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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Sep 7, 2025 • 34min
1999 with Ross Benes
Send us Fan MailLet's revisit the 90s! Author Ross Benes joins me to talk 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.Buy 1999Check out Ross' websiteSupport the show
Sep 2, 2025 • 39min
"Pirate" Captain William Kidd with Samuel Marquis
Send us Fan MailLet's hang'em from the yardarm! Samuel Marquis joins me to talk his book Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal.Buy Captain KiddCheck out Samuel's websiteSupport the show
Aug 26, 2025 • 40min
The World War II Women of the Italian Resistance with Suzanne Cope
Send us Fan MailLet's tell the Germans arrivederci! Suzanne Cope joins me to talk Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis.Buy Women of WarCheck out Suzanne's websiteSupport the show
Aug 19, 2025 • 31min
Catholic Saints and Canonization with Kate Sidley
Send us Fan MailLet's get canonized! Kate Sidley joins me to discuss her book How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of The Catholic Church's Biggest Names.Buy How to Be a SaintCheck out Kate's websiteSupport the show
Aug 12, 2025 • 50min
Saint Thomas More with Joanne Paul
Send us Fan MailLet's make our own utopia! Joanne Paul joins me to talk her book Thomas More: A Life. Buy Thomas More: A LifeCheck out Joanne's websiteSupport the show
Aug 5, 2025 • 53min
The Iranian Revolution with Scott Anderson
Send us Fan MailLet's predict a revolution! Scott Anderson joins me to discuss his book King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation.Buy King of KingsSupport the show
Jul 29, 2025 • 49min
Argentina's Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Who Fought to Find Their Lost Grandchildren with Haley Cohen Gilliland
Send us Fan MailLet's find family! Haley Cohen Gilliland joins me to talk A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children.Buy A Flower Traveled in My BloodCheck out Haley's websiteSupport the show
Jul 22, 2025 • 55min
Amelia Earhart and Her Husband George Putnam with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Send us Fan MailLet's take to the skies! Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins me to talk The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. Buy The Aviator and the ShowmanCheck out Laurie's websiteSupport the show
Jul 15, 2025 • 38min
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the People Overlooked in Civil War History with Scott Ellsworth
Send us Fan MailLet's look a different way! Scott Ellsworth joins me to talk his book Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America.Buy Midnight on the PotomacSupport the show
Jul 8, 2025 • 56min
The Murders of the London Blitz with Amy Helen Bell and Roosevelt to Roosevelt with Stan Haynes
Send us Fan MailLet's have two! In our first ever double episode, Amy Bell joins me to talk Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London. Then Stan Haynes joins me to talk Roosevelt to Roosevelt: Presidential Nominating Conventions from 1904 to 1944.Buy Under Cover of DarknessCheck out Amy's websiteBuy Roosevelt to RooseveltCheck out Stan's websiteSupport the show
