PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI
Could you survive and thrive if you were sent back in time? Would you invent electricity in ancient Rome, or perhaps teach Napoleon rock & roll? Well now you can find out! Join our hosts Ryan, Tan and Keon in PastMaster – the time-travelling, history-bending, role-playing show. It’s simple. We've given an AI the rules of the game and it acts as our narrator and guide. Each week we navigate to a different era and find out if we've got what it takes to reshape history. Will it be historically accurate? Will any of it make sense? Will we master the past? Tune in and find out!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
![S2E12: The Mary Celeste - Mystery Solved (kinda) [1872 CE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a1fcb91c-cc82-11ef-893f-f7765592fa36/image/13ba08826f6bf7af84f627778d74c238.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E12: The Mary Celeste - Mystery Solved (kinda) [1872 CE]
The PastMaster team joins the fateful final voyage of the Mary Celeste, the merchant ship whose crew vanished without a trace in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872.
Determined to find out the truth behind o…
00:49:29 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
S2E11: The Sausage of World Peace (Dinner Party Master Special)
This week the team head to the Palace of Versailles to host a fantasy dinner party attended by the good (Jesus and Gandhi), the bad (Hitler, Stalin and Mao) prominent historical female leaders (Eliza…
00:40:29 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
![S2E10: Two Mad Dogs, a Swan Burger and a Fighting Bear [1613 CE] (ft. special guest Marc Zakian)](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a30cc9f0-cc82-11ef-893f-67555642ceb0/image/2dab4b65f560897a8092aedc7a0fa32d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E10: Two Mad Dogs, a Swan Burger and a Fighting Bear [1613 CE] (ft. special guest Marc Zakian)
In the ultimate battle of man vs machine, we pit our human guide against artificial intelligence for an adventure through time. But who will emerge as more insightful and knowledgeable?
In the human…
01:28:16 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
![S2E9: Harder, faster, Past-ier – Royal Rumble in the American Revolution [1773 CE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a396f36e-cc82-11ef-893f-0f0cc9ee1316/image/17b3dc727244c05ec9124b3e44c31253.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E9: Harder, faster, Past-ier – Royal Rumble in the American Revolution [1773 CE]
Besieged by PastMaster fans asking for the game to be made harder, Tan updates the rules of the game, giving us all new ‘hard mode’.
This is an attempt to revert to the original concept of the game…
00:42:45 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
![S2E8: Operation: Save Jesus [~30 CE] (ft. special guest Nick Horseman)](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a41e62cc-cc82-11ef-893f-a7958f348abf/image/f03f6872380deb83cfd40cd8d98f3488.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E8: Operation: Save Jesus [~30 CE] (ft. special guest Nick Horseman)
Returning to PastMaster for another crack at the past is rapper and comedian Nick Horseman. Nick (AKA Cat R Pillar) and Keon (AKA Colin Winkleforth) face off in a two-player competition to save Jesus…
00:33:55 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
![S2E7: FutureMaster – We've been to the year 3000. Can confirm, they don't live underwater [2985 CE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a4a955c6-cc82-11ef-893f-ff14ac699ff1/image/c1c23fbb288de7a0bd82cb5c6b9ba412.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E7: FutureMaster – We've been to the year 3000. Can confirm, they don't live underwater [2985 CE]
Keon flexes his muscles and updates his Insta profile pic before jumping into the time machine and darting off to the 30th century.
Landing in a year when data is apparently more valuable than gold,…
01:10:26 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
S2E6: Stop the Conference! Berlin 1884 (ft. Chinny Ukata & Astrid Madimba from It's a Continent)
Special guests Chinny Ukata and Astrid Madimba from It’s a Continent podcast join the PastMaster crew for a mission at the Berlin Conference of 1884.
Taking aim at the event widely regarded as the p…
01:01:19 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
![S2E5: Solving the Mystery of Stonehenge [~3000 BCE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a5c10c4c-cc82-11ef-893f-f7a3511f0ef9/image/f06715eba589794959c6643d0194d9eb.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E5: Solving the Mystery of Stonehenge [~3000 BCE]
Keon’s always wanted to know who built Stonehenge and why. So Ryan used PastMaster to find out (of course).
In what is possibly the trippiest episode of PastMaster yet, our AI GameMaster concocts …
00:56:49 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
![S2E4: Labour of Time [1959 CE] (ft. special guest Tom GK)](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a66a9898-cc82-11ef-893f-3b44a3c33cae/image/03043e509a40fb4575729542cb53eba1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E4: Labour of Time [1959 CE] (ft. special guest Tom GK)
Comedian and writer Tom GK returns to the PastMaster studio, taking the hot seat for his first time as a player. Heading to the Labour Party conference in Blackpool in 1959, Tom plans to alter the co…
00:47:22 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
S2E3: TrueCrimeMaster – We solved the Jack The Ripper case!
