Dylan Gottlieb
@dygottlieb.bsky.social
Historian of modern U.S. || Author of YUPPIES (@harvardpress.bsky.social) II Co-host of @whomakescents.bsky.social II Rep'd by Alia Hanna Habib @thegernertco.bsky.social
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Submit your diss for the @businesshistoryc.bsky.social Krooss Prize!
(And not just because I'm on the committee and selfishly want to read it.)
(And not just because I'm on the committee and selfishly want to read it.)
Call for Nominations Open Through November 14 2026
Krooss Prize for Best Dissertation in #bizhis #BHC2027
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@historians.org @entandsoc.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @ahgn.bsky.social
Krooss Prize for Best Dissertation in #bizhis #BHC2027
thebhc.org/krooss
@historians.org @entandsoc.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @ahgn.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Submit your diss for the @businesshistoryc.bsky.social Krooss Prize!
(And not just because I'm on the committee and selfishly want to read it.)
(And not just because I'm on the committee and selfishly want to read it.)
Smart and personal Olivia Oldham essay on YUPPIES in the new issue of @dissentmag.bsky.social, out now.
September 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Smart and personal Olivia Oldham essay on YUPPIES in the new issue of @dissentmag.bsky.social, out now.
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I promise you: there's only one book you'll read this year that'll take you from digital Taylorism all the way up to the 2010 Wall Street flash crash.
Listen to our new ep with Devin Kennedy about his
@columbiaup.bsky.social book, Coding Capitalism.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Listen to our new ep with Devin Kennedy about his
@columbiaup.bsky.social book, Coding Capitalism.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Devin Kennedy on Computing and Capitalism
Podcast Episode · Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast · September 1 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
September 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I promise you: there's only one book you'll read this year that'll take you from digital Taylorism all the way up to the 2010 Wall Street flash crash.
Listen to our new ep with Devin Kennedy about his
@columbiaup.bsky.social book, Coding Capitalism.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Listen to our new ep with Devin Kennedy about his
@columbiaup.bsky.social book, Coding Capitalism.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch?
Come to @bplmaps.bsky.social at the Boston Public Library on Sept 17, where I'll be in conversation with Japonica Brown-Saracino.
And yes, there will be sandwiches.
Come to @bplmaps.bsky.social at the Boston Public Library on Sept 17, where I'll be in conversation with Japonica Brown-Saracino.
And yes, there will be sandwiches.
August 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch?
Come to @bplmaps.bsky.social at the Boston Public Library on Sept 17, where I'll be in conversation with Japonica Brown-Saracino.
And yes, there will be sandwiches.
Come to @bplmaps.bsky.social at the Boston Public Library on Sept 17, where I'll be in conversation with Japonica Brown-Saracino.
And yes, there will be sandwiches.
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In the Business History Review, I review @dygottlieb.bsky.social's excellent YUPPIES
August 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
In the Business History Review, I review @dygottlieb.bsky.social's excellent YUPPIES
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How did Black liberals like Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young help remake modern liberalism? What does Black excellence have to do with policing? Learn the answers and more in this month’s episode ft.
@danielle-wiggins.bsky.social 🎙️
@pennpress.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/whomakescent...
@danielle-wiggins.bsky.social 🎙️
@pennpress.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/whomakescent...
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August 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
How did Black liberals like Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young help remake modern liberalism? What does Black excellence have to do with policing? Learn the answers and more in this month’s episode ft.
@danielle-wiggins.bsky.social 🎙️
@pennpress.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/whomakescent...
@danielle-wiggins.bsky.social 🎙️
@pennpress.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/whomakescent...
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The audio of the chat I had with @dygottlieb.bsky.social a while back about his brilliant book YUPPIES is now online.
No video, though. You'll just have to imagine how handsome we looked.
No video, though. You'll just have to imagine how handsome we looked.
Dylan Gottlieb in conversation with Kevin Kruse: "Yuppies" - A Labyrinth & Library Collaboration
YouTube video by Labyrinth Books Events
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August 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The audio of the chat I had with @dygottlieb.bsky.social a while back about his brilliant book YUPPIES is now online.
No video, though. You'll just have to imagine how handsome we looked.
No video, though. You'll just have to imagine how handsome we looked.
July 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Yuppies, finance, arson: all that and more in my Q&A in the @bostonglobe.com today
July 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Yuppies, finance, arson: all that and more in my Q&A in the @bostonglobe.com today
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Prairie Lights, Iowa City, and @dygottlieb.bsky.social and Kate Grandjean sitting next to each other (with Team Kate and Never Thursday writing groups…😍)
July 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Prairie Lights, Iowa City, and @dygottlieb.bsky.social and Kate Grandjean sitting next to each other (with Team Kate and Never Thursday writing groups…😍)
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Summertime and the listenin' is easy: Charles Ponce de Leon talks Rolling Stone and hip capitalism on WMC this month.
July 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Summertime and the listenin' is easy: Charles Ponce de Leon talks Rolling Stone and hip capitalism on WMC this month.
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For graduates today, the prospect of starting a career is often tinged with dread. How did white-collar work come to look so bleak? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/1qq_Jf
When Did White-Collar Work Start to Look So Bleak?
In the nineteen-eighties, an office job promised security and fulfillment. For graduates starting careers today, the prospect is often tinged with dread.
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June 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
For graduates today, the prospect of starting a career is often tinged with dread. How did white-collar work come to look so bleak? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/1qq_Jf
You truly love to see it (!!)
