15-Minute History
301 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWalking in the footsteps of history, fifteen minutes at a time. Join us for a 15-minute episode covering a person, place, or event in history, and stay for an extended discussion. New episodes or discussions every week. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
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Pop Quiz | Inevitable History
April 25, 2024 04:30 - 4 minutes - 5.37 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
The Trail of Tears | Forever Lost
April 22, 2024 11:05 - 16 minutes - 16 MB"In the chill of a drizzling rain on an October morning, I saw them loaded like cattle or sheep into six hundred and forty-five wagons and started toward the west. One can never forget the sadness and solemnity of that morning. Chief John Ross led in prayer and when the bugle sounded and the wagons started rolling many of the children rose to their feet and waved their little hands good-by to their mountain homes, knowing they were leaving them forever. Many of these helpless people did not...
Pop Quiz | National Debt
April 19, 2024 12:08 - 3 minutes - 5.38 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Margret Sanger | A Discussion on Intentions
April 15, 2024 09:44 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBToday, we discuss the motivations of Margaret Sanger, what – according to history – drove her “solutions”, and why even Planned Parenthood is beginning to disavow her. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Pop Quiz | Brexit Elaboration
April 11, 2024 14:52 - 4 minutes - 5.81 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Margret Sanger | Intentions
April 08, 2024 11:42 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBPut her name into a search engine and you will be provided with a variety of titles such as “political activist”, “feminist”, “American social reformer”, and “sex educator”. You will be treated to the history of a person who fought hard for women’s reproductive rights. To be clear, all of this is true. We can have two conversations. The benefits of contraception and reproductive rights while being honest about the person and her stated, evil intent behind both. Today, we take a deep dive...
Thursday Thoughts | Dying Refrigerators & the Assembly Line
April 04, 2024 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBWelcome to Thursday Thoughts! Every other Thursday, Joe will speak about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes. This week, Joe talks about the history and benefits of the assembly line that we still experience daily. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
The Khmer Rouge | A Discussion - “To Destroy You is No Loss”
April 01, 2024 07:30 - 27 minutes - 40.5 MBJoin us as we discuss the absolute horror that was the Khmer Rouge. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Pop Quiz | TikTok Ban
March 28, 2024 11:24 - 5 minutes - 6.8 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
The Khmer Rouge | “To Destroy You is No Loss”
March 25, 2024 04:30 - 15 minutes - 15.1 MB“I was fifteen years old when the Khmer Rouge came to power in April 1975. I can still remember how overwhelmed with joy I was that the war had finally ended. It did not matter who won. I and many Cambodians wanted peace at any price. The civil war had tired us out, and we could not make much sense out of killing our own brothers and sisters for a cause that was not ours. We were ready to support our new government to rebuild our country. We wanted to bring back that slow-paced, simple life ...
Pop Quiz | Brexit & its Effects
March 21, 2024 18:15 - 4 minutes - 6.14 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Vlad the Impaler | A Discussion on Evil Manifested
March 18, 2024 10:55 - 33 minutes - 44.2 MBJoin us as we discuss the vile life of Vlad the Impaler, detail his monstrous actions, and show you a person in history who was objectively, evil in every way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Thursday Thoughts | Consumer Control
March 14, 2024 11:24 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MBWelcome to Thursday Thoughts! Every other Thursday, Joe will speak about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes. This week, Joe provides a brief background on how marketing has changed and why the consumer now has full control. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Vlad the Impaler | Evil Manifested
March 11, 2024 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18.6 MBJoin us as we teach you about the vile life of Vlad the Impaler, detail his monstrous actions, and show you a person in history who was objectively, evil in every way. Please send us your thoughts and questions on this topic for our discussion next week, via our email at [email protected]. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Pop Quiz | The Putin Interview
March 07, 2024 17:20 - 5 minutes - 7.72 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Ivan the Terrible | A Discussion on the Sources of Evil
March 04, 2024 05:30 - 36 minutes - 52.2 MBJoin us as we discuss Ivan the Terrible, his life, possible causes for his evil deeds, and the terror he caused. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Ivan the Terrible | The Sources of Evil
February 26, 2024 05:30 - 18 minutes - 18.4 MBTwo men stood in a large room shouting at one another, raging over family and war or accusing each other of incompetence and cowardice. A third man stood nearby, servant of one and friend to both. In a corner, a young woman cowered with her face bruised and her body shaking. Anger swirled around the pair as words grew ever-more harsh. And then, the older man swung his scepter, the symbol of God's might wielded through him on earth, and it crashed into the temple of the younger man. Blood pou...
