History Nerds United

Send us Fan Mail 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 in this installment: The Traitor's Circle by Jonathan Freedland Kings and Pawns by Howard Bryant A Danger to the Minds...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Jack's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's lead an army! Helen Castor returns to talk Joan of Arc: A History. Buy Joan of Arc Subscribe to Helen's substack Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's ascend! Gareth Russell joins me to talk his book The Six Loves of James I. Buy The Six Loves of James I Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Gods Check out Simon's Website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's get a close up! Scott Eyman joins me to talk Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face. Buy Joan Crawford Check out Scott's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's launch! Jeffrey Kluger joins me to talk Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story. Buy Gemini Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's succeed! Tracy Borman joins me to talk The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty. Buy The Stolen Crown Check out Tracy's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Bret's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Gilbert's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 November Check out John's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's strike gold! Peter Cozzens discusses his book Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West. Buy Deadwood Check out Peter's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 1999 Check out Ross' website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Kidd Check out Samuel's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Suzanne's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail 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 Check out Kate's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's make our own utopia! Joanne Paul joins me to talk her book Thomas More: A Life.  Buy Thomas More: A Life Check out Joanne's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's predict a revolution! Scott Anderson joins me to discuss his book King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation. Buy King of Kings Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let'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 Blood Check out Haley's website Support the show