117: 2026 SHGAPE Prize Winners
Today we are delighted to welcome a guest host, Dr. Chelsea Gibson of SUNY Binghampton, and the co-editor of the SHGAPE Blog. who is interviewing three of the 2026 SHGAPE prize winners:Carlotta Wright...
25 Mar 1h 17min
116: The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds
In this episode, Boyd Cothran and Cathleen Cahill sit down with James H. McCommons to discuss his sweeping new book, The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds — publishing March ...
11 Mar 53min
115: Votes for College Women: Alumni, Students, and the Woman Suffrage Campaign
There’s a lot in the news these days about politics on college campuses with discussions of student protests, curriculum debates, and faculty engagement serving as hot button issues. This sudden and i...
25 Feb 45min
114: The Political Reconstruction of American Tobacco
In this episode of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Podcast, Boyd Cothran talks with historian Patrick O’Connor about his new book, The Political Reconstruction of American Tobacco, 1862–1933.Rather...
11 Feb 52min
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...
28 Jan 1h 19min
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...
14 Jan 1h
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...
30 Des 202551min
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...
17 Des 202542min
