Encore
Summer Gardens of the Gilded Age
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,…
Episodes
A New Year in Old New York with the Bowery Boys
A rite of passage for many New Yorkers (and visitors alike) is to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square patiently awaiting the moment when the crystal-studded…
#109
The Story of Black Newport: A Rich and Vibrant Legacy
From its earliest days as one of the most significant ports for the 18th-century slave trade to the late 19th-century years of the Gilded Age, Newport, Rhode…
#106
John Singer Sargent and Paris: The Path to Madame X
Join Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Stephanie Herdrich as she joins Carl for this in-depth look at how the career and personal life of Gilded Age artist John Singer…
#104
Egyptomania: From Napoleon to the Discovery of King Tutankhamen
Throughout the 19th century, perhaps culminating in America's Gilded Age, the public held a deep fascination for all things Egypt. This "Egyptomania" affected design, style and cultural and social thought. As…
#102
The Last Ships from Hamburg: The Untold Story of the Escape of the Russian Jews
Between the late 1890s and early 1920s, over 2 million Jews from Eastern Europe fled their homes and made the long, arduous unsettling journey to America…
#95
Vienna 1874: Die Fledermaus and the World of Johann Strauss II
The world of Vienna at the end of the 19th century and into the early 20th was a world of change. New design, new fashion and new…
#94
Christmas Tales and Traditions: 19th Century England’s Wrest Park
Join Carl and Dr. MIchael Carter, Senior Properties Historian for English Heritage to celebrate an English country Christmas. Carl and Michael center their discussion on Wrest Park, home to the De…
Encore
“In The Good Old Summertime ”
Join listener-favorite guest Esther Crain and me for this encore presentation of one of last season's most popular shows. Esther takes us on a journey from Central…
#87
Summer with Queen Victoria: Life at Osborne House
In this special episode created in partnership with English Heritage, Carl is joined by curator Christopher Warleigh-Lack for a look at the once royal residence of Osborne House on England’s Isle…
#86
Great Estates of the Berkshires
Carl is joined by noted Berkshire historian, author and Lenox native, Cornelia Brooke Gilder for this special show which delves into the artistic and literary life…
#85
The Adirondacks and Great Camp Sagamore: Retreating to Nature in the Gilded Age
Historian and scholar Connor Williams joins Carl for this look at the Gilded Age retreat of the Adirondacks. Several Gilded Age families came here despite the dusty two-day…