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
Mentioned books
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
May 6, 2025 • 33min
Kate Summerscale Talks WWII Era Serial Killer Reg Christie and (Maybe?) the Execution of an Innocent Man
Send us a textLet'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 PeepshowCheck out Kate's websiteSupport the show
Apr 29, 2025 • 36min
Todd Doughty Talks the Publishing World and How to Be More Grateful About the Little Things
Send us a textLet'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 Pieces of HopeFollow his InstagramSupport the show
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
