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 February 12, 2024.---As we look at villains in history, we wan...
14 Syys 14min
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 conversation then turned to the national debt's real impact...
10 Syys 9min
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 April 22, 2024.---"In the chill of a drizzling rain on an Octo...
8 Syys 16min
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 job benefits like health insurance and pensions?Join us every...
3 Syys 6min
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 March 22, 2022.---Samuel Colt’s name is forever linked to the ...
31 Elo 15min
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 Adolf Hitler's "mistress" even though he was not married?Find o...
27 Elo 7min
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 October 4, 2021.---The steamboat passed the port and he looked...
24 Elo 16min
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 leaders can apply to their own situations? Of course, so Joe a...
20 Elo 6min
