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Patrick and Dennis play a what if alternate history game of what America would look like if they adopted the Articles of the Confederation as the law of the land. What would the states look like? Would Britain try to retake her colonies? What Texas be a bleeding sore?

.Patrick reads his and Dennis’ texts about the first debate. Then he delves into his three favorite Trump Election conspiracy theories. Some of these Dennis believes to be true?

Patrick and Dennis invite the men of The Dissecting Worlds Podcast to discuss the differences in American and British sports, plus Rocky, NFL Exports, and lack of youth involvement.

Dennis and Patrick play what if games on how soccer could become the dominate American sport, What if the AFL NFL merger died? Why does Dennis hate soccer and gambling?

We promise this will be the last gasp of Trump and election talk on the podcast barring a second American Revolution. Find guest Andy Smith on @thesmithsignal on Twitter and The Smith Signal Podcast Segments Soviet Trump @2:47 next Trump Conspiracy @ 12:52 Overseas Trump With Andy Smith @23:26.

Patrick wants to know why people are enthralled with Zombies, and if you can teach a social studies class based on World War Z. Dennis torpedoes the quiz this week, and the final twelve minutes are dedicated to election chatter.

Alternate History topic on the 1980 Titan II Damascus, Arkansas ICBM disaster and 1961 H Bomb accident. What would have happened if the warhead went nuclear? What effect would it have on the Cold War? Plus favorite nuclear holocaust fiction

Patrick and Dennis open the show talking Stranger Things and then dig into a debate on the role of drones, A.I., and the role of war machines. Would a robot officers fix our police problems? Are drones more or less humane war fighters?

Alternate History show with scenarios on how different America may have looked if the constitutional conventions of 1787 - 1789 went differently. What if Washington was not president? Aaron Burr builds an empire? The Connecticut Compromise failed? The State of Quebec and Windsor?

Patrick and Dennis explore the world of public shaming using Jon Ronson;s book “So You Have Been Publicly Shamed” as a starting point. Fat Shaming, Right to be forgotten, parental shaming, and license to procreate are explored.

Patrick and Dennis invite Richard from the Jabber and the Drone podcast to frame a discussion of changing America within the framework of the film franchise The Purge. How does Brexit, automation, education, and massive public works projects fit into this? O and Serial Killers

Patrick goes solo with real life supervillains vol 6 comparing Benedict Arnold to Jaime Lannister. Does 16th century North America match Game of Thrones geographically. What made Arnold turn and are both character tragic heroes?

Alternative history of a world in which Rome controls Western Germania. What would the outcome be for German nationalism? The English language? The Enlightenment? Would Rome limp along?

Patrick invites Matt from the Dissecting Worlds Podcast on the show to discuss the plausibility and design of a world government. Fictional world governments, historical context, the Brexit, and Star Trek help shape the conversation.

Draft style show. This week they draft their own fantasy judicial branch comprised of a Supreme Court of contemporary American musicians. What if Presidents nominated musicians instead of judges? Each host chooses nine artists and must defend why the should be nominated.

Dennis and Patrick play alternate historians and postulate what the world would look like if Malcolm X and or Martin Luther King lived on until their 80’s. Dennis plays the small game of change while Patrick tries to think in Executive Branch and T.V. terms.

Patrick invites Hinton Mccloud on the a slightly meta conversation to discuss podcasting and his venture of the Ouroboros project. The conversation revolves around the tiers of podcasting, the GED, and DIY concepts

Patrick and Dennis debate the role of teaching harshly, finding grit, and pushing people to their limits to achieve greatness. Spawned by the film Whiplash, book The Junction Boys, with a little Ender’s Game and teacher firing tales tossed in the mix.

Patrick invites his co-worker Tom who holds a degree in theology from Loyola to discuss if someone can become Culturally Catholic? Does when need dogma to be a Catholic? Tom drops all sorts of Papal knowledge while Patrick holds on for answers. Plus a Midwest and Canadian linguistic chat

Patrick wants to know what the ethics of gene manipulation, cloning, and lab grown meat would involve. Dennis is horrified that Patrick seems to want to create a race of designer babies and mindless clones to further mankind’s progress.