Historically High Podcast

The Antwerp Diamond Heist episode is out today! The Thieves were very good at the big things. Turns out it's the details that get you caught sometimes. This time one of the details was not finishing their dinner. Jump on in! #HistoricallyHigh #AntwerpDiamondHeist

Tomorrow we talk about The Antwerp Diamond Heist! The thieves got away with more 100 million dollars in diamonds after beating a wildly elaborate security system with a 3 ton vault door. Hard to believe a Salami sandwich took these guys down #HistoricallyHigh #AntwerpDiamondHeist

The #OperationGunnerside episode is out today! The bombs were placed and detonated. The mission was accomplished. The getaway had not been planned. Good thing those boys grew up on skis. The 3,000 Germans were out of their element trying to give chase #HistoricallyHigh #WorldWar2

Tomorrow we head into German occupied Norway for #OperationGunnerside. The Germans were ramping up heavy water production for their nuclear arms program. The Allies planned to sabotage the whole thing. Join us to find out if they pulled it off. #HistoricallyHigh #WorldWar2

The Battle of the Alamo episode is out today! Santa Anna was victorious, but the legend of the Alamo will never be forgotten. #HistoricallyHigh #BattleoftheAlamo #TexasRevolution

Tomorrow we remember The Battle of the Alamo! Lotta big names. Lotta piss and vinegar. Lotta people who didn't leave the engagement alive. The Texian Army didn't win the battle, but it helped fuel them for the rest of the war. #HistoricallyHigh #BattleoftheAlamo #TexasHistory

The Nuremberg Trials episode is out today! The trial itself made an impact in international law. The evidence presented at trial made a global impact on the understanding of what happened during World War 2. See you in court. #HistoricallyHigh #TheNurembergTrials #WW2History

Tomorrow we dive into The Nuremberg Trials. Putting the living bad guys from the Third Reich on trial would be a different approach than the punishment after WW1. Instead of collective guilt, the tribunal aimed to hold the men accountable for the Reich's actions. #HistoricallyHigh #NurembergTrials

The Spanish Armada episode is out today! The fighting in the English Channel was not the worst thing to happen to the Spanish. The ride home would be worse. The English won the battle. Disease ended up doing a number on both sides. #HistoricallyHigh #SpanishArmada

Tomorrow we are headed back to 1588 with the Spanish Armada. The Armada was headed to England to turn them back to Catholic. Sir Francis Drake and the English ships were about to have themselves a free shoot on the lumbering Spanish Galleons. #HistoricallyHigh #SpanishArmada

The Tylenol Murders episode is out today! I wish we could tell you the mystery has been solved, but we can't. What we can tell you is Professor Adam tried his hardest to point the finger at Ted Kaczynski. See you inside the episode. #HistoricallyHigh #TylenolMurders

Tomorrow Professor Adam takes us back to a time when Tylenol was actually something to be concerned about. The Tylenol Murders in the Chicago area in 1982 changed the way all OTC medicine was packaged for safety, but the killer was never found... #HistoricallyHigh #TylenolMurders

The Marco Polo episode is out today. The tales may be tall, but they come from a time when Asia was still mostly a mystery to Europeans. Did Marco do everything he said? Of course not. Is it still entertaining as hell? Yes it is. See you in Asia. #HistoricallyHigh #MarcoPolo

This week we are covering the adventures of Marco Polo. His father and uncle brought young Marco to meet Kublai Khan. He would explore Asia for 17 years under the Khan! His tales are tall, but what traveler hasn't stretched the truth a bit... or a lot #HistoricallyHigh #MarcoPolo

Our #CubanMissileCrisis episode is out now. Kennedy and Khrushchev took us to the brink of Catastrophe. It was only when a late night letter arrived from the Kremlin that things turned. Of course history is rarely smooth, and more secret hurdles were to come. #HistoricallyHigh

This week we are headed back to Cuba for the next installment of "As the Cold War Turns" after The Bay of Pigs. The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest we have come to Nuclear War. Our survival came down to a choice made inside a Russian Sub #HistoricallyHigh #CubanMissileCrisis

Our Isaac Newton episode is out today! Be prepared for creation, advancement, argument, bad hair, Alchemy, religious study, coin minting, chasing down forgers, and the plague still being a thing in the 17th century. Tons to cover! #HistoricallyHigh #IsaacNewton

Tomorrow we tackle probably the smartest person in history. The amount of "for dummies"type studying we had to do to understand the basics of what Newton did, is an accomplishment in itself. Come learn along with us as we talk about Isaac Newton. #HistoricallyHigh #IsaacNewton

The Dust Bowl episode is out today! It is tough to imagine dust storms becoming a regular part of life. Congress only decided to act after they experienced one of these dust storms finally reach DC. Enjoy! #HistoricallyHigh #DustBowl

Tomorrow we get to do a little Environmental Science talk as we cover the worst man-made Ecological Disaster in U.S. history. The Dust Bowl. If the Great Depression wasn't bad enough, the drought that worsened the Dust Bowl was insult to injury. #HistoricallyHigh #DustBowl

The Stanford Prison Experiment is out now! The 70's were a crazy time. Dr. Zimbardo got too deep in his own experiment, and it created some pretty interesting findings. Did he influence the conclusion? Listen in to find out. #HistoricallyHigh #StanfordPrisonExperiment

A little Psych 101 class tomorrow as we discuss The Stanford Prison Experiment. Dr. Philip Zimbardo wanted to test power dynamics inside a mock prison. What he accomplished was one of the most unethical human experiments in U.S. history #HistoricallyHigh #StanfordPrisonExperiment

The Battle of Britain is out now! We tend to give the British a lot of shit on this pod for their sometimes regrettable history. This episode is not one of them. 57 straight nights of terror bombing on London. So many other cities hit. Respect. #HistoricallyHigh #BattleofBritain

Tomorrow we dive into to the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. There was a chance that WW2 could have ended after the Nazis took France. Churchill, the RAF, and the resolve of the people in Great Britain wouldn't let that happen. #HistoricallyHigh #BattleofBritain

Part 2 of the History of Ireland is out now! If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, what are you waiting for? It's only a 2 parter. You won't regret it. #HistoricallyHigh #Ireland #NorthernIreland

History of Ireland Part 1 is out today! We forgot to get into the leprechauns. What we do have is high kings and holy wars, along with some bad Brits. They tried to flip the religious script with the Reformation, but the Irish are known for fighting. #HistoricallyHigh #Ireland

Tomorrow we travel to the Emerald Isle as we get on with part 1 of the History of Ireland. This 2-part episode is going to cover everything from St. Patrick to the IRA and more! Break out your shillelaghs because it's time to learn about Ireland! #HistoricallyHigh #Ireland

The Apollo 13 episode is out today. It took a lot of great minds on the ground to be the crew of Apollo 13 home. A lot of brain power, and so many cigarettes. Join us as we get Historically High on Apollo 13. #HistoricallyHigh #Apollo13 #NASA

Tomorrow we head back into space! Apollo 13 went from a moon mission to a rescue mission 200,000 miles away from earth. That rescue mission may have become the greatest accomplishment in NASA's history. Get ready for Apollo 13! #HistoricallyHigh #Apollo13 #NASA #MoonMission

The history of the Wizarding World is out today! We have wizard world wars, sasquatch rebellions, heroes, great villians, magic, mystery, and suspense. What else could you ask for. Get your wands and vape pens ready as we get #HistoricallyHigh on the #WizardingWorld. #HarryPotter