
Hypotheticals
Rob/Mike/Matt/John
Show overview
Hypotheticals has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 62 episodes. That works out to roughly 75 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 5m and 1h 17m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 42% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Comedy show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 9 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 24 episodes published. Published by Rob/Mike/Matt/John.
From the publisher
Two middle aged white guys coming up with practical outcomes to absurd hypothetical questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 62 episodesEpisode 62: My Voter Base Is Extra Crispy
Episode 61: Slap Yourself Out Of This One, Will

Ep 60Episode 60: World War DDR
Hosts: Rob & MikeCould you defeat the Russians with a new any% Mario 1 world record? ie: what if video game competitions determined who won a war?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41552709-the-uninhabitable-earthhttps://rockykanaka.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 59Episode 59: The Animal Happening
Hosts: Rob & Matt & KateWe ask what if animals did what they probably should have millennia ago: unite against us humans.https://www.youtube.com/@DarkMatter2525/videoshttps://www.youtube.com/@AntsCanadahttps://www.netflix.com/title/81054847https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqvPnZnBXc4https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/6/3/5772796/nba-y2k-series-finale-the-death-of-basketball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 58Episode 58: When I Grow Up I Don't Want To Grow Up
EHosts: Rob & MattWe ask what would you do if you became a vampire. There's a lot more practical answers than you'd think.Content:https://www.youtube.com/@ThenNowhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4V_jMdRbbTrmBVJB6FDzgwhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Chip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 57Episode 57: Everyone On My Floor Is Coding
Hosts: Rob, Kate, & MattYep, it's a weird one especially since a lot of people don't know ow to code, even some developers. So what happens if everyone suddenly forgets how to?Recommended content:https://www.youtube.com/@AdamSomethinghttps://www.netflix.com/title/81591296?source=35&fromWatch=truehttps://www.youtube.com/@TLDRpodcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 56Episode 56: We Gave Everyone Jedibedes
EHosts: Rob & ShilohWe don't discriminate against Sith or Jedi, everyone gets everyone's powers.Suggested content:https://www.youtube.com/@DGR_Davehttps://www.youtube.com/@AdamDoesNotExist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 55Episode 55: We Should Send Aliens Ransomware
Hosts: Rob & MattI'm sure fans of The Craft would like to see the crew go after a xenomorph.Content suggestions:https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilothttps://www.youtube.com/@KillTheCompShow/videos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 54Episode 54: The Pot Phelps Actually Used (JK Do Not Sue)
Hosts: Rob & MikeI can't imagine the podheads would be excited if all the effects were the opposite of before.Content suggestions:https://www.yourownbackyardpodcast.com/https://www.youtube.com/@ChefStudioChannel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 53Episode 53: I Guess I Have To Rate This Landmine 1 Of 5 Stars
EHosts: Rob & MattWe borrowed heavily from Torchwood Miracle Day. But only what if killing was impossible.Recommended content:https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryofHumankindhttps://www.hilariousworld.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 52Episode 52: Disney Has Deployed Human Shields
EHots: Rob & KateThat's right, we're doing what Ron DeSantis never dreamed of: invading Disneyland.Content recommendations:https://www.youtube.com/@LostFutures1https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 51Episode 51: The Library Late Fees On My Papyrus Are Going To Kill Me
EHosts; Rob & Matt & MikeThis could have easily been a "what would you do if you had time travel?" bu that's too much for an episode, so the time machine has a broken gear and can only go to when the library of Alexandira existed.Content recommendations:https://www.youtube.com/professordaveexplainshttps://www.storyofbible.com/the-bug-bible-and-other-unusual-bibles.htmlhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/22eUIsoURgq3GFNo6yAIUDhttps://www.youtube.com/@Nikos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 50Episode 50: Is Bullet Bill A Kamakazi
EHosts: Rob & MattIt's about time Dennis Hopper claimed revenge. But yeah what if the actual mushroom kingdom invaded? Apologies to those hoping for some new Yoshi lore.Content recommendations:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blindspot/id1567282609https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LGe265pwvUhttps://petapixel.com/2025/07/28/someone-saved-a-digital-image-file-to-a-bird/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 49Episode 49: Little Tikes First Technical
Hosts: Rob & KateNow I'll be honest, there's a lot of things we probably didn't cover because we went on tangents about nuclear accidents. But anyway we ask what if we did actually militarize the boyscouts and I learned we kinda do already.Content:https://www.youtube.com/@Shaun_vidshttps://www.thiswarofmine.com/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238470/Grimshire/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 48Episode 48: Sub To Me On Twitch To Live
Hosts: Rob, Kate, Matthttps://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1kids in the hall preachergrimshire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 47Episode 47: Oops, All Short Topics
Hosts: Rob & MikeSo we went through a few topics so this one will be a surprise!Recommended content:21st centry federalistold man's warfilms to be buried with Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 46Episode 46: I Lost My Arm In The Queen's Gambit
EHosts: Rob, Matt, & ShilohContent:https://themoth.org/radio-hourhttps://www.youtube.com/@JoshJohnsonComedyhttps://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/cagcast-video-game-podcast.55/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 45Episode 45: The Grindset Apocalypse
Hosts: Rob & Kate (new host!)Uber isn't great but it gets weird if any job can be called via UberRecommended content:https://www.youtube.com/@PolterGibbstElizabeth Moon - fantasy author, new short stories coming out Tales from the Stinky Dragons Podcast for D&D Womble - For all your bullshittery gaming needs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 44Episode 44: Welcome To Cognitive Dissonance Podcast
EHosts: Rob & MikeWhat if you were forced to listen to terrible podcasts?Amish computers: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/zyi2ti/til_there_is_an_amish_computer_it_doesnt_have/Hard Landing Podcast: https://www.hardlandingspodcast.com/the new world review (sorry, no link) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 43Episode 43: Durianboarded
Hosts: Rob & MattOk, I'll be real. I stole this idea from the 1999 cinematic masterpiece, The Matrix. There are really some horrible outcomes if you can only taste chicken no matter what you eat.Anyway, content:Say Potato, https://www.facebook.com/groups/it.humor.and.memes/posts/30303169522615443/Three Arrows: https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeArrows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.