A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast
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.
A Fork In Time: The Alternate History Podcast
Episode 0053—Six Degrees of Tommy Westphall
The final two scenes of series of the 1980's NBC television hospital drama St. Elsewhere recast the entire series as potentially the vivid imagining of one autistic boy, Tommy Westphall.
What are the theoretical "ripple effects" of a television universe ripe with cross-overs that connect to a show that is entirely in the mind of a child? The implications of this hypothesis are as widespread as they are "whimsical".
Helpful Web Links:
Wikipedia Article on St. Elsewhere
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elsewhere
Wikipedia Article on Tommy Westphall (and the Universe Hypothesis)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Westphall#The_Tommy_Westphall_Universe_Hypothesis
The Tommy Westphall Universe on Wordpress
Summary: https://thetommywestphall.wordpress.com/
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Key: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ptmduwn92g2as8/cross_key_2016.pdf?dl=0
List: https://thetommywestphall.wordpress.com/the-master-list/
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