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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Jul 9, 2024 • 44min
How China's Treasures Were Saved During World War II With Adam Brookes
Send us Fan MailLet's save some art! Author and journalist Adam Brookes joins me to discuss his book Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City. Come listen!Buy Fragile CargoCheck out Adam's websiteSupport the show
Jul 2, 2024 • 32min
1800s New York City Criminal Mastermind Marm Mandelbaum with Margalit Fox
Send us Fan MailLet's do it for Marm! Author Margalit Fox returns to talk her new book, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Tise and Fall of an American Organized Crime Boss. So good. Come listen!Buy The Talented Mrs. MandelbaumCheck out Margalit's websiteSupport the show
Jun 25, 2024 • 33min
Jazz Age Jewel Thief Arthur Barry With Dean Jobb
Send us Fan MailLet's head to the second floor! Author Dean Jobb joins the podcast to talk his new book, A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue. Need I say more? Come listen!Buy A Gentleman and a ThiefCheck out Dean's websiteSupport the show
Jun 18, 2024 • 48min
The History of Reality TV with Pulitzer Prize Winner Emily Nussbaum
Send us Fan MailLet's call action! Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum joins me to discuss her new book Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV. It's as good as it sounds. Come listen!Buy Cue the Sun!Check out Emily's websiteSupport the show
Jun 12, 2024 • 31min
Greek Life and a Fraternity Drug Ring at the College of Charleston with Max Marshall
Send us Fan MailLet's pledge! Author Max Marshall joins me to discuss his book, Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story. If you hate Greek life or love it, I think you'll love this. Come listen!Buy Among the BrosCheck out Max's websiteSupport the show
Jun 4, 2024 • 22min
The Name of the Catfish Who Conned Her With Anna Akbari (Part 2: SPOILERS ABOUND)
Send us Fan MailLet's unmask a catfish! Author Anna Akbari returns to tell me who is the mysterious Ethan from her book There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish. We name names and you need to read this book. Either way, get ready for the unveiling.Buy There Is No EthanCheck out Anna's websiteSupport the show
Jun 4, 2024 • 37min
Caught Up With An Infamous Catfish Fraud With Anna Akbari (Part 1: NO SPOILERS)
Send us Fan MailLet's catch a catfish! Author Anna Akbari joins me to discuss her book There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish. This episode does not contain any spoilers but look for Part 2 where we spoil the heck out of the book (that you need to read first because it's amazing).Buy There Is No EthanCheck out Anna's websiteSupport the show
May 28, 2024 • 28min
The Quest for El Dorado and the Fall of Sir Walter Raleigh with Keith Thomson
Send us Fan MailLet's head into the jungle! Author Keith Thomson returns to the podcast to talk his new book, Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold. Come listen!Buy Paradise of the DamnedCheck out Keith's websiteSupport the show
May 22, 2024 • 41min
Early 1900s Terrorism in New York City and the Anarchy Movement with Steven Johnson
Send us Fan MailLet's blow it up! Author Steven Johnson joins me to talk his new (and incredible) book The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective. It's a book of the year according to me so come listen!Buy The Infernal MachineCheck out Steven's websiteSupport the show
May 14, 2024 • 43min
NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
Send us Fan MailLet's remember the Challenger! Author Adam Higginbotham joins the podcast to talk his new book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster at the Edge of Space! I can't say enough about Adam and this book so come listen!Buy ChallengerCheck out Adam's websiteSupport the show
