Best Carl Raymond Podcasts (2025)

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The Story of Black Newport: A Rich and Vibrant Legacy 59:16

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Newport, Rhode Island has been an important center for the evolution of America's African heritage community. -- from its earliest days of the 18th century slave trade to the late 19th century years of the Gilded Age, Viewers of HBO Max's The Gilded Age follow the character of Peggy Scott and her family to Newport and into the center of its wealthy…

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Playing Mamie Fish: A Conversation with Ashlie Atkinson and Keith Taillon 53:25

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The divine Mamie Fish, the eagle-eyed, sharp tongued social arbiter that regularly appears in the HBO series The Gilded Age, was indeed a real Gilded Age socialite,known for her incisive wit and no-nonsense comments on the glittering world around her. In this encore episode, Carl sits down with actor Ashlie Atkinson who plays Mamie in the series an…

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Science Beacon on a Hill With Griffith Observatory Director Dr. Ed krupp 1:05:23

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The Griffith Observatory is the most visited public observatory in the world, and a science icon that overlooks the Los Angeles basin. Since 1935, the facility has hosted astronauts, WWII pilots and celebrities, and continues to promote science and wonder in a world full of misinformation. In this episode, Jim chats with Griffith Observatory Direct…

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Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Gilded Age's Million Dollar Princesses 49:47

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During the late 19th century, nearly 200 wealthy young American women were caught up in marriages with members of British and European nobility. The goal was to secure aristocratic titles that would create a solid social position for the American family wishing to climb through the snobbery of Gilded Age society. The European gentlemen, meanwhile, …

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Inside HBO"s "The Gilded Age": A Conversation with Creative Producer Luke Harlan 53:27

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Are you as bewitched and bedazzled with this season of HBO's The Gilded Age as we are? And have you been curious about how all the magic we see unfold in front of the camera actually happens? Creative Producer Luke Harlan joins Carl for a look from the other side of the camera to explore how The Gilded Age is actually shaped, filmed and edited. How…

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The Real Mrs. Astor 36:10

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The Gilded Gentleman looks at one of the most legendary figures of the Gilded Age – Caroline Astor, or the Mrs Astor, the ruler and creator of New York’s high society in the early 1870s. Is she anything like the depiction on HBO's The Gilded Age? In collaboration with Southern social climber Ward McAllister, Mrs. Astor essentially created the rules…

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Queen of Denver: The Life and Times of Louise Sneed Hill 1:06:09

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The Gilded Age was by no means simply an East Coast phenomenon. Wealth, position and social structure evolved across the country as railroads and improved technology pushed the country west. Denver, Colorado, grew from a "tavern town" at the foothills of the Rockies to an important Western center for commerce and society. Social Denver was largely …

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Will Potter 52:44

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A century and a half ago, one out of every five Americans lived on a farm. Today, it’s closer to one out of every fifty, even though the population has increased more than tenfold. The industrial-scale farm and livestock business that we depend on today feeds hundreds of millions every day, but at what cost? In this episode of Point of Inquiry, Jim…

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Frederick Douglass's Gilded Age 1:00:57

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The life of Frederick Douglass, the great 19th century statesman, orator, writer and abolitionist, is a triumphantly American story. He was born into slavery in the early years of the 19th century and died at the very height of the Gilded Age. His tremendous talents as a leader brought him out of slavery and into the heart of the Gilded Age as a pl…

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John Singer Sargent in Paris: The Path to Madame X 1:02:15

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Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Stephanie Herdrich joins Carl for an in-depth look at how the career and personal life of Gilded Age artist John Singer Sargent evolved over his ten-year period in Paris from the 1870's to the mid 1880's. Sargent is the subject of a major new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that focuses on this period…

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Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Sculptor of the Gilded Age 1:03:58

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The Irish-born Augustus Saint-Gaudens came to this country as a small child and over the course of his career and life, reaching into the early years of the 20th century, became an artist that truly defined a look for America in sculpture. His extraordinary natural talent grew into a master artist who was able to create lifelike depictions in marbl…

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Gilded Age French Fashion ENCORE 51:44

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With the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Gala on the first Monday of May and the new exhibition on John Singer Sargent and Paris, there is most definitely fashion in the air. In this ENCORE episode with listener favorite Dr. Elizabeth L. Block we delve into the stories of some of the most important designers and couture houses of Belle Epoque P…

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Egyptomania: From Napoleon to the Discovery of King Tutankhamen 51:31

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During the 19th century and culminating in America's Gilded Age, the public's deep fascination for all things Egypt led to "Egyptomania," a craze which affected design, style and cultural and social thought. As a result of wave of exploration and discovery, predominantly by French, English and American parties, the world gained a view into one of t…

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Inside The Frick Collection: The Upstairs Downstairs World of a Gilded Age Mansion 1:08:38

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This week The Frick Collection will reopen its doors to the public after a renovation and restoration of nearly five years and a cost of $220 million dollars. Visitors will again see the elegant Beaux Arts mansion once occupied by Gilded Age industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his wife and daughter. They will also see the priceless collection of mas…

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Fleet Master Chief Raymond D. Kemp's Journey 18:05

