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!
Latest episodes
Apr 22, 2025 • 37min
Julie Satow Talks When Women Took Over the American Fashion Industry in 1900s New York City
Send us a textLet'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 AveuneCheck out Julie's websiteSupport the show
Apr 15, 2025 • 31min
Russell Shorto Tells the Story of How New Amsterdam Became New York
Send us a textLet'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 ManhattanCheck out Russell's websiteSupport the show
Apr 8, 2025 • 35min
Hallie Rubenhold Talks the True Crime Case of Dr. Crippen and What History Has Missed
Send us a textLet'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 MurderCheck out Hallie's websiteSupport the show
Apr 1, 2025 • 39min
Comedian and Writer Mike Drucker Talks His Life in Video Games
Send us a textLet'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 RematchSupport the show
Mar 28, 2025 • 22min
Eric Vickrey Discusses Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and the Deadliest Accident in American Professional Sports
Send us a textLet'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!Buy Season of Shattered DreamsCheck out Eric's websiteSupport the show
Mar 25, 2025 • 36min
William Geroux Tells the Story of World War II Nazi POWs in America and a Risky Prisoner Swap
Send us a textLet'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 FifteenSupport the show
Mar 18, 2025 • 35min
NPR Correspondent Emily Feng Talks China and its People
Send us a textLet'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 Only Red Flowers BloomCheck out Emily's WebsiteSupport the show
Mar 11, 2025 • 34min
Gary Krist Talks San Francisco's Turbulent History and an Unbelievable Gilded-Age Murder
Send us a textLet'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 Golden GateSupport the show
Mar 4, 2025 • 33min
Gareth Harney Talks the History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
Send us a textToss 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 Check out Gareth's websiteSupport the show
Feb 25, 2025 • 44min
Nancy Goldstone Talks the Lives of the Rebel Empresses Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France
Send us a textLet'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 EmpressesCheck out Nancy's websiteSupport the show
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