A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast

Send a Message to the Team On November 25th, 1120, the vessel known as “The White Ship” sank of the Normandy coast taking the life of William Adelin, the only legitimate son and heir of England Henry I.  This event led to a period in English history known as “The Anarchy”. What might have been the alternate timeline if young William had lived and what does that potentially have to do with much of...

Send a Message to the Team In 1439, Johannes Gutenberg became the first European to use movable type in printing.  What if this innovation and had not come and the “Gutenberg Bible” had not been or had been delayed? Host: Alexis Shelly Please help us by completing our brief Listener Survey: https://www.aforkintimepodcast.com/listenersurvey Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silverma...

Send a Message to the Team On January 24, 1848, James Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California.  Over the next two years, the new United States territory of California undergoes a massive transition from sparsely-settled wilderness to thriving statehood.  How would history have been different if there had been no discovery and subsequent “California Gold Rush”? Host: Don Shelly P...

Send a Message to the Team September 11, 2001 was a tragic day in history.  Could it have been even more impactful if United Flight 93 is not delayed by 42 fateful minutes? Host: Don Shelly Co-Host: Alexis Shelly Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Website: www.aforkintimepodcast.com E-Mail: aforkintimepodcast@gmail.com You can follow A Fork In Time on…. Facebook:...

Send a Message to the Team The Library of Alexandria was one of the most famous storehouses of knowledge in antiquity.  What if the valuable materials it contained had been preserved and not lost to history? Host: Don Shelly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Website: www.aforkintimepodcast.com E-Mail: aforkintim...

Send a Message to the Team Until she was eclipsed recently by Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria was England’s longest-reigning monarch.  How might things have been different if had met an early demise due to an assassin’s bullet? Host: Alexis Shelly Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Website: www.aforkintimepodcast.com E-Mail: aforkintimepodcast@gmail.com You can follo...

Send a Message to the Team On May 25, 1977, Star Wars was released into the theaters and an entertainment and pop-culture phenomena was born that has influenced elements of culture ever since.  So, what would have been different in a world without Star Wars ? Guest Hosts: Robert Cocheu and Ryan Cole Man-Up Spiritual MInistry/Podcast (as mentioned by Robert) https://man-upspiritualoasis.com/ Jonah...

Send a Message to the Team On New Year’s Day of 1511, English Queen Catherine of Aragon, wife of Henry VIII, gives birth to a young prince named Henry, the presumptive heir to the English throne.  Two short months later, the infant dies and a surviving male heir is never produced from the marriage.  How might the history of England and beyond have been different if the infant prince had survived?...

Send a Message to the Team The Black Death wiped out perhaps as much as 60% of the population of Europe in the 14th Century and dramatically altered almost everything about society in a matter of decades.  How might things have been different (although not necessarily better) today if this pandemic had been avoided? Part 3 Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Websit...

Send a Message to the Team The Black Death wiped out perhaps as much as 60% of the population of Europe in the 14th Century and dramatically altered almost everything about society in a matter of decades.  How might things have been different (although not necessarily better) today if this pandemic had been avoided? Part 2 Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Websit...

Send a Message to the Team The Black Death wiped out perhaps as much as 60% of the population of Europe in the 14th Century and dramatically altered almost everything about society in a matter of decades.  How might things have been different (although not necessarily better) today if this pandemic had been avoided? Part 1 Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Websit...

Send a Message to the Team The world watched on July 20, 1969, as Apollo 11 safely landed men on the moon.  How might have things been different if that day had not seen a successful landing of the Eagle or if Armstrong and Aldrin were stranded with no hope of return? Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Benedict Cumberbatch reads William Safire's Moon landings...

Send a Message to the Team In December 1945, US General George S. Patton dies shortly after injuries sustained in a car crash.  How might the early years of the Cold War have progressed differently if Patton comes home to civilian life and succeeds in a bid for the US Presidency?  Guest Host: Dean Rogers  Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com   Website: www.aforkinti...

Send a Message to the Team The American Revolution came as the result of a series of events and escalations in the tensions between the British and the American colonies.  One of the incidents that accelerated the process toward revolution was the “Boston Massacre” in 1770.  How might the process of American independence be different if this event never occurs? Co-Host: Alexis Shelly Theme Music:...

Send a Message to the Team On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the color barrier in Major League baseball.  However, on May 1, 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black man to play in a Major League game before baseball became segregated for the next 63 years.  What might have been different if the American Pastime had not become segregate...

Send a Message to the Team It’s August 31, 1997, Diana Princess of Wales emerges from the car that is smashed into the side of Paris tunnel slightly shaken but with just a gash across her forehead.  She flies back to London to be reunited with her sons following their summer vacation in Scotland.  How would things be different if this had been her story instead of untimely death at the age of just...

Send a Message to the Team June 6th 1944 is remembered as one of the most decisive dates in 20th-century history and perhaps of all time as Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy, France to begin the drive that leads to the final defeat of Germany in World War II.  How might the end of the war and the post-war world have been different if success had not been the result of the D-Day landing...

Send a Message to the Team Today, every scandal almost automatically gets “gate” as a suffix thanks to the Watergate Scandal of the 1970s.  But, how would things have been different if the break-in had not become public knowledge and the Nixon presidency had survived? Guest Host: Alexis Shelly Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Website: www.aforkintimepodcast.com...

Send a Message to the Team In the early 5th century BC, an epic clash between the Persian Empire and the Greeks stands as the point where much of what will become “Western” culture hangs in the balance.  Two battles in particular, Thermopylae and Salamis are pivotal in the Greek military victory over invading Persian forces, but also are influential in the development of what Greece, and ultimatel...

Send a Message to the Team English history only knows one King Arthur--a mystical figure around which much legend is built.  But, there was an opportunity for another Arthur to have ruled in England except for his untimely death as a 15-year-old, newly-wed prince in the early 16th century.  How might history have been different if there HAD been a King Arthur? Co-Host: Alexis Shelly Theme Music: C...

Send a Message to the Team It is June 1776 and a plot is brewing in the city of New York to assassinate George Washington.  How different would American history be if loose lips hadn’t exposed the plot and the “The Indispensable Man” is lost? Listeners can get a FREE audiobook with their FREE 30-Day Trial Membership from Audible CLICK HERE Website: www.aforkintimepodcast.com E-Mail: aforkintimepod...

Send a Message to the Team A brief introduction to A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast , including background on the reason for the podcast and what to expect. First full episodes are targeted for late May 2019. Support the show