History Nerds United

Send us a textLet's get young again! Author Leah Redmond Chang joins us to talk her new book, Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power. We discuss one of the baddest, or maybe just most maligned, women in history and the other women in her orbit. I had so much fun. Come listen!Buy Young QueensCheck out Leah's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's join up! CIA Military Analyst and author Lena Andrews joins the podcast to talk her book Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II. We talk about the book, but sorry, no CIA secrets. It's still a great interview. Come listen!Buy Valiant WomenSupport the show

Send us a textLet's go to the bottom! Author Susan Casey joins me to talk her new book, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean from Doubleday Books. We talk about the weird things you can see in the deep ocean, the Oceangate disaster, and why we probably shouldn't dig up the ocean floor. This is one of my favorites. Come listen!Buy The UnderworldCheck out Susan's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's raise the flag! Author Tom Holm joins the podcast to talk his new book, Ira Hayes: The Akimel O'odham Warrior, World War II, and the Price of Heroism. We talk World War, drinking, and PTSD. Come listen!Buy Ira HayesSupport the show

Send us a textLet's take a dip! Shark expert Greg Skomal and co-author Ret Talbot joins the podcast to talk their book, Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark. We discuss Jaws, shark tracking, and how life never turns out the way you think. These guys are great. Come listen!Buy Chasing ShadowsCheck out Ret's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's get dangerous! War journalist and author Jane Ferguson joins us to talk her new memoir, No Ordinary Assignment. We talk about sneaking into dangerous places, accents, and how she is similar to Spider-Man. Come listen and I'll explain.Buy No Ordinary AssignmentCheck out Jane's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's open a museum! Museum owner and author H.H. Leonards joins us to talk about her book, Beyond the Bus, about her friend and civil rights icon, Rosa Parks. We also talk about the Marines and extreme credit card debt. Come listen!Visit the Mansion on O StreetBuy Beyond the BusSupport the show

Send us a textLet's talk fake news! Author Richard Goodrich joins us to talk his book Comet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley's Comet (Almost) Destroyed Civilization. We define "peripatetic" and discuss how a comet might kill us under the right circumstances.Buy Comet MadnessCheck out Richard's WebsiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet’s get dark!Mark Dawidziak joins the podcast to talk his book A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. We also discuss Columbo, Mark Twain, and the Twilight Zone because why not? Come listen!Buy A Mystery of MysteriesCheck out Mark's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's light it up! Vanity Fair Contributing Editor and Author Maureen Ryan joins the podcast to discuss her new (and bestselling already!) book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood. We discuss why Orlando Jones is the most stand up guy in Hollywood, why Spartacus has the best series finale in TV history, and how do we fix the industry. This is one of my all time favorites. Come listen!Buy Burn It DownCheck out Mo's WebsiteSupport the show