The Gilded Age and Progressive Era Podcast
1) 113 Unforgettable Sacrifice
Cathleen talks with Dr. Hilary N. Green, whose most recent book, Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War, was published by Fordham University Press in 2025. https://for...Show More
2) 112: The Menance of Prosperity
In this episode of The Gilded Age and Progressive Era Podcast, Boyd Cothran speaks with historian Daniel Wortel-London about his new book, The Menace of Prosperity, a sweeping history of New York City...Show More
3) 111: The Best of: Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
There are a few people that embody a period. Isabella Stewart Gardner knew many of the the movers and shakers of the Gilded Age and lived from 1840-1924. Her story, and her compulsion to buy the art o...Show More
4) 110: The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook
In this festive episode of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era podcast, we welcome back food historian Becky L. Diamond to discuss her latest book, The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook. Using recipes as his...Show More
5) 109: Best of: The Allure of Empire
While Cathleen and I are working on new content for the podcast—lots of great episodes are on the way—we’re also taking time to revisit some of Michael’s excellent past interviews.For my second “best ...Show More
6) 108: Best of: Oceans of Grain: Wheat, Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S.
While Cathleen and I are working on new content for the podcast—stay tuned, there’s lots of exciting stuff coming—we wanted to take a moment to revisit some of Michael’s excellent past episodes.For my...Show More
7) 107: Best of: “Gilded? Progressive? Let’s Call the Whole thing Off?"
Boyd and I are working on new content for the podcast-we have lots of good stuff planned for the future.But in the meantime, we wanted to take a moment to revisit some of Michael’s excellent content.W...Show More
8) 106: Recasting the Vote
Think you know the story of women’s suffrage? Think again. In this episode of The Gilded Age and Progressive Era Podcast, Boyd sits down with co-host Cathleen D. Cahill to discuss her groundbreaking b...Show More
9) 105: The Sentimental State
Today Cathleen interviews Elizabeth Garner Masarik, about her book, The Sentimental State: How Women-Led Reform Created the American Welfare State (University of Georgia Press, 2024), which is the 202...Show More
10) 104: The Voyage of the Edwin Fox
Hello listeners! Boyd and Cathleen are back and looking forward to giving you more regular content this fall. This week, Cathleen interviews Boyd about his recent book, The Voyage of the Edwin Fo...Show More