraries and theatres including the worlds above as well as below stairs of America's Gilded Age, France's Belle Epoque and late Victorian and Edwardian England.

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September 29 · 1 hr 12 min
Creating Victoria Woodhull: Gilded Age Presidential Candidate 1872
Victoria Woodhull was an American original -- bold, controversial and revolutionary, breaking the mold for how 19th century women should act.
September 15 · 1 hr 5 min
Beans and Brahmins: Boston in the Gilded Age
The story of Boston during the Gilded Age -- including the Brahmins, the literary icons, and the unique expansion of the city during the mid-19th century.
September 1 · 59 min
Buying and Selling the News in the Gilded Age (ENCORE)
Extra! Extra! How newspapers and their ruthless moguls transformed the American media during the Gilded Age.
August 18 · 1 hr 9 min
Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy
For a scandalous 19th-century trial, a woman goes undercover to expose the truth. The lives of the two women at the center of this case, revealed for the very first time.
August 4 · 59 min
Agatha Christie and the English Country House
What is it about murder mysteries and English country houses? Why are they so PERFECT for mysteries? Special guest Curt DiCamillo explains their unusual appeal.
July 21 · 1 hr 8 min
The Women of Tiffany
A look at the so-called "Tiffany girls," the team of craftswomen who helped to produce the most beautiful glass lamps and windows in the Gilded Age.
July 7 · 58 min
Celebrating Little House on the Prairie with Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson)
The actress who played the ultimate television brat Nellie Oleson spills the tea on the making of Little House on the Prairie.
June 23 · 1 hr 16 min
The House that Launched the Gilded Age: The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
A stroll through the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, considered the first great Gilded Age mansion.
June 9 · 37 min
Summer Gardens of the Gilded Age ENCORE
A stroll through history with the Gilded Age's best-known garden designer.
May 26 · 55 min
Bad Romance: Divorce in the Gilded Age
It's D-I-V-O-R-C-E in the G-I-L-D-E-D A-G-E. Stories of bad marriages and painful separations.
May 12 · 55 min
Cats of the Gilded Age
Cat stories from American history!
April 28 · 54 min
Devils Always Wore Prada: The Evolution of a Belle Epoque Brand
The history of Prada, the iconic fashion brand and inspiration for a certain Meryl Streep movie.
April 14 · 56 min
Bachelor Pad: Gilded Age Interior Designers and Their Homes
The origin of bachelor culture, as told through the stories of four Gilded Age-era men who expressed themselves through their homes.
March 31 · 58 min
Body Snatchers! The Stolen Body of A.T. Stewart
Tales of body snatching and grave robbing with historian and tour guide James Henry, known for his tours of Green-Wood Cemetery.
March 17 · 1 hr 1 min
The Man Who Invented Celebrity Photography
Napoleon Sarony was the most popular photographer among America's Gilded Age celebrity set, and his Union Square studio became the destination for the world's most famous people to strike a pose.
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March 10 · 56 min
The Women Who Saved New York
The bold Progressive Era pioneers who saved the lives of thousands of New Yorkers in need during the late 19th/early 20th century.
March 3 · 1 hr 7 min
Stanford White Architect: Perspectives from Great-Grandson Samuel White
The art and creativity of architect Stanford White
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February 24 · 1 hr
New York’s Gilded Age Black Elite (Encore)
Some overlooked history of the 19th century -- the story of Black life and social class in New York City.
February 17 · 59 min
Town Topics: Gossip and Scandal in the Gilded Age
The tale of the Gilded Age's most scandalous newspaper Town Topics and the insidious methods by which its publisher manipulated the city's powerful with techniques akin to blackmail.
February 3 · 55 min
Mysteries in History with NYT Best-Selling Author Fiona Davis
Inside the glamorous New York City created by best-selling mystery author Fiona Davis.

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