The Alarmist

This week Rebecca is joined by Guest Expert Joan Ryan, a pioneer in sports journalism and author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters. Then, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund discuss changing the verdict!We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WAS CLASSISM TO BLAME FOR THE TONYA HARDING/NANCY KERRIGAN SCANDAL?This week on our 100th episode Rebecca is joined by Returning Guests Anastasia Kousakis and Georgia Mischak, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund to decide who is to blame for the scandal that ROCKED THE WORLD! On the board this week: Fashion Industry, Sexism in Sports and Media Treatment of Women in the 90s.We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca talks with author Lillian Faderman (Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death and The Gay Revolution) about Harvey's life and legacy. Then, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Lund discuss changing the verdict!Buy Lilian's book here! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/harvey-milk-lillian-faderman/1127241647Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WERE DIETARY RESTRICTIONS TO BLAME FOR THE ASSASSANATION OF HARVEY MILK?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the assassination of Harvey Milk with Special Guest and comedian Guy Branum, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Homophobia, Dan White and the Twinkie Defense. Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Fact Checker Chris are on a field trip to the Alarmist Jail so Producer Lund takes this opportunity to drop in her new podcast, PLAYCATION!Subscribe to THE BIG ONES PRESENTS: PLAYCATION wherever you get your podcasts.This week, Amanda and Maria pack their bags and head for THE KIMBERLEY, AUSTRALIA! Maria has a chance to redeem herself as she is traveling on a CLOONEY BUDGET again. Will a wild trip through the rugged Outback save Amanda's marriage? Maria and Amanda butt heads when they realize they are both staying at the gorgeous El Questro Homestead.Follow along with our custom Google Map!https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1z_-dNHuAeRoeDhr2_v-Ct7B79gZx_SZG&ll=-15.949711646995928%2C125.46091214999998&z=7VOTE for whose PLAYCATION you'd rather take on TWITTER! @TheBigOnesPod Call the Earios Hotline 626-604-6262Email us at [email protected] is Produced by EARIOS!Theme song vocals by Shannon Locke.Art by @Morgenvictoria on instagram!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WERE SECRET MISSIONS TO BLAME FOR THE USS INDIANAPOLIS DISASTER?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is joined by Special Guest (Playcation Podcast host) Maria Blasucci, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. They discuss the USS Indianapolis. On the board this week: WWII, Sharks, Secret Missions.Listen to Maria and Amanda's new podcast, Playcation! Subscribe to The Big Ones Presents: Playcation wherever you get your pods!https://play.acast.com/s/bigones/thebigonespresents-playcation-Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's Aftermath, the team reads listener emails and Producer Amanda's declaration that she won't be editing the episode sends Fact Checker Chris into a tailspin! We hear feedback on the Emu war episode and a startling confession from an Alarmy member regarding his claims of being kicked by an Emu. Also, a voicemail from an Alarmy member about the pronunciation of Valdez. Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IS PARENTING IN THE 80s TO BLAME FOR ACTION PARK?This week, Rebecca is joined by Special Guest BJ Gallagher, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund to figure out who is to blame for the the infamously dangerous New Jersey water park, ACTION PARK. On the board this week: Water Parks, Capitalism and New Jersey Labor Department. Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca is joined by Dr Colleen P. Ereen, author of Bernie Madoff and the Crisis. Then, Producer Amanda stops in to discuss if Colleen's expert testimony should change their verdict.Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are SKYSCRAPERS to blame for the Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme with actor/comedian Bayne Gibby! Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund join as well as Guest Expert, Dr Colleen P. Ereen, author of Bernie Madoff and the Crisis. On the board this week: 2008 Financial Crisis, Good Old Fashioned Greed, and Charles Ponzi.Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert Chief Jim Keiken of the Illinois Fire Service Institute about fire safety precautions and training that’s been put in to place as a result of the terrible Iroquois theater Fire. Then, she is joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith to discuss Chief Keiken's testimony and consider changing their verdict.Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WAS A BUILDING JINX TO BLAME FOR THE IROQUOIS THEATER FIRE?