Married to the man behind one of @newyorker.com's best books of 2026 so far! @dygottlieb.bsky.social #yuppies www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
What We’re Reading
Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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June 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
You truly love to see it (!!)
To read while awaiting Thursday's Knicks parade: a deep, wise, and totally unexpected YUPPIES write-up in this week's @newyorker.com.
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June 15, 2026 at 12:53 PM
To read while awaiting Thursday's Knicks parade: a deep, wise, and totally unexpected YUPPIES write-up in this week's @newyorker.com.
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Great fun to talk YUPPIES (and the Knicks!) on @skippedhistory.bsky.social with Ben Tumin this week.
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open.spotify.com/episode/6epB...
How Yuppies Conquered New York and Beyond
Skipped History · Episode
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June 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Great fun to talk YUPPIES (and the Knicks!) on @skippedhistory.bsky.social with Ben Tumin this week.
open.spotify.com/episode/6epB...
open.spotify.com/episode/6epB...
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I’ve got two books I want to read IMMEDIATELY— both by two amazing historians (and people): @dygottlieb.bsky.social’s Yuppies and Kate Grandjean’s Kingdom of Devils.
Very different topics, both fantastic works of history worth reading right now!
Very different topics, both fantastic works of history worth reading right now!
June 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I’ve got two books I want to read IMMEDIATELY— both by two amazing historians (and people): @dygottlieb.bsky.social’s Yuppies and Kate Grandjean’s Kingdom of Devils.
Very different topics, both fantastic works of history worth reading right now!
Very different topics, both fantastic works of history worth reading right now!
Thanks, Paul--what a sharp and generous review.
Beers on me next time!
Beers on me next time!
I had the great pleasure of reviewing @dygottlieb.bsky.social’s excellent new book YUPPIES for @newrepublic.com, AND I also had the great pleasure of meeting Dylan at the American Political History Conference last weekend. Congrats again, Dylan! 🗃️ newrepublic.com/article/2112...
The End of the Yuppie Dream
The urban professionals who transformed American cities and tastes and pulled the Democratic Party to the right are a dying breed.
newrepublic.com
June 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Thanks, Paul--what a sharp and generous review.
Beers on me next time!
Beers on me next time!
My friend handed @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social a copy of YUPPIES after the @bookculture.com event(!!!)
I can die happy.
I can die happy.
June 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
My friend handed @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social a copy of YUPPIES after the @bookculture.com event(!!!)
I can die happy.
I can die happy.
NEW YORK: come assuage your Knicks angst with me.
Tonight at 7pm--Kim Phillips-Fein and I talk YUPPIES at
@bookculture.com on 112th.
Tonight at 7pm--Kim Phillips-Fein and I talk YUPPIES at
@bookculture.com on 112th.
June 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NEW YORK: come assuage your Knicks angst with me.
Tonight at 7pm--Kim Phillips-Fein and I talk YUPPIES at
@bookculture.com on 112th.
Tonight at 7pm--Kim Phillips-Fein and I talk YUPPIES at
@bookculture.com on 112th.
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This one hit on multiple fronts as the child of NYC yuppies (and arguably one myself). Thanks @dygottlieb.bsky.social for your excellent book 📕 and the conversation.
We have a very special episode for you this month ft. our very own @Dylan Gottlieb on his new book, Yuppies. Listen as we chat about financialization, the NYC marathon, corporate law, gentrification, Zagat’s guide, and so much more. tinyurl.com/4jv9w98z @harvardpress.bsky.social
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June 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This one hit on multiple fronts as the child of NYC yuppies (and arguably one myself). Thanks @dygottlieb.bsky.social for your excellent book 📕 and the conversation.
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In the 1980s, yuppies quickly put their stamp on cities around the country, displacing working class people and remaking the Democratic Party. Historian @dygottlieb.bsky.social examines whether they were drivers of financialization or crucial cogs in the machine. kpfa.org/episode/agai...
Triumph of the Yuppie | KPFA
In the 1980s, yuppies were celebrated in the media and reviled by many others. Working in finance or as management consultants or lawyers, they quickly put their stamp on cities around the country, di...
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June 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
In the 1980s, yuppies quickly put their stamp on cities around the country, displacing working class people and remaking the Democratic Party. Historian @dygottlieb.bsky.social examines whether they were drivers of financialization or crucial cogs in the machine. kpfa.org/episode/agai...
Thanks to @annehelen.bsky.social for the great convo about the travails of the professional class (and Peggy from Mad Men!) in today's Culture Study.
June 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Thanks to @annehelen.bsky.social for the great convo about the travails of the professional class (and Peggy from Mad Men!) in today's Culture Study.
Ever wonder how Wall St. got so powerful? Why your urban rent is so expensive? Or why so many young professionals are obsessed with fitness?
Come find out on my Reddit AMA on r/AskHistorians--I'll be there talking YUPPIES all morning.
Come find out on my Reddit AMA on r/AskHistorians--I'll be there talking YUPPIES all morning.
June 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Ever wonder how Wall St. got so powerful? Why your urban rent is so expensive? Or why so many young professionals are obsessed with fitness?
Come find out on my Reddit AMA on r/AskHistorians--I'll be there talking YUPPIES all morning.
Come find out on my Reddit AMA on r/AskHistorians--I'll be there talking YUPPIES all morning.
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Dylan Gottlieb is author of “Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York". He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the social and political changes Yuppies brought throughout the country.
We’re living in the world the yuppies made - Think
Dylan Gottlieb is author of “Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York". He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the social and political changes Yuppies brought throughout...
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May 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Dylan Gottlieb is author of “Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York". He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the social and political changes Yuppies brought throughout the country.