Gilded Gang

In this week’s episode, Evan and Ian discuss the trials and tribulations of the burgeoning labor movement in the United States. With a focus on the Pinkerton Agency and a handful of semi-successful strikes, this episode will help you understand what women and men had to go through to win labor rights we all takeContinue reading "Those Damn Pinkertons"

In this week’s episode, Evan and Ian get into the classic Gilded Age topics, including monopolies (trusts), robber barons, wealth creation through market domination, and judicial challenges to these companies.

In this episode, Evan and Ian discuss Reconstruction in Washington, and talk amendments, impeachment, and the court.

In the first full episode of The Gilded Gang, Evan and Ian get into what life on the ground in the South after the Civil War looked like (bad, it was bad), and the tragic failure of reconstruction.

In the inaugural episode of the Gilded Gang, Evan and Ian go over what we’ll be talking about on the show (time period, major players, themes and trends) while getting sidetracked on things like politics, milk, and $5 shot deals.