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Jacob Riis

Mentioned in 3 analyzed podcast episodes across 2 shows

Episode Appearances

Boring History for Sleep

Boring History for Sleep · Mar 25, 2026

Life in the Gilded Age — 1880s America 💰 | Boring History for Sleep

Danish immigrant documenting tenement conditions through photography; exposed poverty to middle-class audiences

Tenement housing conditions and overcrowding in 1880s New YorkChild labor in factories, mills, and sweatshopsSteel mill and textile factory working conditions
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Boring History for Sleep

Boring History for Sleep · Mar 19, 2026

The Gilded Age: Wealth, Power, and Hidden Struggles ✨ | Boring History for Sleep

Published 'How the Other Half Lives' in 1890 with photographs exposing tenement conditions to middle-class audiences

Industrial monopolies and trust-bustingFactory working conditions and occupational hazardsChild labor in manufacturing
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The Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic · Feb 10, 2026

You Have to Fight for It | Is There A Dark Side To Stoicism?

Showed Roosevelt the tenements; author of 'How the Other Half Lives'

Stoic Philosophy and JusticeCivil Rights History and Legal StrategyAI and Critical Thinking
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