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Branching Point
by Mateo Sterling
Welcome to Branching Point, hosted by Mateo Sterling. Every week, we audit the historical turning points that never happened—and examine the worlds we almost inherited. Powered by advanced deep-research synthesis and rigorous counter-factual modeling, we take monumental historical crossroads, flip the script, and map out the chaotic decades-long ripple effects across geopolitics, culture, and human history. Audit your timelines, question the record, and discover what lies just past the fork in the road.
Episodes
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The Shah’s Shadow: What If the 1979 Iranian Revolution Bypassed Khomeini and Shaped 2026?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! One pivot. Infinite possibilities. What if 1979 had taken a completely different path? In this episode of Branching Point, hosted by Mateo Sterling, we audit the Iranian Revolution and explore…
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The Unbroken Wall: What If the 1956 Hungarian Revolution Succeeded and Fractured the Iron Curtain?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! One pivot. Infinite possibilities. What if the Iron Curtain had cracked in the fall of 1956? In this episode of Branching Point, hosted by Mateo Sterling, we audit the historic crossroads of…
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The October Quagmire: What If the US Invaded Cuba During the 1962 Missile Crisis?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! One pivot. Infinite possibilities. What if President John F. Kennedy had caved to the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in October 1962? In this episode of Branching Point,...
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The November Pivot: What if JFK Survived Dallas and Pulled Out of Vietnam in 1964?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! One pivot. Infinite possibilities. What if the history of the late 20th century was rewritten in a single afternoon in Dallas? In the pilot episode of Branching Point, hosted by Mateo…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Branching Point, hosted by Mateo Sterling. Every week, we audit the historical turning points that never happened—and examine the worlds we almost inherited. Powered by advanced deep-research synthesis and rigorous counter-factual modeling, we take monumental historical crossroads, flip the script, and map out the chaotic decades-long ripple effects across geopolitics, culture, and human history. Audit your timelines, question the record, and discover what lies just past the fork in the road.
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Mateo Sterling
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Welcome to Branching Point, hosted by Mateo Sterling. Every week, we audit the historical turning points that never happened—and examine the worlds we almost inherited. Powered by advanced deep-research synthesis and rigorous counter-factual modeling, we take monumental historical crossroads, flip...
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