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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!
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Send a text Let's go to paradise! Sara Kehaulani Goo joins me to talk Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i. Buy Kuleana Check out Sara's website Support the show
Send a text Let's talk about a legend! Keith O'Brien joins me to talk Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird. Buy Heartland Check out Keith's website Support the show
Send a text We can't interview them all, but I can for sure tell you the best books out there. Here is the latest release of books I don't want you to miss. Rebel of the Regency by Ann Foster Until the Last Gun is Silent by Matthew Delmont The Science of Second Chances by Jennifer Doleac Heiresses by Miranda Kauffman Empire of Orgasm by Ellen Huet Support the show
Send a text Let's avoid an incident! Chris Jennings joins me to talk End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America. Buy End of Days Support the show
Send a text Let's talk about bloodbaths! Shelley Puhak returns to talk The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster. Buy The Blood Countess Support the show
Send a text Let's return to the 80s! Elliot Williams joins me to talk Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation. Buy Five Bullets Support the show
Send a text Let's place a bet! Danny Funt joins me to talk Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling. Buy Everybody Loses Check out Danny's website Support the show
Send a text 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 Check out Elizabeth's website Support the show
Send a text 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 of Young Girls by Adam Morgan The Rembrandt Heist by Anthony Amore Useless Etymology by Jess Zafarris The White Cascade by Gary...
Send a text 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 a text 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 a text 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 a text 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 a text 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 a text 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 a text 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 a text 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 a text Let's launch! Jeffrey Kluger joins me to talk Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story. Buy Gemini Support the show
Send a text 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 a text 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
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