The Alarmist

WAS VIGILANTE JUSTICE TO BLAME FOR THE CHINESE MASSACRE OF 1871!? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is joined by Special Guest Margaret Cho, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund to discuss one of the worst mass lynchings on American soil, The Chinese Massacre of 1871. On the board this week: Vigilante Justice, Saloon Culture and Racist Press. Listen to the new season of...

Today's Aftermath is as MASSIVE as the Ever Given cargo ship! First, Rebecca is joined by professor Sal Mercogliano (Associate Professor of History at Campbell University specializing in Maritime History) to talk about the recent Suez Canal drama. Then, Professor David S. Reynolds ( Author of Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times) stops in to teach us more about the assassination of Lincoln! Of course...

ARE GARDEN GNOMES TO BLAME FOR THE SHIP STUCK ON THE SUEZ CANAL!?  This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the recent Suez Canal Crisis. She is joined by Special Guest Renée Felice Smith (NCIS), Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Global Trade, Strong Winds and Capitalism. Check out Renée's book! https://www.barnesandno...

What do the Assassination of Lincoln, the Sinking of the Titanic, the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster, Columbine, Boston Marathon Bombing and Ruby Ridge have in common???? They all happened around APRIL 15th! On this deep dive, Rebecca, Chris and Amanda get to the bottom of this. Who is to blame? On the board: Spring Fever, Tax Day and Senioritis. Then, listener emails!  We have merch! Join our...

WAS PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S LOVE OF THEATRE TO BLAME FOR HIS ASSASSINATION? This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Assassination of President Lincoln! With Special Guest Jon Gabrus, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: John Wilkes Booth, White Supremacy and Lincoln's Love of Theatre.  We have merch! Join our Discord! Te...

This week Rebecca reads Alarmy emails! We hear tips on water safety from a Detroit resident. Alarmy member, Miranda, writes in to defend her grandmother's role in Y2K (she was a programmer at the time!) Also, a correction: MALLS AREN'T SAFE FOR WOMEN! And of course, Deputy Chris chimes in with some suggestions for Fact Checker Chris' high rise pants. Call the Earios hotline: 626-604-6262  We...

ARE BORED, RICH, WHITE PEOPLE TO BLAME FOR THE MURDER OF CECIL THE LION? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the MURDER OF THE BELOVED LION, CECIL. She is joined by Special Guest (writer/comedian) Lucas Kavner, Alarmy General Clayton Early and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Bragging Rights, Taxidermy and Lack of Government Policy. Call the Ear...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca talks to Professor Camilla Townsend (Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers university specializing in Indigenous Peoples of the Americas and author of Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma). You may remember Professor Townsend from the Aztec Empire (she blamed SEEDS!) And on this episode, she blows our minds again! Then, Fact Checker Smith and Producer Lund...

 IS WHITE SAVIOR COMPLEX TO BLAME FOR THE TRAGIC STORY OF POCAHONTAS? This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for for the tragic life and untimely death of Pocahontas! She is joined by actor, Chloe Wepper, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Professor Camilla Townsend stops by to speak on the theory that Pocahontas might have been a double agent!...

Were we too hard on Biden? On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with a guest expert who attended the infamous hearings. Jill Abramson is a journalist, author and creative writing professor at Harvard, and she has some opinions on who is to blame that could very well shift Rebecca's verdict. Then, Fact Checker Smith and Producer Lund stop by to discuss. We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us...

Is PROM to blame for Carrie's meltdown? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the 1976 horror classic, CARRIE. She is joined by Special Guest Chelsea Frei, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Religious Abuse, Teenage Girls and Obsession with Periods! Check out Fact Checker Chris and Chelsea on this season of The Moody's p...

This week, Rebecca reads Alarmy emails. We hear from an Alarmy member who sheds light on why Disco Demolition Night was so racially fueled and a listener explains the origins of Rebecca's favorite saying, shit trickles down! Also, a listener points out a glaring flaw in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that has Shakespeare rolling over in his tomb! Call the Earios hotline! 626-606-6262 We have merch...

