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27 Maj 20253min
101st Episode: Anniversary and Update
This episode marks the show's anniversary and after nearly five years of production, host Michael Patrick Cullinane explains where the show might go from here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
15 Apr 20258min
When Coins were King
In the Gilded Age, the coinage of gold and silver had real implications for the economy. Mike Moran joins the show to discuss his latest book When Coins Were King and how the bonanza in mines had a re...
1 Apr 202546min
Starlings: The Gilded Age Invasion
Have you ever hated a bird? Pigeons might come to mind, but America's most hated bird is the European Starling and they got their start on the continent in the 1880s. The environmental history of the ...
19 Mars 202536min
Building the Metropolis
Construction history is entirely unfamiliar to most scholars, and yet it is a crucial part of urban history. Alexander Wood joins the show to discuss how New York City was built from blueprints to sca...
5 Mars 202551min
The Pacific's New Navies
Context is crucial and perspective is everything. Dr. Tommy Jamison's debut book about the growth of naval power in the Pacific is a wonderful addition to our understanding of Gilded Age security. We ...
19 Feb 202554min
Roundtable: Native American Studies Today
Three expert scholars join the show to discuss the state of the field. My thanks to Dr. Cahill, Dr. Cothran, and Dr. Sweet. They have compiled important texts in the hope this bibliography can help as...
5 Feb 20251h 33min
Women in the Valley of Kings
Who are the people who unearthed Egyptian antiquities and brought them to Western museums? Besides the countless male archaeologists we've heard about, several important women dug in the sands and the...
22 Jan 202551min
