Once Upon Another Time

Fireside - Y2Killer

The season finale of Once Upon Another Time! Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Y2Killer! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate!  And...learn what's next for the podcast! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC  Show Sources: (Blame us for the whoopsies, not our sour...

10. Y2Killer

Y2K: it ended up being just another year. But there was a real fear that major computer systems would break down - and they may have had programmers not spent a decade trying to remedy the problem.  Today on the penultimate episode of the season we ask the question “What if Y2K was as bad as many predicted?” Cody suggests that we don’t have to imagine; another Y2K-esque event is coming in the next 20 years.  Colin is one of the many who believes it was way overblown from the beginning. Edi...

Fireside - Gold Plated Balls of Steel

Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Gold Plated Balls of Steel! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate!  And who knows...you may even get a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC  Show Sources: (Blame us for the whoopsies, not our so...

Gold Plated Balls of Steel

Book of Mormon interpreter/writer and U.S. presidential candidate Joseph Smith fulfilled a great many roles in his life.  Many of those roles really ticked off the locals, which is why he was shot to death while jumping out of a second-story window.  But what would have been had Joseph Smith survived this encounter?  Colin prophesies that Joseph Smith would fulfill the destiny laid out for him in the Book of Mormon. Cody suggests that the many denominations of the Mormon church would not ha...

9. Gold Plated Balls of Steel

Book of Mormon interpreter/writer and U.S. presidential candidate Joseph Smith fulfilled a great many roles in his life.  Many of those roles really ticked off the locals, which is why he was shot to death while jumping out of a second-story window.  But what would have been had Joseph Smith survived this encounter?  Colin prophesies that Joseph Smith would fulfill the destiny laid out for him in the Book of Mormon. Cody suggests that the many denominations of the Mormon church would not ha...

Fireside - Juan Ponce Lives On

Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Juan Ponce Lives On! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate!  And who knows...you may even get a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC  Show Sources: (Blame us for the whoopsies, not our sources. ...

8. Juan Ponce Lives On

If there was one explorer we definitely know was not looking for the Fountain of Youth, it was Juan Ponce de Leon.  And yet, his name and life have been attached to the myth forever because another guy wanted everyone to believe Ponce de Leon had broken...bits...that needed fixing. Never ones to set the record straight, our team asks the question, “What if Juan Ponce de Leon actually did find the Fountain of Youth, but didn’t tell anybody until 2021?” Cody dives into the mysteries of the Fo...

Fireside - Rasputin' the Kibosh on Death

Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Rasputin! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate! And for the first time, you'll get to hear from our esteemed editor! And who knows...you may even get a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC  Sho...

7. Rasputin' the Kibosh on Death

Rasputin: unkillable mystic and possible Jesus incarnate pulling the strings of the Russian oligarchy, or sex-crazed maniac whose outrageous behavior helped lead to the downfall of tsarist rule in Russia? Why not both! Find out on this episode where we ask the question, “What if Rasputin survived his last assassination attempt?” Colin kills it with his talk on the historical influence of assassins. Alex preaches the Book of Rasputin - a new religious movement following the holy man himself....

Fireside - Family Feudalism

Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Family Feudalism! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate!  And who knows...you may even get a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC  Show Sources: (Blame us for the whoopsies, not our sources. Our...

6. Family Feudalism

Hark, thee distemperate addlepots! The present day's episode is setteth in the Middle Ages.  Our team of fatuous historians taketh on the sore task of feudalism: lords and vassals and fiefs; oh mine own! On today’s episode, we ask the question, “What if royal succession in European feudalism was based on trivia knowledge instead of heredity?” Cody gives us some violent history of trivia. Alex tells the tale of Charlemagne, the Frankish king with a penchant for Latin education. Want to join...

Fireside - Condiment Counteroffensive

Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Condiment Counteroffensive! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate!  And who knows...you may even get a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC  Show Sources: (Blame us for the whoopsies, not our sour...

5. Condiment Counteroffensive

Ypres, 1917. The men are in the trenches. They write letters home to loved ones because they know what’s coming; mustard gas. Only it’s not a gas, it’s a paste, a condiment! All is fair in love and war, and in this war, things are getting tasty.  What if instead of a deadly gas, the Germans just dropped literal mustard on Allied forces?  Colin manages to squeeze out some facts on mustard. Later, who lets the dogs out? The Allied forces, and Cody. Want to join the OUAT community? Have an id...

Fireside - Leonardo da Sneezy

Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Leonardo da Sneezy! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate!  And who knows...you may even get a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC  Show Sources: (Blame us for the whoopsies, not our sources. O...

4. Leonardo da Sneezy

You know him. We know him. He’s the literal Renaissance Man. But how would our world be different if Leonardo da Vinci was allergic to paint? Cody poo-poos da Vinci’s legacy. Alex goes off the deep end in this one - crossbow machine guns, pagan rituals, and the Mecha Pope.  Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page!  Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp. Milktoast Media LLC Music: A Cruel Angel...

Fireside - Jack the Tipper

Alex, Cody, and Colin reflect on and wrap up Jack the Tipper! Find out the things they said that may have been wrong and, most importantly, who won the debate!  And who knows...you may even get a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page!  Editing by Hannah Burkhardt Hosted by Alex Smitch, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp Milktoast Media LLC Show Sources: (Blame us for the whoopsies, not our sources. Our so...

3. Jack the Tipper: Philanthropy in Whitechapel

Whitechapel, a town wreaking of sin and poverty, suffered under the weight of five gruesome murders at the end of 1888. One man rose from the darkness to save Whitechapel from the pits of despair with his fistfuls of cash: good-old Jack the Tipper. Today we ask, “What if Jack the Ripper, instead of committing a series of murders in Whitechapel, turned his attention towards philanthropy?” Cody discusses social reform in Whitechapel after the murders. Colin dishes on the dark side of philant...

2. Brooks v. Sumner: An American Tradition

What if cane fighting remained as the way to settle disputes in the Senate, instead of the filibuster? Politicians in the U.S. used to squash their beefs by smacking each other in the head with canes. Gold-tipped canes. The filibuster replaced the practice in the Senate, and reasoned discourse continues within the hallowed Senate chambers to this day… Alex shows us the dangers of honor culture. Colin rambles about the failure of the filibuster across time. Sorry about the audio quality in...

1. The Boston Apple Pie Party

In 1773, angry colonists protested British taxes by throwing over 300 crates of tea overboard. But what if the British decided to tax something more American, like apple pie? Nothin' more American than that. And while we're at it, why not learn a little bit more! Cody tells us why apples came to be an important American symbol. Alex discusses the fight between tea and coffee. Want to join the OUAT community? Have an idea for a change in history? Join our Facebook page! Edited by Hannah B...

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