Peter Fatouros

What Could Have Been

Fiction EN ↓ 24 episodes

Welcome to what could have been, a podcast where I interview alternate versions of myself that are calling in from across the multiverse. We look at where our universes diverged from one another & how their histories played out compared to ours.  I'm Simon Peterson, your host doing the interviewing with alternate versions of myself from different timelines. We'll start with the point where we diverged from one another, & we'll explore each other's histories so that we can really understand What Could Have Been if we'd made different choices along the way. You can follow What Could Have Been on...

Author

Peter Fatouros

Category

Fiction

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Latest episode

Jun 15, 2026

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Episodes

Mini Series Part 4 - After the War 15.06.2026

In Part 4 of our Miniseries, we pick up from where we left off in 1946 & continue the story through 1963 The War is over. Call it World War 2, call the Great Patriotic War, call it the Patriot's War, or even just call it THE WAR. However you name it, it's over. Now it's time for the nations of the world to start putting themselves back together, to set up the new order of the world, & to s...

Episode 2x04 - One Man 01.06.2026

In today's episode, as part of a Public Service Program offered by the Interdimensional Council, we're taking a look at a timeline that is going through some weird shit. It seems that in this timeline, a random man was just thrown into the multiverse without the proper gear & now his timeline, as well as several timelines around it, are suffering from all kinds of crazy things. Millions of dif...

Mini Series Part 3 - Patriotic Wars 15.05.2026

In Part 3 of our Miniseries, we pick up from where we left off in 1933 & continue the story to 1946. It's time. We've come to one of, if not the biggest event in the last century. An event that shattered the status quo & completely reordered the world, changing everything forever. World War 2. After you find out how both our Soviet Union & their Imperial Russia got through the Great De...

Episode 2x03 - East Germany 01.05.2026

A great big welcome back to our returning Simon Peterson. In Season 1, we talked to a Simon from a timeline where after World War II, West Germany was annexed by France, & East Germany was annexed by Poland. After listening to the wild ride of a timeline where the Western region of Germany was annexed by & somewhat assimilated into France, we couldn't schedule a time to talk about his Germ...

Mini Series Part 2 - Civil War - Tsar's Promise 15.04.2026

In Part 2 of our Miniseries, we pick up from where we left off in 1918 & continue the story to 1932. After our alternate timeline's communist revolution failed, what happened to Ukraine & Byelorussia? Where did Vladimir Lenin get off to? What desperate alliances were made between old rivals, & just who exactly did young Alexi marry? Join me again as we explore this wildly different tim...

Episode 2x02a - Cascadia 02.04.2026

After yesterday's second failed attempt to talk to a Quebec with a successful referendum to secede from Canada in 1995, we once again find ourselves talking to a last minute replacement guest. Today, staying on the theme of secession, we get a chance to talk to a timeline where the US states of Oregon & Washington seceded from the United States, & became the sovereign nation of South Casca...

Episode 2x02 - Quebec 2 01.04.2026

In 1995, the Province of Quebec came dangerously close to separating from Canada. In Season 1, we tried talking to a timeline where the referendum succeeded, but due to technical difficulties, all we got was what sounded like a numbers station. In today's episode, we've found a new timeline where the referendum succeeded & Quebec actually celebrated from Canada. Hopefully this time, we'll actu...

Mini Series Part 1 - Tunguska - WWI 15.03.2026

In the opening episode of our Season 2 Mini Series, we take a look at a timeline where in 1908, the Tunguska Meteor Event was far more destructive than it was in our timeline. Explore a world where the fate of a Nation, a Royal Family, the Great War & the Communist Revolution were all changed by a celestial event that nobody saw coming. In Part 1, we cover the years 1908 to 1918. Trigger Warni...

Episode 2x01 - Apollo 1986 01.03.2026

In out Season 2 Premier, our host talks to a timeline where instead of landing on the Moon in 1969 like we did, their race through Space took a different route which resulted in them only setting foot on the Moon in 1986. Start our new season off with a look at a completely different Space Race from the one we knew. Trigger Warning, this episode mentions the Deaths of Real Astronauts, as well as t...

