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Patrick wants to dedicate an entire show on playing out the counterfactual of “What if Douglas MacArthur not recalled from the Korean War?” The duo then discuss What would happen if it went atomic? Invaded China? How would USSR respond?

Patrick and Dennis exchange three historical figures, an event, an era, and a conflict. Next they must weave a historical narrative film pitch to each other and the “Mayor of HollyWood”. They must cast the film with real actors as well. Things go well until Patrick flips out and declares shenanigans. Harry Houdini, Yitzhak Rabin, O.J. Simpson, Nirvana, and The sinking of Lusitania also appear

Patrick wants to Abolish or Alter Congress. Can America adopt Direct Democracy? Should term limits be added? Can you take the money and PAC aspect out? Should all matters be decided by the Supreme Court and Executive Branch? Professor Winston grades the class with email about free speech as well.

Is political correctness and social justice tweeter warriors killing comedy? Dennis and Patrick work these thesis into the dirt using Johnathan Swift, Charlie Hebdo, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Redd Foxx, MLK, South African disinvestment, and Huck Finn as reference and framework.

Two educators attempt to educate one another on a subject using a thought experiment or random thesis as the premise. Dennis is spending his millions of dollars with his family on a lavish vacation, so Patrick edits all the warm up quizzes together to create one massive podcast of Dennis failing quiz questions. We will be back next week live without a clip show

Patrick poses the thesis that aggression and violence are biological and evolutionary conditions while social and cultural evolution have grown to counter our DNA in modern society. Football, The Crusades, Eugenics, Neu

Dennis takes a hot dog style quiz. Then the duo discuss Disruptive Innovations such a smart phones, and streaming media and the impact on society and culture. Patrick wants to discuss the thought experiment “Would a

Dennis explains debating styles, then asks if a four year University education is worth it the time and cost. Patrick fears the “Uncollege” movement, quizzes Dennis on terrorism and punk rock bands. Wesley Clark, D

Patrick challenges Dennis to defend if Empires throughout history are a positive economic and technological force for mankind. Patrick gets all socialist while Dennis makes Caesar proud. Pax Mongolia, Die Hard, Economi

Patrick and Dennis construct an atlas using their favorite fictional cities, nations, and places from the realms of prose, film, animation, comic books, and television. Disney, Akira, Ron Swanson, The Black Panther, and

Patrick wants to know if concepts of canon, reboots, retcons, and continuity in intellectual property can be explained through the lense of James Bond. Dennis and Patrick throw Spider-Man, Sherlock Holmes, and St. Elsewhere

Patrick wants to know if The 1987 Film Robocop predicts the future. Do scientists need to use science fiction to spread the message of good science? Is science fiction best as metaphor for social topics?

The boys use Strauss and Howe's generational theory as a framework to create their own 200 years of American generations with new names and new figure heads. American History is broken into generations and nonsense ensu

Warm up: Patron Saint or Superhero Quiz, Patrick wants to know if rivalries are positive or negative for humanity. The boys looks at Rivals in Business, Sports, Personal lives. and the Punic Wars.

It is a comic book crossover. Patrick makes Dennis join his other podcast Make Dad Read Comics and read Preacher. The duo end up taking Disney comics and fandom.

Dennis wants to know what the timeline would look like in the Mid 20th century and beyond if Huey Long was not assassinated. Patrick’s is what if Star Wars a New Hope was a flop?

Dennis wants to know if someone really live by a personal manifesto. Patrick probes this idea by giving Dennis some different famous manifestos and counters that the masses may prescribe but not a single man, Dewey Rule

Professor Winston from the Red Lodge podcast stops in to school the boys on Art. Winston crams hundreds of years of art concept into 45 mins of talk Patrick and Dennis try to keep up also Rap, Lovecraft, Cold War propag

Patrick asks if a total decriminalization of drugs would solve drug crime in America. Dennis wants heavy regulation, Dennis and Patrick ponder if drugs and drink breed creativity. Mantras, Portugal, Jogging, and Jazz a

Dennis explains Jim Harbaugh Patrick then asks Dennis if there is a sports industrial complex and will bigger faster stronger players create a transhuman arms race? Steroids, Al Pacino, Olympics, Sleeping Pills, and Ca