History Nerds United

By Brendan DowdTrue Crime Arts Books History

History Nerds United episodes

June 10, 2025 Ted Bundy, the Rise of Serial Killers, Pacific Northwest Life, and the Lead Crime Hypothesis with Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Fraser
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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.
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37 min
June 03, 2025 English Kings, Their Favorites, and the Upheaval of the 14th Century with Helen Carr
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Let's pick a favorite! Helen Carr joins me to talk her book Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century.
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39 min
May 27, 2025 The Battle of the Atlantic and the Heist of a German U-Boat with Alexander Rose
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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!
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44 min
May 20, 2025 Midway Island and the World War II Battle That Changed the Pacific Theater with Martin Dugard
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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.
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33 min
May 13, 2025 World War II Art Spy Rose Valland with Michelle Young
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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!
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31 min
May 06, 2025 WWII Era Serial Killer Reg Christie and (Maybe?) the Execution of an Innocent Man with Kate Summerscale
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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!
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33 min
April 29, 2025 The Publishing World and How to Be More Grateful About the Little Things with Todd Doughty
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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.
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37 min
April 22, 2025 When Women Took Over the American Fashion on Fifth Avenue in 1900s New York City with Julie Satow
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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.
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37 min
April 15, 2025 How New Amsterdam Became New York with Russell Shorto
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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.
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32 min
April 08, 2025 The True Crime Case of Dr. Crippen with Hallie Rubenhold
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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.
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36 min