#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…
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#101
NOHO: Gilded Age Origins of an Iconic New York Neighborhood
New York’s NOHO neighborhood, wedged between Greenwich Village and the East Village, holds the stories of many people and places that then went on to become…
#100
Belle Da Costa Greene: The Untold Story of J.P. Morgan’s Personal Librarian
As the Librarian of Gilded Age financier J.P. Morgan's extraordinary personal collection of rare books, manuscripts, and historical objects, Belle Da Costa Greene was one of the…
#99
John Singer Sargent: Painting a Gilded Age Love Story
She was a Gilded Age society beauty. He was a New York architect passionate about preserving the city’s past. When John Singer Sargent accepted the commission to paint their portrait as…
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Bradley Martin Ball
Of all the balls and parties thrown during the Gilded Age, the extravagant evening hosted by Bradley and Cornelia Martin at the Waldorf in 1897 was perhaps the…
#98
Be Mine: The World of Victorian Valentines
Who doesn’t like to get a valentine perhaps from a mysterious admirer? Well, the practice of sending valentines goes back centuries and as we will see, valentines…
#97
The Gilded Age Art of Hairdressing
In addition to making a social statement through one’s designer gowns from the great Paris couture houses, Gilded Age hostesses made sure that in addition to…
#32
Tasting Stars: A Sparkling History of Champagne
Carl and his guest, vintage cocktail event curator, Don Spiro, take a look at the myths and magic of champagne, the world's most elegant drink. Champagne is unquestionably…
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Tasting Stars: A Sparkling History of Champagne
To celebrate the holiday season and ring in the new year, join me and listener favorite guest Don Sprio for an encore presentation of our episode on…
#96
New York’s Grace Church: Gilded Age Society’s Most Fashionable Church (Bowery Boys Archive)
Grace Church, a soaring neo-Gothic church built in 1846 still sits today at the famous bend in Broadway at 11th Street. Throughout the 19th century it was in many…
#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…