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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!

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  • S5 · E56
    October 20 · 42 min

    The Real Sherlock Holmes with Lindsey Fitzharris

    Send us Fan Mail It's elementary! Lindsey Fitzharris joins me to discuss Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes. Buy Sleuth-Hound Check out Lindsey's website Support the show

  • S5 · E55
    October 17 · 28 min

    Neurosurgery with Barbara Lazio

    Send us Fan Mail Let's scrub in! Barbara Lazio joins me to talk Off the Top of My Head: Stories from the Operating Room That Will Make You Laugh (or Cry). Buy Off the Top of My Head Check out Barbara's website Support the show

  • S5 · E54
    October 13 · 39 min

    Johnny Carson with Mark Malkoff

    Send us Fan Mail Here's Johnny! Mark Malkoff joins me to talk Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend. Buy Love Johnny Carson Support the show

  • S5 · E51
    September 26 · 6 min

    Books I Don't Want You To Miss for August 2026

    Send us Fan Mail The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef (Doubleday Books) There Will Come Soft Rains by Brianna Gervat The City Without Jews by Douglas Smith (FSG books) Injustice Town by Rick Tulsky (Pegasus Books) The Sailing of the Intrepid by Montel Williams and David Fisher (Hanover Square Press) The River of Doubt by Candice Millard Support the show

  • S5 · E50
    September 22 · 42 min

    The Hindenburg Disaster with Catherine Grace Katz

    Send us Fan Mail Let's land this thing! Catherine Grace Katz joins me to talk Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War. Buy Shadow Before the Flame Check out Catherine's website Support the show

  • S5 · E47
    September 8 · 44 min

    Family and Legacy with Tom Junod

    Send us Fan Mail Let's remember dad! Tom Junod joins me to talk In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir. Buy In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man Support the show

  • S5 · E46
    September 1 · 35 min

    The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) with Matthew Wolfe

    Send us Fan Mail Let's start a fire! Matthew Wolfe joins me to talk Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI, and a Secret History of Eco-Sabotage. Buy Fires in the Night Check out Matthew's website Support the show

  • S5 · E45
    August 29 · 5 min

    Books I Don't Want You To Miss for August 2026

    Send us Fan Mail Tim Curry - Vagabond (Grand Central Publishing) Stone Lands - Fiona Robertson (Pegasus) Ortiz’s War - Nicholas Reynolds and Katie Sanders (Harper Horizon) American Alt - Chris Lockhart (Bloomsbury) Lightning Beneath the Sea - James Tabor (W.W. Norton) The Last Duel - Eric Jager Support the show

  • S5 · E44
    August 25 · 34 min

    The Women Flyers of World War II with Becky Aikman

    Send us Fan Mail Let's take off! Becky Aikman joins me to talk Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II. Buy Spitfires Check out Becky's website Support the show

  • S5 · E43
    August 18 · 41 min

    Carlos the Jackal with Joby Warrick

    Send us Fan Mail Let's catch a super terrorist! Joby Warrick joins me to talk The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist. Buy Carlos the Jackal Support the show

  • S5 · E42
    August 11 · 46 min

    Surviving the Syrian Revolution with Loubna Mrie

    Send us Fan Mail Let's survive! Loubna Mrie joins me to talk Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria. Buy Defiance Check out Loubna's website Support the show

  • S5 · E41
    August 4 · 1 hr 2 min

    The Atomic Bombs with James M. Scott

    Send us Fan Mail He's back! James M. Scott joins me to talk Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War. Buy Empire of Ashes Check out James' website Support the show

  • S5 · E40
    August 2 · 4 min

    Books I Don't Want You To Miss for July 2026

    Send us Fan Mail Another month, another list of books I don’t want you to miss just because they didn’t get to come on the pod! How to Rule the World by Theo Baker – or as I like to call it, how to make college more difficult than it needed to be. Baker tells the story of going to Stanford University where he expects to become another tech billionaire but somehow ends up on a collision course with the president of the university. Oops! Stolen Revolution by Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin This book follows a few people in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. It puts so much in perspective and is one of those books which feels like so much is jammed into the book, but it never gets overwhelming. They Stole a City by Lauren Collins – speaking of overwhelming, in 1898 the legitimately elected and appointed government of Wilmington, North Carolina was overthrown by a bunch of White supremacists who proceeded to terrorize the Black community. Everyone collectively shrugged like it was somehow okay for that to happen. Collins follows the lives of many affected through the generations. Kingdom of Devils by Katherine Grandjean – post- American Revolution serial killers! You probably never heard of the Harps (and neither had I), but in 1797 they went on a killing spree in the Kentucky and Tennessee countryside. This one was mind-blowing and proves there is still plenty of true crime left to discover. The Gospel According Hobby Lobby by Michael Blanding – I think we have all at least driven by a Hobby Lobby or two. However, the founding of the stores is more fascinating than I ever expected, and Blanding writes a book that is balanced but will also probably cause some tense conversations around the house. The Greens are not just founders of a billion dollar store chain, but also the money behind a national movement. Catherine the Great by Robert Massie – Massie was the master of Russian history as far as I am concerned, and Catherine the Great was one of my favorites. Love her or hate her, Catherine was powerful, intelligent, and unafraid to take a big swing. You know, like killing your spouse (allegedly!) for instance. Support the show

  • S5 · E38
    July 21 · 40 min

    The Weather Underground with Zayd Ayers Dohrn

    Send us Fan Mail Let's go on the run! Zayd Ayers Dohrn joins me to talk Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground. Buy Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young Check out Zayd's website Support the show

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