Interlude 4 - Looking For Guests 15.02.2026

With Season 2 approaching, our host is looking for guests from across the Multiverse to interview. When a microphone accidentally gets switched on, we get to hear his innermost thoughts on the timelines that he's sifting through. Which timelines will he be interested in? Which will he reject? What madness does the multiverse hold that he might consider looking into? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Interlude 3 - Travel Restrictions 15.01.2026

Need a break from your reality? Well you can get one. Just apply to the Interdimensional Council Travel Visa Department for a visa to the Multiverse. Exploring the infinite is made easy & fun by the IDC-TVD. That is, unless you happen to be in a timeline that's under a Level 5 Quarantine. Then your visa application might go a little bit more like what you're about to hear. Hosted on Acast. See...

Interlude 2 - Vex Conversation 15.12.2025

Three members of the diplomatic team from the Vex Alliance sit down to discuss some of the changes to our timeline, & how it'll impact their goals in our region of the multiverse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interlude 1 - Questions from the IDC 15.11.2025

After a complaint was filed by the Vex Alliance, a field agent from the Interdimensional Council is here to ask our host a few questions, something about an RR-64 scenario, whatever that is. Also, you really shouldn't know who she is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode - Interdimensional PSA 24.10.2025

After yesterday's anomalous broadcast, we bring you this important Public Service Announcement from the Interdimensional Council. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode - Numbers 23.10.2025

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Episode 1x08 - Zombie 01.10.2025

In this October Episode of What Could Have Been, we dive into a timeline where three & a half years ago, there was an outbreak of Zombies around the world. Where did the outbreak occur? Did countries fall? Did the Living Dead, Risen from their Graves change the World as we know it into something that we wouldn't even be able to recognize? Tune in to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Episode 1x07 - Vegan 01.09.2025

In this Episode, we're talking to a timeline where after the UK outbreak of Mad Cow Disease in the early 90s, most of the United Kingdom gave up on Beef, & most of the population has gone either Vegan or Vegetarian. How bad was the outbreak that it turned a whole country off of Beef? Were any other countries affected? What happened to England's cows? Which celebrities went Vegan & was does...

Episode 1x06 - Barnard's Star - Part 2 01.08.2025

In this month's episode, we're going to be listening to Part 2 of an interview with a timeline where in 1972, humanity received a message from an alien civilization around Barnard's Star, 6 lightyears away. How did society continue to react to finding out that we're not alone in the universe? How did further revelations & communication with this alien species change world events & politics...

Episode 1x05 - Barnard's Star - Part 1 01.07.2025

In this month's episode, we're going to be listening to the first part of an interview with a timeline where in 1972, humanity received a message from an alien civilization around Barnard's Star, 6 lightyears away. How did society react to finding out that we're not alone in the universe? How did this revelation & the possibility of communication with this alien species change world events &am...

Episode 1x04 - Greenhouse 01.06.2025

In this episode of What Could Have Been, it isn't one different decision that was made, it's a series of different decisions that led to this timeline. We're taking a look at a timeline where little was done to fight Climate Change, allowing the world to heat up at a much faster rate. Where we've recently hit 1.5 degrees of warming, this timeline has now hit 2 degrees of warming. Could this be a g...

Episode 1x03 - New Madrid 01.05.2025

In our third episode, I'm doing something a little bit different. In this episode, we're not looking at a timeline where a different decision was made. Instead, we're looking at a timeline where something happened that didn't happen in out timeline. The New Madrid Seismic Zone is a place in Western Tennessee where a new fault line started forming hundreds of millions of years ago & then stoppe...

Episode 1x02a - West Germany 02.04.2025

Trigger Warning - This Episode Mentions Violence In my second attempt at my second episode, I've managed to bring on a guest from a timeline where after WWII, the Western half of Germany was annexed by France, as opposed to my timeline where it became it's own, kind of a country for a while. See how the second half of the 20th century might have played out if West Germany had never been. Hosted on...

Episode 1x02 - Quebec 01.04.2025

In our second episode, I'm going to try to talk to a timeline where Quebec's 1995 referendum succeeded, leading to the Province of Quebec becoming its own Country. Tune in & listen to What Could Have Been if Quebec had separated from Canada. Follow What Could Have Been on Bluesky for updates & announcements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1x01 - Apollo 01.03.2025

In our first episode, I'm talking to a timeline where the Apollo program never ended. A timeline where there are manned bases on the Moon, & thousands of people are living & working up there. A universe where one small step wasn't the end of the story. A universe where we can find out What Could Have Been if we didn't stop going to the Moon in 1972. Follow What Could Have Been on Bluesky f...

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