History Nerds United
Brendan Dowd
Let's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with award winning authors, the rantings of a history nerd, and various other things. Enjoy!
Episodes
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Nov 18, 2025 • 44min
The Life of Joan Crawford with Scott Eyman
Send us Fan MailLet's get a close up! Scott Eyman joins me to talk Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face.Buy Joan CrawfordCheck out Scott's websiteSupport the show
Nov 11, 2025 • 38min
NASA's Gemini Space Program With Jeffrey Kluger
Send us Fan MailLet's launch! Jeffrey Kluger joins me to talk Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story.Buy GeminiSupport the show
Nov 4, 2025 • 38min
Elizabeth I, James I, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty With Tracy Borman
Send us Fan MailLet's succeed! Tracy Borman joins me to talk The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty.Buy The Stolen CrownCheck out Tracy's websiteSupport the show
Oct 28, 2025 • 24min
Teddy Roosevelt with Bret Baier
Send us Fan MailLet's act like a bull moose! Bret Baier joins me to talk his book To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower.Buy To Rescue the American SpiritCheck out Bret's websiteSupport the show
Oct 21, 2025 • 40min
The Exoneration Fight of Leo Schofield With Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King
Send us Fan MailLet's get him out! Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King joins me to talk his book Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida.Buy Bone ValleyCheck out Gilbert's websiteSupport the show
Oct 14, 2025 • 41min
The Zorg, The Slave Ship That Ignited Abolition with Siddharth Kara
Send us Fan MailLet's start a movement! Siddharth Kara joins me to discuss The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery.Buy The ZorgSupport the show
Oct 7, 2025 • 41min
The Trial of Al Qaeda Terrorist Spin Ghul with Jake Tapper
Send us Fan MailLet's bring him to justice! Jake Tapper joins me to discuss his book Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War.Buy Race Against TerrorSupport the show
Sep 30, 2025 • 41min
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with John Bacon
Send us Fan MailLet's remember the Mighty Fitz! John Bacon joins me to talk The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Buy The Gales of NovemberCheck out John's websiteSupport the show
Sep 23, 2025 • 33min
Deadwood with Peter Cozzens
Send us Fan MailLet's strike gold! Peter Cozzens discusses his book Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West.Buy DeadwoodCheck out Peter's websiteSupport the show
Sep 16, 2025 • 51min
The Special Counsel Cases of Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Biden, and Trump with Elie Honig
Send us Fan MailLet's get legal! CNN's Elie Honig talks his book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump. Buy When You Come at the KingSupport the show
