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
Mentioned books
Apr 22, 2025 • 37min
When Women Took Over the American Fashion on Fifth Avenue in 1900s New York City with Julie Satow
Send us Fan MailLet's go shopping! Julie Satow joins me to discuss her book When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion. Buy When Women Ran Fifth AveuneCheck out Julie's websiteSupport the show
Apr 15, 2025 • 31min
How New Amsterdam Became New York with Russell Shorto
Send us Fan MailLet's do some renaming! Russell Shorto joins me to talk his book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. Buy Taking ManhattanCheck out Russell's websiteSupport the show
Apr 8, 2025 • 35min
The True Crime Case of Dr. Crippen with Hallie Rubenhold
Send us Fan MailHallie Rubenhold, celebrated author of The Five, joins me to talk her true crime book Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen. Buy Story of a MurderCheck out Hallie's websiteSupport the show
Apr 1, 2025 • 39min
Life in Video Games with Mike Drucker
Send us Fan MailLet's boot up! Comedian and Writer (Full Frontal/The Tonight Show) Mike Drucker joins me to talk his book Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games. Buy Good Game, No RematchSupport the show
Mar 28, 2025 • 22min
Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and the Deadliest Accident in American Professional Sports with Eric Vickrey
Send us Fan MailLet's play ball! On this special baseball opening weekend episode, Eric Vickrey joins me to talk his book Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything. Come listen!Buy Season of Shattered DreamsCheck out Eric's websiteSupport the show
Mar 25, 2025 • 36min
World War II Nazi POWs in America with William Geroux
Send us Fan MailLet's make an exchange! Author William Geroux joins me to discuss his book The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America. Come listen!Buy The FifteenSupport the show
Mar 18, 2025 • 35min
China and its People with NPR Correspondent Emily Feng
Send us Fan MailLet's bloom! NPR Correspondent Emily Feng joins me to talk her book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China. I learned a lot and hope you do, too. Come listen!Buy Let Only Red Flowers BloomCheck out Emily's WebsiteSupport the show
Mar 11, 2025 • 34min
San Francisco's Turbulent History and an Unbelievable Gilded-Age Murder with Gary Krist
Send us Fan MailLet's go digging! Author Gary Krist joins me to talk his book Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco. Come listen!Buy Trespassers at the Golden GateSupport the show
Mar 4, 2025 • 33min
The History of Ancient Rome with Gareth Harney
Send us Fan MailToss a coin to your nerd! Author Gareth Harney joins me to talk his book A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins. Come listen!Buy A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins Check out Gareth's websiteSupport the show
Feb 25, 2025 • 44min
Rebel Empresses Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France with Nancy Goldstone
Send us Fan MailLet's rebel! Author Nancy Goldstone joins me to talk her new book The Rebel Empresses: Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, Power and Glamour in the Struggle for Europe. Come listen!Buy The Rebel EmpressesCheck out Nancy's websiteSupport the show
