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
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Jul 29, 2025 • 49min
Argentina's Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Who Fought to Find Their Lost Grandchildren with Haley Cohen Gilliland
Send us a textLet's find family! Haley Cohen Gilliland joins me to talk A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children.Buy A Flower Traveled in My BloodCheck out Haley's websiteSupport the show
Jul 22, 2025 • 55min
Amelia Earhart and Her Husband George Putnam with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Send us a textLet's take to the skies! Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins me to talk The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. Buy The Aviator and the ShowmanCheck out Laurie's websiteSupport the show
Jul 15, 2025 • 38min
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the People Overlooked in Civil War History with Scott Ellsworth
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
The Murders of the London Blitz with Amy Helen Bell and Roosevelt to Roosevelt with Stan Haynes
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
The Roosevelt Brothers' Search for the Elusive Giant Panda with Nathalia Holt
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
The Viking Age and the Lives of Everyday Norsemen with Eleanor Barraclough
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
The Greatest Monsters of History Including Vampires, Rougarou, Dragons, and Even Godzilla with Nick Jubber
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
Ted Bundy, the Rise of Serial Killers, Pacific Northwest Life, and the Lead Crime Hypothesis with Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Fraser
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
English Kings, Their Favorites, and the Upheaval of the 14th Century with Helen Carr
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
The Battle of the Atlantic and the Heist of a German U-Boat with Alexander Rose
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
