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
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
Jun 24, 2025 • 1h
Eleanor Barraclough Talks the Viking Age and the Lives of Everyday Norsemen and Norsewomen
Send us a textLet'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 HandsCheck out Eleanor's websiteSupport the show
Jun 17, 2025 • 42min
Nicholas Jubber Returns to Talk the Greatest Monsters of History Including Vampires, Rougarou, Dragons, and Even Godzilla
Send us a textLet's go monster hunting! Nicholas Jubber Returns to talk his book Monsterland: A Journey Around the World's Dark Imagination.Buy MonsterlandCheck out Nick's websiteSupport the show
Jun 10, 2025 • 37min
Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Fraser Talks Ted Bundy, the Rise of Serial Killers, Pacific Northwest Life, and the Lead Crime Hypothesis
Send us a textLet'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 MurderlandCheck out Caroline's websiteSupport the show
Jun 3, 2025 • 39min
Helen Carr Talks English Kings, Their Favorites, and the Upheaval of the 14th Century
Send us a textLet'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 websiteSupport the show
May 27, 2025 • 43min
Alexander Rose Returns to Talk the Battle of the Atlantic and the Heist of a German U-Boat
Send us a textLet'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 FleetCheck out Alex's websiteSupport the show
May 20, 2025 • 33min
Martin Dugard Returns to Talk the History of Midway Island and the World War II Battle That Changed the Pacific Theater
Send us a textLet'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 MidwayCheck out Martin's websiteSupport the show
May 13, 2025 • 31min
Michelle Young Tells the Story of World War II Art Spy Rose Valland
Send us a textLet'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 SpyCheck out Michelle's websiteSupport the show
