A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast

A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast

Explore the realm of alternate histories as we explore the "what ifs" that can flow from history's most pivotal moments. Each episode will focus on a specific moment in time--the fork--where history could have taken a different path. A Fork In Time encourages contributions and participation by our community of listeners who have become an integral and vital part of the show.

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April 26, 2024 60 mins

Chris and Don explore a fork in 1968 where the Chennault Affair becomes public knowledge and impacts the 1968 US presidential election.

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The team tackles the ripples from an alternative outcome of the 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison.

Wikipedia Article on Marbury vs. Madison:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison

Link to Episode 173: Weekend at Woodrow's

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February 25, 2024 67 mins

Chris, Robert, and Don explore alternative narratives and impacts from the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina.

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February 18, 2024 42 mins

The team is back doing what we do best--killing US presidents and changing history.  Join Chris and Eric R. as George Washington's demise at Fort Necessity is pondered again, leading to alternative paths, including a presidency for Benedict Arnold.


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February 4, 2024 67 mins

The team continues the discussion from Episode 189 where the fork is a different Battle of Bulge in 1944.

The ripples go global.

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January 29, 2024 46 mins

The team explores a different side of alternate history, less about one counterfactual and more about the wide world of the various conspiracies that make up the sovereign citizen movement.

Chris, Eric R., and Dylan work through the history of the movement and its beliefs, and explore various points at which the government supposedly became illegitimate to discuss how the world might look if those events came true.

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The team revisits the concepts of Generational Constitutions from our previous Room Where It Happened and A Fork In Time discussions with Dr. Beau Breslin as outlined in his book, A Constitution for the Living: Imagining How Five Generations of Americans Would Rewrite the Nation's Fundamental Law.

This time we explore his second of five conventions in 1863.


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January 12, 2024 39 mins

Chris and Don take an abbreviated look at a timeline where Winston Churchill is killed crossing New York's Fifth Avenue on foot by an auto in December 1939.

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The team explores a fork where the Battle of the Bulge does not occur in 1944 on the Western Front, but instead shifts eastward.

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December 29, 2023 56 mins

The team explores a post-1776 where Washington dies crossing the Delaware River on Christmas Day and does not surprise the Hessians at Trenton.

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December 22, 2023 44 mins

Episode 0187—Hi To The Good People

Conversation with Chris Coppola. (Bio on our website)

Referenced Links:
Episode 45: No Cigar
Episode 65: Negated Nuke

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December 15, 2023 79 mins

The team explores a path where, following FDR's assassination in February of 1933, the ultimate result is the election of Huey Long as president in 1936.

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December 10, 2023 70 mins

The team explores an alternative where the Great Palestinian Revolt of 1936 is delayed for intentional reasons.

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October 20, 2023 67 mins

Roman Forks #3

Dylan, Chris, and Don explore a fork where the Gallic Empire survives for longer.

Link to "The Best Fictional Time Travel Machine" episode for We Got This
https://maximumfun.org/episodes/we-got-this-with-mark-and-hal/435-best-fictional-time-travel-device/

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October 13, 2023 39 mins

Roman Forks #2

Chris and Eric D-B explore a fork where Claudius doesn't succeed Caligula in 41 AD.

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Roman Forks, Part 1

Dylan and Don explore an alternative outcome from the Battle of Actium as part of our series of explorations of forks with a Roman flair.

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A special cross-over presentation of the "relaunch" episode for A Fork in Time's companion podcast, The Room Where It Happened.

The team relaunches the podcast by exploring the Curia Julia as the room and Rome's general influence.

Room #10: Curia Julia
Where: Rome
When: 44 BC

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September 29, 2023 48 mins

The team explores a reverse "what if" where the 1947 Roswell Incident is an alien spacecraft, and the public becomes aware.

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September 22, 2023 75 mins

The team explores one of our favorite ways to create a fork by changing the medical outcome for a US President.  In this case, James Garfield goes on to actually serve as President beyond a few short months.

Link to Referenced Anatomical Drawing:
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September 15, 2023 63 mins

As we reboot the podcast following our hiatus, the team launches a fun look at an alternate timeline where Ian Fleming does not live to be the author of spy novels about Bond, James Bond.

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