Alternative History Podcast
by Brian Fischer and Rodrigo Monico-Barros
Brian and Rodrigo discuss pop culture topics that may not have had an optimal result or may be misunderstood. In this podcast we hope to find beautiful stories about the things that connect us as a society, movies, music, sports, tv, books...Oh, who are we kidding? This podcast is just a ruse for us to talk about things we like and attempt to right the wrongs of history one episode at a time!
Episodes
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Episode 28: Reign of Fire/2020
The movie Reign of Fire staring Matthew McConaughey and future Batman Christian Bale came out in 2002 and revolves around a group of English and American survivors of a Dragon-a-pocalypse that has turned the world in a dour, ashen landscape. Set in the year 2020, the population has been decimated...
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Episode 27: Assault on Precinct 13
Because the assaults on precincts one through twelve proved wholly uneventful, John Carpenter started with Assault on Precinct 13. Made in 1976 for just around $11,000.00 (which is $11,000 more than the budget for this podcast) the original quickly became a cult classic. In 2005, (aka the year of...
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Episode 26: Public Restrooms
Whether you do it in an open field, a body of water, in a pot, in the morning or at night, at work or play, in a diaper while sitting in your brother’s bed, or in a litter box and blame it on the cat, everybody poops. From the Ancient Romans to our current public restrooms, we discuss the history...
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Episode 25: 2014 Green Bay Packers
The Fall of Troy, The Battle of Waterloo, Custer’s Last Stand, and Hillary’s loss in the 2016 Presidential Election. All crushing defeats. But, if you live in the state of Wisconsin, they all pale in comparison to the 2014 NFC Championship Game, where our beloved Green Bay Packers took a…
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Episode 24: Santa Claus
Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why…no, that’s not a quote from our top review on iTunes, it’s lyrics from the classic Christmas song, Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Although, not everyone believes that Santa is coming to town. On this episode we...
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Episode 23: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Are you not entertained? Yes? Wait, yes as in you are not entertained, or yes as in you are entertained? Never mind, it’s a rhetorical question. Here’s a question that’s not rhetorical: Is Gladiator a better movie than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? The Academy Award voters in 2001 thought so…
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Throwback Episode 3: Thanksgiving Turkey
While you are spending the day turning Tom the Turkey into a delicious centerpiece for your Thanksgiving feast, listen on how the turkey became the ultimate symbol of Thanksgiving (hint: Sarah Josepha Hale, and the fact that turkey goes well with gravy). This is an updated version of a previous...
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Episode 22: Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) by The Delfonics
Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) is not only what this podcast does to you with every episode, but is also the name of one of the best songs every recorded by The Delfonics. But, did you know that it didn’t win the 1971 Grammy for best record? No, you didn’t, because unless you are music nerd...
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Episode 21: Last Man Standing
Way back in 2017, ABC dared to air a sitcom with a grumpy Dad who espoused the value of hard work, personal responsibility, and family values, (no, we're not talking about The Goldberg's, or Fresh of the Boat, or Black-ish, or come to think of it just about every sitcom on ABC) that show was Last...
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Episode 20: North American Soccer League (NASL)
1968 was a watershed year for the United States of America in many ways. We were in the midst of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon was voted the next president of the United States, the incomparable Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy's murder dealt another tragic blow to one…
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Episode 19: Bonnie and Clyde
In 1967 Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, was released and changed the way American movies were made. Influenced by the French cinema new wave movement, Bonnie and Clyde was a movie unlike any American audiences and critics had seen, and it showed in the bad...
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Throwback Episode 1: 1982 Brazil - FIFA World Cup Edition
With the FIFA World Cup starting today in Mother Russia (and to give us time to watch the matches) we here at the Alternative History Podcast thought you would enjoy a throwback episode of the 1982 Men's Brazil National Team and their quest to win the World Cup. Here's a hint, if we are talking...
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Episode 18: SEARS
Imagine a place, regardless of your physical location, where you could browse or buy just about every conceivable product you would need for your household, and even more products you don't need, but just want. The internet, you say? Amazon, you say? Well, before the internet and Amazon, there…
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Episode 17: The 1973-74 Milwaukee Bucks
While the current Milwaukee Bucks are attempting to Own the Future, the Milwaukee Bucks of the early 1970's owned the past. Led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (yes, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks!) and Oscar "Big O" Robertson the Milwaukee Bucks of the early 70's were a dominate team that culminated...
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Episode 16: On the Road
A weeks-long, boozed soaked, Benzedrine crazed, smoked-filled literary journey across the United States, (no, we're not describing a typical Tuesday for Brian), Jack Kerouac's seminal Beat Generation novel, On the Road, was published on September 5, 1957 and changed the way people wrote and...
