Pop Quiz | Lost Technology
In this week's pop quiz, Joe asks about why and how military technologies fade from the battlefield.Join us each week as we approach the start of the new season for new pop quizzes each Thursday. Comm...
25 Sep 20255min
J.R.R. Tolkien | Optimism (Republish)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on October 10, 2022. Season 9 begins Monday, October 7!___Fa...
22 Sep 202512min
Pop Quiz | A New Dark Age?
In this episode, Joe asks about the changes in culture and education after the collapse of Rome, and we discuss some historical parallels to our own day.Join us each week for Pop Quizzes, and comment ...
18 Sep 202513min
George Patton & the Third Army | “You Wonderful Guys” (Republish)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on June 12, 2023.___The dull hum of aircraft filled the morn...
15 Sep 202530min
Pop Quiz | Janissaries, Sepoys, and Praetorian Guards
This week, Joe asked about the soldiers who guard political leaders and why they sometimes turn on those whom they are sworn to protect. Why does it happen? What are the results? And could it happen t...
11 Sep 20257min
The Eagle Against the Sun | The Second World War in the Pacific, part 1 (Republish)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History podcast team are republishing some of their favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on February 10, 2025.___Seven years ago, Joe and I began thi...
8 Sep 202519min
Pop Quiz | Liquor, Guns, Bacon, and...Sydney Sweeney?
This week's pop quiz takes a historic approach to Marketing 101. Joe gives us his thoughts on recent trends at American Eagle, Cracker Barrel, Budweiser, and a gun company that shall not be named. By ...
4 Sep 202512min
NEW Episode | Three Catastrophes in History That (Almost) Changed Everything | A Discussion
Join Jon, Joe, and longtime guest host Dan as they discuss pivotal moments in history that could have gone very wrong, the effects of their outcomes, and the power of individual choice in each one. If...
1 Sep 202545min
