Historically High Podcast
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History from a "higher" perspective brought to you every Wednesday by your favorite professors. Listen to Professor Chris and Professor Adam as they carry you through a different historical moment each week.
Our episode on King Philip's War is out today! The Colonial forces fought a war in a land they called home, but the terrain of battle was completely foreign. The outcome would still be thousands of natives sold into slavery. #HistoricallyHigh #KingPhilipsWar #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Our episode on King Philip's War is out today! The Colonial forces fought a war in a land they called home, but the terrain of battle was completely foreign. The outcome would still be thousands of natives sold into slavery. #HistoricallyHigh #KingPhilipsWar #HappyThanksgiving
Tomorrow we celebrate Thanksgiving week by talking about King Philip's War. It isn't the story of the first Thanksgiving, but the groups that met that day to break bread would eventually meet in the swamps to battle. #HistoricallyHigh #KingPhilipsWar
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Tomorrow we celebrate Thanksgiving week by talking about King Philip's War. It isn't the story of the first Thanksgiving, but the groups that met that day to break bread would eventually meet in the swamps to battle. #HistoricallyHigh #KingPhilipsWar
Our History of #Westeros is out today! A throne constructed from the swords of Ageon's victims would become the seat of power for the 7 kingdoms. The Throne would fall from the Targaryen grip, but their legacy of violence would follow whomever held the seat #HistoricallyHigh #GoT
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Our History of #Westeros is out today! A throne constructed from the swords of Ageon's victims would become the seat of power for the 7 kingdoms. The Throne would fall from the Targaryen grip, but their legacy of violence would follow whomever held the seat #HistoricallyHigh #GoT
Tomorrow we head to Westeros for more fictional history! Having missed the boat on GoT, this was a completely new experience for me. For fans of GoT/HotD and people unfamiliar as well, this was a fun ass episode. Dragons are awesome. #HistoricallyHigh #Westeros #GameOfThrones
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Tomorrow we head to Westeros for more fictional history! Having missed the boat on GoT, this was a completely new experience for me. For fans of GoT/HotD and people unfamiliar as well, this was a fun ass episode. Dragons are awesome. #HistoricallyHigh #Westeros #GameOfThrones
The Historical Hunt for Immortality episode is out now! Time is the most finite resource on earth. That is why so many myths involve chasing the hope of immortality. The characters my die, but if the story is entertaining enough, it will live forever #HistoricallyHigh #immortality
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Historical Hunt for Immortality episode is out now! Time is the most finite resource on earth. That is why so many myths involve chasing the hope of immortality. The characters my die, but if the story is entertaining enough, it will live forever #HistoricallyHigh #immortality
This week our episode will be a bit different. We are tagging along on historic quests for Immortality. The history of humanity is interwoven with searches for fountains of youth, elixirs of life, and the desire for more time. See you tomorrow. #HistoricallyHigh #Immortality
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This week our episode will be a bit different. We are tagging along on historic quests for Immortality. The history of humanity is interwoven with searches for fountains of youth, elixirs of life, and the desire for more time. See you tomorrow. #HistoricallyHigh #Immortality
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
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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
October 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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
October 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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
October 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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
October 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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
September 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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
September 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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
September 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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
September 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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