High Crimes and History was conceived by Trevor and Katie Rhodes as a blend of true crime and history. The goal was to take the various facets of the true crime genre — establishing facts, reenacting key events, and proposing solutions where the trail goes cold — and apply them to historical time periods, events, and characters beyond the past hundred years. The first episodes take listeners all over the world, from medieval France to Choson Korea, and through various times in history, from the Song Dynasty to turn-of-the-century America.
If you’re looking for a show about historiography, this is not for you. But if you’re looking for a good story based in the historical record, you’ve come to the right place.
Check back in with us on November 5th when we drop the first three podcasts on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
I’m Trevor Rhodes, and welcome to High Crimes and History.