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The Gilded Gentleman

Carl Raymond
Gilded Age
New York City
The Gilded Age
Edith Wharton
Christmas Traditions
Alva Vanderbilt
Caroline Astor
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Mamie Fish
New York
Civil Rights
Frederick Douglass
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Grace Church
Victorian Valentines
Victorian Holiday
Ward Mcallister
Beaux-Arts Architecture
Newport
American Renaissance

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. thegildedgentleman.com

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Historian and academic Nancy Unger joins The Gilded Gentleman to delve into the social politics of divorce in the Gilded Age.  She discusses several high-profile cases of the 19th century; even the Astors and Vanderbilts were not immune.

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Recent Guests

Dr. Susan Gilgore
Executive Director of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Episode: The House that Launched the Gilded Age: The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Ulysses Dietz
Decorative Arts Historian and Specialist
The Gilded Gentleman / Newark Museum
Episode: The House that Launched the Gilded Age: The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Nancy Unger
Social historian and professor emerita of history at Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University
Episode: Bad Romance: Divorce in the Gilded Age
Peggy Gavan
Historian and author specializing in cats of the Gilded Age
The Hatching Cat of Gotham; Cats About Town Walking Tours
Episode: Cats of the Gilded Age
Natalie Nudell
Fashion and textile historian with a research focus on the 20th century American fashion industry
Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY)
Episode: Devils Always Wore Prada: The Evolution of a Belle Epoque Brand
Tripp Evans
Author of The Importance of Being Furnished, Four Bachelors at Home
Wheaton College (Professor of History of Art)
Episode: Bachelor Pad: Gilded Age Interior Designers and Their Homes
James Henry
Historian and New York City cemetery tour guide
Greenwood Cemetery; Bowery Boys Walks
Episode: Body Snatchers! The Stolen Body of A.T. Stewart
Dr. Erin Pauwels
Historian of American art and author
Temple University; author of Napoleon Sarony's Living Pictures
Episode: The Man Who Invented Celebrity Photography
Tanya Bielski-Braham
Co-hosted with Bowery Boys in past episodes; associated with Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
Episode: The Women Who Saved New York

Host

Carl Raymond
Host of the main historical series focusing on the Gilded Age and related eras; curates archival research and narrative episodes.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.1k ratings
  • Interesting, but …

    I really enjoy this pod. Informative and well delivered. BUT could you reduce the volume on the intro music. It’s far too loud for your voices and it’s jarring.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    dbrrv
    United Statesa month ago
  • Less "am I right" and "do you agree"

    LOVE this podcast but encourage less asking of "am I right ", "do you agree". Breaks the flow. just dialogue. just ask the question or make the observation and let the guest go from there.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    LYJSOL
    United States2 months ago
  • Repeats

    It’d b marvy if the repeat episodes were announced. We usually think “Oh good, a new episode,” but get disappointed when we start to listen and find out we’ve been duped!

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    marketpop
    United States6 months ago
  • Much More Than Just The Glitter

    Such a great historical podcast. You get the glamour of the gilded age aristocracy but also more day to day history of regular people as well. There are so many unique and diverse insights to discover. Highly recommended.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Demaciada
    United States7 months ago
  • Fantastic pod!

    A Bowery Boys spinoff. And that's a wonderful thing! Carl Raymond is a fantastic host. Well presented and researched. A+

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JJNYC114
    United States10 months ago

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The House that Launched the Gilded Age: The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Q: From your perspective, what makes this mansion a foundational chapter of the Gilded Age in American homes?
It represents a shift where wealth is publicly displayed through architecture, interiors, and the whole environmental ensemble, signaling the era's new social contract between money, taste, and national identity.
Body Snatchers! The Stolen Body of A.T. Stewart
Q: Why were body-snatchers so active during the Revolutionary War era in the United States?
Dissections needed corpses, and wars created a supply of unidentified bodies; this era also saw emerging medical schools that required cadavers, making snatching more common.
New York’s Gilded Age Black Elite (Encore)
Q: So Carla, one point I wanna come back to a little bit is this notion of black identity, particularly in the early 19th century. Can you talk about that?
I made this discovery when I was able to trace my family back to my great-great grandparents.
New York’s Gilded Age Black Elite (Encore)
Q: Can you talk a little bit about those misconceptions and how you found them actually not to be true?
One of the things I think that has happened in historiography is when you say 19th century black Americans, everybody thinks of enslaved people in the South.
Stanford White Architect: Perspectives from Great-Grandson Samuel White
Q: If you could sit down with Stanford White, what would you want to ask him?
I would ask him what his favorite project was out of his many designs.

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This show explores the social and cultural fabric of the Gilded Age, Belle Epoque, and late Victorian/Edwardian eras through vivid histories of high society, design, fashion, architecture, and urban life. Conversations with historians, authors, and subject-matter experts illuminate topics ranging from divorce culture and body politics to interior design, photography, philanthropy, and city life, often framed around notable figures, institutions, and iconic venues. A standout element is the blend of scholarly context with lively storytelling, celebrity-level subjects, and production that weaves archival research with contemporary relevance. Listeners interested in nuanced historical narratives, cultural history, and design will likely find t... more

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1. Dr. Susan Gilgore
2. Ulysses Dietz
3. Nancy Unger
4. Peggy Gavan
5. Natalie Nudell
6. Tripp Evans
7. James Henry
8. Dr. Erin Pauwels

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