Hypothetical: A What If? Podcast
Interviews with amazing people... Thought provoking hypotheticals. Always ask yourself... What If?
Episodes
In this episode we had the pleasure of talking to Karthik Sekar. Karthik Sekar is a trained scientist and engineer with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and a postdoctoral position in Systems Biology at ETH Zurich.
Karthik is the author of “After Meat: The case for an amazing meat-free world.” The book focuses on the technological reasons for why we’ll shift away from animal products.
To this end we chos...
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January 28, 2022 • 79 mins
When you think of insects there is often an " factor, after all they are considered to be pests to most of the public. Most of us would rather call an exterminator than entertain dealing with any kind of "pest". After you listen to this episode your perspective on insects may change or at the least, broaden.
Enter our guest Lauren Taranow. Lauren has taken a passion for learning about insects of all kinds and turned it into a pr...
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December 12, 2021 • 65 mins
Despite unexpected delays Episode 78 is here. Horror Author and Podcaster Jack Pierce. Jack is the bestselling author of The Suicide Diaries, Under a Mourning Star, Condemned, and Nuke Your Brain.
He joins us to explore a hypothetical for the ages. Jack shares a bit about himself and lends us his expertise. So close your eyes and strap in for an interesting listen.
Two killing machines meet up at a local bar. They catch up ...
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October 5, 2021
Close your eyes and try to recall where you where when you first heard the party anthem "Whoomp there it is".... The song is ubiquitous with an era. The tune is timeless and appeals to generations far beyond its intended audience.
In this episode we had the pleasure of getting to talk to DC Glenn (1/2) of Tag Team. DC is very charismatic and transparent about his past and the path that he and Tag Team took to stardom.
DC is self...
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July 18, 2021 • 117 mins
Actor. Comedian. Writer. Tik Tok creator. Wrestling fan .
#Albino Rhino.
Nate encompasses all of these descriptions and so much more. Nate is hella funny and super relatable.
After we got to know more about Nate we settled in to the hypothetical at hand, "What if you could create a wrestling gimmick? What would it be?"
Each of us took turns fully describing our wrestling personas, from entrance and entrance music to set moves a...
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For this episode we had the pleasure of talking to Shelise Ann Sola. Shelise is a working actress and podcaster. These descriptions encompass only a small measure of the talents and experiences that define her.
Shelise is also a costumer, author, and Instagram Influencer. After spending 2 years as the Head Animal Costumer on Nick Jr.'s 'Mutt & Stuff' she focused on her acting.
Shelise has been featured in numerous commercials book...
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April 11, 2021 • 98 mins
At first glance you could define Icarus Bell as the musical collaboration between Alan Alski Adams and Matt Noveskey... But Icarus Bell is more than the sum of their parts. Their sound is as diverse as the band's that influenced them.
It's no secret that Alan and Matt have a shared history with Blue October and are no strangers to the rock n roll lifestyle.
Keeping all this in mind we discussed the hypothetical, "What if alcoholi...
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In this episode we had the pleasure of talking to Molly Sinn. Molly was a legal prostitute before the pandemic hit. Our podcast is sex worker positive and Molly is a prime example of showing that the unfair perception of this profession does not always define the person.
Molly is very opinionated and intelligent. She is very family oriented and very sarcastic and fun to talk to.
The hypothetical that Molly chose was, "What if Psyc...
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January 24, 2021 • 132 mins
It's not often that you get to talk politics with a clown... Outside of Washington D.C... ??
In this episode we get to know Bullseye the Clown better and learn about what motivates him to do the work that he does.
Bullseye teaches children of all ages to fight bullying. He helps people learn to stand up for themselves and works with a variety of charitable organizations. He has traveled across Russia with Patch Adams visiting o...
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December 24, 2020
Hey folks!!! 2020 has been a real shit bag.... Not to be glum or gloomy, just being honest.
The end of the year is our (humanity's) chance to put all the junk behind us and appreciate our time together, in whatever form it may come in.