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Episode 15: The Simpsons
So it's come to this: a Simpsons podcast episode. The Simpsons debuted as a full series on Fox on December 17, 1989, and 29 seasons, 629 episodes, and 1 movie have lead up to this: a couple of podcasting chuckle heads discussing the Simpsons flashback episodes. With the episode The Way We Was The...
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Episode 14: Inglourious Basterds
We here at the Alturnative Hisstory Podcast hate us some Nazis (especially Illinois Nazis). Not enough to make a movie about various ways to murder Nazis, but enough to talk about a movie about various ways to kill Nazis. Inglourious Basterds is Quentin Tarantino's seventh movie released on…
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Episode 13: Star Trek's The City on the Edge of Forever
Podcast's Log, Pod-date Episode 13, the hosts of Alternative History Podcast are endeavoring on a journey back to 1967, to a time when Beatles ruled the landscape, a King was leading the charge for equality, and a Vulcan graced the small screen. Star Trek's seminal episode, The City on the Edge…
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Episode 12: Die Hard
If you think of killing a high rise tower full of terrorists-thieves when you think of Christmas we have the episode for you! Die Hard was released on July 20, 1988 in the middle of peak summer action movie season and has been copied and mimicked by action movies since, except for the one major...
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Episode 11: 1998 Minnesota Vikings
There is a thin line between love and hate, and Rodrigo and Brian are habitual line steppers. That is why a couple of life long Green Bay Packer Fans are discussing the 1998 Minnesota Vikings. The 1998 Minnesota Vikings were an offensive juggernaut the likes the NFL had never seen, scoring almost...
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Episode 10: Thanksgiving Turkey
Every year tens of millions of turkeys make the ultimate sacrifice so you can get 7% off 600 thread count, gunmetal gray bed sheets you've been eying for a while because they are the only ones that match those duvet covers you bought last Thanksgiving, and so you can eat turkey on the fourth...
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Episode 9: The Dark Knight
The first Batman movie not to use the Batman moniker, The Dark Knight was released on July 18, 2008 to rave reviews, rabid fandom, and world wide riches. To most it was the definitive Batman movie, to Rodrigo and Brian, it was sublime. Which is why they were so upset it was not nominated for a…
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Episode 8: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy
If you had an appetite for destruction in the late 80's, were fond of lies, used your illusion, and got into any spaghetti incidents? in the early 90's, you were most likely a fan of Guns N' Roses. And if you were eagerly awaiting the Chinese democracy, well, you probably grew up and moved on.…
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Episode 7: My So-Called Life
Jordan Catalano and Angela sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G...oh, wait, that's just Brian Krakow in the tree, reading a book with flashlight as any normal, non-creepy teenager would do. My So-Called Life was an hour long drama on ABC that ran from 1994 to 1995, and was canceled after only one...
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Episode 6: Clowns
Halloween is just around the corner, and so is the creepy clown that has been stalking your neighborhood and peeping in your windows! Clowns have been around since the pharaohs needed a good laugh, but are they inherently scary? Rodrigo thinks so and has the mental scars to prove it, while Brian...
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Episode 5: Waterworld
In a world...covered completely in water, the last best hope of earth is...Kevin Costner with gills! Waterworld was released on July 28, 1995 after a much publicized production filled with sinking sets, lack of bathrooms, a ballooning budget, and rumors of digital hairlines. The movie is…
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Episode 4: 1982 Men's Brazil National Soccer Team
Play beautiful and lose, or play ugly and win. That was the dilemma facing the the 1982 Men's Brazil National Soccer team in the World Cup. They played a fan friendly, entertaining game, but Italy done gone went pragmatic, knocking them out of the tournament in the second group stage. Rodrigo…
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Episode 3: 1982 Milwaukee Brewers
The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers lost the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in a tense seven game series dubbed, "The Suds Series". Rodrigo and Brian examine their home town 1982 Brewers and their post season exploits to determine if this was travesty of sports history, or if they are just sore...
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Episode 1: The Jazz Singer
The first episode! Did you know The Jazz Singer was not nominated for a Best Picture Oscar? Brian and Rodrigo discuss if this was a crime against history. Brian reveals a deep, dark secret and 'splains how a Broadway show works. Rodrigo reveals his love for singers who "feel" it. Listen to find…
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About this show
Brian and Rodrigo discuss pop culture topics that may not have had an optimal result or may be misunderstood. In this podcast we hope to find beautiful stories about the things that connect us as a society, movies, music, sports, tv, books...Oh, who are we kidding? This podcast is just a ruse for us to talk about things we like and attempt to right the wrongs of history one episode at a time!
Hosted by
Brian Fischer and Rodrigo Monico-Barros