Michael Patrick Cullinane
@mikecullinane.bsky.social
NJ by birth, Cork by marriage, historian, NY Yankees fan, cocktail lover.
Let's talk about Theodore Roosevelt. Or the Gilded Age. Or whiskey.
https://shows.acast.com/gildedageandprogressiveera
Let's talk about Theodore Roosevelt. Or the Gilded Age. Or whiskey.
https://shows.acast.com/gildedageandprogressiveera
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When she was a teen, the public loved hearing about the exploits of the poker-playing, gum-chewing “Princess Alice” who kept a snake in her purse. By the time she died at age 96, Alice was such an institution in DC that she was known as The Other Washington Monument.
With @mikecullinane.bsky.social
With @mikecullinane.bsky.social
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his eldest child, 17-year-old Alice, rose quickly to celebrity status. The public loved hearing about the exploits…
www.unsunghistorypodcast.com
April 2, 2024 at 9:15 PM
When she was a teen, the public loved hearing about the exploits of the poker-playing, gum-chewing “Princess Alice” who kept a snake in her purse. By the time she died at age 96, Alice was such an institution in DC that she was known as The Other Washington Monument.
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With @mikecullinane.bsky.social
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Alan Noonan joined @mikecullinane.bsky.social on The Gilded Age and Progressive Era to discuss his book, "Mining Irish-American Lives" and more about how the Irish moved into the American West.
shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
with Michael Patrick Cullinane
shows.acast.com
May 2, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Alan Noonan joined @mikecullinane.bsky.social on The Gilded Age and Progressive Era to discuss his book, "Mining Irish-American Lives" and more about how the Irish moved into the American West.
shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
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It was a great pleasure to talk with @mikecullinane.bsky.social for his Gilded Age and Progressive Era podcast on my book, fashion and politics at the GAPE. Have a listen 🗃️
open.spotify.com/episode/06Lq...
open.spotify.com/episode/06Lq...
February 1, 2024 at 4:07 PM
It was a great pleasure to talk with @mikecullinane.bsky.social for his Gilded Age and Progressive Era podcast on my book, fashion and politics at the GAPE. Have a listen 🗃️
open.spotify.com/episode/06Lq...
open.spotify.com/episode/06Lq...
Great to speak on This American President about (who else) Theodore Roosevelt. www.spreaker.com/episode/theo...
January 18, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Great to speak on This American President about (who else) Theodore Roosevelt. www.spreaker.com/episode/theo...
As the cold bites, I'm talking with Ben Jenkins about orange groves 🍊 and sunny southern California. Ben's book Octopus's Garden - not to be confused with Ringo's contribution to the Beatles playbook - is about LA, citrus, and the S. Pac. railroad. 🚂 Worth a listen! shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
The Octopus and the Orange | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
with Michael Patrick Cullinane
shows.acast.com
January 17, 2024 at 9:38 AM
As the cold bites, I'm talking with Ben Jenkins about orange groves 🍊 and sunny southern California. Ben's book Octopus's Garden - not to be confused with Ringo's contribution to the Beatles playbook - is about LA, citrus, and the S. Pac. railroad. 🚂 Worth a listen! shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
Happy holidays ⛄... Here's how to cook like a Gilded Age chef for Christmas and New Years. Try the devilled spaghetti... if you dare 🎄 shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
Special Episode: The Gilded Age Cookbook | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
with Michael Patrick Cullinane
shows.acast.com
December 21, 2023 at 8:43 PM
Happy holidays ⛄... Here's how to cook like a Gilded Age chef for Christmas and New Years. Try the devilled spaghetti... if you dare 🎄 shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
70 years ago the war in Korea "ended" or ceased is more accurate. These British vets have been forgotten: www.historynet.com/when-the-bri...
When the British Held the Line in Korea
From late 1952 to war’s end British Commonwealth forces repelled waves of Chinese attackers at the 38th parallel.
www.historynet.com
December 9, 2023 at 11:38 AM
70 years ago the war in Korea "ended" or ceased is more accurate. These British vets have been forgotten: www.historynet.com/when-the-bri...
How do Jewish homesteaders intersect with indigenous peoples? Rebecca Clarren explains how her family, lured by the promise of free land in SDak. now understand it came at the expense of the Lakota. It is not hard to find the contemporary relevance. #gaza #israel shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
The Cost of Free Land | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
with Michael Patrick Cullinane
shows.acast.com
December 6, 2023 at 8:02 AM
How do Jewish homesteaders intersect with indigenous peoples? Rebecca Clarren explains how her family, lured by the promise of free land in SDak. now understand it came at the expense of the Lakota. It is not hard to find the contemporary relevance. #gaza #israel shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
You're only as safe as your neighbors. And the UK is not safe: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Revealed: Sellafield nuclear site has leak that could pose risk to public
Safety concerns at Europe’s most hazardous plant have caused diplomatic tensions with US, Norway and Ireland
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2023 at 1:57 PM
You're only as safe as your neighbors. And the UK is not safe: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It seems the right day to start the holiday tunes... #shanemcgowen www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jb...
The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video)
Official video for Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacCollStream The Pogues greatest hits here ▶ https://RhinoUK.lnk.to/ThePoguesSubscri...
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November 30, 2023 at 2:54 PM
It seems the right day to start the holiday tunes... #shanemcgowen www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jb...
An excellent short history of the Teddy Bear from the great Alice George: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hist...
The Teddy Bear Was Once Seen as a Dangerous Influence on Young Children
Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 28, 2023 at 10:41 AM
An excellent short history of the Teddy Bear from the great Alice George: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hist...
