What if an apple never fell on Isaac Newton's head and he never came up with Gravity?

Join us as we take special guest historical vandal, Cardiff-based physicist and stand-up comic Ollie Edwards, on a joyride through alternative history. Armed with a suspiciously oversized time-travel watch, Ollie dials back to 1666 Lincolnshire to intercept a falling apple — and stop it from bonking the world’s biggest nerd, Isaac Newton, on the head.

After seeing great success putting Newton on a Harley and arming him with a taper fade and a trundle wheel, we focus our attention on the consequences of his loss from the physics world.

Along the way we talk:

🍎 Which show would be the biggest loss for the UK comedy scene without the clout of the Cambridge Footlights

💅 Whether the cold war powers ever just rang for a chat

🧠 Whether Jesus would buy us a round of beers

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Historical Vandal: @ozzie._04

Chaos Consultant: @austihamps

Cardiff University Comedy Society: @CU_Comedy

Stand-up at Cardiff Comedy Society: Zingers, The Flute & Tankard: https://www.cardiffstudents.com/events/10648/40403/

Alternative History | What If History | Counterfactual Comedy | Isaac Newton | Physics | Time Travel | Cardiff Comedy | Queer Eye for the Nerd Guy

What if an apple never fell on Isaac Newton's head and he never came up with Gravity?

Join us as we take special guest historical vandal, Cardiff-based physicist and stand-up comic Ollie Edwards, on a joyride through alternative history. Armed with a suspiciously oversized time-travel watch, Ollie dials back to 1666 Lincolnshire to intercept a falling apple — and stop it from bonking the world’s biggest nerd, Isaac Newton, on the head.

Ollie's plan? Derail the discovery of gravity by giving Newton a glow-up. With the help of returning guest and chaos consultant Austin Hampshire, we embark on a mission to turn the powdered-wigged volcel into a 17th-century sex symbol.

Along the way we talk:

🍎 Newton’s lesser known 4th law of being a complete virgin 💅 Why he kept sticking a needle in his eye

🧠 What scientists back then even knew

We also discuss the fate of Cambridge University without their MVP, why ancient statues had little dicks, and debate whether Jesus would be a good pint

PS: If you’ve been enjoying the pod so far, please follow, rate us 5 stars, and tell your mates - it takes two seconds but it keeps our time machine running!

Historical Vandal: @ozzie._04

Chaos Consultant: @austihamps

Cardiff University Comedy Society: @CU_Comedy

Stand-up at Cardiff Comedy Society: Zingers, The Flute & Tankard: https://www.cardiffstudents.com/events/10648/40403/

Alternative History | What If History | Counterfactual Comedy | Isaac Newton | Physics | Time Travel | Cardiff Comedy | Queer Eye for the Nerd Guy

What if Andrew Tate’s chess champion dad was humiliated by a 10 year old girl in 1986?

Join us as we take special guest historical vandal, Newport-based comic & Bedfordshire bad boy Chris Chopping, for a joyride through alternative history. Chris stumbles upon a suspiciously dusty vinyl copy of Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan in an abandoned record store, where he tinkers with a time-travelling turntable, spinning back the clock to 1986. Chris then exacts his grand master plan, along with the help of a 10 year old girl, to sabotage the professional chess career of Emory Tate, father of the internet’s most toxic influencer, Andrew Tate, to ensure he never rises through the algorithms of lonely lads across the world.

Along the way we talk toxic masculinity, whether Andrew Tate has any mates, if owning a Bugatti is better than owning a cat, and Chris has a spectacular meltdown over our infamous “kill a medieval peasant” game.

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Historical Vandal: @chrischopping

Stand up for Trans Rights: https://www.facebook.com/standupfortransrights

Chris Chopping’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: https://nextupcomedy.com/programs/chris-chopping-chris-choppings-lonely-hearts-club-band

Alternative history | What if History | Counterfactual | Andrew Tate | Chess Grandmasters | Chappell Roan | Judit Polgár