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
214 episodes
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...
The Women of the Stuart Restoration Court with Breeze Barrington
Let's bring back the fun! Breeze Barrington joins me to talk The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of Women at the Restoration Court.Buy The Graces
The Supreme Court with Sarah Isgur
Objection! Sarah Isgur joins me to talk Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court.Buy Last Branch Standing
Rasputin with Antony Beevor
Let's get weird! Antony Beevor joins me to talk Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs.Buy RasputinCheck out Antony's website
A Mysterious London Death with Patrick Radden Keefe
Let's talk about the neighbors. Patrick Radden Keefe joins me to talk London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth.Buy London Falling
The British Crown and Slavery with Brooke Newman
Let's call them out! Brooke Newman joins me to talk The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas.Buy The Crown's Silence
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for March 2026
Another month, another list of books I don’t want you to miss!The Next One is For You by Ali Watkins the story of the gun runners from the U.S. who were trying to supply the IRA during the Troubles of Northern Ireland. Kenned...
The Seven Daughters of Maria Theresa with Veronica Buckley
Let's hear it for the sisters! Veronica Buckley joins me to talk Seven Sisters: Captives and Rebels in Revolutionary Europe's First Family.Buy Seven Sisters
The Pursuit of Professional Wrestling Glory with Alison Lyn Miller and Hollywood Hunter James
Let's ring the bell! Alison Lyn Miller and Hollywood Hunter James join me to talk Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Pro Wrestling Glory.Buy Rough House
Hawai'i, Family, and Legacy with Sara Kehaulani Goo
Let's go to paradise! Sara Kehaulani Goo joins me to talk Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i.Buy KuleanaCheck out Sara's website...
Larry Bird at Indiana State University with Keith O'Brien
Let's talk about a legend! Keith O'Brien joins me to talk Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird.Buy HeartlandCheck...
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for February 2026
We can't interview them all, but I can for sure tell you the best books out there. Here is the latest release of books I don't want you to miss.Rebel of the Regency by Ann FosterUntil the Last Gun is Silent by Matthew Delmont ...
Ruby Ridge with Chris Jennings
Let's avoid an incident! Chris Jennings joins me to talk End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America.Buy End of Days
The Most Prolific Female Serial Killer in History, Elizabeth Bathory, with Shelley Puhak
Let's talk about bloodbaths! Shelley Puhak returns to talk The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster.Buy The Blood Countess
The Bernie Goetz Case with Elliot Williams
Let's return to the 80s! Elliot Williams joins me to talk Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation.Buy Five Bullets
American Sports Gambling With Danny Funt
Let's place a bet! Danny Funt joins me to talk Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.Buy Everybody LosesCheck out Danny's website
Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors with Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Let's object! Elizabeth Chamblee Burch joins me to talk The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory.Buy The Pain Brokers
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for January 2026
And now for something a little different! We can't always get an author on the pod, but it doesn't mean their books aren't amazing. Here are 5 new releases I don't want you to miss plus a bonus classic that is one of my favorites.Covered...
The Search for a Sunken Spanish Galleon with Julian Sancton
Let's find some treasure! Julian Sancton joins me to talk Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire.Buy Neptune's Fortune