Pop Quiz | The Dunkirk "What If"
Would Britain have surrendered if Germany had destroyed its army at Dunkirk? This week, Joe and Jon explore one of the classic "what ifs" of the Second World War.Join us every Thursday this summer for...
30 Juli 4min
War of 1812 (Part 2) | The Fire That Reforged a Nation (Republish)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on December 1, 2025.---Washington burns. The White House is in fl...
27 Juli 18min
Pop Quiz | Air Conditioning
The Europeans may envy America's mighty air conditioners, but what would our country look like without this wondrous invention?Join us every Thursday for new Pop Quizzes this summer!
23 Juli 3min
The War of 1812 (Part 1): Humiliation, Hawks, and Heroism (Republish)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on November 17, 2025.---Detroit falls without a fight. War Hawks ...
20 Juli 19min
Pop Quiz | Summer Reading List
Jon didn't give his students a reading list this summer, but if he had, what books would he have assigned?Join us every Monday for rebroadcast episodes this summer and on Thursdays for new Pop Quizzes...
16 Juli 3min
John Adams | "I Know I Am Right" (Repost)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on November 3, 2025.---In the popular mind, John Adams' life and ...
13 Juli 14min
Pop Quiz | Extremism and the "Political Pendulum"
How do we know when a political party goes "too far" on policy? And what happens when there is a backlash against their ideas?Join us every week this summer for rebroadcast episodes and new pop quizze...
9 Juli 3min
Theodore Roosevelt | A Strenuous Life (Republish)
During the summer break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on January 26, 2026.---"You must make your body." An asthmatic bo...
8 Juli 21min
