
S1 Ep.8: “Tucked Up in Newport” with Denée Benton and Bob Shaw
The Official Gilded Age Podcast
A Heartfelt Conversation and the Tragedy of Pestigo Fire
Jack opens up about the tragedy of losing his mother and shares his conflicted emotions about his father, revealing that the last person to love him was the woman who's buried. The conversation takes a sad turn as Jack discusses the devastating Pestigo fire of 1871, overshadowed by the Chicago fire.
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