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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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S5E11 Larry Bird at Indiana State University with Keith O'Brien
Send a textLet's talk about a legend! Keith O'Brien joins me to talk Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird.Buy HeartlandCheck out Keith's websiteSupport the…
S5E10 Books I Don't Want You To Miss for February 2026
Send a textWe can't interview them all, but I can for sure tell you the best books out there. Here is the latest release of books I don't want you to miss.Rebel of the Regency by Ann FosterUntil the…
S5E9 Ruby Ridge with Chris Jennings
Send a textLet's avoid an incident! Chris Jennings joins me to talk End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America.Buy End of DaysSupport the show
S5E8 The Most Prolific Female Serial Killer in History, Elizabeth Bathory, with Shelley Puhak
Send a textLet's talk about bloodbaths! Shelley Puhak returns to talk The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster.Buy The Blood CountessSupport the show
S5E7 The Bernie Goetz Case with Elliot Williams
Send a textLet's return to the 80s! Elliot Williams joins me to talk Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation.Buy…
S5E6 American Sports Gambling With Danny Funt
Send a textLet's place a bet! Danny Funt joins me to talk Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.Buy Everybody LosesCheck out Danny's websiteSupport the show
S5E5 Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors with Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Send a textLet's object! Elizabeth Chamblee Burch joins me to talk The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory.Buy The Pain BrokersCheck out…
S5E4 Books I Don't Want You To Miss for January 2026
Send a textAnd now for something a little different! We can't always get an author on the pod, but it doesn't mean their books aren't amazing. Here are 5 new releases I don't want you to miss plus a…
S5E3 The Search for a Sunken Spanish Galleon with Julian Sancton
Send a textLet's find some treasure! Julian Sancton joins me to talk Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire.Buy Neptune's FortuneSupport the show
S5E2 Thomas Paine and the American Revolution with Jack Kelly
Send a textLet's have some common sense! Jack Kelly joins me to talk Tom Paine's War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time.Buy Tom Paine's WarCheck out Jack's websiteSupport…
S5E1 Charlotte Brontë's Legacy With Graham Watson
Send a textLet's do some invention! Graham Watson joins me to talk The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life.Buy The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New LifeSupport the show
S4E50 St. Joan of Arc with Helen Castor
Send a textLet's lead an army! Helen Castor returns to talk Joan of Arc: A History.Buy Joan of ArcSubscribe to Helen's substackSupport the show
S4E49 The History of Whiskey with Noah Rothbaum
Send a textLet's throw them back! Noah Rothbaum joins the entire History Nerds United team to talk The Whiskey Bible: A Complete Guide to the World's Greatest Spirit.Buy The Whiskey BibleSupport the…
S4E48 James VI and I with Gareth Russell
Send a textLet's ascend! Gareth Russell joins me to talk his book The Six Loves of James I.Buy The Six Loves of James ISupport the show
S4E47 The History and Future of the Wind with Simon Winchester
Send a textLet's ride the wind! Simon Winchester joins me to talk The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind.Buy The Breath of the GodsCheck out Simon's WebsiteSupport the show
S4E46 The Life of Joan Crawford with Scott Eyman
Send a textLet's get a close up! Scott Eyman joins me to talk Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face.Buy Joan CrawfordCheck out Scott's websiteSupport the show
S4E45 NASA's Gemini Space Program With Jeffrey Kluger
Send a textLet's launch! Jeffrey Kluger joins me to talk Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story.Buy GeminiSupport the show
S2E44 Elizabeth I, James I, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty With Tracy Borman
Send a textLet's succeed! Tracy Borman joins me to talk The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty.Buy The Stolen CrownCheck out Tracy's websiteSupport the show
S2E43 Teddy Roosevelt with Bret Baier
Send a textLet's act like a bull moose! Bret Baier joins me to talk his book To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower.Buy To Rescue the American SpiritCheck out…
S4E42 The Exoneration Fight of Leo Schofield With Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King
Send a textLet's get him out! Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King joins me to talk his book Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida.Buy Bone ValleyCheck out…
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History Nerds United has published 200 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Arts, Books.
History Nerds United is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 37m.
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