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is joined by Special Guest Betsy Stover, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund to discuss WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE IROQUOIS THEATER FIRE. On the board: Chicago Corruption, No Fire Escapes, and Greed.Call the Earios Hotline: 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Amanda read listener emails on this GIRLS ONLY mailbag. Subjects include: The Ever Given Cargo ship's phallic journey before getting stuck, a trigger-warning request, an update from Deputy Chris, and a very interesting note regarding the Emu Wars and why we should have been harder on COLONIALISM plus more!Check out the DICKNBALLS route here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/suez-canal-blocked-gps-xrated_n_605c2e44c5b67ad3871c9afeWe have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WAS MISPLACED ANGER TO BLAME FOR THE GREAT EMU WAR?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for THE GREAT EMU WAR! She is joined by Special Guest Billy Billy Scafuri, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. On the board this week: Stuck in a Military Mindset, Lack of Predators and Australian Farmers. We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca talks with Guest Expert Pete Fusco, a retired commercial pilot, journalist, and author of The Crowd Pleasers: A History of Airshow Misfortunes from 1910 to the Present about the history of Airshows. What he has to say might change her verdict! Also, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund stop by to discuss and give an update on our goal to reach 100 new reviews by our 100th episode!Next week: The Emu Wars!We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WAS THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TO BLAME FOR THE RAMSTEIN AIR SHOW DISASTER?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is joined by Matt Donnelly and Paul Mattingly (hosts of Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social Podcast), Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund to decide who is to blame for the Air Show Disaster that left seventy people dead. On the board this week: Airshows, Pilot Error, and Airmindedness.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert, John Faragher - Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University specializing in Western and Frontier history. He’s also the author of Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles and the upcoming book California: A short history, coming out spring of 2022! What he says just might change Rebecca's verdict.Call the Earios hotline: 626-604-6262 We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 The Margaret Cho: Mortal Minority wherever you get podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-margaret-cho/id1470515305We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, there are appearances by Producer Amanda Lund and Fact Checker Chris Smith.We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.barnesandnoble.com/w/hugo-and-the-impossible-thing-ren-e-felice-smith/1137300953We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Earios hotline: 626-604-6262 We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 chime in with thoughts about changing their verdict.Call the Earios hotline: 626-604-6262 We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 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! On the board this week: Stockholm Syndrome, John Smith and Walt Disney.Call the Earios hotline: 626-604-6262 We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 premiering April 1st at 9/8c only on FOX!We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! 626-606-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: Misogynoir, Patriarchy and Lifetime Appointments.Listen to Kulap's podcast, Add to Cart here! We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 626-604-6262We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 by to talk about how the #FREEBRITNEY movement is opening up a broader discussion on the rights of disabled people. On the board this week: Sam Lufti, Fame, The Music Industry and A Mother's Love.We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 of Flint) stops by to discuss if what happened in Flint could happen again. On the board this week: Governor Rick Snyder, General Motors, Systemic Racism and Classism and Corruption.We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 at Columbia University, stops by to discuss why Shakespeare puts a major spoiler in the prologue. On the board this week: FATE, THE CAPULET/MONTAGUE FEUD, and FRIAR LAURENCEWe have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative) stops in to talk about why I Will Survive is the Disco anthem. On the board this week: Steve Dahl, Publicity Stunts and Man's Frail Ego.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.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Podcast), 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 who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Smith and Producer Amanda Lund.On the board this week: Sohel Rana, The Fashion Industry, Social Media and Sarah Jessica Parker????We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 realizes they made a HUGE OVERSIGHT in not adding something to the board. Can you guess what it is?We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, Cursed Childhood Hill, and Toxic Individualism.We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at [email protected] us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistTheSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.