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The Last Ships from Hamburg: The Untold Story of the Escape of the Russian Jews 56:17

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Between the late 1890s and early 1920s, over 2 million Jews from Eastern Europe made the long, arduous and unsettling journey to America to escape persecution and violence in their native countries. Many of these Jews were fleeing Russia, where a state sanctioned antisemitism forced many to escape for their lives. This mass immigration was, in larg…

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NoHo: Gilded Age Origins of an Iconic New York Neighborhood 59:04

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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 deeply associated with the Gilded Age. The Astor family began their dynasty here in both investment and real estate as did the well known Dutch-American merchant family the Schermerhorns. Carol…

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NAVY SEAL Matthew Lehnig Shares His Journey of Sacrifice and Service! 34:49

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Jeremy Mitchel On What Makes a Baseball Bat a True Piece of Art 13:30

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Taking Inspiration from Greek History With Evaggelos Vallianatos 49:03

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The ancient Greeks had a profound influence not only on their own world, but also on what would become Western culture as a whole. In this episode of Point of Inquiry, Jim chats with Evaggelos Villianatos, a Greek scholar who sheds an interesting light on how his ancestors helped shape the science, arts, language and governments of the modern world…

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Belle da Costa Greene: The Untold Story of J. P. Morgan's Librarian 1:01:17

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Belle da Costa Greene is a truly unique historical figure. As the librarian of Gilded Age financier J.P Morgan's extraordinary personal collection of rare books, manuscripts and historical objects, Greene was one of the most visible and formidable players in the art world of the early 20th century. She sourced precious objects from major galleries …

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John Singer Sargent: Painting a Gilded Age Love Story 59:23

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Edith Minturn was a Gilded Age society beauty. Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes was a New York architect passionate about preserving the city's past. When John Singer Sargent accepted the commission to paint their portrait as a wedding present, he perhaps didn't realize how difficult it would prove to be. Capturing Edith Minturn Stokes' strong personalit…

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The Bradley Martin Ball 1897 45:07

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Of all the balls and parties thrown during the Gilded Age, the extravagant evening hosted by Bradley and Cornela Martin at the Waldorf in 1897 was perhaps the most legendary, but also the most filled with misconceptions. February 10, 2025 was the 128th anniversary of this grand ball that topped them during New York's opulent Gilded Age. To celebrat…

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A Primer on Cold Reading 37:39

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The art of cold reading has convinced millions of people that gimmicks like crystal balls, palm reading, tarot cards, and other alleged paranormal abilities are real. People walk away from astrologers, mediums, and psychics saying "there's no way he could have known that" or other exclamations of amazement. But are these skills really paranormal, o…

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Be Mine: The World of Victorian Valentines 54:56

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Who doesn't like to get a valentine -- perhaps even from a mysterious admirer? The practice of sending valentines goes back centuries, and these well-designed romantic messages could have many meanings -- highly spiritual, an expression of friendship and love, or even a proposal of marriage. In this episode Carl is joined by historian and collector…

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The Gilded Age Art of Hairdressing 49:00

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Historian Dr. Elizabeth L. Block, author of "Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing," returns to the show for an insightful and fascinating look at hair and hairdressing in the Gilded Age. Hairstyles and the methods of hairdressing evolved dramatically over the 19th century from an "at home" activity shared by sisters and female relat…

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Tasting Stars: The History of Champagne with Don Spiro ENCORE 49:40

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To ring in the new year, join Carl and listener favorite guest Don Spiro for an encore presentation of the history of champagne. Don, vintage beverage specialist and former professional bartender, looks at just how champagne first came to be, how its style evolved over time and just what contemporary champagne makers are offering today. So pop a co…

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New York's Grace Church: Gilded Age Society's Most Fashionable Church 59:56

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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 the most fashionable church for old New York society, even when the elite moved up the island of Manhattan. Grace represented the early world of the Astors, the Schermerhorns and other families …

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Vienna 1874: Die Fledermaus and the World of Johann Strauss II 1:00:28

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The world of Vienna at the end of the 19th century was a world of change. New design, new fashion and new philosophy -- and new music. But amidst sweeping change, the Viennese drank champagne and were swept along by the works of the great Johann Strauss II, known appropriately as the "Waltz King". One of his greatest works is the operetta megahit D…

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David Miles on Point of Inquiry 54:50

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For most of human history, infectious diseases have wreaked havoc on humans. But beginning in the late 18th century, more and more of us beat back illness by getting immunized with vaccines. Today, vaccines are -- or should be – a part of every thinking person’s health regimen. But exactly what are vaccines and how do they work? How are they tested…

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Christmas Tales and Traditions from 19th Century England 47:19

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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 Grey family for over 600 years. In the 19th century, the original house was torn down and a French inspired mansion rose in its place, still surrounded …

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Burlesque: The Art of Taking It (Almost) All Off 48:35

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This new Broadway season includes the revival of the classic musical GYPSY: A Musical Fable by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. This new revival stars Audra McDonald as the irrepressible Mama Rose,in this iconic show based on the memoirs of burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee. To celebrate the revival and to take us back into the wo…

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The 'Bishop' of Broadway: The Life and Times of David Belasco 51:56

