The Gilded Gentleman

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

Johann Strauss II presented the world with his operetta megahit Die Fledermaus in 1874, a show that, beneath its frivolity and popping champagne corks, masks a darker vision and foreshadowing of a very different world to come.

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2024

Join the Gilded Gentleman and Dr. MIchael Carter, Senior Properties Historian for English Heritage, to celebrate an English country Christmas.

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2024

Welcome to the history of burlesque -- from its Victorian era beginnings to the current renaissance

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2024

David Belasco -- playwright, producer, impresario, theatre manager, and theatrical visionary -- was one of the most important names in the world of the Gilded Age stage.

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2024

Carl is joined by returning guest Dr. Emily Orlando, author and professor of English at Fairfield University, for an in-depth look at the ghost stories of Henry James and Edith Wharton.

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2024

Esther Crain, author and creator of Ephemeral New York, joins The Gilded Gentleman for a look at the world of children during the Gilded Age.

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2024

Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2024

A look at the legacy of Tiffany and the two men who defined it -- Charles Lewis Tiffany, who began the original retail silver and jewelry, and his son Louis Comfort Tiffany who created revolutionary designs in stained glass.

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2024

As New York continued its march up the island of Manhattan, there were few places where New Yorkers that couldn’t escape to Newport could find somewhere to relax, play, stroll, and find some shade.

Transcribed - Published: 20 August 2024

Explore Orborne House on England's Isle of Wight, where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert spent summer and Christmas holidays.

Transcribed - Published: 6 August 2024

Delving into the artistic and literary life of the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts and its role as a Gilded Age summer enclave.

Transcribed - Published: 23 July 2024

Gilded Age families flocked to the Adirondacks despite the dusty two day journey, in an attempt to escape the city and recharge in nature.

Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2024

Carl is joined by curator Frank Futral for a special on-location visit to the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York's Hudson Valley.

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2024

The story of Murray Hall -- a Gilded Age bail bondsman, Tammany Hall representative and loving and devoted father -- is impossible to forget and one that when you first hear it, takes you by surprise.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2024

Carl is joined by veteran journalist and tour guide Michael Morgenthal for a journey through the pages of 19th century newspapers.

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2024

Carl visits the Museum of the City of New York where he's joined by Collections Manager for Costumes and Textiles Elizabeth Randolph to discuss the famous dress Alice Vanderbilt wore to her sister-in-law Alva'a ball, while inspecting the original dress itself.

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2024

Historian and author Richard Jones delves deeply into one of the world's most fascinating unsolved series of murders.  True crime fans may think they know the major elements of the grisly set of Jack the Ripper murders and the resulting investigation, but this show uncovers some angles and aspects that shine a wider light into these horrors of late Victorian London.

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2024

Royal historian Tracy Borman, author of "Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter That Changed History", discusses her new book and offers insights on the mother daughter relationships of two more modern monarchs, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II.

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2024

In a tribute to Sarah Rice -- Broadway's original Johanna from the musical Sweeney Todd -- Carl revisits his 2023 interview with the star from last year.

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2024

British country house historian Curt DiCamillo joins Carl for a look into the world of Edwardian country houses, made famous to modern audiences through "Downton Abbey" and "Gosford Park".

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2024

Fashion historian and author, Dr. Elizabeth L. Block returns for a truly "undercover" investigation into the world of the corsets, bustles, straps and stockings of the Gilded Age.

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2024

Listener favorite historian Keith Taillon returns to the show to this in-depth look at Gramercy Park, one of New York City's most unique and historic enclaves.

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2024

Carl is joined by noted architect, interior designer and author Phillip James Dodd for an in-depth discussion of the "look" of the Gilded Age -- a style known as American Beaux-Arts.

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2024

Carl is again joined by Nathaniel Lee Adams to discuss dandies -- a most interesting breed of society's tastemaking men. Today they discuss dandies in the early 20th century, when a new brand was emerging  - one with style, but also often tinged by scandal.

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2024

Biographer Maria Teresa Cometto joins The Gilded Gentleman to discuss the life of New York-born sculptor Emma Stebbins, whose iconic bronze statue, "The Angel of the Waters", was placed on Central Park's Bethesda Terrace in 1873.

Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2024

Carl is joined by historian and writer Keith Taillon and actor Ashlie Atkinson, who portrays Mamie Fish in HBO's "The Gilded Age", for a look at the complicated and fascinating real-life Mamie Fish.

Transcribed - Published: 23 January 2024

In celebration of Edith Wharton's birthday on January 24, join the Gilded Gentleman and Wharton scholar Dr. Emily Orlando for a look into perhaps Wharton's most famous and most beloved novel, "The Age of Innocence".

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2024

It's ball season! Time to call the carriage for your visit to the Gilded Age's greatest parties.

Transcribed - Published: 2 January 2024

Viewers were introduced to Emily Roebling on the second season of The Gilded Age. Now learn the entire story of the Roebling family -- father, son, wife -- the engineers responsible for the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Transcribed - Published: 26 December 2023

A New York phoenix has risen! Delmonico's, New York's legendary restaurant established in 1827, has reopened to welcome, as third generation partner Max Tucci shares with us, all to the table.

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2023

Carl is joined by actor Simon Jones, whose distinguished career has included King George V on "Downton Abbey", stage productions on Broadway and the West End,  and his current role as Bannister on HBO's "The Gilded Age".

Transcribed - Published: 12 December 2023

Join the Gilded Gentleman and curator and historian Ulysses Dietz for a unique, in-depth look inside the world of Newport during the Gilded Age.

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2023

A festive look at how Christmas was celebrated in the homes of two 19th-century New York families, who lived in both the city and in the country.

Transcribed - Published: 28 November 2023

The Gilded Gentleman travels to Lyndhurst for a look inside Lyndhurst Mansion, in Tarrytown, NY, and the life of its influential and controversial owner Jay Gould.

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2023

Author Becky Diamond ("The Gilded Age Cookbook") joins Carl to discuss all aspects of dining during the Gilded Age, from opulent feasts to meals prepared by modest home cooks.

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2023

A chat with esteemed author and scholar, Dr. Carla Peterson, about the growth of the prosperous black professional class in the 19th century up to the Gilded Age.  Dr. Peterson's work revealed a fascinating story that had up until then barely been told.

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2023

Celebrate the opening of the opera season -- Gilded Age style!  In this encore episode, Carl delves into how the Metropolitan Opera came to be and what it meant to those bejewelled Gilded Age audiences.  Most of the drama took place in the audience - and not so much on the stage.

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2023

The Gilded Gentleman presents Greg and Tom as they travel back in time to investigate a few personalities from the Gilded Age that, well, seem to have never left.

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2023

Historian Keith Taillon joins Carl again for a look at some of New York's prime real estate in the Gilded Age. This episode looks at some very desirable areas in the late 19th century and early 20th century to build one's great palace. And in some cases, it was the owners themselves that created surprising tales of drama and scandal.

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2023