Pop Quiz | The Texas Border & the Constitution
February 22, 2024 09:21 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MB--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Associating Evil | A Discussion on LBJ & Ho Chi Minh
February 19, 2024 12:13 - 45 minutes - 66.6 MBJoin us as we discuss the intention and result of each leader by examining comparisons of policy during their tenure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Thursday Thoughts | Serial Killers
February 15, 2024 12:20 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MBWelcome to Thursday Thoughts! Every other Thursday, Joe will speak about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes. This week, we answer a question we have gotten from you, our outstanding audience. Some of you have asked, "If you're doing a season on villains, why aren't you covering serial killers?" We answer that today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Associating Evil | LBJ & Ho Chi Minh
February 12, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBAs we look at villains in history, we want to look at actions and their effects. The policies of Lyndon Baines Johnson and Ho Chi Minh were the reflection of two leaders operating in different contexts. Though the method by which they exercised their intentions was different, the root of their “why” is in question. Join us as we look at both the intention and result from each leader by examining comparisons of policy during their tenure. The context of culture may require different methods...
Pop Quiz | PSYOPs
February 08, 2024 21:27 - 9 minutes - 14.3 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
The Bloody Verdict at Verden | A Discussion on the Perspectives on Evil
February 05, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes - 39.7 MBJoin us as we discuss the actions of Charlemagne, the interpretations that followed, and how such evil can be combatted. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Thursday Thoughts | The 40-Hour Work Week
February 01, 2024 11:07 - 4 minutes - 3.43 MBWelcome to Thursday Thoughts! Every other Thursday, Joe will speak about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes. This week, we teach you about the history of the 40-hour work week, its origins, and why it came into being. Spoiler alert: There was a good reason. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
The Bloody Verdict at Verden | Perspectives on Evil
January 29, 2024 05:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBTen long years of war in the dark forests of Saxony, and there was no end in sight. Centuries earlier, these woods had witnessed the destruction of mighty Roman legions, a fact that several Frankish scribes had already noted in their chronicles. Per-haps their king would fare better than the Roman Emperor Augustus. Their enemy, the Saxons, were a far greater threat than the older Germanic tribes had been. When confronted with the truth of holy writ and the might of Christendom’s armies, they...
Pop Quiz | Hadrian's Wall
January 25, 2024 05:30 - 7 minutes - 11.1 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Xerxes I | A Discussion
January 22, 2024 05:30 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBJoin us as we discuss Xerxes I, his conquest, and how hubris ruined him. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Pop Quiz | Jamestown vs. Plymouth
January 18, 2024 13:48 - 8 minutes - 11.1 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Xerxes I | Hubris
January 16, 2024 05:30 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBXerxes I, also known as Xerxes the Great, was a Persian king who ruled over the vast Achaemenid Empire from 486 BCE to 465 BCE. He was the son of King Darius I and Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus the Great. This lineage protected Xerxes during his time as a prince and solidified his claim to the throne. Join us as we teach you about Xerxes I, his conquest, and how hubris ruined him. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Christmas Bells | Hope
December 22, 2023 16:24 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBIt’s Christmas Day, 1863, and a man is reading a letter. The letter had arrived several days before, but every time he picks up the parchment, it feels like the first time. He sits quietly in the solitude of his study, his hands trembling, his mind bearing the weight of the words on the page. His eyes, now weary and red-rimmed, trace over the inked letters as he uses the words “battle”, “seriously wounded”, and “son” to form a picture in his mind. Join us as share the story of a broken man...
Two Kings | A Discussion
December 18, 2023 11:54 - 21 minutes - 28.7 MBWhen reviewing evil in history, ancient kings are easy targets. Join us as we discuss two kings and detail two major events during their reign. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Pop Quiz | Communism vs. Fascism
December 14, 2023 17:00 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Two Kings | Examining Intentions
December 11, 2023 12:11 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBWhen reviewing evil in history, ancient kings are easy targets. It is common to review their actions out of the context of their time, apply current values to ancient actions, and judge accordingly. In today’s episode, we review two kings and detail two major events during their reign. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Thursday Thoughts | A Model of Competition
December 07, 2023 12:20 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBWelcome to a new segment in 15-Minute History called, Thursday Thoughts! Every other Thursday, Joe will speak about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes. This week, we teach you about Porter's Five Force model, how it helps break down the complexity of competition in the market, and its influence on businesses across the globe. Spoiler alert: Ever wonder why there are millions of podcasts? It's because barriers to entry are very low. As a result, competition i...
Confronting Evil | A Discussion on Three People in History
December 04, 2023 05:30 - 35 minutes - 34.8 MBJoin us as we discuss confronting evil, the three figures in history, and the actions that inspire others to stand. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Pop Quiz | The Grenada Invasion
November 30, 2023 17:24 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBWelcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not ...
Confronting Evil | Three People in History
November 27, 2023 05:30 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBHow do leaders confront villains? Among history’s most important lessons are seeing how people and nations face down rising evil. In this episode, we are going to examine the actions of three statesmen as they looked outward and saw gathering storms on the horizon. They took different approaches; some failed and others succeeded. And perhaps their deeds can shape our own if ever our societies are under threat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehist...
