#61
The Opening of the Metropolitan Opera 1883 (ENCORE)
Celebrate the opening of the opera season Gilded Age style! In this encore episode, Carl delves into just how the Metropolitan Opera came to be and what it…
Episodes
#60
Ghosts of the Gilded Age
A special episode from the Bowery Boys Archives! Join Greg and Tom as they travel back in time to investigate a few personalities from the Gilded…
#59
New York Real Estate: Mansions, Money and Madness
Returning listener favorite, historian Keith Taillon joins Carl for a look at some of New York's prime real estate in the Gilded Age. This episode looks at some very…
#58
Music of the Gilded Age: Symphonies to Saxophones
Join Carl and his guest historian and professional musician Dr. Christpher Brellochs for a tour through the musical influences of the Gilded Age. Music in the Gilded Age incorporated many…
#57
The ‘Real’ Buccaneers: Gilded Age Million Dollar Princesses
This episode takes a look at how and why a large number of young American women of the Gilded Age sought marriages among the European nobility. Many…
#56
Venetian Days: Henry James and Friends on the Grand Canal
A look at Venice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a view into a unique community of artists and writers that came to be known…
#55
Monaco’s First American Princess (ENCORE)
As we continue our visit to the Riviera in the Belle Epoque, The Gilded Gentleman revisits one of our classic episodes to tell the little-known story of…
#54
The French Riviera: Tales of Royals, Rascals and Rothschilds
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…
#53
In the Good Old Summertime: Where the Gilded Age Played
Join returning guest, Esther Crain, author and creator of Ephemeral New York for a look at how New Yorkers stayed cool on summer days in the Gilded Age. As New…
#52
The Glamour of Gilded Age Shopping ENCORE
As a special summer bonus, join me for an encore of this classic Gilded Gentleman episode. Be sure to wear your best hat and dust off…
#51
The Golden Age of Gilded Age Cocktails
Join returning guest Don Spiro for this elegant and classy journey through the 19th century and find out just how the cocktail developed and how so much of what…
#50
Whitman and Wilde Part 2: Oscar Wilde in New York, 1882
In this second part of our special celebration of this month of Pride, The Gilded Gentleman moves the story ahead to the height of the Gilded Age…