
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
169 episodes
Haley Cohen Gilliland on Argentina's History and the Mission of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Who Fought to Find Their Lost Grandchildren
Let's find family! Haley Cohen Gilliland joins me to talk A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children.Buy A Flower Trav...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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48:48

Laurie Gwen Shapiro Talks Amelia Earhart, Her Husband George Putnam, and the Making of an American Icon
Let's take to the skies! Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins me to talk The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. Buy The Aviator and the Showman...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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54:54

Scott Ellsworth on the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a Country Divided, and the People Overlooked in Civil War History
Let's look a different way! Scott Ellsworth joins me to talk his book Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America.Buy Midnight on the Po...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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37:45

Amy Helen Bell Talks the Murders of the London Blitz and Stan Haynes Talks Roosevelt to Roosevelt
Let's have two! In our first ever double episode, Amy Bell joins me to talk Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London. Then Stan Haynes joins me to talk Roosevelt to Roosevelt: Presidential Nominating Conventions from 1904 to 1944.
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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56:10

Nathalia Holt Tells the Story of the Roosevelt Brothers' Search for the Elusive Giant Panda
Let's find a panda! Nathalia Holt joins me to discuss her book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda. Buy The Beast in the Clouds<...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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29:35

Eleanor Barraclough Talks the Viking Age and the Lives of Everyday Norsemen and Norsewomen
Let's pillage (but also more than that)! Eleanor Barraclough joins me to talk her book Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age. Buy Embers of the Hands
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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1:00:03

Nicholas Jubber Returns to Talk the Greatest Monsters of History Including Vampires, Rougarou, Dragons, and Even Godzilla
Let's go monster hunting! Nicholas Jubber Returns to talk his book Monsterland: A Journey Around the World's Dark Imagination.Buy MonsterlandCheck out Nic...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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42:06

Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Fraser Talks Ted Bundy, the Rise of Serial Killers, Pacific Northwest Life, and the Lead Crime Hypothesis
Let's talk the age of serial killers! Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser joins me to talk her book Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers. Buy Murderland
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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36:44

Helen Carr Talks English Kings, Their Favorites, and the Upheaval of the 14th Century
Let'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 webs...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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38:52

Alexander Rose Returns to Talk the Battle of the Atlantic and the Heist of a German U-Boat
Let'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 Fleet
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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43:01

Martin Dugard Returns to Talk the History of Midway Island and the World War II Battle That Changed the Pacific Theater
Let'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 Midway
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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32:55

Michelle Young Tells the Story of World War II Art Spy Rose Valland
Let'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 Spy
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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30:33

Kate Summerscale Talks WWII Era Serial Killer Reg Christie and (Maybe?) the Execution of an Innocent Man
Let'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 Peepshow
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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33:00

Todd Doughty Talks the Publishing Worldand How to Be More Grateful About the Little Things
Let'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 Piec...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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36:29

Julie Satow Talks When Women Took Over the American Fashion Industry in 1900s New York City
Let'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 Aveune
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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36:37

Russell Shorto Tells the Story of How New Amsterdam Became New York
Let'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 Manhattan
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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31:17

Hallie Rubenhold Talks the True Crime Case of Dr. Crippen and What History Has Missed
Let'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 Murder
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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35:03

Comedian and Writer Mike Drucker Talks His Life in Video Games
Let'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 Rematch
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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38:49

Eric Vickrey Discusses Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and the Deadliest Accident in American Professional Sports
Let'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!
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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22:19

William Geroux Tells the Story of World War II Nazi POWs in America and a Risky Prisoner Swap
Let'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 Fifteen
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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35:30

NPR Correspondent Emily Feng Talks China and its People
Let'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 Onl...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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35:05

Gary Krist Talks San Francisco's Turbulent History and an Unbelievable Gilded-Age Murder
Let'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 G...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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34:26

Gareth Harney Talks the History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
Toss 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
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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32:32

Nancy Goldstone Talks the Lives of the Rebel Empresses Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France
Let'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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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43:36
