The Gilded Hour Podcast

The Gilded Age was a rich time in American literature. In this episode, we explore a few of the more prominent and popular authors of the era who were writing about everyday life and the lived experiences of women, people of color, and many others during this historical time period. Exploring their work and activities in the 1880s gives us a more well-rounded view of what was actually happening in...

If you love watching historical shows like The Gilded Age , it's likely you also enjoy the fashion and costumes, the elaborate sets and art design, and the overall vibes of the time period. Inspired by one particularly beautifully-shot scene in this episode, we are going to take a deep-dive into some specific aspects of the art and fashion of the 1880s. We explore how The Gilded Age costumers and...

In our second podcast episode, we investigate the downstairs spaces of the Gilded Age. Who were the people who were hired as the servants in the breathtakingly large homes built by the ruling elite? What was life like as a servant to New York City’s wealthy families? About The Gilded Age Episode “Money isn’t Everything” Tom Raikes, the lawyer who helped Marian settle her father’s estate in Pennsyl...

This is our first episode, and inspired by the failed soirée of one of the show's main characters, Bertha Russell, we take a glimpse into the wild, glamorous, and at times unhinged real-life parties that the Gilded Age New York City elite would host to dazzle society, New York, and the world. About this episode The episode of "The Gilded Age" that our episode is based on is the premier of this str...