History Nerds United
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
233 episodes
The Women Flyers of World War II with Becky Aikman
Let's take off! Becky Aikman joins me to talk Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II.Buy SpitfiresCheck out Bec...
Carlos the Jackal with Joby Warrick
Let's catch a super terrorist! Joby Warrick joins me to talk The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist.Buy Carlos the Jackal
Surviving the Syrian Revolution with Loubna Mrie
Let's survive! Loubna Mrie joins me to talk Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria.Buy DefianceCheck out Loubna's website
The Atomic Bombs with James M. Scott
He's back! James M. Scott joins me to talk Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War.Buy Empire of AshesCheck out James' website<...
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for July 2026
Another month, another list of books I don’t want you to miss just because they didn’t get to come on the pod!How to Rule the World by Theo Baker – or as I like to call it, how to make college more difficult than it needed to be. Baker t...
Richard Pryor and a Terrible Word with Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Let's not say it! Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor joins me to talk Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me.Buy Something We Said
The Weather Underground with Zayd Ayers Dohrn
Let's go on the run! Zayd Ayers Dohrn joins me to talk Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground.Buy Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young
An Innocent Man on Death Row with Pamela Colloff
Let's set him free! Pamela Colloff joins me to talk Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast.Buy Catch the Devil
The L.A. Wildfires of 2025 with Jonathan Vigliotti
Let's get lit! Jonathan Vigliotti joins me to talk Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A.Buy TorchedCheck out J...
The U.S. Constitutional Convention with Lawrence Goldstone
Let's compromise! Lawrence Goldstone joins me to talk Imperfect Union: How Errors of Omission Threaten Constitutional Democracy.Buy Imperfect Union...
The American Revolution with Rick Atkinson
Let's celebrate 250! The legendary Rick Atkinson joins me to talk The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780.Buy The Fate of the Day
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for June 2026
Here they are, the books I don’t want you to miss for June 2026!First, we have The Summer of Death by Geoff Williams. Did you know that in 1936 there was a deadly heatwave that killed thousands of Americans? Of course, you didn’t and nei...
A Spokane Serial Killer with Gregg Olsen
Let's go down to the river! True Crime King Gregg Olsen joins me to talk By the River's Edge: A True Story of Identity and Serial Murder.Buy By The River's Edge
The Presidents and Their Money with Megan Gorman
Let's make some money! Megan Gorman joins me to talk All the Presidents' Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money.Buy All the Presidents' Money
Plymouth, Jamestown, and the Two Ships with David Reynolds
Let's set sail! David Reynolds joins me to talk Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America.Buy Two ShipsCheck out ...
The Depression of 1873 with Liaquat Ahamed
Let's crash! Liaquat Ahamed joins me to talk 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World.Buy 1873
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for May 2026
Stalin's Apostles by Antonia Senior Hammer of the Gods by Don Hollway The Fallen by Louise Brangan American Men by Jordan Ritter ConnMargaret Beaufort by Lauren Johnson One of Us by Asne Se...
The Black Death with Thomas Asbridge
Let's survive! Thomas Asbridge joins me to talk The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic.Buy The Black Death (the book, not the disease)
The Rise and Fall of Emanuel Nobel with Douglas Brunt
Let's strike oil! Douglas Brunt joins me to talk The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World.Buy The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel
Marathons and the Worldwide Running Boom with Martin Dugard
Let's go for a run! Martin Dugard returns to talk The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool.Buy The Long Run
Athens and Sparta with Adrian Goldsworthy
Let's Greek it up! Adrian Goldsworthy joins me to talk Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece.Buy Athens and SpartaCheck out Adrian's...
The Syrian Revolution with Anand Gopal
Let's revolt! Anand Gopal joins me to talk Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution.Buy Days of Love and Rage
The Doomed Journey of Francisco Coronado with Peter Stark
Let's go north! Peter Stark joins me to talk The Lost Cities of El Norte: Coronado's Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance – A Narrative History of Exploration, Conquest, and Resistance.
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for April 2026
Can't interview them all! Don't miss these books:These Divided Isles by Stephen Phillips –Phillips tells the story of the relationship between Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Britain from independence to now. (Pegasus Books)The Ora...