The Alarmist

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert Kalpona Akter (founder and executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity) about the 2013 Dhaka Factory Collapse. Then, she speaks with Dr. Rachel Sheldon, Associate Professor of History at Penn State specializing in American History and the Civil War Era, about the Election of 1876.  We have merch! Join our Di...

WAS VOTER SUPPRESSION TO BLAME FOR THE ELECTION OF 1876? This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Election of 1876. She is joined by Special Guest Hayes Davenport ( LA Podcas t), Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: John Wilkes Booth, Voter Suppression, and Reconstruction Fatigue. We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us w...

On this week's Aftermath episode, The Alarmist gang hears from a descendent of Frank Lloyd Wright...and they have a few corrections on the Taliesen episode! Then, we hear from a Swiss Cheese Effect expert. Also, an error from the Dhaka Factory Collapse episode has our Canadian listeners up in arms.  We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcas...

IS FAST FASHION TO BLAME FOR THE 2013 DHAKA FACTORY COLLAPSE? On this week's episode, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Dhaka Factory Collapse. She is joined by Special Guest, Nadya Agrawal (Writer, Host of The Cardamom Pod, and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Kajal Magazine, a leading South Asian-centered art and opinion magazine), Fact Check Chris...

HUGE OVERSIGHT ALERT! On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Benjamin Zeller , Associate Professor of Religion at Lake Forest College and author of Heaven’s Gate: America’s UFO Religion. He is also featured in the recent HBO documentary series Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults. Dr. Zeller talks about conspiratorial thinking and what drew in members of Heaven's Gate. Then, the gang r...

WERE ASTROLOGICAL CHARTS TO BLAME FOR HEAVENS GATE? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the infamous Heaven's Gate Cult and the mass suicide that left 39 dead. She is joined by Special Guest Kelly Hudson (check out her podcast The Squirt ), Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Seekers, The Moon Landing and The Internet....

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca, Amanda and Chris answer listener emails and chat about their resolutions! We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcast Follow us on Twitter @alarmistThe Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist . Hosted on Acast....

Was a CURSED CHILDHOOD HILL to blame for the Murders at Taliesin? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Massacre at Taliesin that left seven people dead, including the lover of the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. She is joined by Alarmy General Clayton Early, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Job Insecurity, C...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca, Chris and Amanda read listener emails! We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcast Follow us on Twitter @alarmistThe Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

IS REBECCA TO BLAME FOR THE YEAR 2020? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the disaster that was the year 2020. She is joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund as well as Alarmy Members and Returning Guests. On the board this week: Farmers Markets, The Gregorian Calendar and the Swiss Cheese Effect. We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert Dr. Ali Nabavizadeh, assistant Professor of Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine as well as Comparative Anatomist & Paleobiologist about who he thinks is to blame for Jurassic Park. Then, she is joined by Fact Checker Chris and Producer Amanda to discuss changing their verdict. We have merc...

WAS LACK OF FAIR WAGES TO BLAME FOR JURASSIC PARK? This week, the Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Dino disaster at Jurassic Park! She is joined by Special Guest Trevor Einhorn, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Also, Guest Expert Dr. Ali Nabavizadeh, assistant Professor of Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Me...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Cocktail Historian Clint Lanier (Author of Drunken History) about 19th century drinking habits and the history of Eggnog. We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcast Follow us on Twitter @alarmistThe Support this s...

Was Cancelling Christmas to blame for the Eggnog Riots of 1826? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Eggnog Riots of 1826. She is joined by Special Guest Rebekka Johnson, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Also, Cocktail Historian Clint Lanier (Author of Drunken History) pops in to discuss 19th century drinking habits. On the board this we...

On this week's Aftermath, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with Guest Expert Dr. Julian Hume, Avian Paleontologist and Artist specializing in reconstruction of extinct species and Co-Author of the critically acclaimed book, Lost land of the Dodo. We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail....

Was Dodo Complacency to blame for the extinction of the Dodo Bird? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) figures out who is to blame for the extinction of the Dodo Bird. She is joined by Special Guest Mark McConville, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Also, Guest Expert   Dr. Julian Hume. Avian Paleontologist and Artist specializing in reconstruction of extinct spec...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert Professor Susan M. Reverby (Historian of American health care, women, race, and public health with a focus is on equality and ethics, as well as the author of  Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy ). Then, she is joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund to discuss changing their verdict. We...

This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Tuskegee Experiment. She is joined by Filmmaker Marina Michelson, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Guest Expert Professor Susan M. Reverby (Historian of American health care, women, race, and public health with a focus is on equality and ethics, as well as the author of  Examining Tuskegee: The I...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca talks with Official Alarmy Royals Expert, Kristen Meinzer ( Movie Therapy Podcast ) to discuss Princess Diana's unique relationship with the Queen, the Paparazzi and Prince Charles. They also discuss why Diana was the "People's Princess" and Kristen weighs in on who she thinks is to blame for her tragic death. Then, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lun...

This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the untimely death of the Princess Diana. She is joined by Special Guest Janie Haddad Tompkin ( Stay at Homekins Pod ), Fact Checker Smith and Producer Lund. Also, Official Alarmy Royals Expert, Kristen Meinzer ( Movie Therapy Podcast ) stops in to discuss Diana's complicated relationship to the paparazzi. On the board thi...

On this week's Aftermath, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) and Producer Amanda Lund discuss a few more circus train wrecks and also figure out the safest place to sit on a train. Then, they reveal the winner of the Alarmist march contest! We have merch! Join our Discord! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Ins...

Are HEAVY MEALS to blame for the Hammond Circus Train Wreck? This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the deadliest circus train wreck in history. She is joined by Actor and host of Spanish Aqui Presents Podcast , Oscar Montoya, Producer Amanda Lund and Fact Checker Chris Smith. On the board: Train Trail, Blindspots, Circus Curse, Capitalism, WWI and Oil Lamps.&nb...

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert Dr. Adam Pratt, History Professor at University of Scranton specializing in the Age of Andrew Jackson & Native American History and Author of Toward Cherokee Removal: Land, Violence and the White Man’s Chance. They discuss who Dr. Pratt thinks is to blame for the Trail of Tears and his verdict SHOCKS Rebecca. Then, Fact Checker Smith a...

Were the Founding Fathers to blame for the Trail of Tears? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Trail of Tears. She is joined by Special Guest Tess Paras, Fact Checker Smith and Producer Lund. On the board this week: The Founding Big Boys, President Andrew Jackson, The American Revolution and Entitled White Settlers.  We have merch! Join our Discord!...

This week Rebecca talk with Guest Expert Lauren Bravo, journalist and author of What Would the Spice Girls Do? How the Girl Power Generation Grew Up , about why the Spice Girls message of Girl Power was so important and who she ultimately thinks was to blame for their untimely demise. Then, Rebecca and Producer Amanda decide if Lauren's testimony will change their verdict. We have merch! Join our...