The Gilded Gentleman

The Gilded Gentleman is a history podcast that takes listeners inside the mansions, salons, dining rooms, and theatres of America's Gilded Age, France's Belle Epoque, and late Victorian and Edwardian England. Host Carl Raymond covers the social and cultural world of the late 1800s with 140 episodes that range from gossip journalism to cocktail history to literary figures like Edith Wharton and Oscar Wilde. The Jack the Ripper episode stands out as one of the show's most popular installments. Raymond invited renowned Ripper historian and author Richard Jones for a 77-minute conversation that covered the crime scenes, the police investigation, press manipulation of the case, and how journalism in 1888 essentially created the public image of the Ripper that persists today. Jones brought decades of Whitechapel walking-tour expertise to the discussion, providing street-level detail about the murder sites that most podcasts skip. What makes The Gilded Gentleman valuable for Ripper listeners specifically is its focus on the era itself. Understanding the Whitechapel murders requires understanding Victorian London's class structure, its press culture, and its relationship to poverty and crime. Raymond's broader catalog provides exactly that context. The show updates semiweekly and maintains a loyal audience drawn to its careful, well-researched approach to a period that shaped the modern world.