What If World History?

24/09/2021

New episode is out! In our What If? scenario Alexander the Great is ready to launch his next campaign. The target? The Mediterranean shipping empire of Carthage. If he is successful, he will capture a monopoly on global commerce, shipping, and trade. The world’s economy hangs in the balance. tinyurl.com/yz8egpmb

07/09/2021

New episode marking the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. We ponder a history in which the terrorist threat is stopped and Bin Laden is assassinated by the Northern Alliance. What would that history look like? t.ly/srd4

20/08/2021

New episode! We look at the epitome of beauty, Cleopatra, and dive into her turbulent life and brilliant intellect. In our What If? scenario she lives a long life and unites the Middle East under the rule of Caesar's son, Caesarion.
https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1733947/9042330-cleopatra-a-beautiful-mind.mp3?download=true

15/07/2021

Our Latest episode covers Hamilton and imagines Burr throwing his duel shot. Hamilton defeats Jefferson and becomes the next President. As a result, our financial system and military look vastly different. t.ly/b7IB

24/06/2021

New Episode! We look at the Wright Brothers and their relentless pursuit of flight. And we imagine their sister, Katharine, taking a large role after Orville's death.
https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1733947/8752430-flight-made-wright.mp3?download=true

14/06/2021

New episode! A daring commando raid sabotages Russian missiles. A different timeline for the Cuban Missile Crisis.
https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1733947/8674711-nuclear-tension-the-cuban-missile-crisis.mp3?download=true

28/05/2021

New episode out! We look at the Louisiana Purchase and detail how Napoleon got fleeced by Thomas Jefferson. And we imagine the US vs France in the Second War for Independence. https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1733947/8594117-the-us-vs-napoleon-the-second-war-for-independence.mp3?download=true

14/05/2021

New Episode! We imagine Attila the Hun's death at the ancient age of 65. Millions more will die under the sword of his army and much of Europe would fall under his rule.

06/05/2021

Great interview with Killing Hi**er author Roger Moorhouse on the different assassination attempts. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts. **er

04/05/2021

One of my favorite stories of charity and humanity.

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29/04/2021

New episode "Hi**er Blows Up" is out. We imagine a successful assassination plot and a quicker end to World War 2. Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts. **er

19/04/2021

Moving on from Gettysburg, we discuss how a successful Hi**er assassination plot ends WWII 10 months early and saves 10 million lives. Listen to past episodes now. **er

15/04/2021

New episode is live wherever you listen to podcasts. Lee wins Gettsyburg but loses the Civil War a year sooner thanks to Ulysses S. Grant. Check it out and drop a review.

15/04/2021

Episode 3 of the podcast is up. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts.

We muse how a Rebel victory at Gettysburg would affect the ascension of Ulysses S. Grant and the pace of the final chapter of the Civil War. It’s stunning to think but Lee’s victory would actually end the war 8-12 months earlier than our history b...

12/04/2021

06/04/2021

Our next episode imagines a win by General Lee at Gettysburg. Surprisingly, this ends the Civil War 8-12 months earlier than history writes.

01/04/2021

A new episode is out. Listen on whatever platform you get podcasts. Except for Pandora, they have been taking forever to list it.

History tells us that over the course of 500 years from 1000 CE to the 1500s, Norse presence in North America dwindled to nothing. And ultimately, their impact on the history of North America is fleeting. But What If the Vikings grew their settlem...

31/03/2021

The second episode is out wherever you listen to podcasts. We imagine a vibrant Viking city on the shores of New York 200 years before Columbus.