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- 20250129 Pivotal Events in Islamic History🗓️ Dive into January 29's historical significance! From the devastating Mongol sack of Baghdad 🏰 to the martyrdom of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⚔️, pivotal moments shaped the course of the Islamic Golden Age and early Islamic unity. Explore "what if" scenarios and their potential ripple effects on science 🔬, culture 🕌, and global geopolitics 🌍. Uncover history's profound "glitches." 📜6 min
- 20250128 Historical What-ifs - Prague to Present🕰️ Dive into the pivotal moments of history with 'Glitch of History' as we explore January 28. From the 🛡️ decisive Battle of Prague shaping the Peace of Westphalia and European geopolitics, to the 🌍 complex Middle Eastern conflicts of modern times, this episode ponders the "what-ifs" that could've altered history. Could diplomacy have forged different outcomes? Let's find out together! 🤔✌️6 min
- 20250127 January 27 - Liberation and Cooperation🕊️🗺️ January 27: A date of liberation and pivotal historical events—Soviet forces free Auschwitz (1945), ending unspeakable horrors, 🌍 and sign the Outer Space Treaty (1967), fostering peace in space exploration. 📜⚖️ Both milestones hold profound lessons on justice, human rights, and global unity. ✨ 🚀7 min
- 20250126 Pivotal January 26 Events Explored🌟🔍 A deep dive into key moments from January 26: 🇮🇳 India's shift to a republic in 1950, 🤔 Bill Clinton's infamous denial in 1998, and 🇦🇺 the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. Explore alternative timelines and their potential impacts on global history. 🌍📜7 min
- 20250125 January 25 - Egypts Revolution Spark🗓️ January 25 marked a pivotal moment in the Arab Spring with the Egyptian revolution 🌍. Citizens protested against authoritarian rule, demanding democracy and freedoms 💪, leading to Mubarak's resignation 🏛️. It showcased the power of social media 📲 and grassroots movements ✊, influencing global democratic efforts 🌐 while highlighting challenges in sustaining change ⚖️.6 min
- 20250124 Alternative Soviet History - Lenins Death🕰️ On this day in 1924, Vladimir Lenin passed away, creating a power vacuum in the Soviet Union. 💡 What if things had been different? If Lenin had lived longer or named a different successor like Trotsky, Stalin’s rise might have been prevented. 🌍 This could’ve reshaped global dynamics, impacting WWII and the Cold War. 🤔 History's intricate "what-ifs" reveal the ripple effects of a single event.5 min
- 20250123 January 23 - Pivotal Historical What-Ifs🌍 Delving into significant January 23rd events: from the arrest of journalist Jenkins during Russia's 1905 Revolution 📰🇷🇺 to the evolving Turkish-Syrian reconciliation in 2023 🤝🌐. Explore alternative timelines—what if Russia's monarchy persisted or the Syrian conflict resolved earlier? 🔄📖7 min
- 20250122 Key Historical Events of January 22📜 On January 22, pivotal moments shaped history: the tragic Bloody Sunday of 1905 in Russia, triggering revolutionary movements 🚶♂️⚔️, and the ambitious yet challenging START II Treaty of 1993, aiming for nuclear disarmament 💣🤝. These events offer insights into social upheavals and geopolitical shifts 🌍. What if history had taken a different turn? 🤔✨7 min
- 20250121 January 21 - Alternate Historical Scenarios🕰️ Delve into history's pivotal moments on January 21! 📜 Explore alternate scenarios: Lenin's prolonged life altering the USSR 🌍, a decisive U.S. victory at Khe Sanh shifting Vietnam War opinions 🇺🇸, Pope John Paul II's Cuban visit transforming global relations 🇨🇺, and Middle East peace forging stability ☮️. Intriguing alternate universes await on 'Glitch of History'!6 min
- 20250120 Significant Events of January 20
📜✨ January 20 is packed with pivotal historical moments. Highlights include Turkey's 1921 Constitution 📖🇹🇷 reshaping national sovereignty, FDR's 1937 inaugural January 20 presidency 🇺🇸👔, the 1942 Wannsee Conference's horrific Holocaust planning 🕊️✡️, Obama's groundbreaking 2009 presidency 🌍🇺🇸, and tragic wartime events in 1941 in Bucharest 🇷🇴💔. Each moment signifies profound global ripples and the tantalizing question—what if? 🤔✍️
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About Glitch of History
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'Glitch of History' is a counterfactual history podcast with a rule: change one thing, and follow only what the evidence can carry.
Each episode takes a single documented moment — a council interrupted by soldiers, an order that arrived late, a draft treaty left unsigned — and introduces one explicit divergence. Not a different world. One decision, reversed. From there, Rowan attends to the record and Maren examines what could have gone differently, tracing the consequences through the mechanisms history actually runs on: a chain of command, a succession rule, a supply route, a season, a delay in the post.
What makes the show unusual is where it stops. Every step is weighted by how much the evidence supports it, and that confidence falls as the scenario travels further from the fork. When the record can no longer tell us which path would have prevailed, the episode says so instead of inventing an ending. There is no alternate world, and no 'everything would have changed' — the point is analytical, not speculative.
Every episode returns to what actually happened, and asks what the road not taken reveals about the road that was: a missed opportunity, an overestimated individual, a logistical limit, a fragile alliance, the gaps in a surviving archive.
New episodes every Tuesday.