The 15 Minute Book Club

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African American History Week: Martin Luther King Jul 31, 2020

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Just days after John Lewis's casket crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time, Historian, entrepreneur and Selma native Mark Peterson joins us to talk about Dr. King. We discuss his life, and more specifically the impact of the protest of 1965 carried out by King, Lewis and their compatriots on Mark's hometown, what this meant for Mark's own upbringing, and what America lost with Dr. King's untimely death. The answer is: a giant.

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African American History Week: Freedom Summer, 1964 Jul 30, 2020

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Historian and Poet Zellie Rainey Orr joins us to talk about marching for her rights as a thirteen year old in Mississippi, desegregating her local high school and how events threw her into the path of Charlie Scattergood: one man who spent his life trying to make the world a better place.

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African American History Week: Black Women & Slavery Jul 29, 2020

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Jessica Marie Johnson widens the scope for us with a talk based on her book: Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World. We learn about the variety of different human experiences encountered, and that the line between slavery and freedom is not always clear cut.

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African American History Week: The Tulsa Massacre Jul 28, 2020

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Journalist and author Tim Madigan joins us to discuss the harrowing events that occurred in an affluent African American neighbourhood known as "Black Wall Street" in 1921.

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African American History Week: Understanding Thomas Jefferson Jul 27, 2020

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The headlines are full of historical figures whose reputations are under fire in 2020. Based on her book, The Hemingses of Monticello, we sat down with Pulitzer winner Annette Gordon-Reed to discuss one of America's founding fathers. We discussed his slaves, her groundbreaking research into his extended relationship with one of them, Sally Hemings, and his consequent place in history.

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History Hack: Backchat Jul 24, 2020

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In this episode we plan a historical house party with Nicolai Eberholst. Who's getting an invite? Who isn't? The phrase "murderous sausagefest" is used.

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History Hack: The Nazis & Motor Racing Jul 24, 2020

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Former Red Bull, Jordan and Cosworth man Mark Gallagher weaves a fascinating tale of 1930s motor racing and Nazi attempts to commandeer the sport. We talk Auto Union, Mercedes Benz, and how the legacy of such associations is still seen in the sport today and felt by current drivers.

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History Hack: Early Modern Female Artists Jul 23, 2020

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Breeze Barrington joins us to talk all about her research into prominent female artists in the 16th and 17th centuries

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History Hack: Pole Position Jul 23, 2020

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Olivia Alford joins Alina to talk about this tragic, much requested piece of Polish history.

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History Hack: Why Braveheart is Stupid Jul 22, 2020

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Ryan McNutt returns to put Mel Gibson in his place and tell the REAL Scottish story behind the events that inspired, well, a lot of nonsense really.

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