Hosted by Brendan Dowd · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 222 episodes
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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!
Brendan Dowd hosts History Nerds United, a history show with 222 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Gregg's website Support the sho
Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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 Ships Check out David's website Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show
Send us Fan Mail Stalin's Apostles by Antonia Senior Hammer of the Gods by Don Hollway The Fallen by Louise Brangan American Men by Jordan Ritter Conn Margaret Beaufort by Lauren Johnson One of Us by Asne Seierstad Suppo
Send us Fan Mail 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) Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Martin's
Send us Fan Mail Let's Greek it up! Adrian Goldsworthy joins me to talk Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece. Buy Athens and Sparta Check out Adrian's website Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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, Conques
Send us Fan Mail 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
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Breeze's website Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show
Send us Fan Mail Let's get weird! Antony Beevor joins me to talk Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs. Buy Rasputin Check out Antony's website Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Patrick's website S
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Brooke's website Support
Send us Fan Mail 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 N
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Veronica's website Support the show
Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Alison's Website Support
Douglas Brunt
Author of THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL
1 appearance on this show
Martin Dugard
New York Times bestselling author · New York Times bestselling author
1 appearance on this show
Adrian Goldsworthy
1 appearance on this show
Anand Gopal
1 appearance on this show
Peter Stark
VP/Head of Print AV Squad, Founder of B
1 appearance on this show
Breeze Barrington
Dr · research institution
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Isgur
ABC News legal analyst, co-host of Advisory Opinions podcast, editor of SCOTUSblog, author of The Last Branch Standing · ABC
1 appearance on this show
Antony Beevor
author of Stalingrad
1 appearance on this show
Patrick Radden Keefe
author and New Yorker staff writer · The New York Times
1 appearance on this show
Brooke Newman
author of The Crown’s Silence · Virginia Commonwealth University
1 appearance on this show
Keith O'Brien
award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author
1 appearance on this show
Keith O'Brien
Author of Charlie Hustle and Award-Winning Journalist Who Skillfully and Faithfully Shows and Tells Well-Rounded Stories · New York Times
1 appearance on this show
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