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"WhatifAlthist" | World History, Philosophy, Culture

by Rudyard Lynch

WhatifAltHist is a podcast from Rudyard Lynch that looks to try to find the patterns in history and anthropology so as to predict the future and understand the dynamics that result in civilizations rising and falling. It began as an enormously popular alternate history channel with nearly 600K listeners and more than 100M views on YouTube. Rudyard Lynch also hosts the podcast History 102 with Erik Torenberg, which attempts to solidly explain pivotal historical events in depth in under an hour. Topics covered: World History, Philosophy, Civilization, Culture WhatifAlthist is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co

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Despite the long biography, the ep. Greatest Lie Ever Told was comprised primarily of broad assertions without specific examples that would have helped anchor the discussion. One example that was given, that troublemakers added subsaharan data to 23andMe, based on my own research, turned out to be an unsupported debunked hoax. I guess Elon was wrong about this pod, unless you are into confirmation bias.

ggailey777 · Feb 2026

Absolutely fascinating takes that make you reconsider everything! One of my favorite podcasts of all time!

Balcony bob · Dec 2025

I’m impressed with the knowledge he’s accumulated, mostly from reading, and the unexpected wisdom from someone so young to be able to use history to explain so many of the problems vexing modern people and societies. I think his knowledge presented so cogently will help us steer away from the traps which generations of leftists have set to capture young minds and emotions (often for life) and for everyday people to regain rationality and pursue life with purpose, optimism and energy.

Swim Daily · Sep 2025

This guy has really interesting takes on modern societal trends wrt historical events and patterns. Listen and try not to get triggered.

grtamer · Jul 2024

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