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Pop Quiz | Inevitable History
15-Minute History - April 25, 2024 04:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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 outst...
The Age of Piracy in Canada
Canadian History Ehx - April 23, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFor centuries, pirates such as Ned Low and Black Bart, came to Canadian shores to rob fishermen, steal ships, restock supplies and pick up new crews. Some pirates were nice, others were bloodthirsty, but all were interesting. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Mer...
The Trail of Tears | Forever Lost
15-Minute History - April 22, 2024 11:05 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratings"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 wa...
Pop Quiz | National Debt
15-Minute History - April 19, 2024 12:08 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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 outst...
From Slavery to War Hero: Richard Pierpoint
Canadian History Ehx - April 16, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsStolen from his home in Africa by enslavers when he was 16, he remained enslaved for two decades. Then, using his new freedom, he fought for the British and Canada not once, but twice, and helped many other Black Canadians in his area. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/can...
Margret Sanger | A Discussion on Intentions
15-Minute History - April 15, 2024 09:44 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsToday, 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
15-Minute History - April 11, 2024 14:52 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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 outst...
A Beloved Baseball Player: Jackie Robinson in Montreal
Canadian History Ehx - April 09, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFor one season in 1946, prior to changing Major League Baseball forever, Jackie Robinson played for the Montreal Royals. He never forgot his time in Montreal, nor the kindness he received from the city's residents. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https:/...
Margret Sanger | Intentions
15-Minute History - April 08, 2024 11:42 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsPut 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 i...
Thursday Thoughts | Dying Refrigerators & the Assembly Line
15-Minute History - April 04, 2024 19:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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...
Finding Fortunes and Folly: The Klondike Gold Rush
Canadian History Ehx - April 02, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFor a brief period, the Klondike was the biggest piece of news on the planet. Over 100,000 people ventured towards the Klondike to find their fortune, but only a few hundred actually did. It is the story of big names, big stories and a changing world. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support:...
The Khmer Rouge | A Discussion - “To Destroy You is No Loss”
15-Minute History - April 01, 2024 07:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsJoin us as we discuss the absolute horror that was the Khmer Rouge. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
The L.A. Meekly Junk Drawer: Part III
L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History Podcast - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 213 ratingsSpring is here and junk is going in the trash. By junk we mean topics that never found a home and by trash we mean your ears. It's time for our annual junk drawer episode where we go over a hodgepodge of topics that didn't quite fit into other episodes. This time we'll be covering Captain "Mad" J...
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark
Canadian History Ehx - March 30, 2024 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares det...
Pop Quiz | TikTok Ban
15-Minute History - March 28, 2024 11:24 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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 outst...
Negligence and Death: The Cap Diamant Slide
Canadian History Ehx - March 26, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsOn Sept. 19, 1889, a huge chunk of Cap Diamant broke off and fell on two dozen homes below. It was one of the worst rock slide disasters in Canadian history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Do...
Episode 138: The Metamorphosis Part III
Reflecting History - March 25, 2024 09:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratingsTraveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find out he's been transformed into some sort of hideous bug. The story that follows in Franz Kafka's masterpiece "The Metamorphosis" offers insight into human nature, identity, change, the nature of kindness, and more. Does the mundane and...
The Khmer Rouge | “To Destroy You is No Loss”
15-Minute History - March 25, 2024 04:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratings“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 se...
The News We Didn't Want
Royal Subjects - March 23, 2024 16:00 - 46 minutesAmid the Princess of Wales' cancer announcement, we try to break down the facts, perspectives, and how to not be a jerk about it all.
Canadian History Ehx introduces: Canadian TIme Machine | Champagne in Charlottetown: PEI and the Road to Confederation
Canadian History Ehx - March 23, 2024 15:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, we travel back with the Canadian Time Machine podcast to look at the moment Prince Edward Island entered Confederation. Historian Dr. Edward MacDonald takes us back to the Charlottetown Conference, where it’s said that discussions about the Dominion of Canada flowed over several ...
Pop Quiz | Brexit & its Effects
15-Minute History - March 21, 2024 18:15 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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 outst...
The Man Who Looked At Stars: David Thompson
Canadian History Ehx - March 19, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday, I delve into the life and legacy of my favourite historical figure, David Thompson! A man who mapped 4 million square kilometres of western Canada, while becoming the greatest land geographer who ever lived. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https:/...
American Riviera Orchard: She Sells Salt Cellars by the Seashore
Royal Subjects - March 18, 2024 22:00 - 38 minutesMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, unsurprisngly launches a luxury lifestyle brand, with all the neutral tones and aspirational wealth and that one comes to expect ....from Californian celebrity culture. Live from a mall parking lot, we felt it was urgent to chime in.
Vlad the Impaler | A Discussion on Evil Manifested
15-Minute History - March 18, 2024 10:55 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsJoin 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
The Kennedy Family Brothers-In-Law
Kennedy Dynasty - March 17, 2024 22:49 - 17 minutesThis week, Alyson took a listener’s suggestion and discussed the Kennedy brothers-in-law: William Cavendish, Sargent Shriver, Peter Lawford, and Stephen Smith. Kick Episode: https://kennedydynasty.com/episode/kathleen-kick-kennedy/ MLK Call Episode: https://kennedydynasty.com/episode/the-phone-c...
The Royal PR Spectacular (Untouched & Unfiltered)
Royal Subjects - March 14, 2024 19:00 - 1 hourWhen planned abdominal surgery morphs into an unforced error, and the public goes berserk. Sit back, chill out, and enjoy our unsolicited analysis.
Thursday Thoughts | Consumer Control
15-Minute History - March 14, 2024 11:24 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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://...
A Vancouver Leader: Gertrude Guerin
Canadian History Ehx - March 12, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsLiving near Vancouver, Gertrude Guerin spent her adult life helping the Indigenous Peoples of the city. From founding Indigenous organizations, to creating serving as chief of her First Nation, to helping launch a landmark land claims case, Gertrude had a huge impact on the Lower Mainland area an...
Vlad the Impaler | Evil Manifested
15-Minute History - March 11, 2024 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsJoin 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 15minutehistory@gmail....
Pop Quiz | The Putin Interview
15-Minute History - March 07, 2024 17:20 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome 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 outst...
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