Hypotheticals

Hosts: Rob & John Yes, we talk about one of people's favorite conspiracy theories! And we ask what happens depending on when we find out and get some interesting answers. This episode was going to be titled "houses don't have hands", you'll see why. If you want a slam dunk debunk of a moon landing hoax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_loUDS4c3Cs If you want a slam dunk debunk of young earth c...

Hosts: Rob & Mike People already believe everything on Facebook is real so why not see what happens if that's actually happening? We do a lot of tangents including the classic 90s commercials for Boku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JEbnWl8iz0 Content better than us: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-bastards/id1373812661 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUT8RoNBTJvwW1iErP6-b-...

Hosts: Rob & Matt On today's episode we ask the question: what if of all the humans who have ever and will ever live have exactly one soulmate? Time and space are pretty big! What would you do if that was real? Favorite content: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepodcrashed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimetown Random televangelist! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Hinn Hosted on...

Hosts: Rob & Ish What if everyone just forgot what happened yesterday, every day. We endeavor to be as good as Memento but definitely better than 50 first dates. Recommended content: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-David-Pakman-Show/B08JJN6MR3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_E._Westlake https://www.sunsquabi.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Rob & Mike On this episode we ask what if PETA got their way (mostly with America). The audio is a bit quiet for our new host so you may need to boost the audio a little. I was using a temporary computer and didn't quite get the levels right. Next episode should be back to normal. Godwin says go ahead: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/08/14/the-creator-of-godwin...

Hosts: Rob & Matt On this episode we ask what if every happy meal came with a voodoo doll? Does McDonalds do this on purpose? Are they public about it? What's the fallout? Can I use this for capitalism? Recommended content: https://wondery.com/shows/we-crashed/ https://500songs.com/tag/bonus-episodes/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Rob & Ish What would happen if every person ever was a ghost? There have been theoretically 100 billion people who've ever lived, so that's just under a dozen ghosts per person. What could ghosts do? Could you hire them on fiver? Anyway, moon's haunted. Oh and check out the What If series from the creator of XKCD https://what-if.xkcd.com/ (not sponsored) Better content creators: https:/...

Rob & Matt People enjoy music, people enjoy alcohol, what if we Reese's peanut buttered those two things? You don't realize how freely available music is until you try to figure out how people would deal with it making you drunk. We are working towards a bigger guest list but missed the mark this time, maybe some day. Here's a movie that is out that seems interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/...

Hosts: Rob & Matt In this episode we ask what if Santa had to abide by FAA regulations. How safe is a single man driving wooden sleigh through busy ATC airspace? Who would win: Jolly old Saint Nick or a C130 Hercules? Please remember to review us on your podcatcher of choice. And as always: podcasts that are doing a better job than us: Cool Worlds Podcast (Run by an actual scientist): https://...

Hosts: Rob & Ish On this episode we ask what society would do if we couldn't taste food. How would rich people ruin things for others and exploit them? What would the corn industry do? Podcasts or other creators better than us: https://dollemore.com/ https://thealwayssunnypod.com/ https://www.lespecial.net/ Remember to leave a review if you want Also Isherwood81 is also famous: https://www.twi...

Hosts: Rob & Dave On today's episode we ask what would happen if fossil fuels didn't shape American transportation. It sounds like a lot, and boy is it. We have an email address now! (But it's in the episode because I don't want to get destroyed by spam). Feel free to email us with ideas and feedback. And please leave a review on your platform of choice. Please share too. And here we go with m...

Hosts: Rob & Matt Today's episode asks the very important question of what would happen if food never went bad. What would capitalism do, what would culture do? Have we already broken entropy with candy corn, twinkies, and circus peanuts? And most importantly, should this show have an email? Well, I guess that last one will happen. Stay tuned for this and other things in the future. *waves han...

Hosts: Rob & Matt This was a weird one. There are fewer jokes, much death, and a dash of sci fi. In this episode we discuss the things that might happen if your midlife crisis actually happened when 50% of your life is over. Did I mention the death talk. Podcasters better than us: https://open.spotify.com/show/2isrOkJ401yfYNVDEhtdey https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/within-reason/id1458675...

Hosts: Rob & Matt We have a guest host! Don't worry, Dave is still around, not in my basement or performing a covert op in another country. This episode we talk about company towns. What if they still existed? We have several tangents, as expected. Here's some notes for things we referenced: Bagdad AZ https://bagdadaztown.com Important again in 2023 https://visitlosalamos.org/ Secret CIA Towns...

Hosts: Rob & Dave Everyone talks about setting grudges and various violent things, but all crime is legal for 24 hours, so why not explore what else you could do, and what effects that may have? Shout out to podcasts that are better than us: The Casual Criminalist: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/the-casual-criminalist/3406745 How did this get made?: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/how-did...

Hosts: Rob & Dave On our very first episode we decide to share our names and discuss the theme of the podcast, which is answering absurd or historical what if question. In this particular episode we ask what would happen if the US and Vatican armies change places. In 2022 the US military employed 1.4 million active personnel across all branches. In 2022 the Vatican employed 110 officers. We al...