43 episodes
High Crimes and History The High Crimes Team
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4.4 • 55 Ratings
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Most true crime covers the past hundred years of recorded history. We cover the rest of it. From murderous knights and pirate kings to ancient Chinese forensic investigators and the Renaissance's literal fashion police, our episodic podcast dives deep into the historical characters and events that make up some of the greatest crimes the world has ever seen — and certainly not found in your textbooks. For more information visit https://www.highcrimesandhistory.com/
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Who Watches the Watchmen? - The United States Park Police
The clearing of #BLM protesters in D.C. on 06/01 shocked the world. What you may not know is that the Park Police have a long history of disorganization, violence, and a lack of oversight. This department in disorder is just one case study of the systemic lack of police accountability in the United States today.
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These #$%!ing Words - The History of Swearing
The past two months of hiatus has had Trevor and Katie swearing up a storm, so we thought this would be a good time to delve into a more lighthearted episode on the history of swearing, why we swear, and how swearing has been criminalized in history. From Vikings to Shakespeare, the English language has evolved to keep ahead of criminal codes involving swearing. It’s time to find some new, strange, or funny words to put on your list.
NOTE: This episode contains offensive language, including racial, sexual, and religious words that are not censored and may be offensive. Listen discretion is advised. -
(BONUS) The End is (Not) Nigh - What Historical Pandemics Teach Us About COVID-19
The world has turned upside down in a manner of weeks. As COVID cases rise, the economy falls, and society grinds to a halt, Trevor has a surprisingly optimistic message – the end is NOT nigh. History teaches us that pandemics are era-ending, but they’re also era-beginning. We look at pandemics throughout history to gauge the economic, psychological, and sociological consequences of disease, and what we can do to make the transition.
Friday 3/20 we’ll drop another normal episode. Stay tuned. -
Human - Nazi Reserve Police Battalion 101
How do you take 500 ordinary men and train them to kill 83,000 human beings? In 1942 Poland outside the village of Jozefow, the men of the Nazi Reserve Police Battalion 101 found out that all it takes is a single push.
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Violence is the Answer - Why the West is Fascinated by Violence
We take some time to delve into a common listener question we get – why is Western history so violent? Trevor dives into the systems of justice, honor, shame, religion, and entertainment that helped fuel a fascination with violence that still exists today. Tying all these systems together is the example of the execution of Damiens in 1757, the pinnacle of the spectacle of suffering and the beginning of the end for many of these systems.
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The Line in the Sand - The Trial at the OK Corral
The gunfight of the O.K. Corral didn't end with the Earp brothers and Holliday riding into the sunset. They had been charged with murder. In a preliminary trial, the twists and turns of the prosecution and defense helped craft the legend of the Earp brothers. But at what cost? As you'll find out, the Earp brothers aren't the heroes in this story.
Due to some difficulties, the episode is up Wednesday as opposed to our usual Monday. Our apologies!
Customer Reviews
Great content, but check your pronunciations and slang use.
I tried this podcast because of the Montana vigilante episode. I did some fact checking, and it seemed accurate. My grandmother didn’t know what talking smack was, and Bannack is pronounced with two short a sounds. That nearly drove me crazy!
Woke History
Too bad everything is Political.
Incorrect information and Pushes political views
I only listened to the episode on the shooting at the OK Corral. Many aspects of the episode are historically inaccurate including basic facts. I am not sure as to whether this is a result of an attempt to push political views or just laziness and lack of attention to detail. Time and time again throughout the episode the claim that is being pushed that the story wasn’t between good men and bad men and that somehow the Earp brothers weren’t good men is contradicted by his own words.
I wish the podcast well, however, I will not be listening anymore if political views are just going to be inserted into historical facts.