15-Minute History
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 or discussions every week. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/support
Episodes
Welcome to a special combined episode of Thursday Thoughts and Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe speaks about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes.
This week, Joe talks about the history of roads and as a result, Jon has a few questions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/supportJoin us as we discuss the Trail of Tears, its root causes, and its effects.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/supportWelcome 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 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our websit...
"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...
Welcome 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 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our websit...
Today, 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/supportWelcome 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 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our websit...
Put 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 s...
Welcome 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/supportJoin us as we discuss the absolute horror that was the Khmer Rouge.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/supportWelcome 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 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our websit...
“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 c...
Welcome 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 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our websit...
Join 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/supportWelcome 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/supportJoin 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.com.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/15minutehistory/supportWelcome 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 15minutehistory@gmail.com or submit it to our websit...
Join 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/supportTwo 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 ea...
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