15 Minute History
The University of Texas at Austin
15 Minute History is a history podcast designed for historians, enthusiasts, and newbies alike. This is a joint project of Hemispheres, the international outreach consortium at the University of Texas at Austin, and Not Even Past, a website with articles on a wide variety of historical issues, produced by the History Department at the University of Texas at Austin.
This podcast series is devoted to short, accessible discussions of important topics in world history, United States history, and Texas history with the award winning faculty and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin, and distinguished visitors to our campus. They are meant to be a resource for both teachers and students, and can be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in history.
For more information and to hear our complete back catalog of episodes, visit our website!
Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
This podcast series is devoted to short, accessible discussions of important topics in world history, United States history, and Texas history with the award winning faculty and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin, and distinguished visitors to our campus. They are meant to be a resource for both teachers and students, and can be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in history.
For more information and to hear our complete back catalog of episodes, visit our website!
Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
Episodes
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Dec 4, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 34: The Social Legacy of Andrew Jackson
Guest Michelle Daneri from UT's Department of History helps us sort through the political forces that brought Andrew Jackson to office, and the long lasting impact of his presidency.
Nov 27, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 33: The American Revolution in Global Context, Part 2
In this second of a two-part episode, guest James M. Vaughn walks us through the long and often painful process that took our founding fathers to the decision to split off from the world's most powerful empire and go their own way.
Nov 20, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 32: The American Revolution in Global Context, Part I
Guest James M. Vaughn helps us understand the little known international context of a well-known national moment, pondering questions of politics, economics, and ideas that transcend national boundaries.
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Nov 13, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 31: Who are the Turks?
Carter Vaughn Findley has spent a career working on the Turkic peoples and helps us trace their long migration from the Gobi to the Bosphorus, adapting, absorbing, and transforming themselves and the societies they interact with along the way.
Nov 6, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 30: Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an
Guest Denise A. Spellberg sheds light on a little known facet of American history: our earliest imaginings of the Islamic world, and comes to some surprising conclusions about the extent of religious freedoms envisioned by one of the key founding fathers.
Oct 30, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 29: The Slavic Vampire
Guest Thomas Garza takes us on the trail of vampires from their eleventh century origins to the days of Stoker, Harris, and Meyer, and helps us learn a thing or two about how society copes with its deepest fears along the way.
Oct 23, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 28: “Demonic Possession” in Early Modern Europe
In this supernatural-themed episode (just in time for Halloween!), guest Brian Levack talks about his research into the deeper social causes and meanings of alleged “demonic possessions” in early modern Europe.
Sep 18, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 27: History of the Ottoman Empire, Part 2
Guest Barbara Petzen returns to walk us through the cobbled lanes of Istanbul, past bath houses and coffee houses, to help us look at the Ottoman Empire as a nuanced, complex, and changing entity that defies the traditional story of "decline and fall."
Sep 11, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 26: History of the Ottoman Empire, Part I
Guest Barbara Petzen helps to shed some light on the origins and rise of the empire that rivaled Europe for centuries.
Sep 4, 2013 • 0sec
Episode 25: Mexican Migration to the U.S.
An overview of the history of Mexican Migration to the U.S. since 1848.
