History Nerds United
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
194 episodes
Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors with Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Let'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 Brokers
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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35:05
Books I Don't Want You To Miss for January 2026
And 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 bonus classic that is one of my favorites.Covered...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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5:00
The Search for a Sunken Spanish Galleon with Julian Sancton
Let'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 Fortune
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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43:58
Thomas Paine and the American Revolution with Jack Kelly
Let'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 War
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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28:40
Charlotte Brontë's Legacy With Graham Watson
Let'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 Life
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:12:38
St. Joan of Arc with Helen Castor
Let's lead an army! Helen Castor returns to talk Joan of Arc: A History.Buy Joan of ArcSubscribe to Helen's substack
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Season 4
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Episode 50
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1:25:51
The History of Whiskey with Noah Rothbaum
Let'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 Bible
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Season 4
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Episode 49
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1:02:55
James VI and I with Gareth Russell
Let's ascend! Gareth Russell joins me to talk his book The Six Loves of James I.Buy The Six Loves of James I
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Season 4
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Episode 48
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42:10
The History and Future of the Wind with Simon Winchester
Let'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...
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Season 4
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Episode 47
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43:06
The Life of Joan Crawford with Scott Eyman
Let's get a close up! Scott Eyman joins me to talk Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face.Buy Joan CrawfordCheck out Scott's website
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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44:18
NASA's Gemini Space Program With Jeffrey Kluger
Let's launch! Jeffrey Kluger joins me to talk Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story.Buy Gemini
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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37:50
Elizabeth I, James I, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty With Tracy Borman
Let'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 Trac...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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38:29
Teddy Roosevelt with Bret Baier
Let'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 Spirit
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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23:55
The Exoneration Fight of Leo Schofield With Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King
Let'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 Valley
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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40:20
The Zorg, The Slave Ship That Ignited Abolition with Siddharth Kara
Let's start a movement! Siddharth Kara joins me to discuss The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery.Buy The Zorg
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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41:29
The Trial of Al Qaeda Terrorist Spin Ghul with Jake Tapper
Let's bring him to justice! Jake Tapper joins me to discuss his book Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War.Buy Race Against Terror
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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40:48
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with John Bacon
Let's remember the Mighty Fitz! John Bacon joins me to talk The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Buy The Gales of NovemberCh...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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40:43
Deadwood with Peter Cozzens
Let's strike gold! Peter Cozzens discusses his book Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West.Buy DeadwoodCheck out Peter's website
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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32:49
The Special Counsel Cases of Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Biden, and Trump with Elie Honig
Let's get legal! CNN's Elie Honig talks his book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump. Buy When You Come at the King
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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51:09
1999 with Ross Benes
Let's revisit the 90s! Author Ross Benes joins me to talk 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.Buy 1999Check out ...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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33:42
"Pirate" Captain William Kidd with Samuel Marquis
Let's hang'em from the yardarm! Samuel Marquis joins me to talk his book Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal.Buy Captain KiddCheck out...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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39:01
The World War II Women of the Italian Resistance with Suzanne Cope
Let's tell the Germans arrivederci! Suzanne Cope joins me to talk Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis.Buy Women of War
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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40:25
Catholic Saints and Canonization with Kate Sidley
Let's get canonized! Kate Sidley joins me to discuss her book How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of The Catholic Church's Biggest Names.Buy How to Be a Saint...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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30:44