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The Gilded Gentleman

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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00:50:43

The Gilded Age Cookbook: A Conversation with Becky...

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/11/14

The Gilded Age was a period of rapid industrialization and innovation - and that was abundantly true in terms of what was happening in the kitchen. New marvels like refrigeration, the availability of ingredients like baking powder, and new tools from egg beaters to meat slicers, all made creating over-the-top meals much easier than ever before. Becky Libourel Diamond, food historian and author of the just published Gilded Age Cookbook, shares some rich insights into a number of these kitchen

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00:59:48

Black Gotham: Origins of Gilded Age New York's Black...

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/11/07

One of the most fascinating story lines in Season One of the HBO series "The Gilded Age" was that of the young black writer Peggy Scott and her Brooklyn family. Elements of Peggy's father's character were based on scholar Dr. Carla Peterson's own ancestral family. In her groundbreaking book, Black Gotham: A Family History of African-Americans in Nineteenth Century New York City, Dr. Peterson sheds light on how this community grew, how diverse the community actually was, and she provides insight

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00:27:39

The Opening of the Metropolitan Opera 1883 (ENCORE)

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/10/31

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. On the night of October 22, 1883, the brand new Metropolitan Opera House opened its doors. The new theater was able to accommodate many more prime seats than the old Academy of Music, and as a result, "new money" socialites

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00:55:30

Ghosts of the Gilded Age

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/10/17

In this truly spooky episode. Greg and Tom from the Bowery Boys podcast travel to Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island to delve into four tales of the unexplained, the perhaps unforgotten and definitely the unsettling. Our stories include a massive elegant mansion that once graced the Hunts Point neighborhood in the Bronx. Built by merchant and trader Benjamin Whitlock in 1850 and later owned by Cuban sugar importer Inocencio Casanova, the mansion is the site of numerous unexplained

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01:02:36

New York Real Estate: Mansions, Money and Madness

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/10/03

John Jacob Astor is considered to have been New York's first great real estate mogul, and indeed the Astor family has been said to have been "New York's landlords" for much of the 19th century. But other developers and builders were responsible for establishing desirable areas in which to build as well. In this episode guest historian Keith Taillon takes a look at five particular properties and mansions - all except for one can still be found today. With locations as diverse as today's midtown

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00:59:46

Music of the Gilded Age: Symphonies to Saxophones

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/09/19

Join Carl and historian and professional musician Dr. Christopher Brellochs for a tour through the musical influences of the Gilded Age. Music in the Gilded Age incorporated many different styles and influences from the classical symphonies and operas brought to American concert halls and stages from Europe to more home grown music that included military influenced music as well as music that reflected the fusion of cultural influences like ragtime. Dr. Brellochs shares insight into just what

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00:48:58

The Real "Buccaneers": The Gilded Age’s Million...

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/09/05

In the latter part of 19th-century America, over 200 young women married into British and European noble families. Some Gilded Age families wanted their daughters to gain titles to secure their social standing, and many willing aristocrats needed the significant marriage settlements to repair crumbling estates and fill up their bank accounts. From the marriage in 1874 of Jenny Jerome to Lord Randolph Churchill, many mothers and daughters went in search of eligible nobles to marry. This episode

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00:50:43

Venetian Days: Henry James and Friends on the Grand...

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/08/22

Venice by the end of the 19th century had lost much of the glory it once had known. Crumbling palazzi, a bad economy and an overall sense of decay permeated the city. New writings published on the long-forgotten Venetian Renaissance painters and artists brought a new stream of visitors to the city including Henry James, John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler among others. American expatriate art connoisseurs such as Daniel and Ariana Curtis and the great Isabella Stewart Gardner all made

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00:35:56

Monaco's First American Princess (ENCORE)

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/08/15

As we continue our visit to the Riviera in the Belle Epoque, The Gilded Gentleman revisits the little-known story of an American-born European princess. Many people think that Grace Kelly became the first American princess of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier in 1956. The truth however is that decades before in the glittering years of the Belle Epoque, another American-born woman married a Monegasque prince and claimed that honor. Alice Heine was born in New Orleans to a French father and a

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00:58:03

The French Riviera: Tales of Royals, Rascals and...

