History Nerds United

Send us a textLet's play ball! Author Keith O'Brien joins me to discuss his new book Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. Come find out about how Pete Rose's worst enemy is himself.Buy Charlie HustleCheck out Keith's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's land on an asteroid! OSIRIS-REx Mission Leader Dr. Dante Lauretta joins the podcast to talk his new book The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System. Space! Asteroids! Come listen!Buy The Asteroid HunterCheck out the OSIRIS-REx pageSupport the show

Send us a textLet's abdicate! Author Jane Tippett joins the podcast to talk her book Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII. Come listen to the drama!Buy Once a KingCheck out Jane's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's visit the Hermit Kingdom! North Korea Expert and Author Sung-Yoon Lee joins the podcast to talk about his book The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong the Most Dangerous Woman in the World. Come listen!Buy The SisterSupport the show

Send us a textLet's shred! Author Eric Blehm joins the podcast to talk his book The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him. Come listen about the amazing life of snowboarder Craig Kelly.Buy The Darkest WhiteCheck out Eric's WebsiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's make a speech! Author Michael Livingston joins the podcast to talk his book Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King. Turns out Shakespeare made a lot up. Come listen!Buy AgincourtBuy The Killing GroundCheck out Michael's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's join the brotherhood! Author Scott McGaugh joins the podcast to talk his book Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin: The Glider Pilots of World War II. I get invited to hop on a jet. Come listen!Buy Brotherhood of the Flying CoffinCheck out Scott's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's find a cure! Author Maria Smilios joins the podcast to talk her book The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. Come listen!Buy The Black AngelsCheck out Maria's websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's cast aspersions! Author James Conroy joins the podcast to talk his book The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War. Come listen about how some of the most powerful men in history could complain about each other like teenagers.Buy The Devils Will Get No RestCheck out James' websiteSupport the show

Send us a textLet's cut through the propaganda! Time Magazine Correspondent Simon Shuster joins the podcast to talk his book The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky. Buy The ShowmanSupport the show