History Nerds United

Send us Fan Mail Let's take to the skies! Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins me to talk The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon.  Buy The Aviator and the Showman Check out Laurie's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's look a different way! Scott Ellsworth joins me to talk his book Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America. Buy Midnight on the Potomac Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's have two! In our first ever double episode, Amy Bell joins me to talk Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London. Then Stan Haynes joins me to talk Roosevelt to Roosevelt: Presidential Nominating Conventions from 1904 to 1944. Buy Under Cover of Darkness Check out Amy's website Buy Roosevelt to Roosevelt Check out Stan's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's find a panda! Nathalia Holt joins me to discuss her book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda.  Buy The Beast in the Clouds Check out Nathalia's Website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's pillage (but also more than that)! Eleanor Barraclough joins me to talk her book Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age.  Buy Embers of the Hands Check out Eleanor's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's go monster hunting! Nicholas Jubber Returns to talk his book Monsterland: A Journey Around the World's Dark Imagination. Buy Monsterland Check out Nick's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk the age of serial killers! Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser joins me to talk her book Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers.  Buy Murderland Check out Caroline's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's pick a favorite! Helen Carr joins me to talk her book Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century. Buy Sceptred Isle Check out Helen's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's go sub hunting! Alexander Rose returns to talk his book Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist! Buy Phantom Fleet Check out Alex's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's turn the tide! Martin Dugard returns to talk his new book Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle that Turned the Tide of World War II.  Buy Taking Midway Check out Martin's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's track some art! Michelle Young joins the podcast to talk her book The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland. Come listen! Buy The Art Spy Check out Michelle's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's right a wrong! Kate Summerscale joins me to talk her book The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place. Murder, yellow journalism, and justice denied. Come listen! Buy The Peepshow Check out Kate's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's be happy! Author and bigwig at Doubleday Books, Todd Doughty, joins me to talk the publishing world and his own book, Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World. Buy Little Pieces of Hope Follow his Instagram Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's go shopping! Julie Satow joins me to discuss her book When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion.  Buy When Women Ran Fifth Aveune Check out Julie's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's do some renaming! Russell Shorto joins me to talk his book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America.  Buy Taking Manhattan Check out Russell's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Hallie Rubenhold, celebrated author of The Five, joins me to talk her true crime book Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen.  Buy Story of a Murder Check out Hallie's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's boot up! Comedian and Writer (Full Frontal/The Tonight Show) Mike Drucker joins me to talk his book Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games.  Buy Good Game, No Rematch Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's play ball! On this special baseball opening weekend episode, Eric Vickrey joins me to talk his book Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything. Come listen! Buy Season of Shattered Dreams Check out Eric's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's make an exchange! Author William Geroux joins me to discuss his book The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America. Come listen! Buy The Fifteen Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's bloom! NPR Correspondent Emily Feng joins me to talk her book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China. I learned a lot and hope you do, too. Come listen! Buy Let Only Red Flowers Bloom Check out Emily's Website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's go digging! Author Gary Krist joins me to talk his book Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco. Come listen! Buy Trespassers at the Golden Gate Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Toss a coin to your nerd! Author Gareth Harney joins me to talk his book A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins. Come listen! Buy A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins   Check out Gareth's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's rebel! Author Nancy Goldstone joins me to talk her new book The Rebel Empresses: Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, Power and Glamour in the Struggle for Europe. Come listen! Buy The Rebel Empresses Check out Nancy's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's take to the skies! Richard Goodrich returns to talk L.A. Birdmen: West Coast Aviators and the First Airshow in America. Come listen! Buy L.A. Birdmen Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about everything! Pulitzer Prize Winner Megan Marshall joins me to talk her new book After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart. So good. Come listen! Buy After Lives Check out Megan's website Support the show