The 15 Minute Book Club

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History Hack: The Witch Craze Aug 22, 2022

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Tony McAleavy joins us to talk all about 17th century man of letters John Aubrey and his shady obsession with finding witches.

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History Hack: The Holy Land During the Crusades Aug 19, 2022

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Helena Schrader joins us to talk about what the crusades meant to the l inhabitants of the Holy Land who witnessed them.

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History Hack: Józef Piłsudski Aug 17, 2022

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This week Poland celebrates its Armed Forces Day. To mark the occasion, we discuss the origins of the father of modern Poland, Józef Piłsudski, with Josh Zimmerman.

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History Hack: Indian Soldiers and Empire Aug 15, 2022

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On the 75th anniversary of the passing of the Indian Independence Act, Ravindran Rathee joins us to talk all about his new book, which documents hundreds of years of soldiers from the subcontinent fighting for the British Empire from their point of view.

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Women’s Rights Week: Abortion in the USA: A History Aug 12, 2022

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As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In our final episode, the peerless A.E. Rooks joins us to blow your minds with a history of abortion and legislating sex in the United States.

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Women’s Rights Week: Abortion and Contraception Are Not New Aug 11, 2022

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As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Eleanor Janega joins us to discuss the concepts of abortion and contraception stretching back to antiquity.

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Women’s Rights Week: Queen of Her Castle Aug 10, 2022

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As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Nina Harkrader joins us to talk about the decades of struggle encountered by women who took agency over where they wanted to live, without male supervision.

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Women’s Rights Week: The Fight For Suffrage in the USA Aug 08, 2022

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As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Elaine Weiss talks about the long road to the vote for American women.

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History Hack: All Hail the Wrens Aug 05, 2022

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James Bartle joins us to discuss the surprisingly big role that the WRNS played in the Second World War at sea.

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History Hack: The Siege of Loyalty House Aug 03, 2022

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Kit and Charly are joined by Jessie Childs to discuss the English Civil War's most dramatic siege.

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