History Nerds United

Send us a textLet's pick a favorite! Helen Carr joins me to talk her book Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century.Buy Sceptred IsleCheck out Helen's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's go sub hunting! Alexander Rose returns to talk his book Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist!Buy Phantom FleetCheck out Alex's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's turn the tide! Martin Dugard returns to talk his new book Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle that Turned the Tide of World War II. Buy Taking MidwayCheck out Martin's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's track some art! Michelle Young joins the podcast to talk her book The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland. Come listen!Buy The Art SpyCheck out Michelle's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's right a wrong! Kate Summerscale joins me to talk her book The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place. Murder, yellow journalism, and justice denied. Come listen!Buy The PeepshowCheck out Kate's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's be happy! Author and bigwig at Doubleday Books, Todd Doughty, joins me to talk the publishing world and his own book, Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World.Buy Little Pieces of HopeFollow his InstagramSupport the show

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textLet's tell the whole story! Hallie 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

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textToss 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

Send us a textLet'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

Send us a textLet's take to the skies! Richard Goodrich returns to talk L.A. Birdmen: West Coast Aviators and the First Airshow in America. Come listen!Buy L.A. BirdmenSupport the show

Send us a textLet's talk about everything! Pulitzer Prize Winner Megan Marshall joins me to talk her new book After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart. So good. Come listen!Buy After LivesCheck out Megan's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's figure out who we are cursing in traffic! Rebecca Bratspies joins me to talk her book Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York's Place Names. It's not just for city folk. Come listen!Buy Naming GothamSupport the show

Send us a textLet's go north! Buddy Levy is back to talk his new book Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue. Enough said. Come listen!Buy Realm of Ice and SkyCheck out Buddy's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's investigate a drug empire! Journalist Patrick Winn joins me to discuss Narcotopia: In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived the CIA. It's as wild as you expect. Come listen!Buy NarcotopiaCheck out Patrick's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's jump into the forge! Mark Galeotti returns to talk his newest book, Forged In War: A Military History of Russia From Its Beginnings to Today. We talk wars, Putin, and how much we both enjoyed the Hulu series The Great! Come listen!Buy Forged in WarRead his blog and Listen to his podcast In Moscow's ShadowSupport the show

Send us a textLet's welcome back the Marquis! Elizabeth Reese joins me to discuss her book Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America's National Capital Region. I finally found someone to nerd out with about my favorite Frenchman. Come listen!Buy Marquis de Lafayette ReturnsCheck out Elizabeth's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's make the call! April Balascio joins me to talk her book Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father. Enough said. Come listen!Buy Raised by a Serial KillerSupport the show

Send us a textLet's go to court! Marcia Clark joins me to talk her book Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham. Yes, a little about OJ, too. Come listen!Buy Trial by AmbushCheck out Marcia's WebsiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's join the war on crime! John Oller joins the podcast to talk his book Gangster Hunters: How Hoover G-men Vanquished America's Deadliest Public Enemies! Come listen!Buy Gangster HuntersCheck out John's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's enter the arena! Gladiator Historian Alexander Mariotti Talks Gladiator I and II, Spartacus, and the Glory of Rome! Why go to the movies when you can get everything you need right here? Come listen!Check out Alexander's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's tell the whole story! Erik Rebain joins me to discuss his book Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold. Turns out murder was just the tip of the iceberg. Come listen!Buy Arrested AdolescenceSupport the show

Send us a textLet's seize the throne! Helen Castor joins me to talk her new book The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV. It's one of the best books of 2024. Come listen!Buy The Eagle and the HartSupport the show

Send us a textLet's be cunning! Tabitha Stanmore joins me to discuss her book Cunning Folk: Life in the America of Practical Magic. She explains why cunning folk weren't burned at the stake like witches.Buy Cunning FolkCheck out Tabitha's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's remember the nobodies! Social media titan and now author Adrian Bliss joins me to talk his new book The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments. It's hilarious and its got real history in it! Come listen!Buy The Greatest Nobodies in HistorySupport the show

Send us a textLet's get a confession out of him! Retired Homicide Detective Kim Mager tells the story of interrogating serial killer Shawn Grate and her book about it, A Hunger To Kill.Buy A Hunger to KillSupport the show

Send us a textLet's talk about more than just Agincourt! Dan Jones joins me to talk his new book Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King. He's more than just what the bard told you.Buy Henry VSupport the show

Send us a textLet's let the people decide! H.W. Brands joins the podcast to talk his book America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War. One of the best books of the year. Come hear about it!Buy America FirstSupport the show

Send us a textLet's remember some heroes! Authors Jack Carr (the Terminal List guy, duh) and James M. Scott join me to talk their collaboration and their new book Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror. Come listen!Buy TargetedCheck out Jack's websiteCheck out James's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's take over an island! Author Abbott Kahler returns to talk about her bonkers new book, Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II. Seriously, how could you not want to hear more with that tagline? Come listen!Buy Eden UndoneCheck out Abbott's WebsiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's storm the building! One of my personal favorites, Ben Macintyre, joins the podcast to talk his new book The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World. Need I say more?Buy The SiegeSupport the show

Send us a textLet's head to the ocean! Author Rachel Kousser joins me to talk her book Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great. Come listen!Buy Alexander at the End of the WorldCheck out Rachel's websiteSupport the show

Send us a Text Message.Let's take to the skies! Author Martin Dugard joins the podcast to talk his new book Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization. Come listen!Buy Taking LondonCheck out Martin's websiteSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let's tell the whole story! Wall Street Journal Reporter and Author Valerie Bauerlein joins me to talk her new book The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty. Buy The Devil at His ElbowCheck out Valerie's work at the WSJSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let's order up some fraud! The creators of McMillions (the documentary, podcast, and new book) James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte join the podcast! Come listen!Buy McMillionsCheck out James' websiteCheck out Brian's websiteCheck out their company FunMeterSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let's play a video game! Author and history professor Tore Olsson joins us to talk his new book Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past. Come listen!Buy Red Dead's HistoryBuy Red Dead Redemption II (the game!)Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let's get kicked out of a country! Journalist and Author Larry Rohter joins me to discuss his exceptional book Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist. It's one of the best biographies I have ever read. Come listen!Buy Into the AmazonSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let's find love in the last place you'd expect! Author Keren Blankfeld joins me to discuss her book Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story. It's as unbelievable as you think. Come listen!Buy Lovers In AuschwitzCheck out Keren's websiteSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let's cool it down! The host of the award winning Cold War Conversations podcast, Ian Sanders, joins me to nerd all the way out about history, how he got started, and what makes for a great podcast. Come listen!Check out the podcast websiteSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let'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.

Send us a Text Message.Let'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.

Send us a Text Message.Let'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.

Send us a Text Message.Let'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.

Send us a Text Message.Let'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.

Send us a Text Message.Let'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.