History Nerds United

By Brendan DowdTrue Crime Arts Books History

History Nerds United episodes

October 27 Catholic Nuns and the Women of Texas's Death Row with Lawrence Wright
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Let's get redeemed! Lawrence Wright joins me to talk Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row.
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28 min
October 20 The Real Sherlock Holmes with Lindsey Fitzharris
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It's elementary! Lindsey Fitzharris joins me to discuss Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.
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43 min
October 17 Neurosurgery with Barbara Lazio
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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).
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29 min
October 13 Johnny Carson with Mark Malkoff
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Here's Johnny! Mark Malkoff joins me to talk Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend.
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40 min
October 06 The California Gold Rush and the Road to the Civil War with Nathaniel Philbrick
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Let's go west! Nathaniel Philbrick joins me to talk The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World.
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35 min
September 29 A Decimated Family and the Battle to End Dementia with Robert Kolker
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Let's face the unknown! Robert Kolker joins me to talk The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia.
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43 min
September 26 Books I Don't Want You To Miss for August 2026
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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
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6 min
September 22 The Hindenburg Disaster with Catherine Grace Katz
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Let's land this thing! Catherine Grace Katz joins me to talk Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War.
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43 min
September 15 A KGB Defector in Post-Revolution Iran with Ben Macintyre
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Let's defect! Ben Macintyre returns to talk Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy.
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36 min
September 12 The Brutality of the American Revolution with Mark Edward Lender
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Let's revolt! Mark Edward Lender joins me to talk War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution.
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43 min