Tan travels back to the slums of Victorian Whitechapel in a bid to catch Jack the Ripper and solve one of the most notorious unsolved crimes ever.
Donning his detective gear and using the moniker In…
00:40:06 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
S2E2: "The Strategist" sniffs out Napoleon Bonaparte [1805 CE] (ft. special guest Nick Horseman)
Special guest rapper and comedian Nick Horseman returns to PastMaster in the year 1805 for an adventure aboard the HMS Victory en route to the Battle of Trafalgar.
With a surreal curveball, Admiral …
00:50:38 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
![S2E1: Sorcery Slam (Hallowe’en special) [~1400 CE] ft. special guest Tom GK.](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a817db24-cc82-11ef-893f-c7c3f16e0aff/image/154571ceaa6de39b10633169e72928aa.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
S2E1: Sorcery Slam (Hallowe’en special) [~1400 CE] ft. special guest Tom GK.
PastMaster is back for season 2 and for this Halloween special Tan takes on the Witchfinder General himself in a bid to end the persecution of witches. Starring special guest comedian and writer Tom …
00:53:55 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
EP20: A blast from the PastMaster — Season 1 Finale (featuring special guest ‘Dave’)
We’re wrapping up Season 1 of PastMaster with a look back on some of the highlights of our adventures so far.
Joining us “live, in-person” for the very first time is GameMaster itself, being voiced …
00:39:16 |
Tue 29 Aug 2023
EP19: Barbenheimer (Special 2 Player PastMaster)
Barbie and Ken try to prevent nuclear war by sabotaging the bomb in our first two-player game of PastMaster.
Barbie, played by Keon, goes deep undercover in New Mexico, using her knowledge of physic…
00:42:00 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
![EP18: Cap’n F**k-C**tle’s Sweary Sea Shanty [1756 CE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a9d34714-cc82-11ef-893f-6b31eeec8a2f/image/3fec2139fa1b0325f5bcee741088a08c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
EP18: Cap’n F**k-C**tle’s Sweary Sea Shanty [1756 CE]
EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING: While we have bleeped out the worst of the swear words, this episode is definitely not safe for work or those who don’t wish to hear bad language
Ryan finally gets Chat GPT…
00:52:03 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
![EP17: Olympic wheelbarrow racing (with special guest Louise Banham) [776 BCE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/aa6cd014-cc82-11ef-893f-cbd2a3bb98ae/image/310c7d09ac11f5ed95a3f0bba43aba2d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
EP17: Olympic wheelbarrow racing (with special guest Louise Banham) [776 BCE]
At the first ever Olympics Keon sets out to win a gold medal and introduce some new sports to the Games, starring special guest Louise Banham as the voice of Game Master.
Channelling his ‘inner Jona…
00:50:49 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
![EP16: Elizabethan Jazz Hands (with special guest Louise Banham) [1592 CE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/aafef5ca-cc82-11ef-893f-3baa04c3aa6c/image/e0949d6e29a0cee68f9b834a89897380.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
EP16: Elizabethan Jazz Hands (with special guest Louise Banham) [1592 CE]
Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I feature in this episode set in 1592. Special guest Louise Banham attempts to become ruler of England by introducing the land to musical theatre. Beating the Bard to …
00:59:06 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
![EP15: Aria of Death, A Mission to kill Hitler (with special guest Nick Horseman) [1911 CE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ab9bc2ce-cc82-11ef-893f-638fa6d036a3/image/6768051d326785733fb8621df4ff51f9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
EP15: Aria of Death, A Mission to kill Hitler (with special guest Nick Horseman) [1911 CE]
Special guest Nick Horseman stars in a time travelling mission to kill Adolph Hitler before he can rise to prominence.
Adopting the moniker of Klaus Hörsmann, Nick journeys back to the Habsburg Empi…
00:39:02 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
![EP14: Death Wish Kitty (with special guest Nick Horseman) [1250 BCE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ac3f7284-cc82-11ef-893f-779695d45add/image/56ba0bbc481b0429ff15d4dfa7aa5d84.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
EP14: Death Wish Kitty (with special guest Nick Horseman) [1250 BCE]
The gang head back to ancient Egypt, this time with a cunning plan involving poles, furs and a beatboxing cat-god...
With Keon away the team welcomes back special guest comedian and rapper Nick Hors…
01:15:22 |
Mon 10 Jul 2023
![EP13: The Windy City Wedding Whiskey Run (with special guest Nick Horseman) [1926 CE]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/acde7474-cc82-11ef-893f-b78ad7678ac9/image/af7cae3213236c8aa39660b8f71a2e5c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
EP13: The Windy City Wedding Whiskey Run (with special guest Nick Horseman) [1926 CE]
Special guest comedian and rapper Nick Horseman stars in a wise-cracking journey to prohibition-era Chicago. With his gangster patter down to a tee and a cunning plan to get in with the local mob bos…
01:14:33 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
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