History Straight Up

Season Two kicks off with our time travelers heading back to the days of the Pilgrims, where beer played a much bigger role than the history books ever mentioned. Get ready for a wild lesson and boozy stories you only wish they taught back in school.

Our hosts raise a glass to the New Year and the start of Season Two with three celebratory drinks. Along the way, they play a round of Fact or Fiction, explore the history of champagne, and toast the launch of a new season of stumbling through 250 years of history and drinking.

It’s the final episode of the year, and our time travelers are facing the cocktail they’ve avoided at all costs, the Mary Pickford. Join them as they dive into the drink’s mysterious origins and decide once and for all whether its bad reputation is deserved.

It's the hosts' first holiday special! Join our time travelers as they enjoy two festive Prohibition drinks, dive into questionable holiday décor of the era and perform a reading of the classic, 'Twas the Night Before Volstead.

A motorcycle accessory, a missing manuscript, and one iconic cocktail. Our time-traveling hosts swing through 1920s Paris to unravel the Sidecar’s curious beginnings, while also exploring the rise of organized crime during Prohibition. Discover why this citrus-kissed classic has endured for a century.

Join our time travelers as they arrive in 1890s Boston to investigate the Ward 8, a mysterious cocktail born from politics, celebration, and a little corruption. Does the drink live up to the legend?

In their third episode, the time-traveling trio celebrates their new studio in style with not one, but two variations of the Martini – the classic and the espresso! Learn the fascinating history behind this iconic cocktail, how it became a global favorite, and why it’s forever linked to James Bond as 007’s signature drink.

In their second episode, the time-traveling hosts journey back to the Prohibition era to shake up another classic cocktail, the Bee’s Knees, and delve into the storied history of the speakeasy. Discover if bees really have knees and uncover why this sweet, citrusy drink earned the reputation of being “the best” during an age when cocktail creativity thrived out of necessity.

Your time-traveling hosts, Pete, Carol and John pop the cork on their very first episode of History Straight Up with a legendary Prohibition-era cocktail, the Sazerac. What made this drink a roaring hit in the 1920s? You'll have to listen to find out.