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15-Minute History

15-Minute History Podcast

Walking 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 and discussions every week.

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00:38:17

Fyodor Dostoyevsky | The Darker the Night, the...

15-Minute History ·

2024/08/19

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode and discussion on Adam Smith originally aired on November 15, 2021.___ He looked up at the white sky. The flakes did come into view until they came through the holes in the roof. A breeze blew through the building. Men around him huddled close together. He didn’t smell the stink anymore. It was all the same smell. Among the flakes now contrasting with the dark of the roof, he

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00:05:15

Pop Quiz | Executive Orders

15-Minute History ·

2024/08/15

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content. Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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01:00:36

Eisenhower’s Farewell Address | A Warning for the...

15-Minute History ·

2024/08/12

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode and discussion on Eisenhower's Farewell Address originally aired on April 24, 2023.___ The president sat at his desk in the Oval Office as technicians scurried about setting up lights and cameras. He looked down at the speech, his last to the nation he had served for almost a half-century, and his thoughts no doubt turned to the tumultuous events of his life. Two world

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00:04:07

Pop Quiz | Supreme Court Reform

15-Minute History ·

2024/08/08

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content.Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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00:57:50

J.R.R. Tolkien | Optimism (Republish)

15-Minute History ·

2024/08/05

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode and discussion on J.R.R. Tolkien originally aired on October 10, 2022.___ Familiar to millions as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien believed that myths used stories of heroes to inspire generations of readers. He began his writing career with a children’s book, and when his publisher asked for a sequel, Tolkien had to give it some

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00:21:43

Special Pop Quiz | So, what's going on? (A Discussion...

15-Minute History ·

2024/08/01

Welcome to a special Pop Quiz! In this longer version of our traditional pop quiz, Joe and Jon discuss the current election and attempted assassination from a historical perspective. As always, we invite you to send us your feedback and questions on this discussion.Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at

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00:52:00

Adam Smith | Self-Interest, Division of Labor, and...

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/29

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode and discussion on Adam Smith originally aired on April 18, 2022.___ This season we have been covering individuals who have had a direct effect on history, in a positive or negative way. Adam Smith is one of those. He is called the “father of modern economics” and “the creator of capitalism”. Rather than walk you through a summary of his life, we will attempt to summarize the

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00:03:30

Pop Quiz | Technology

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/25

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content.Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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00:51:57

C.S. Lewis | Reluctant Apologist (Republish)

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/22

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode and discussion on C.S. Lewis originally aired on January 17, 2022.___ Three men walked along a tree-covered path in the early hours of a Sunday morning. Their conversation mixed with the sound of water flowing over rocks in a small river and the crunch of leaves beneath their booted feet. The words they spoke were steeped in deep knowledge of literature and philosophy as they

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00:02:54

Pop Quiz | Chariots

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/18

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content.Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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00:52:02

Alexander the Great | Conqueror of the World (Republish)

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/15

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode and discussion on Alexander the Great originally aired on January 31, 2022.___ He looked out across the field and then back at his formations. The wind was coming in from the west, throwing dust clouds up into the air on his left side. The brown of the dust blended with the armor of the enemy for a moment, blurring them into a single mass that blanketed the horizon. Alexander

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00:01:58

Pop Quiz | Omaha Beach Defenses

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/11

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content.Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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01:15:53

Joseph Stalin | Intellectual and Killer (Republish)

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/08

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes and discussions. This episode and discussion about Joseph Stalin, originally aired on February 14, 2022.___ The great revolutionary's body lay in a red coffin as it wound its way through the streets of Moscow toward the House of Trade Unions. Six men carried it, surrounded by a phalanx of guards, through the gathered throng of mourners—some genuine, others paid. Each hoped to succeed

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00:03:55

Pop Quiz | Rome's Downfall

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/05

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content.Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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00:16:16

Horatio Nelson | Britannia’s God of War (Republish)

15-Minute History ·

2024/07/01

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team is republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode, Horatio Nelson, originally aired on February 20, 2023.He was on the quarterdeck when he realized it. The smoke was thick between the two ships and it was hard to make any sense of the melee. His men pushed forward against the other crew as grenades and musket fire came from the masts. The sun was low on the horizon and the impending dark blended into a sea of undefined

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00:03:19

Pop Quiz | "Boring" History

15-Minute History ·

2024/06/27

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content.Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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00:18:14

Joan of Arc | Peasant, Warrior, Saint (Republish)

15-Minute History ·

2024/06/24

During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team is republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode, Joan of Arc, originally aired on October 18, 2021.Arrows filled the sky above the battlefield and rained down on the French knights as they slogged through the mud in heavy armor. Their effect was devastating, and hundreds of France’s noblest men fell screaming as the English longbowmen poured fire into their ranks. The French commander urged his men forward, while at the other

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00:04:12

Pop Quiz | Who Built the Pyramids?

15-Minute History ·

2024/06/20

Welcome to the Pop Quiz! During the summer break, the team still wanted to bring you, our awesome audience, some new content. Every Thursday, one of the hosts will ask the other a question about history they must answer. Have an idea for a topic? Send it to us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our website at https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org. We promise not to give him any hints. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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00:14:33

Pointe du Hoc | Scaling the Impossible (Republish)

15-Minute History ·

2024/06/06

To honor the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion, we are republishing our Pointe du Hoc episode (first aired on April 12, 2021). "The last landing was unique. It was a 100-foot cliff facing the English Channel, situated between Utah and Omaha beach. At the top of the cliff were 155mm guns with a range of 3.5 miles that could fire on both Utah and Omaha beaches and cause maximum casualties. The challenges facing these men were obvious, with the sheer rock face and no cover, and they would be

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00:40:54

McCarthyism | A Discussion on the Threat of Cultural...

15-Minute History ·

2024/06/03

In this, our last episode of Season 7, join us as we discuss Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism, and the threat of cultural evils.Thank you for a fantastic season! We look forward to speaking with you again this Fall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support

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