Jonathan Millard

What Would They Think?

History EN ↓ 30 episodes

What Would They Think explores the gap between the world that was imagined and the one we’re actually living in. Through ironic, often uncomfortable comparisons, it brings the voices of the past into today’s headlines—technology, culture, power, and belief—and asks how they would interpret the systems, behaviors, and contradictions that define modern life. The result is less explanation, more confrontation.

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Jonathan Millard

Episodes

What Would Marie Curie Think About TikTok Science Videos? 07.04.2026 9:17

What would Marie Curie think of a platform where teenagers mix chemicals in their kitchens for likes, and a bad science claim can reach ten million people before a single expert weighs in? She stirred cauldrons of uranium ore by hand in a leaky shed. She refused to patent radium because knowledge belonged to everyone. She kept a glowing vial of her own discovery on her bedside table. Science wasn'...

What Would Pablo Escobar Think About The Cybertruck? 31.03.2026 13:59

What would the world's most notorious drug lord make of a bulletproof truck built for the apocalypse? Pablo Escobar understood vehicles the way most people understand weapons — as extensions of will, fear, and survival. He armored his Mercedes, raced Porsches, moved cocaine through jungle roads in Toyota Land Cruisers, and kept a bombed-out limo on display at his estate as a trophy. Cars weren't t...

What Would William Shakespeare Think About Emojis? 25.03.2026 11:51

What would the greatest writer in the English language think of a world where people have stopped using words? What Would They Think? is a fully AI-generated podcast that pairs history's greatest minds with the strangest corners of modern life. Each episode, one long-dead thinker walks straight into the 21st century and we ask: what would they actually make of it? This episode: Shakespeare meets e...

What Would Albert Einstein Think About Memes? 25.03.2026 13:27

What would Albert Einstein make of a world where his face is everywhere — and almost none of the quotes are his? What Would They Think? is a fully AI-generated podcast that pairs history's greatest minds with the strangest corners of modern life. Each episode, one long-dead thinker walks straight into the 21st century and we ask: what would they actually make of it? This episode: Einstein meets me...

What Would Steve Jobs Think About This Podcast? 25.03.2026 9:13

What would Steve Jobs think of a podcast that uses AI to resurrect history's greatest minds? Turns out, he'd have notes. What Would They Think? is a fully AI-generated show that pairs history's most iconic figures with the strangest corners of modern life — and asks what they'd actually make of it all. Each episode, one long-dead thinker, rebel, or visionary walks straight into the 21st century: i...