Our First Political Chat! | "Trump Checks" and the Alternative for Germany
This season, we're giving the Pop Quizzes a break. Instead, every Thursday we'll have new content from each of our presenters. On the first...
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20 of 524 episodesImperialism | The World, Divided
Welcome back to a new season of 15-Minute History! Jon, Joe, and the rest of the team are glad to be back for season 10, where we are lookin...
Pop Quiz | No Treaty of Versailles?
Was the Treaty of Versailles the cause of World War Two? And what might Germany have looked like without the political chaos that it caused?...
S.O.B.s | American Foreign Policy in the Cold War (Republish)
New Season starting this coming Monday, October 6th! During the break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite...
Pop Quiz | Territorial Citizens
What rights do citizens of US territories have, and what changes when their homes become states?
The Manhattan Project | Scientific Achievement vs Ethical Responsibility (Repost)
New Season starting on Monday, October 6th! During the break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes...
Pop Quiz | "Common Good Conservatism"
Can conservatives promote the "common good" and public virtue using the power of government? This will be our last new pop quiz before the s...
Associating Evil | LBJ & Ho Chi Minh (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on Fe...
Pop Quiz | Prosperity & Debt (Or "Well that Escalated Quickly!")
Joe asked a perfectly legitimate question about the definition of prosperity, and within minutes Jon was ranting about other podcasters. The...
The Trail of Tears | Forever Lost (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on Ap...
Pop Quiz | Perks or Wage Slavery?
During the Gilded Age, companies paid employees in scrip redeemable at corporate stores instead of in hard cash. Is this similar to modern j...
Colt, Gatling, and Browning | Gun Pioneers (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on Ma...
Pop Quiz | The "Bank War" (and an Audience Question)
What was the Bank of the United States, and why did Andrew Jackson work so hard to destroy it? And why is Eva Braun always referred to as Ad...
Mark Twain | Rhyming History (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on Oc...
Pop Quiz | Lessons from Rome's Fall
Is America approaching an end similar to Rome's? No. But are there lessons from how the Roman Empire collapsed in the West that nations and...
Fredrick Douglas | Pinnacle of Freedom (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on No...
Pop Quiz | The Image of a Villain
Why do people continue to believe the worst about historical villains even if the facts prove they aren't quite as bad as some people though...
Casting the Dice | The American Revolution (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on Oc...
Pop Quiz | The Glorious Past
Why do politicians always call back to an idea--real or imagined--of the past? Is it as simple as wanting to make their country great again,...
Changing the Constitution | The Progressive Amendments (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on Fe...