Thursday Thoughts | The Fake French Pastry
November 23, 2023 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.23 MBWelcome to a new segment in 15-Minute History called, Thursday Thoughts! Every other Thursday, Joe will speak about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes. This week, we teach about the real history of a pastry you know and love. Spoiler Alert: The truth may cause some of you to reach a baking point. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
The Inquisition | Discussing Fact from Fiction
November 20, 2023 12:10 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBJoin us as we discuss the Inquisition, the horrors it brought, the heroes that ended it, and the fiction around this dark time in history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Pop Quiz | King Arthur
November 16, 2023 05:30 - 6 minutes - 9.37 MBWelcome to a new segment in 15-Minute History called, Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of history. These episodes are unedited and a fun way for the team to interact more with you, our outstanding audience. Have an idea for a topic? Want to try and stump Jon? Send it to us at [email protected] or submit it to our website at https://www.15m...
The Inquisition | Separating Fact from Fiction
November 13, 2023 05:30 - 17 minutes - 17.3 MBA small chapel in the German town of Erfurt was hardly a proper venue for world-shaping events to begin. Nothing much had happened in this part of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Augustinian monk who swept the chapel's floor thought mainly about his lunch. His straw broom pushed dust from the tombs built into the floor before the altar. The monk then lit candles and said a brief prayer. He heard the doors open and turned to see a group of young men walking single-file toward him. The new serv...
Villains | Welcome to Season Seven of 15-Minute History
November 06, 2023 08:30 - 11 minutes - 14.7 MBWelcome back to 15-Minute History! We are excited to be back with you, our amazing audience, each week for more walks in history’s footsteps. History, like a haunted house, is filled with monsters. The people and events we selected for this season illustrate trends that have caused suffering and death for countless innocents. We know villains first by their words and then, if left unchecked or unchallenged, by their deeds. History is actionable. History matters, and before we dive deep in...
Interviews with Heroes | Part Two
July 17, 2023 11:50 - 56 minutes - 48.5 MBJoin us for the second part of our Interviews with Heroes. In this episode, we speak with an ICU/Trauma Nurse and Advanced EMT. Note: Some of the content in these interviews is graphic. Listener discretion is advised. Contents: 0:40 ICU Trauma Nurse 29:04 Advanced EMT We close out this season with a two-part episode with interviews that highlight those who voluntarily go into professions we naturally take for granted – until we need them. Some of these professions are dangerous. Others ...
Interviews with Heroes | Part One
July 10, 2023 12:34 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBWe close out this season with a two-part episode with interviews that highlight those who voluntarily go into professions we naturally take for granted – until we need them. Some of these professions are dangerous. Others are gross, uncomfortable, and thankless. None of these people have YouTube channels or millions of followers. They are gritty, graphic, and authentic. Those that choose such careers are a different breed of person, and as we end the season, we want you to hear from them, li...
George Patton & the Third Army | A Discussion
June 19, 2023 04:15 - 46 minutes - 64 MBJoin us in this exciting discussion as we walk through the life of General George Patton, his leadership, heroism, and his effect on the world we know today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
George Patton & the Third Army | “You Wonderful Guys”
June 12, 2023 08:30 - 30 minutes - 29.9 MBThe dull hum of aircraft filled the morning air. German soldiers looked up from the French town of St. Lô, expecting to see a few enemy fighters bearing down on them. Their hearts froze in their chests as nearly a thousand bombers emerged from the clouds. They had heard of the devastation wrought by their enemy on the Fatherland’s cities, but St. Lô was only a tiny provincial settlement far from the Paris metropolis. In minutes, their world was aflame as Allied bombs exploded around them and...
The Arab Revolt | A Discussion on the Common Purpose & Competing Interests
June 05, 2023 09:30 - 25 minutes - 35.9 MBWorld War 1 had lasting consequences that can be seen in the world we know today. Join us as we discuss one part of that great conflict, the Arab Revolt, and the work of Thomas Edward Lawrence, who is known today as Lawrence of Arabia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
The Arab Revolt | Common Purpose, Competing Interests
May 29, 2023 12:42 - 19 minutes - 19.7 MBThe riders sat on their mounts, horses and camels, and gazed across the desert toward the shimmering sea and a small village on its shore. An old fortress dominated what passed for a skyline, the only building that stood more than two stories above the ground. Clusters of palm trees waved in the hot, dry wind, and the soldiers could see knots of people moving about in the town's plaza. No enemy troops were visible and no defenses prepared. The long journey across the desert toward their targ...
The Coronation of King Charles III | A Discussion with Dr. Dominic Selwood
May 22, 2023 04:30 - 52 minutes - 47.2 MBJoin us as we discuss the coronation of King Charles III with famed British historian, Dr. Dominic Selwood. In this special discussion, Dr. Selwood explains the impact of the coronation, what the world can expect from the new king, and the effect such events have had on world history. Dr. Dominic Selwood is a historian, journalist, and barrister. Most recently, he is a bestselling author of the critically-acclaimed, "Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents". In a...
Audie Murphy | A Discussion about an Uncommon Hero
May 15, 2023 04:30 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBJoin us as we discuss the life and heroism of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WW2. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support