Counterfactuals: John Hay and the 20th Century
On today’s episode we talk about a man whose influence on the trajectory of American history is undeniable and pervasive, but whose name you may never have heard of: John Hay, a secretary to President...
2 Jun 1h 3min
Counterfactuals: Paardeberg - Canada's Most Important Battle?
On today’s episode we talk about a pivotal battle in a poorly remembered war: The battle of Paardeberg in the Second Anglo-Boer War. The war would consolidate all of South Africa under British Colonia...
19 Mai 58min
Counterfactuals - Battle of Westport
On today’s episode, we talk about a little remembered campaign of the Civil War fought west of the Mississippi, when a former Missouri governor attempted to shake things up as hope for the south dwind...
5 Mai 1h 5min
Counterfactuals - War, Mosquitoes, and Human History
On today’s episode, we talk about an incredibly deadly creature, which has determined the course of nearly all human history just by existing: The Mosquito. How has the mosquito determined the course ...
21 Apr 1h 2min
Counterfactuals: Sticky History of Duct Tape
On today’s episode, we talk about something that has held together history, literally. Even though there’s probably a roll in just about every household in America, we often overlook the utility and u...
7 Apr 1h 3min
Counterfactuals: Japan's Turning Point at Shimonoseki Straits
On today’s episode, we talk about the USS Wyoming and the 1863 battle of the Shiminoseki Straits - a seemingly minor event overshadowed by the American Civil War. But this battle might have altered th...
24 Mar 1h
Counterfactuals: The Plastic Revolution
On today’s episode we talk about the first commercially successful ‘plastic’, the beginning of the plastic revolution that has so altered human society. But what if it happened differently?
10 Mar 1h
Counterfactuals: Nuclear Disaster Aboard K-219
On today’s episode, we talk about a soviet submarine disaster in the Atlantic, which averted potentially disastrous outcomes only by the heroism of its crew. But what might have happened if it went di...
24 Feb 1h 2min
