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Almost Educational

182 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratings

Two educators Patrick and Dennis sit down and attempt to educate one another on a subject using a thought experiment as the premise. Topics range from Real Life Super Villains, Language as a Virus, Restructuring the MLB, Alternate History, 1970’s

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Episodes

Canadian Baseball

April 24, 2020 12:49 - 1 hour - 53.8 MB

This week Patrick invites Stephen Gower to create a North American super hivemind in which we construct different alternate realities. A reality in which the MLB of consists of only 18 teams Another in which the MLB follows Premier League Soccer rules of promotion and relegation. A Blue Jays Quiz too Find more of Stephen on his podcast https://www.alternativeairwaves.com/

Trademarked Men

April 10, 2020 18:54 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

This week Patrick is joined by a real-life human lawyer, Professor Winston Conrad, with the goal of understanding the world of intellectual property. Winston explains the concepts of intellectual property through the history of guilds ownership and how the patents grew from this knowledge.   Patrick is shocked to learn that trademarks are designed to help the consumer.  Winston explains it was designed as a system to show the public what they planned on the purchase was verified and vette...

The Populist Plague

March 28, 2020 02:20 - 59 minutes - 37.7 MB

This week, Patrick and Dennis cover COVID19 Rona American Populism The Zombie Democratic Primary

Videodrome

February 27, 2020 18:58 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

This week, Patrick invites guest host Cassidy on to cover the 1983 film Videodrome Topics discussed: Is this a plotless film? The film is Marshall Mcluhan distilled Are we in Videodrome right now? Links mentioned in this episode: https://macguffinpod.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoCrx0scCkM&t=137s This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Polybius

February 06, 2020 22:54 - 1 hour - 82.4 MB

Patrick is joined by guest host Roejen of the Project Archivist Podcast to discuss the Legend Of Polybius. The mythical mind controlling video game of the early 80’s that never existed. We talk about the strange real life truths around the legend and how it evolved. Check out Project Archvist Podcast

The Worst Sports People

January 22, 2020 17:19 - 58 minutes - 39.2 MB

25 Percent Honolulu Blue

American Factions Fan Club

November 07, 2019 23:37 - 59 minutes - 38.2 MB

Too Stupid For Ranked Choice

EP 175: We Do Not Talk About Fight Club

June 28, 2019 20:31 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Doomers

EP 174: The Comic Book Show

May 17, 2019 20:12 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

Season or Series?

EP 173: The Zine Scene

May 03, 2019 02:10 - 1 hour - 48 MB

Thanks, Mr. Xerox

EP 172: Free Market Skool

April 17, 2019 23:39 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Alternate History of Public Education

EP 171: Alchemy of Alcohol

March 21, 2019 13:58 - 1 hour - 46.4 MB

Florida Mouth Feel

EP 170: The 68 State Senate

March 07, 2019 00:35 - 52 minutes - 55.8 MB

Filibuster Boyz

EP 169: The Ronald Reagan Show

February 15, 2019 00:09 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB

Never Ending 1987

EP 168: Cetacean Industrial Complex

February 07, 2019 23:13 - 52 minutes - 51.4 MB

Technocratic Whale Songs

EP 167: TV Dad Draft

January 17, 2019 23:59 - 53 minutes - 55.9 MB

Nostalgia Trappist Monks

EP 166: A Face In The Crowd

December 20, 2018 12:54 - 1 hour - 81.2 MB

Populist Death Cult

EP 165: The Presidency of Al Gore

December 07, 2018 15:01 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

You gotta win your state dude!

EP 164: WW2 Occult

November 30, 2018 00:06 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

Modern Art Monsters

EP 163: Franksgiving For All

November 22, 2018 15:20 - 19 minutes - 32.3 MB

Thanksgiving Show and Tell

EP 162: Andy Jackson

November 15, 2018 20:24 - 55 minutes - 59.2 MB

What about Sam Huston?

EP 161: Social Culture Warriors

May 31, 2018 11:53 - 1 hour - 98.1 MB

Ditto Heads Revenge

EP 160: The Uncanny Tax-Men

May 25, 2018 02:50 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

Professor Cardi B

EP 159: UFO Disinfo

May 03, 2018 23:47 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

Exo rabbit Hole

EP 158: Fordism

April 19, 2018 11:55 - 1 hour - 77.9 MB

Got that River Rouge Complex

EP 157: Ready Player One

March 29, 2018 10:59 - 1 hour - 91.1 MB

It is all Elseworlds

EP 156: Very Online Problems

March 09, 2018 22:47 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB

NSFW or Human Consumption

EP 155: Nixons

March 02, 2018 00:30 - 1 hour - 52.5 MB

Dr. Manhattan is Speaker of the House

EP 154: Best That Never Was

February 15, 2018 11:43 - 51 minutes - 58.7 MB

A sports one

EP 153: Snake Oil

January 25, 2018 17:01 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

Moon Bat Men

EP 152: Norse America or Nouveau France

January 19, 2018 04:16 - 59 minutes - 67 MB

Franklin did not like Germans

EP 151: Twilight Zone Draft

January 11, 2018 12:05 - 1 hour - 98.7 MB

Old Men Rambling in Caves

EP 150: The Alternate History of Disney

January 05, 2018 03:26 - 45 minutes - 50.6 MB

Singapore theme parks

EP 149: Alternate 1914 Christmas Truce

December 21, 2017 17:43 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

The First War On Christmas

EP 148: Political Fight Club

December 08, 2017 15:18 - 47 minutes - 55 MB

Jumbo and Pantsuit Rage

EP 147: FCC Me

December 01, 2017 01:18 - 24 minutes - 31.7 MB

Archer is way over rated

EP 146: Antitrust of Silicon Valley

November 17, 2017 00:58 - 56 minutes - 63.2 MB

Banned from the Mall

EP 145: They Live

November 09, 2017 22:07 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

Willie Mays Trippin

EP 144: The 25th Amendment

November 03, 2017 02:26 - 59 minutes - 66.7 MB

Welcome Back Kushner

EP 143: Werewolf Study Session

October 27, 2017 00:08 - 54 minutes - 61.3 MB

Grey Wolves, Lycane, and Coyotes

EP 142: Theologians of Senior Lit

October 12, 2017 22:33 - 51 minutes - 58.2 MB

Where is your Midwest?

EP 141: The Paranoid States of America

October 05, 2017 14:55 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

Behold a Pale Horse, Bill

EP 140: Modern Secession Scenarios

September 21, 2017 21:23 - 49 minutes - 57.1 MB

Vermont Out Now

EP 139: Sports Alternate History

September 15, 2017 00:46 - 56 minutes - 65.4 MB

Japanese Baseball Takeover

EP 138: The Red Wizard Returns

September 13, 2017 00:14 - 12 minutes - 15.7 MB

Dennis faces baseball duel

EP 137: WW1 Alt History Part Deux

August 24, 2017 00:04 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

The Free State of Chicahua

EP 136: Email Envy

August 03, 2017 13:13 - 23 minutes - 27.7 MB

Google Mayor Wayne Fouts

EP 135: Teaching 1984 in 2017

July 27, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Socialist Roombas VS Alt Right Whistles

EP 134: Robert Mercer Supervillain

July 14, 2017 00:08 - 48 minutes - 54.8 MB

Cat's Value Points

EP 133: Fixing College Football

June 30, 2017 03:26 - 59 minutes - 66.7 MB

NCAA Fake News