#90
Children of the Gilded Age: Seen and Not Heard (Until Now)
Stories of the Gilded Age so often focus on the world of adults and more often on the highest layer of elite society. Of course, there was…
Episodes
#89
Gossip Girl: Gilded Age Socialite Elizabeth Drexel Lehr Tells All
Elizabeth Wharton Drexel was a quintessential ingenue of the Gilded Age. Eventual heiress to the Drexel banking fortune, elegant and sophisticated, she married but was widowed unexpectedly. Elizabeth married again, this time…
#88
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Lighting the Gilded Age
Just the name “Tiffany” evokes the glamour and elegance of the Gilded Age. But there is much more to the story than just the eponymous retailer who…
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…
#84
Hyde Park’s Vanderbilt Mansion: Building a Gilded Age House
Carl is joined by curator Frank Futral for a special on-location visit to the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York’s Hudson Valley. Built for Frederick Vanderbilt and his wife…
#4
Man About Town: The Story of Murray Hall
When Tammany Hall politician, Murray Hall died at his home in Greenwich Village in 1901, his death sparked a national scandal. Murray Hall had a secret…
Encore
Man About Town: The Story of Murray Hall
To celebrate a month of diversity, courage and pride, we are rereleasing this episode which continues to be one of the most talked about shows ever…
#83
Gilded Age Newspapers: All That Was (Mostly) Fit to Print
To take a look at the news business Gilded Age style, Carl is joined by veteran journalist, writer, and tour guide, Michael Morgenthal for a journey through the pages…
#82
The Gilded Age’s Most Famous Dress: Alice Vanderbilt’s “Electric Light”
Carl pays a visit to the Museum of the City of New York for a very special episode with Collections Manager for Costumes and Textiles, Elizabeth Randolph as they…