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The Gilded Gentleman

by Carl Raymond
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Today: #150 in History on our combined chart.

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Episode releases
#101#116#131#146#161Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#150Episode released Oct 20: Ghost Stories By Gaslight (with the Bowery Boys)
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Oct 27#150#144—
Oct 26#134#127—
Oct 25#119#112—
Oct 24#125#117—
Oct 23#123#115—
Oct 22#126#126#93
Oct 21#111#102—
Oct 20#137#130—
Oct 19#123#116—
Oct 18#128#121—
Oct 17#125#118—
Oct 16#151#144—
Oct 15#134#128—
Oct 14#124#117—

Latest episodes

  • Ghost Stories By Gaslight (with the Bowery Boys)

    October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    Well, it’s that spooky time of year once again and no one celebrates it better than the Bowery Boys -- Greg Young and Tom Meyers, who have been exploring 'real' ghost stories of Old New York since their podcast began back in 2007. Join…

  • Battlefields to Ballrooms: How the Civil War Influenced the Gilded Age

    October 13, 2026 · 50 min

    Returning guest historian and author Connor Williams returns to The Gilded Gentleman table for the in-depth and insightful discussion of the Civil War's influence on the following age of extraordinary wealth and structural advancement for…

  • Creating Victoria Woodhull: Gilded Age Presidential Candidate 1872

    September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    Victoria Woodhull was one of the Gilded Age's most challenging, revolutionary, outspoken, and certainly fascinating figures. Often called the first woman to run for president of the United States, Woodhull worked as a spiritualist and…

  • Beans and Brahmins: Boston in the Gilded Age

    September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    The Gilded Age was not limited to New York. Other cities developed differently during the 19th century and responded uniquely to this period of great technological and economic growth.  Boston, Massachusetts, the heart of New England, had…

  • Buying and Selling the News in the Gilded Age (ENCORE)

    September 1, 2026 · 60 min

    Join The Gilded Gentleman and Michael Morganthal, a veteran journalist and professional tour guide, for this journey through the news process in late 19th-century New York.    Michael shares how the Gilded Age gave rise to a nearly…

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  • Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy

    August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    In 1894, Madeline Pollard was the most famous woman in America. Her name was splashed across newspaper headlines, and the public hung on every word she said and waited to see and discuss every article of clothing she wore.   Pollard was…

  • Agatha Christie and the English Country House

    August 4, 2026 · 60 min

    An isolated house, creaky staircases, hidden passages and often a dead body in the Library. These are the elements of the classic British murder mystery, particularly those written by the queen of all mysteries, Agatha C…

  • The Women of Tiffany

    July 21, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    Louis Comfort Tiffany truly gave the Gilded Age a new way to see the world, showing a talent for innovation, extraordinary artistic vision and the empowerment of those with whom he collaborated and hired.  He was also known for employing…

  • Celebrating Little House on the Prairie with Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson)

    July 7, 2026 · 59 min

    As Netflix launches a new adaptation of the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder series "Little House on the Prairie" this summer, fans new and old cannot help be enchanted by the iconic 1970s television adaptation as well—written, directed, and…

  • The House that Launched the Gilded Age: The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion

    June 23, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    It's easy to conjure images of the high Gilded Age when seeing the great mansions of Newport or elsewhere, but the origins of that grand, flamboyant style began elsewhere.   The idea of a modern French-inspired mansion with Renaissance…

  • Summer Gardens of the Gilded Age ENCORE

    June 9, 2026 · 37 min

    As grand mansions and country houses were built during America's Gilded Age, an integral part of any estate design was an equally grand and impressive garden. Drawing on European traditions, great Gilded Age gardens ranged from the very…

  • Bad Romance: Divorce in the Gilded Age

    May 26, 2026 · 55 min

    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…

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About the show

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