15 Best Alternate History Podcasts
Alternate History Podcasts
Here are 15 Best Alternate History Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast
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Explore the realm of alternate histories as we explore the 'what ifs' that can flow from history's most pivotal moments. Each episode will focus on a specific moment in time--the fork--where history could have taken a different path. A Fork In Time encourages contributions and participation by our community of listeners who have become an integral and vital part of the show. This feed is also the home of our companion show, The Room Where It Happened, featuring the team looking at significant historical events without the alternative prespective.MORE Hosts Kai, Evan, Chris, Dylan
Producer/Network A Fork In Time
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Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 36Facebook 74Twitter 24Instagram 20 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Since May 2019 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. Twilight Histories
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Welcome to the Twilight Histories, an immersive audio adventure that casts YOU as a time-traveling hero. Each episode transports you to a new world—some familiar, others totally exotic. Explore Egypt ravaged by an Ice Age, or a Carthaginian colony on Mars. The Twilight Histories blends alternate history, science fiction, fantasy, and role-playing into a fully soundscaped, immersive audio drama. Step onto the platform... if you dare!MORE Host Jordan Harbour
Producer/Network Dark Lord Studios
Email ****@twilighthistories.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 909Facebook 2.5KTwitter 1K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Sep 2011 Get Email Contact
3. IMAGINARIUM : An Alternate History Of Art
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Welcome to Imaginarium: an alternate history of art. A podcast where we delve in to the most obscure parts of art history. Every month, I will go in a deep dive in an art history subject that isn't often talked about in the general field of art history Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Nadjah O
Producer/Network Nadjah O.
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 41Twitter 1.4KInstagram 102 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact
4. Back To The Past: The Alternate History Podcast
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Website Apple Spotify
Welcome to Back to the Past: The Alternate History Podcast. This Podcast takes a look at several important events scattered throughout the course of our history and discuss 'What If' it would've happened differently. In our discussion of how this altered event would not only change future events, but also how it would effect geopolitics, demographics, society and more.MORE Host Rohan Parikh
Producer/Network Back To The Past: The Alternate History Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 11Twitter 67Instagram 27 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact
5. Imagine If?
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Website Apple Spotify
An Alternate History podcast where we explore alternate universes with a 'Imagine If?' divergence, such as 'Imagine If, Nazis won WWII, or if Abraham Lincoln was never assassinated?'
Host Brody Burton
Producer/Network Brody Burton
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 20 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact
6. The Alternate History Show
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Ben Kearns and guests imagine what might have been-had things in history proceeded a little differently. Also, get the very latest news on various alternate history websites, novels and our AH picks of the week-and in each episode, Ben reviews an example of AH literature/media in 60 seconds.MORE Host Ben Kearns
Producer/Network Ben Kearns
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact
7. The Revisionists
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Website Apple Spotify
Three comics present two different stories about a person or event from history-one accurate, one crazy alternate. You vote, and the winning story becomes accepted history.
Hosts Brian Flynn, Zach Powers
Producer/Network Brian Flynn
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 94Twitter 85 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
8. What If World History?
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Website Apple Spotify
The events that shape our world, and our future, take many turns. What If World History? explores an alternative timeline to the events that molded our lives. Take a trip with us.
Host Mark Bouffard
Producer/Network Mark Bouffard
Email ****@whatifworldhistory.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 19Facebook 117Twitter 40Instagram 37 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact
9. Age of Confusion
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Website Apple
This is a story podcast documenting the alternate history of the U.S. and the world from 1963 to 1985, in a world where John F. Kennedy survives and the great upheavals of the time take a different path than they did in real life.MORE Host Sean Munger
Producer/Network Sean Munger
Email ****@seanmunger.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact
10. This Is Not History
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Website Apple Spotify
This is not a show of what was but rather of what might have been. Here we blend fact with fiction by exploring alternative histories; events that might have happened had things gone a little differently. If you've ever wondered about these scenarios, THIS IS NOT HISTORY is the podcast for you!Twitter: @nothistorypodMORE Producer/Network Tom Delargy
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 3Twitter 87 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact
11. The World That Wasn't
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Website Apple
The World that Wasn't is a podcast that explores the What Ifs of history. What if the Germans won the battle of Britain? What if JFK had survived that fateful day in Dallas? What if China had colonized the new world? Each episode we will contrast an enthusiastic fan point of view on alternate history with an insightful opinion from a guest historian.MORE Hosts Nick Davidge, Jamie Toal
Producer/Network The World That Wasn't
Email ****@theworldthatwasnt.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 29 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Since May 2015 Get Email Contact
12. OtherSide
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Website Apple Spotify
Your weekly dose of alternate history, parallel dimensions, and what if scenarios.
Producer/Network Giovanni Paches
Estimated listeners
Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact
13. News in world war
Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
this is a alternative history senario as the bbc news covers of what is happening in the front lines
Host Ethan Senawato Ko
Producer/Network ethan senawato ko
Estimated listeners
Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact
Alternate History shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai | Co Host | aforkintimepodcast.com | 72 | |
| Evan | Co Host | aforkintimepodcast.com | 72 | |
| Chris | Co Host | aforkintimepodcast.com | 72 | |
| Dylan | Co Host | aforkintimepodcast.com | 72 | |
| Jordan Harbour | Host | audioboom.com/channel/twilight-histories | 5 | |
| Nadjah O | Host | shows.acast.com/626ee26e4bf10d00131d9a1d | 6 | |
| Rohan Parikh | Host | wavve.link/AltHistPodcast/episodes | ||
| Brody Burton | Host | listennotes.com/podcasts/imagine-if-brody-burton-kXvN9q0sDU6 | 32 | |
| Ben Kearns | Host | podbean.com/podcast-detail/bqt73-ee25e/The-Alternate-History-Show-Podcast | 2 | |
| Brian Flynn | Co Host | revisionistspodcast.com | 1 | |
| Zach Powers | Co Host | revisionistspodcast.com | 1 | |
| Mark Bouffard | Host | whatifworldhistory.com | ||
| Sean Munger | Host | ageofconfusion.net | ||
| Nick Davidge | Co Host | theworldthatwasnt.com | ||
| Jamie Toal | Co Host | theworldthatwasnt.com | ||
| Ethan Senawato Ko | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ethan-senawato-ko8 | ||
| Tom Delargy | anchor.fm/tom-delargy/episodes/What-if-the-Korean-War-had-a-Winner---TINH-eeeb12 | 11 | ||
| Giovanni Paches | anchor.fm/giovanni-paches/episodes/OtherSide-Episode-18-What-If-Telegraphs-Were-Never-Invented-eqhqs2 | 2 |
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