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
224 episodes
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...
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