The Gilded Gentleman

VI. New York Times bestselling author Carol Wallace discusses her just published novel of the Gilded Age called Our Kind of People as well as shares insights on her book To Marry an English Lord which served as an inspiration for Downton Abbey. Visit The Gilded Gentleman website for more information on Carl Raymond and the podcast. Rate and review The Gilded Gentleman podcast on Apple Podcasts

Grace Kelly captured the attention of the world when she married Prince Rainier III and became Princess of Monaco in 1956. Few people realize that she wasn't the first American born princess to hold the title. Travel back to the Belle Epoque and discover the story of Alice Heine, a New Orleans beauty who captured the heart of a prince nearly 100 years before. Visit The Gilded Gentleman website for more information on Carl Raymond and the podcast. Rate and review The Gilded Gentleman...

IV. When Tammany Hall campaigner and popular Greenwich Village resident Murray Hall died in 1901, his death produced a shock to his friends, colleagues and family and even the general public. What had Murray hidden for so much of his life - and what tremendous impact did his story have that we feel its importance even today? This show features an interview with Ken Lustbader from the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. His research into Murray's life has helped keep this story alive. Visit...

III. Caroline Astor was the undisputed queen of New York's Gilded Age elite, but what lay behind her imperious image? Historian Tom Miller (from Daytonian in Manhattan) joins The Gilded Gentleman to talk about some aspects of Mrs. Astor and shares insights into her character we may not have known. Visit The Gilded Gentleman website for more information on Carl Raymond and the podcast. Rate and review The Gilded Gentleman podcast on Apple Podcasts

II. Join the Gilded Gentleman for a night at the opera! The glittering, glamorous opening night of New York’s new opera house at the height of the Gilded Age had perhaps more drama going on in the audience than on the stage. Visit The Gilded Gentleman website for more information on Carl Raymond and the podcast. Rate and review The Gilded Gentleman podcast on Apple Podcasts

I. Was the Gilded Age as glamorous as it seemed? Join Carl and his guests -- Tom Meyers and Greg Young from the Bowery Boys: New York City History podcast -- to discuss the light and the dark of this fascinating era. Visit The Gilded Gentleman website for more information on Carl Raymond and the podcast. Rate and review The Gilded Gentleman podcast on Apple Podcasts

If you’re a fan of Downton Abbey, The Age of Innocence or Upstairs Downstairs, then we know The Gilded Gentleman podcast will be your cup of tea. Every two weeks, social and culinary historian Carl Raymond and his occasional guests with sit down for a proper cup of tea and a chat about the society, culture, architecture, food, fashion, design, music and literature of America's Gilded Age, Paris’ Belle Époque and England’s Victorian and Edwardian eras. Produced by Tom Meyers and Greg Young...