Having said that... Jbats & Mykahl want to wish you the best holidays you can possibly have. We want to thank our listeners for hanging with us.
We give our well wishes in this episode in addit...
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December 6, 2020 • 80 mins
In this episode we have the pleasure of talking to Margaret Davis, accomplished harpist and lead singer of Astoria Window.
We talk with Margaret about what attracted her to the harp and how family played a role in her choice to persue an interest in the arts. She highlights the intricate nature of producing the awesome sounds that emanate from her musical weapon of choice.
Hypothetically , we explore: ” What if being artistsic w...
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Happy Halloween What If’ers!!!
This spooky season we have a special guest…. Horror Host Mikey Sevier!!!
Mikey is a ghoul of many talents: Master of Sevier Manor, Creator of spine-tingling masks, and Spook Show Host.
We discuss all things monster with Mikey in this hypothetical…. Imagining what the world might be like if Dracula worked the same shift as you or The Mummy frequented the same gym you worked out at. The conclusions w...
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In this episode we have the awesome pleasure of talking to the lead singer of thrash metal band Diabology, Jesse Bergen.
We discuss the origins of the band as well as what has influenced them stylistically…. The band as a whole is young, but make no mistake, they can shred with the best of them. Be sure to wait after the interview to here their recent single, “Seas of Eternity”…
..Jesse ( 2nd on the left) and Diabology..
We deci...
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September 7, 2020 • 102 mins
In this episode we talk to undertaker, author, and podcast host Harlequin Grim. We discuss what Harlequin does in regards to undertaking as well as his love for writing and podcasting in the horror genre.
The hypothetical that Harlequin chose was, “What if necromancy were real?” We delve into the implications involved in bring back the dead via magical means. We examine how daily life would be affected as well how social norms wou...
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August 3, 2020 • 102 mins
In this episode we talk to comedian, writer, extra and, professional cupcake eater Ronny Pascale.
Ronny discusses some of his radio and tv work with us, as well as some of his childhood shenanigans. Ronnys silly sense of humour is genuinely infectious at times, but in a good way…. Lol.
As for the hypothetical, we each delve into our plans to fake our own deaths. What starts out detailed plans quickly devolves into absurdity.
You...
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July 1, 2020
In this episode we have the distinct pleasure of getting to talk to Adult Actress, Sara Jay.
Pardon the pun, but Sara wears many hats.... In addition to her lengthy porn career she is a business woman, entrepreneur, and accomplished content producer.
Mykahl talks to Sara about how she got her start in the Adult Film industry as well as some of the challenges faced by porn stars that try to simply access the same services that ...
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May 22, 2020 • 67 mins
In this episode we have the awesome pleasure of talking to Seth Nicholas Johnson, founder of Haunted Birthday Records. Seth is definitely multifaceted as he is also a podcast producer for Howstuffworks? as well as an animator.
Josh and I take this opportunity to ask Seth about his many work experiences as well as what spurred him on to create his unique record labe...
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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Comedian/Content Creator Donavan "Yung Cripp" Castillo . We discuss his life, regarding his popularity on YouTube , the challenges of being a disabled content creator online and his "feud" with fellow YouTuber Ricky Berwick...
Donovan had the honor of picking this episodes hypothetical, " What if you could recast The Suicide Squad?" Hilarity ensues as each of us infuse our own ...
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April 7, 2020 • 57 mins
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This episode we had the pleasure of speaking to Public Speaker and Marriage & Family Therapist, Steve Ing.
We get to know Steve a little better and probe the hypothetical at hand to its expose the concerns and vi...
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April 1, 2020 • 110 mins
In this episode we talk to our good friend Jon Gries again. We catch up with him to see how things are going in his corner of the world.... Jon shares his opinions and experiences with us as well as answering our listeners questions.
We breach the hypothetical, "What if we could access the Dream World? The inspiration for this exploration came from the character Jon portrays (Dr. Roberts) in Adult Swims' Dream Corp LLC.
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