The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Boyd Cothran, Cathleen D. Cahill

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Booking Overview

An academic history podcast examining how the U.S. transformed from the 1870s to the 1920s—and how those changes still echo today. Expect scholarly guests and editors discussing research, journals, and new books in Gilded Age and Progressive Era studies.

Metrics

Episodes: 130

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Boyd Cothran - Professor of U.S. and Global History at York University; co-host of the podcast focused on major U.S. transitions from the 1870s to 1920s.

Cathleen D. Cahill - Walter L. Ferree and Helen P. Ferree Professor in Middle-American History at Penn State University; co-host of the podcast examining the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and their connections to the ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Academic historians (PhD-level), journal editors, university faculty, and authors affiliated with university presses or major academic journals; subject-matter expertise in late-19th/early-20th-century U.S. political, social, or cultural history.
Required Achievements:  
Published monographs with university presses, Editorial roles with scholarly journals, Peer-reviewed publications in major academic outlets, Conference presentations or leadership in professional history organizations

Recent Guest Discussions

Brian Ingrassia - Gilded Age/progressive Era History; Sport History; Modern American History; Indianapolis Auto Racing; His Book Speed Capital (2024)

Recent Topics

History, U.s. Politics, Progressivism, Gender, Women's Suffrage

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
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122: The History and Legacy of Anthony Comstock and the Comstock Laws Part 1

June 03, 2026

 This week we talk to the editors and authors of a forum on The History and Legacy of Anthony Comstock and the Comstock Laws which was published in the Journal of Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Link to the introduction in the Journal of GAPE https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-gilded-age-and-progressive-era/article/abs/history-and-legacy-of-anthony-comstock-and-the-comstock-laws/C48D5A1CAA131C5745E4A979A431B65D?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm...

121: Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America

May 20, 2026

Today our guest is Dr. Brian Ingrassia Associate Professor of History at West Texas A&M University. He specializes in modern American history with a focus on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, as well as sport history, cultural/intellectual history, and Texas history. He is also the current editor of The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. If you listened to our OAH sampler episode last week you heard a little bit about the excellent work he does with the journal. This week we...

120.5 OAH Conference Sampler

May 13, 2026

Here's a little bonus for you. A couple of weeks ago, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) held its annual conference in Philadelphia, PA.The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is a sponsored organization of the OAH and have a large presence at the conference. It is where we hold our annual business meeting, journal editorial meeting, present our awards, sponsor panels, as well as hold a luncheon and a reception! For those of you who may not have been to the...

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