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David Belasco -- playwright, producer, impresario, theatre manager, and theatrical visionary -- was one of the most important names in the world of the Gilded Age stage. Beginning his life and career in San Francisco following the Gold Rush years, Belasco moved to New York to revolutionize how theatre was seen and produced in the last years of the …

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Leadership and Service with Command Master Chief Carl Thompson 17:42

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Watch the podcast, now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bobfelleractofvalorawardfo6989 Find out more about the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation online at https://www.actofvaloraward.org/ Be sure to catch another exciting episode of the American Valor Podcast, coming November th on all platforms! Support the show…

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The Ghost Stories of Henry James and Edith Wharton 53:00

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Along with their acclaimed novels and short works of fiction, Henry James and Edith Wharton both extensively explored the genre of the ghost story, enormously popular throughout much of the 19th century. In nearly all of their ghostly tales, James and Wharton explore the inner depths of the human psyche and the all-too-human emotions of fear, aband…

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Children of the Gilded Age: Seen and Not Heard (Until Now) 50:15

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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 much, much more to the story of America's social and economic growth at the end of the 19tth century that involved those of the middle and lower classes - and also included children. Listener favorite Esther Cra…

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An American Honor with Christopher Beeding 21:11

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Watch the podcast, now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bobfelleractofvalorawardfo6989 Find out more about the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation online at https://www.actofvaloraward.org/ Be sure to catch another exciting episode of the American Valor Podcast, coming October 10th on all platforms! Support the show…

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Gossip Girl: Gilded Age Socialite Elizabeth Drexel Lehr Tells All 44:59

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Elizabeth Wharton Drexel was a quintessential ingenue of the Gilded Age. Eventual heiress to the Drexel banking fortune, elegant and sophisticated, Elizabeth married but was widowed unexpectedly. But she married again, this time to Harry Symes Lehr, a bon vivant and social playboy. But she soon learned her life was to become a reality far from what…

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Louis Comfort Tiffany: Lighting the Gilded Age 1:00:22

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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 continues to sell fine jewelry and decorative objects today. Carl is joined by Lindsy R. Parrott, the Executive Director of The Neustadt Collection, one of the country's most important collections of Ti…

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In The Good Ole Summertime ENCORE 46:46

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It’s nearly the end of the summer but there's still time for one more visit to the seashore and, in particular, one place that was so very popular in the Gilded Age -- Coney Island. Join Carl and guest Esther Crain for an encore presentation of “In the Good Old Summertime: Where the Gilded Age Played.” And coming soon -- Esther will be joining Carl…

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Soldiers and Sailors with Lisa Terrano 29:09

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Watch the podcast, now on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bobfelleractofvalorawardfo6989 Find out more about the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation online at https://www.actofvaloraward.org/ Be sure to catch another exciting episode of the American Valor Podcast, coming September 5th on all platforms! Support the show…

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Summer with Queen Victoria: Life at Osborne House 47:26

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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 of Wight. Christopher guides us through inside the grand estate where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert spent summer and Christmas holidays. Following Albe…

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Fond Memories with Lindsay Berra 29:53

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Great Estates of the Berkshires 57:11

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Carl is joined by Cornelia Brooke Gilder, noted Berkshire historian, author and Lenox native, for this special show which delves into the artistic and literary life of the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts as well as its role as a Gilded Age summer enclave. From the early 19th century the lush, green landscape of the Berkshire mountain inspired w…

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Steve Hill on Point of Inquiry 1:05:19

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When a business owner, ex-marine, and retired peace office is questioned and later arrested for what appear to be bigoted reasons, there should be recourse in our system of justice to right such a wrong. But Steve Hill is having a hell of a time finding help with his well-documented struggles. Should the fact that he is a black man and a member of …

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The Adirondacks and Great Camp Sagamore: Retreating to Nature in the Gilded Age 56:30

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Historian and scholar Connor Williams joins Carl for this look at the Gilded Age retreat of the Adirondacks. A number of Gilded Age families came to this leafy paradise despite the dusty two day journey in an attempt to escape the city and recharge in nature. The Gilded Age saw the rise of the "great camps" -- extensive properties owned by families…

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Hyde Park's Vanderbilt Mansion: Building a Gilded Age House 48:00

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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 Vanderbil tand his wife Lousie by legendary firm McKim, Mead and White, the mansion is a work of art itself combining classic Beaux Arts style with unique and rare architectural elements brought from Euro…

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Man About Town: The Story of Murray Hall ENCORE 36:21

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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 on The Gilded Gentleman so far. The story of Murray Hall -- a Gilded Age bail bondsman, Tammany Hall representative and loving and devoted father -- is one that few know. It's a story that leaves you inspire…

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Jerry Coleman Award Winning John Rose 11:21

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Gilded Age Newspapers: All That Was (Mostly) Fit to Print 59:11

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Carl is joined by veteran journalist, writer and tour guide Michael Morgenthal for a journey through the pages of 19th century newspapers. Michael traces the history of several of our most well known newspapers today including the New York Post and the New York Times as well as how Gilded Age journalists and readers had - in their way - the (nearly…