New episode of the Gilded Age podcast out: The Summer of 1876 (not to be confused with the Bryan Adams remake a cent'y later) with Chris Wimmer of Legends of the Old West pod. We return to Custer, and cover much more from outlaw heroes to the National Baseball League shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
The Summer of 1876 | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
with Michael Patrick Cullinane
shows.acast.com
November 23, 2023 at 11:03 AM
New episode of the Gilded Age podcast out: The Summer of 1876 (not to be confused with the Bryan Adams remake a cent'y later) with Chris Wimmer of Legends of the Old West pod. We return to Custer, and cover much more from outlaw heroes to the National Baseball League shows.acast.com/gildedageand...
I feel like Larry David reading this: www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/o... Tipping as it currently works in the US is because people have more money than sense.
Opinion | Welcome to the New Economics of Tipping
Changes in technology and custom have shifted the balance of power away from customers.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2023 at 9:40 AM
I feel like Larry David reading this: www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/o... Tipping as it currently works in the US is because people have more money than sense.
Does anyone else watch First Amendment audits on YouTube and think: this is where the far-right meets the far-left in horseshoe politics?🤪
November 15, 2023 at 9:15 AM
Does anyone else watch First Amendment audits on YouTube and think: this is where the far-right meets the far-left in horseshoe politics?🤪
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Rather sadly - my first post on here is to let anyone who will listen know that English/Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes is facing massive redundancies - 40% of staff to be culled by January including my own role. Please share and support, we are trying to save our livelihoods #SaveBrookesEnglish
November 15, 2023 at 7:10 AM
Rather sadly - my first post on here is to let anyone who will listen know that English/Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes is facing massive redundancies - 40% of staff to be culled by January including my own role. Please share and support, we are trying to save our livelihoods #SaveBrookesEnglish
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Beyond elated to share the publication of *Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century* from @uncpress.bsky.social !
November 14, 2023 at 1:08 AM
Beyond elated to share the publication of *Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century* from @uncpress.bsky.social !
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Oxford University Graduate Scholarships for Ukraine - Please spread the word!
'...priority will be given to candidates on courses in MPLS, followed by Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.' #skystorians #Ukraine
'...priority will be given to candidates on courses in MPLS, followed by Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.' #skystorians #Ukraine
Oxford University Graduate Scholarships for Ukraine | University of
The Oxford University Graduate Scholarships for Ukraine Programme (2024-25) is proudly supported by XTX Markets.
www.ox.ac.uk
November 14, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Oxford University Graduate Scholarships for Ukraine - Please spread the word!
'...priority will be given to candidates on courses in MPLS, followed by Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.' #skystorians #Ukraine
'...priority will be given to candidates on courses in MPLS, followed by Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.' #skystorians #Ukraine
Baader-Meinhof phenomenon since seeing Gilded Age board games at 1898 exhibition: I now see them everywhere. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/magical-thin...
Magical Thinking and Cultural Amnesia on the Western Frontier
Abigail A. Van Slyck examines The Game of Buffalo Bill, an 1898 board game that whitewashed racial violence, reducing it to a gentle stroll along a pastel-colored path.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 12, 2023 at 8:27 AM
Baader-Meinhof phenomenon since seeing Gilded Age board games at 1898 exhibition: I now see them everywhere. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/magical-thin...
Library of Congress's Chronicling America newspaper archive now browsable by map and timeline: loc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
November 10, 2023 at 8:15 AM
Library of Congress's Chronicling America newspaper archive now browsable by map and timeline: loc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
The story about Matthew Perry has everything to do with the Dr. Ruth story in @nytimes.com: the USA is a lonely place; if we don't start hanging out again (and playing nice) it's probably a story about the collapse of democracy, too. 😔
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/n...
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/n...
Opinion | Hank Azaria: To Matthew Perry, God Was a Bunch of Drunks in a Room
Matthew Perry wanted to be remembered for helping people get sober. I was one of them.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2023 at 7:47 AM
The story about Matthew Perry has everything to do with the Dr. Ruth story in @nytimes.com: the USA is a lonely place; if we don't start hanging out again (and playing nice) it's probably a story about the collapse of democracy, too. 😔
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/n...
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/n...
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First proper post on here and it's inevitably self-promotion, but still delighted to have gotten my hands on these! Publication date is today!
November 9, 2023 at 9:41 AM
First proper post on here and it's inevitably self-promotion, but still delighted to have gotten my hands on these! Publication date is today!
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Here's my new Saturday Evening Post Considering History column, a Veterans Day special on Smedley Butler, one of the most decorated Marines in US history & an impassioned anti-war critic of the military-industrial complex! Skystorians
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/11/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/11/cons...
Considering History: Remembering General Smedley Butler’s Anti-War Activism for Veterans Day | The...
One of the most decorated military figures in American history dedicated his final decade of life to making the case that supporting veterans and active-duty servicemen and women required opposing bot...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
November 9, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Here's my new Saturday Evening Post Considering History column, a Veterans Day special on Smedley Butler, one of the most decorated Marines in US history & an impassioned anti-war critic of the military-industrial complex! Skystorians
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/11/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/11/cons...
Man it was fun researching in Detroit. Had never been before, and the Library was beautiful 1920s Cass Gilbert-designed building.
November 9, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Man it was fun researching in Detroit. Had never been before, and the Library was beautiful 1920s Cass Gilbert-designed building.
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OK so this is finally happening: the University of Cambridge is searching for a new MELLON PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY to succeed Gary Gerstle, who retires next summer. The ad has just been posted; if you're a senior Americanist, we would love for you to apply!
Paul Mellon Professorship of American History - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Paul Mellon Professorship of American History in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
November 9, 2023 at 5:20 PM
OK so this is finally happening: the University of Cambridge is searching for a new MELLON PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY to succeed Gary Gerstle, who retires next summer. The ad has just been posted; if you're a senior Americanist, we would love for you to apply!