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
Oct 7, 2025 • 41min
The Trial of Al Qaeda Terrorist Spin Ghul with Jake Tapper
Send us a textLet's bring him to justice! Jake Tapper joins me to discuss his book Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War.Buy Race Against TerrorSupport the show
Sep 30, 2025 • 41min
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with John Bacon
Send us a textLet's remember the Mighty Fitz! John Bacon joins me to talk The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Buy The Gales of NovemberCheck out John's websiteSupport the show
Sep 23, 2025 • 33min
Deadwood with Peter Cozzens
Send us a textLet's strike gold! Peter Cozzens discusses his book Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West.Buy DeadwoodCheck out Peter's websiteSupport the show
Sep 16, 2025 • 51min
The Special Counsel Cases of Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Biden, and Trump with Elie Honig
Send us a textLet's get legal! CNN's Elie Honig talks his book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump. Buy When You Come at the KingSupport the show
Sep 7, 2025 • 34min
1999 with Ross Benes
Send us a textLet's revisit the 90s! Author Ross Benes joins me to talk 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.Buy 1999Check out Ross' websiteSupport the show
Sep 2, 2025 • 39min
"Pirate" Captain William Kidd with Samuel Marquis
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
The World War II Women of the Italian Resistance with Suzanne Cope
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
Catholic Saints and Canonization with Kate Sidley
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
Saint Thomas More with Joanne Paul
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