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/08/08

A glittering, glamorous look at the history of the French Riviera and its height in the years of the Belle Epoque - where not everything was always quite as it seemed. Originally popular as a warm weather destination for convalescing British aristocrats, the rocky, dramatically beautiful eastern coastline of southern France, the Riviera and its resorts of Cannes, Nice and Monte Carlo, have been populated with the rich and the royal. It was also a good place if one just wanted to hide out. In many

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00:46:29

In the Good Old Summertime: Where the Gilded Age Played

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/07/25

As New York continued its march up the island of Manhattan, there were few places where people that couldn't escape to Newport could find somewhere to relax, play, stroll and find some shade. The development of Central Park provided some much needed relief but it took some time for it to become a place that was accessible and viable for all of New York's social classes. Out on the far coast of Brooklyn, the resort of Coney Island developed rapidly and became a truly great escape with its

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00:34:23

The Glamour of Gilded Age Shopping (ENCORE)

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/07/18

As a special summer bonus, join Carl for an encore of this classic Gilded Gentleman episode. Be sure to wear your best hat and dust off your gold topped cane for this very gilded shopping trip. Carl is joined by Emma Guest-Consales, PhD art historian and master New York City tour guide. for this special look at the evolution of shopping in 19th century New York and just how revolutionary some retailers were in the Gilded Age. Emma takes us on a virtual visit to Ladies MIle, the elegant

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00:49:22

The Golden Age of Gilded Age Cocktails

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/07/11

There is nothing like a finely crafted cocktail to celebrate a special occasion (even if it's just a typical Tuesday). While many think that classic cocktail history began during the Jazz Age and the 1920s (even though America was in the middle of Prohibition), the truth is that much happened about fifty years before -- in the Gilded Age. Vintage beverage specialist Don Spiro takes listeners through the history that includes the moment mixed drinks began to be called "cocktails", what the very

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00:51:58

Whitman and Wilde Part 2: Oscar Wilde in New York, 1882

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/06/27

When Oscar Wilde arrived in New York in January 1882, one of his most important intentions was to meet the great Walt Whitman, who was more than 30 years older than Wilde, and whom he had idolized since his youth. The two poets met, and in this show, we expand on what that meeting would have been like, how each writer influenced the other, and what perhaps did and didn't happen at their encounter. But the story is larger than that. This special show, with noted Wilde scholar and expert John

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00:52:42

Whitman and Wilde Part 1: Walt Whitman in New York, 1855

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/06/13

The New York world that Walt Whitman knew as a young man in the 1850's was really two cities - that of New York (which was only today's Manhattan) and the growing city of Brooklyn across the East River. These two cities in the midst of pre-Civil War and pre-Gilded Age development inspired the young Whitman to give voice to a new America and new experience. In this first episode of a two-part series, writer and historian Hugh Ryan ("When Brooklyn Was Queer") talks about just how revolutionary

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01:02:35

Architect of the Gilded Age: The Triumphant Tale of...

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/05/30

A special bonus episode from the Bowery Boys archives! Join Tom and Greg for an in-depth look at the architect that, as some have said, gave the Gilded Age its look. In the years before the great firm of McKim, Mead and White with its star architect Stanford White, another American born and Paris trained architect was translating European style with uniquely American taste. Richard Morris Hunt was one of the very first to establish architecture as an art form and his work included such iconic

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01:03:44

Before Broadway: Where the Gilded Age Went to the...

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/05/16

A look at New York's theater scene during the Gilded Age. Tim Dolan, theater historian and theater district tour guide (owner of Broadway UpClose) helps us take a look at the era's theater, including its shows, stars and theaters, some of which are still around. Through most of the 19th century New Yorkers thought of "Broadway" as a street, not a term that meant great theater or even a theater district. This episode takes a look at what theater was like in the late 1800's and early 1900s just as

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00:53:16

Crown & Sceptre: The Coronation Show with Tracy Borman

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/05/02

Take a fascinating journey back in time to visit a few British royal rulers with an intimate look at their reigns as well as at their majestic coronations. British author and historian Tracy Borman joins The Gilded Gentleman for this unique look at history based on her book "Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror to King Charles III". In this second part of our coronation celebration, historian and author Tracy Borman, joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal

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00:48:59

The British Crown Jewels: History and Mystery

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/04/25

Join Carl and historian and curator, Curt DiCamillo for a fascinating look into the history of the British Crown Jewels. Curt shares the history of the crowns and jewels, including a discussion of the oldest (and newest) pieces in the collection. The show includes an intriguing look at how crowns likely first came to be in royal history and how they have evolved in shape and decoration from medieval times to the present day. The crowns we see today feature an extraordinary array of precious

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00:50:31

Gilded Age French Fashion: The House of Worth and Beyond

The Gilded Gentleman ·

2023/04/11

The world of couture designers during the Gilded Age and the Belle Epoque went far beyond just the designers themselves. Houses such as Worth, Doucet and Paquin and many others created the stunning gowns and dresses worn by both Europe's and America's moneyed elite. But the network of milliners, hairdressers, perfumers, and even shippers and tax agents all made up the larger network that created this uniquely interdependent world. Author Dr. Elizabeth Block (Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced

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