WAS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO BLAME FOR THE ANITA HILL HEARINGS? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is joined by Special Guest Kulap Vilaysack to decide who is to blame for the ANITA HILL HEARINGS. Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund join in to discuss the mistreatment of Anita Hill and the lack of sexual harassment laws in place at the time. On the board this week: Misogyn...

On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca talks with Professor Catriona Seth (Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at Oxford University about the French propensity for gossip and how Marie Antoinette’s final days have influenced her legacy. Then, Fact Checker Smith and Producer Lund chime in and discuss changing the verdict. Call the Earios hotline 626-604-6262 We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell...

Was the FRENCH COURT to blame for the Beheading of Marie Antoinette? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the beheading of Marie Antoinette. She is joined by Chelsea Devantez (host of Celebrity Book Club Podcast), Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: The French Revolution, Wake Up Ceremonies, and Porno Pamphlets. We have...

This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with Guest Expert, Family Attorney Christopher C Melcher, about how the #FREEBRITNEY movement is opening up a broader discussion on the rights of disabled people and why Britney's case is unusual. Then, Rebecca and Producer Amanda contemplate changing their original verdict. Call the Earios hotline 626-604-6262 We have merch! Join our Discord!...

IS JAMIE SPEARS TO BLAME FOR THE BRITNEY SPEARS CONSERVATORSHIP? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Britney Spears Conservatorship that sparked the #FREEBRITNEY movement. She is joined by host of We Need to Talk About Britney , Jen Zaborowski, Fact Checker Clayton Early and Producer Amanda Lund. Guest Expert, Family Attorney Christopher C Melcher, stops...

This week Rebecca speaks with Dr. John Kirk, history professor at University of Arkansas at Little Rock and author of Beyond Little Rock: The Origins and Legacies of the Central High Crisis . Then, she is joined by Producer Amanda to discuss their verdict. We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.com Fo...

WAS PRESIDENT EISENHOWER TO BLAME FOR THE LITTLE ROCK NINE? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Little Rock Nine! She is joined by Special Guest Tony Rodriguez (Spanish Aquí Presents Podcast), Alarmy General Clayton Early and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Evil Politics, Racist White Parents and No Phones. We have merch! Join our Discord!...

On this week's Aftermath, Guest Expert Corey Stern (lead counsel for the proposed settlement with Michigan and other parties of over $641 million for the children of Flint) stops by to discuss his work on the Flint Water Crisis. Then, Producer Amanda and Rebecca discuss changing their verdict. We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email...

IS CORRUPTION TO BLAME FOR THE FLINT WATER CRISIS? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the ongoing Flint Water Crisis. She is joined by Alarmy General Clayton Early, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Then, Guest Expert Corey Stern (lead counsel for the proposed settlement with Michigan and other parties of over $641 million for the children...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. James Shapiro , Professor of English and Comparative Literature specializing in Shakespeare at Columbia University, stops by to discuss who he thinks it to blame for Romeo and Juliet. Then, Fact Checker Chris and Producer Amanda stop by to re-think their original verdict! We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://...

ARE MASQUERADE BALLS TO BLAME FOR ROMEO AND JULIET?  On this special Valentines Day episode, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the tragic tale of Romeo and Juilet. She is joined by Special Guest Natasha Leggero, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Dr. Dr. James Shapiro , Professor of English and Comparative Literature specializing in Shakespeare a...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert Dr. Nadine Hubbs (Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Music at University of Michigan and author of Rednecks, Queers, and Country ) about Disco Demolition night. Check out Dr. Hubbs book, Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music here! We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email...

ARE RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF DISCO? This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Death of Disco and the notorious Disco Demolition Night! She is joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Guest Expert Dr. Nadine Hubbs (professor of women and gender studies and music at University of Michigan as well as director of the Lesbi...