Historically High

Hello Highstorians. This week we are traveling to the Imperial Valley in California. Where there used to be something called The Salton Sea, there is now something called the Salton Sea.  Once dubbed and developed as The California Riviera, a place with resorts and celebrities galore has now changed into an environmental disaster. Then we're taking you to China to explore the most deadly damn failure in history, leading to 200,000 + dead, caused again by man not respecting the power of nature. 

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March 8th, 2014 a standard red eye flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China went missing from radar less than an hour after takeoff while flying over the South China Sea. What followed in the coming days was a series of questionable information and even more questionable explanations as authorities tried to piece together where the plane went with its 227 passengers and 12 crew member. To this date no bodies and been found and the official story invites nothing but speculation and conspiracy theories. We're here to shed some light on what we believed likely happened all the way to the bat shit crazy.

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Well first and foremost it's fucking nuts...I mean religion in general is pretty fucking crazy but this is crazy double stuffed with bullshit and sprinkled with nuts. From the man who founded it L. Ron Hubbard to the man who currently runs the circus David Miscavige there is no shortage of madness. If you enjoy any of the following- Cults, Blackmail, Intergalactic Warlords, Space Travel, Possession, Slave Labor, Brain Washing, Tom Cruise, Possible Kidnapping, Espionage, Fancy Award Shows you're gonna enjoy this one. 

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Listen lets be honest, there have been an uncountable number of women in this world who have let positive, long standing impacts on our society. Impressive feats that seem the works of fiction. Unfortunately there isn't enough time to cover them all. But we have selected four perhaps lesser known, or not fully understood women to discuss today. Take some time and listen in to truly appreciate the amazing stories of these women and the mark they've left on history. 

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We end this month with a celebration of  heroes and barrier breakers in Black History. From Hercules Posey who was the personal cook of George Washington to James Hemings the first American to master cuisine in France and is considered America's First Chef to the courageous men of The Tuskegee Airmen Program, who battled for equality in the U.S. to fight for their country in World War 2 and went on to become one the most highly regarded fighter squadrons of the War. Tune in as we try to do these pioneers justice for their contributions to our world. 

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July 27th 1996, Atlanta, Georgia. The Summer Olympics are in full swing when a bomb goes off in Centennial Park amidst spectators, musical acts, and vendors. 111 people are injured and 2 killed. Those numbers would have been a lot worse had it not been for the actions of Richard Jewell, a security guard who noticed an unattended backpack. Richard went from savior to public enemy number in what felt like a matter of days when it was discovered he was under investigation for the attack. Listen to his story here. 

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The Eiffel Tower, The Space Needle, Monorails, Video Calling, The Ferris Wheel, Broadcast TV, X-Rays. Now that may seem like a random assortment of things but I shit you not, each of those Monuments, Inventions, Technology, were first revealed at a World's Fair. It doesn't end there....Do you like Hamburgers? Cherry Coke? The Ice Cream cone. All of these were either invented for or made their debut at a World's Fair as well. Okay enough reading just hit the play button and be amazed at how much shit you didn't know about The World's Fair...and yes it's still going on today. 

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We're packing a bowl of Fantastical History to sooth your weary mind for the next 3 and 1/2 hours...yeah that's not a typo, sorry about 27 minutes into this thing I blackout into a nerd trance and I don't come to for another 3 hours. This isn't just the lore you're somewhat familiar with, we go deep, so so very deep, maybe too deep? But I digress, that's what JRRT would have done and dammit this is about him. We've got all the hits from the Years of the Lamps, the Years of the Trees. the 1st Age, the 2nd Age, and yes you guessed it, the 3rd Age. This is one to get stoned and do some housework too, if you know you know. 

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Recognized History tells us that Adolf Hitler killed himself in his bunker with Eva Braun. But it was the Russians who reached Berlin first and discovered his body, totally burned, which doesn't make identification problematic. Oh and because Hitler's dentist also said it was Hitler. Do you see what I'm getting at here.? While it's likely the story we know is the factual story, there's a lot of things that point to a plan of escape.  A Plan you say, what plan could this be? Well buckle up folks because we have several factual stories of Nazi Officers and War Criminals escaping to South America, and some who were hunted down. 

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Donuts!! What can't they do? They are there for you with coffee in the morning. They don't judge you when you reach for one at 10:00 PM when you're stoned. They also helped 100's of Cambodian Refugees escape the Khmer Rouge and find footing in the USA. Join us as Adam teaches Chris about Ted Ngoy, The Donut King of California. The American Dream comes full circle, you know, like a donut. 

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