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Who’s to blame for the tragic Dyatlov Pass Incident? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with friend, podcaster and experienced hiker Chris Wendelken about the tragic and mysterious Dyatlov Pass hiking incident in 1959. Yeti’s! Extraterrestrials! American Spies! With all the theories and conspiracies that have surfaced over the years, will it even be possible to send something t...

Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there.   When a young mother disappears under unexplained c...

New Year, New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with journalist Laura Fraser about the ever-growing power and tremendous influence of the diet industry. Author of the book Losing It: False Hopes and Fat Profits in the Diet Industry , Laura shares some of her own personal struggles related to the industry's troubling history and alarming medical practices born of the unrealisti...

Who’s to blame for the French Pharma “Weight-Loss” Drug Scandal? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back Associate Producer Alex Paul to discuss the Servier drug company and their problematic prescription diet pills that claimed hundreds, potentially thousands, of innocent lives. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Combine corrupt health off...

Last Mailbag of 2022! Hey Alarmy! On this final episode of the year, The Alarmist family is taking some time to reflect, renew and check in with you. We discuss a holiday disaster update, the continuing saga of the anatomy of an apple, some great listener episode suggestions and more. Join us one last time as we wrap up 2022 and stay happy, healthy and alarmed as you ring in 2023. Happy New Year A...

Who’s to blame for The Nightmare Before Christmas? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with Earios co-founder Maria Blasucci about who’s really to blame for the nightmare in The Nightmare Before Christmas. You read that right, this nightmare was so complex we needed The Boss to crack the case. Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early join the cause. Is this a classic...

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author Alex Palmer about the years-long Santa Claus Association con. An actual relative of John Gluck(!), Alex offers fascinating insight into the man himself and the national mood at the time around charitable donations and the holiday spirit. Afterward, Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith stop by to revisit the verdi...

Who’s to blame for the Santa Claus Association Scandal? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with fellow podcaster and Christmas expert Brian Earl about the Santa Claus Association scheme which defrauded thousands of New York City charitable donors and hopeful children in need. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Could America’s obsession with t...

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Benjamin L. Carp about The Boston Tea Party. Author of Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America , Professor Carp reminds us what a unique and transitional period this was in Colonial America and the great deal of discipline and coordination that went into this symbolic act. Afterward, Producer...

Who’s to blame for the Boston Tea Party? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) spills the tea with Shawn Parikh about perhaps the biggest tea “party” of all time, the Boston Tea Party. They’re joined by Associate Producer Alex Paul and Producer Clayton Early. Did the British Parliament overstep its boundaries? Was a corrupt Massachusetts Governor to blame? Or did a monopoly on tea by The...

New Aftermath! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with journalist Charmaine Chan about the 1995 Metro Sarin Gas attack in Tokyo. A resident of Tokyo at the time of this tragic event, Charmaine offers a firsthand account of the terror that immediately followed and offers unique insight into the culture of Aum Shinrikyo and its origins. Afterward, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton...

Who’s to blame for the 1995 Tokyo Metro Sarin Gas Attack? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with return guest and friend of the show Georgia Mischak about the insidious 1995 sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo metro system. What attracted young, educated and often well connected citizens to this apocalyptic group? Was this a classic case of the charismatic...

New Mailbag! This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) sits down with Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith to read your post-Thanksgiving holiday mail. Like our tummies, this mailbag is full! Hear great new episode recommendations, listener reactions to recent episodes and the conclusion (or is it?) of the great anatomy of an apple debate. Then, write in, rate and share your r...

Who’s to blame for the Enron Scandal? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with Tommy Byrnes and Steve Smith, owners of Jalapa Jar Salsa, about the infamous Enron Scandal and the wave of new regulations it brought about. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. This board is packed! Is Market Euphoria to blame! What does Financial Engineering really...

Who’s to blame for The Alarmies’ holiday disasters?! This Thanksgiving, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is giving thanks and staying alarmed by tackling some of our listeners' greatest holiday disasters with Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith. That’s right. A few brave listeners have shared their holiday woes and the verdicts are in! Hear about a families decades long debate...

Who’s to thank for the Modern American Thanksgiving Menu? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian and fellow podcaster Deanna Ortiz to discuss what we think of when we’re contemplating a modern Thanksgiving feast and who we have to thank for it. Step aside turkey! There’s about to be a new star this Thanksgiving holiday season. Could it be Angelus Marshmallows? Or how abo...

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Marcia M. Gallo about the murder of Kitty Genovese and what drew her to this tragic story as a young person herself growing up in 1964. Author of “No One Helped”: Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy , Marcia helps us understand the real story behind Kitty and her murder which transformed a neighborhoo...

Who’s to blame for the murder of Kitty Genovese? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with author and fellow podcaster Margo Donohue about the gruesome 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese in Kew Gardens, NY. The notorious murder which resulted in numerous psychological studies and the origins of the very alarming Bystander Effect. They’re joined by Associate Producer/Fact Checker Alex...

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with professor, author, and historian Jacob Mundy about Libya’s fraught political and social economic history. Author of the book Libya , Professor Mundy expertly guides us through key moments between Libya and the United States and provides a backdrop to the Pan Am 103 Bombing. Afterward, Producer Alex Paul and Fact Checker Chris Smith st...

Who’s to blame for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back The Alarmists very own Amanda Lund to discuss the very tragic and very complicated bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Did ongoing sanctions from the US lead to tension and, eventually, retaliation? Is there something to...

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with writer and journalist Ray Connolly about the life and death of Elvis Presley. Author of the Elvis biography Being Elvis - A Lonely Life , Ray helps us understand the life experiences and dynamics at play which shaped the original King of Rock and Roll, a first of his kind. Afterward, Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith...

Ep Title : Amazon Music Presents: I Hear Fear Episode Description:  Nothing is as terrifying as the sounds we hear in the dark. The slow creak of a door opening late at night... or a whisper in a room when you thought you were alone... or a distant scream in the wind. One noise at the wrong time or place can scare us for days.   Each episode of I HEAR FEAR p...

Who’s to blame for the death of The King: Elvis Presley? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with Julianne Turkel about the King of Rock and Roll himself and who, or what, was ultimately to blame for his untimely death. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Was this the result of prescription drug abuse? Or perhaps the abuse of Elvis himself by h...

New Mailbag Episode! On this week’s Aftermath, The Alarmist is putting out a CALL TO THE ALARMY! That’s right, we want to hear from you for our Thanksgiving Aftermath. Call the Earios Hotline at 626-604-6262 and share your holiday feud or comedy of errors and we’ll break it down during the episode. Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early share some examples for your enjoyment. And Rebe...

Who’s to blame for The Blair Witch Project?  This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with comedian and fellow podcaster Julie Merica about The Blair Witch Project and who’s ultimately to blame for the documentary filmmaker’s mysterious disappearance. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Was Heather too arrogant? Were Mike & Josh too trustin...