A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast

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Episode 0030—Let the Willkie Win Dec 05, 2019

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The 1940 US presidential election was historic for many reasons, most notably marking the first and only time that a US president has been elected for a third term, in the person of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Soon after, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution would impose a limit of two elected terms.

However, in 1789, the potential existed that a measure like the 22nd Amendment could have become part of the initial amendments to the Constitution and thus Roosevelt would not have been allowed to seek a third consecutive term. How might the election of 1940 have been different under those circumstances and how would the election of a candidate like Wendell Willkie have altered American involvement in WWII and the face of US politics in the years beyond?

Guest Host: Brant Frost

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Episode 0029—Not Fallen at Flodden Nov 28, 2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden

In September 1513, English and Scottish forces faced off against each other in a bloody conflict that ultimately saw the death of Scottish king James IV.

How might things have been different if James had survived the battle? What is Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s wife and regent at the time, had perished instead?

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Episode 0028—Reagan Removed Nov 21, 2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan

On March 30, 1981, American President Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt just months into his presidency. As one of the figures from recent history who casts an enormous shadow even down to the present day, how might things have been different if he had died that day?

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Episode 0027—Walls and Worlds Apart Nov 14, 2019

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In November 1989, the Berlin Wall came down and with it the Cold War quickly came to a close and Germany once again became a single nation after 35 years apart.
How might things have been different if the forces that allowed the Wall to fall had not predominated and the division not only between East and West Berlin but also Eastern and Western Europe had persisted?

Fall of the Wall: https://youtu.be/RIUd5Cc3S6I

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Episode 0026—There Is No Fork Nov 07, 2019

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25 episodes into the journey of the podcast, Don and Alexis provide thoughts on where the podcast is and what the future has in store. We hope you enjoy this insight into the A Fork In Time experience so far.

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Episode 0025—Wither World Series Oct 31, 2019

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Link to Wikipedia Article on Black Sox Scandal

One hundred years ago, America’s confidence in baseball was shaken by the Black Sox Scandal.

What would have happened if the “fixing” of games has not been known until later and baseball had taken a different course as a result?

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Episode 0024—Hoover Harbor Oct 24, 2019

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In late 1939, a German plot to bomb and sabotage Hoover Dam was discovered and prevented. What might have been different if the plot had succeeded and America had entered World War II two years earlier in response to this different “Day of Infamy”?

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Episode 0023—Unsettled Oct 17, 2019

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In 1701, The Act of Settlement is passed by Parliament to cement the succession of the English and Irish crowns to Protestants only while also establishing a key foundation of the constitutional monarchy in what would become Great Britain.

What differences might have existed in the evolution of the British monarchy without its passage?

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Episode 0022—No PARCing Oct 10, 2019

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https://youtu.be/M0zgj2p7Ww4

In the early 1970s, Xerox ruled the office copier world and had the vision to establish the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) as an innovation catalyst for new technologies that would enable it to expand its place as a technology leader. PARC was the place where the first personal computer, computer network, graphical user interfaces, and computer mice all had their start—none of which became part of the next phase of Xerox.

How might the world be different today if Xerox had the vision to be the company that delivered the visionary advances spawned by its own creation—PARC—to the world?

The commercial for the Xerox Alto—arguably the first “personal computer”:

Steve Jobs Audio: Interview from “Triumph of the Nerds” (1996)

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