History Nerds United
Brendan Dowd
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
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Sep 2, 2025 • 39min
Samuel Marquis Sets the Record Straight About his Ancestor "Pirate" Captain William Kidd
Send us a textLet's hang'em from the yardarm! Samuel Marquis joins me to talk his book Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal.Buy Captain KiddCheck out Samuel's websiteSupport the show
Aug 26, 2025 • 40min
Suzanne Cope Talks the Women of the Italian Resistance in World War II
Send us a textLet's tell the Germans arrivederci! Suzanne Cope joins me to talk Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis.Buy Women of WarCheck out Suzanne's websiteSupport the show
Aug 19, 2025 • 31min
Kate Sidley Talks About The Weird and Wonderful World of Catholic Saints
Send us a textLet's get canonized! Kate Sidley joins me to discuss her book How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of The Catholic Church's Biggest Names.Buy How to Be a SaintCheck out Kate's websiteSupport the show
Aug 12, 2025 • 50min
Joanne Paul on the life of Saint Thomas More
Send us a textLet's make our own utopia! Joanne Paul joins me to talk her book Thomas More: A Life. Buy Thomas More: A LifeCheck out Joanne's websiteSupport the show
Aug 5, 2025 • 53min
Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution
Send us a textLet's predict a revolution! Scott Anderson joins me to discuss his book King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation.Buy King of KingsSupport the show
Jul 29, 2025 • 49min
Haley Cohen Gilliland on Argentina's History and the Mission of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Who Fought to Find Their Lost Grandchildren
Send us a textLet'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 Traveled in My BloodCheck out Haley's websiteSupport the show
Jul 22, 2025 • 55min
Laurie Gwen Shapiro Talks Amelia Earhart, Her Husband George Putnam, and the Making of an American Icon
Send us a textLet'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 ShowmanCheck out Laurie's websiteSupport the show
Jul 15, 2025 • 38min
Scott Ellsworth on the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a Country Divided, and the People Overlooked in Civil War History
Send us a textLet'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 PotomacSupport the show
Jul 8, 2025 • 56min
Amy Helen Bell Talks the Murders of the London Blitz and Stan Haynes Talks Roosevelt to Roosevelt
Send us a textLet'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.Buy Under Cover of DarknessCheck out Amy's websiteBuy Roosevelt to RooseveltCheck out Stan's websiteSupport the show
Jul 1, 2025 • 30min
Nathalia Holt Tells the Story of the Roosevelt Brothers' Search for the Elusive Giant Panda
Send us a textLet'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 CloudsCheck out Nathalia's WebsiteSupport the show
