Overview
149 Episodes
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.
Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2026
The history of Prada, the iconic fashion brand and inspiration for a certain Meryl Streep movie.
Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2026
The origin of bachelor culture, as told through the stories of four Gilded Age-era men who expressed themselves through their homes.
Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2026
Tales of body snatching and grave robbing with historian and tour guide James Henry, known for his tours of Green-Wood Cemetery.
Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2026
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.
Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2026
The bold Progressive Era pioneers who saved the lives of thousands of New Yorkers in need during the late 19th/early 20th century.
Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2026
The art and creativity of architect Stanford White
Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2026
Some overlooked history of the 19th century -- the story of Black life and social class in New York City.
Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2026
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.
Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2026
Inside the glamorous New York City created by best-selling mystery author Fiona Davis.
Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2026
Inside the very first book written by Edith Wharton -- not a stormy fictional critique of Gilded Age manners, but a look at interior design!
Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2026
A history of the most famous cocktails created in the 19th century
Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2026
A history of celebrating the new year in New York City -- from the glamour of Times Square to the far older customs in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2025
Live at City Winery -- it's Carl Raymond! And a Victorian themed look at the holidays.
Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2025
The actors who play Harry Houdini and Evelyn Nesbit in the new Broadway revival "Ragtime" find the real-life inspirations behind their roles.
Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2025
Food historian and author Becky Diamond returns to the show to share some insight into celebrating Christmas Gilded Age style.
Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025
You may know author Willa Cather from O Pioneers!, set on the Nebraska prairie, but you may not know the surprising twists of her biography.
Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025
A look at the evolution of law enforcement in New York City during the mid and late 19th century.
Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025
A truly brazen theft from the Louvre is the subject of this week's show -- from the year 1911.
Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025
In 1889, the great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton became ensnared in a web of lies and deceit that shocked the nation and scandalized his revered family.
Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025
Oscar Wilde's thoughts on late 19th-century fashion as revealed in a recently discovered 1882 article.
Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025
Some insight into the life of Ulysses S. Grant -- as told by his great-great grandson.
Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025
A look at that glorious Downton Abbey style -- from the series debut to the final 2025 film
Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025
Get to know the actor Simon Jones who plays Bannister on The Gilded Age.
Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2025
Claybourne Elder, aka John Adams IV from HBO's The Gilded Age, shares his thoughts about the character's fate.
Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2025
The early years of Alva Vanderbilt and her similarities to Bertha Russell, the mover and shaker of HBO's The Gilded Age.
Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2025
Kelley Curran, who plays Enid Turner Winterton on HBO's The Gilded Age, gives the inside scoop on creating such a deliciously complicated character.
Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2025
Ward McAllister helped create New York City high society during the Gilded Age. But who was this mysterious Southern man?
Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2025
Carl chats with Rhode Island historian laureate Keith Stokes about the story of Black Newport, a saga which holds many fascinating surprises. What does HBO's The Gilded Age get right?
Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2025
Who was the real Mamie Fish? The ultimate roundtable about one of the Gilded Age's most fascinating socialites with the actress who plays her -- Ashlie Atkinson.
Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2025
Consuelo Vanderbilt is one of the most famous 'dollar princesses' of the Gilded Age -- married to European aristocracy to buy her family status -- but she wasn't the only one.
Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025
Luke Harlan, creative producer on HBO's The Gilded Age, takes you beyond the ballroom for a look at how the award-winning series is made.
Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025
You've seen Mrs. Astor depicted on HBO's The Gilded Age as an imperious queen of 1880s New York City. But was the real Caroline Astor so steely and confident?
Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025
Introducing the queen of Gilded Age high society, Denver edition.
Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025
The life of Frederick Douglass is a triumphantly American story and one that bridges the 19th century.
Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025
The spectacular story of John Singer Sargent and his tenure in Paris, most famous for his enigmatic work Madame X.
Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025
The Irish-born Augustus Saint-Gaudens defined the American style of sculpture during the late 19th century.
Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025
Carl and listener favorite Dr. Elizabeth L. Block delve into the stories of some of the most important designers and couture houses of Belle Epoque Paris.
Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025
During the 19th century, the public's deep fascination for all things Egypt led to "Egyptomania," a craze which affected design, style and cultural and social thought.
Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025
Inside The Frick Collection, the former home of Henry Clay Frick, with a focus on the domestic staff who worked in the mansion.
Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025
Between the late 1890s and early 1920s, over 2 million Jews from Eastern Europe made the long, arduous and unsettling journey to America to escape persecution in their native countries. Special guest Steven Ujifusa brings previously unknown details of this story to life in his new book.
Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025
The surprisingly rich history of New York's NOHO neighborhood -- from the roots of high society to an unsolved murder
Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025
The story of Belle da Costa Greene, the librarian of Gilded Age financier J.P Morgan's extraordinary personal collection of rare books, manuscripts and historical objects.
Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2025
The enchanting story behind one of John Singer Sargent's most captivating paintings
Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025
The lavish, unbelievable tale of the Bradley Martin Ball, the most extravagant gala in Gilded Age New York.
Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025
The Gilded Gentleman is joined by historian and collector Nancy Rosin whose immense collection of historical valentines reveal a timeless story of love and mystery.
Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025
Historian Dr. Elizabeth L. Block, author of "Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing," returns for an insightful and fascinating look at hair and hairdressing in the Gilded Age.
Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025
The history of champagne -- with Don Spiro!
Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2025
New York's Grace Church was the most fashionable church for old New York society in the mid and late 19th century. What other story could combine the tales of Edith Wharton and Tom Thumb?
Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2024
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