Special Episode: Five Little Peppers
Last year, we had Professor Thomas Ruys Smith with us to talk about his book Christmas Past. Keeping in the festive spirit, Tom has returned, and with co-conspirator Professor Hilary Emmett to do a sp...
21 Dec 202231min
The Most Dangerous Woman in America: Mother Jones
The newspapers called Mother Jones the most dangerous woman in America because her presence at a labor rally would stiffen the resolve of workers. As Professor Simon Cordery relates, she raised "Cain ...
14 Dec 202254min
Union Busting in the Gilded Age
Professor Chad Pearson joins me to talk about his latest book Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century. The book explores the way in which employer organiza...
30 Nov 202253min
Texas: The Birthplace of Populism
Everything is bigger in Texas, including political movements. I have yet to speak with scholars of populism, and this show rectifies that with two outstanding authors of the latest Texas populism hist...
16 Nov 20221h 2min
Food in the Gilded Age
I've been looking forward to talking about food for a while. Dr. Helen Zoe Veit joins me to answer all my questions about decadent recipes, food security, poverty, picky children, and the connections ...
2 Nov 202256min
Who Killed Jane Stanford
Someone poisoned Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University. Who done it, is up for debate. This murder story includes a cover up and a winding tale of Gilded Age policing, patronage, gender...
19 Okt 202257min
The Mythic China Market and Foreign Banks
Foreign banks saw great opportunity in China. Financing trade and commercial activities such as railroad construction was lucrative. Like all investments there is risk and foreign banks faced substant...
4 Okt 202250min
Man of Steel: Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland has an interesting place in American political history. He won more presidential election popular votes than anyone other than FDR, and he is the only president to serve non-consecuti...
20 Sep 20221h 14min
