Who is to blame for history's greatest tragedies? The Plague. The sinking of The Titanic. The break-up of the Beatles. Writer/Comedian Rebecca... more
On this week’s Aftermath REWIND, Rebecca speaks with author Alex Palmer about the years-long Santa Claus Association con. An actual... more
Who’s to blame for the Santa Claus Association Scandal?In this week's REWIND, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with fellow... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’ Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Michelle Martinez about the 1984 film Gremlins. A Professor... more
Who’s to blame for the Gremlins?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back Mary Grill to discuss the horrifyingly... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Scott W. Berg about the unique set of circumstances... more
Who’s to blame for The Great Chicago Fire?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian Benny Blue to discuss... more
Mailbag Alert! Hey Alarmy. The mailbag is turning into a bit of a mailroom…So, Rebecca, Clayton and Chris are heading... more
Who’s to blame for the Goiania Accident? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Katy Hearne-Church and Nathan Foster, hosts... more
In this week's Aftermath REWIND, Rebecca speaks with Pulitzer-prize winning American science journalist Deborah Blum. Director of the Knight Science... more
IS IT POSSIBLE THE FASHION INDUSTRY INFLUENCED THE BRADFORD SWEETS POISONING?On this week's REWIND, the Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the Night of the Grizzlies with wildlife advocate and conservation scientist... more
Who’s to blame for the Night of the Grizzlies?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes writer and podcaster James... more
On this week's Aftermath Rewind, Rebecca Delgado Smith talks with director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project for... more
On this weeks REWIND, The Alarmist, Rebecca Delgado Smith, decides who is to blame for the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with true crime writer Diane Fanning about the Lisa Nowak scandal.... more
Who’s to blame for Lisa Nowak & The Astronaut Love Triangle?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back Sequoia... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Joanne Davis about the fictional character Freddie Kruger and... more
Who’s to blame for the Nightmare on Elm Street?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Cass Bugge to discuss... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the Banana Massacre with Jack Werner, a Ph.D. Candidate in the... more
Who’s to blame for the Banana Massacre?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian and musician James Eason to... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the 1982 film Sophie’s Choice with Jordanna Gessler. Jordanna is the... more
Who’s to blame for Sophie’s Choice?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes writer and director Hannah Utt to discuss... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Programs Manager for the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History,... more
Who’s to blame for the Hartford Circus Fire?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Duncan MacEwan & Shane Rogers... more
Mail call! Hey Alarmy! You heard that correctly. We’re long overdue for a check in with you, so Rebecca, Chris... more
Who’s to blame for the Vanessa Williams Miss America 1984 Controversy?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back Maria... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Serena Zabin about the series of chaotic events leading... more
Who’s to blame for The Boston Massacre?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back actor Bayne Gibby to discuss... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Jennifer Rohn about the infectious disease scenario presented in... more
Who’s to blame for the outbreak in the Hollywood blockbuster Outbreak?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes actor and... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the untimely death of Tupac Shakur with Professor Mark Anthony Neal... more
Who’s to blame for the death of Tupac Shakur?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back fellow podcaster and... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the mass extinction of the dinosaurs with Dr. Ryan Felice. Not... more
Who’s to blame for the Extinction of the Dinosaurs?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Dan Klein (host of... more
On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Anya Saffir about poor Hamlet and the rotten state of Denmark, in which... more
Who’s to blame for Hamlet? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back Adam Lustick to discuss the events that... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with stalking expert Anna Nasset about the tragic murder of Rebecca... more
Who’s to blame for the Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is joined by Fact Checker... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Armand D’Angour of Jesus College Oxford. Host of the... more
Who’s to blame for the Trojan War Horse?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Jamila Webb back to the... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Craig Colten, author of An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New... more
Who’s to blame for Hurricane Katrina?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) invites comedian Sierra Katow on the show to... more
On the week's Aftermath Rewind Rebecca talks with Dr. Camilla Townsend, Distinguished Professor of History specializing in Early Native American... more
Enjoy another full length preview of what's going on over on our Patreon Page!Who’s to blame for the Rebekka-less Recital?New... more
On this week's REWIND, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the fall of the Aztec... more
On this week's Aftermath Rewind, Rebecca speaks with Guest Expert George Burgess, Ichthyologist and curator emeritus of the International Shark... more
Enjoy a full length preview of what's going on over on our Patreon Page!New Little Alarms! Happy June Alarmeon. The... more
This week The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) and the crew revisit JAWS!Was TOXIC MASCULINITY to blame for the Great White... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca welcomes back Captain Scott Miller, from our Malaysian Airlines Flight #370 episode,... more
Who’s to blame for the Mount Erebus Disaster?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian Jen Kober to discuss... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. James Goodman about the pivotal moment in NYC history... more
Who’s to blame for the NYC Blackout of 1977?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian Janet Varney, host... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and beer historian Martyn Cornell about the details of... more
Who’s to blame for the London Beer Flood of 1814?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with author, writer... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Marika Cifor about the evolution of the AIDS epidemic... more
Who’s to blame for the Death of Freddie Mercury?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian Adam Macias, host... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Karlos Hill about the legacy of Juneteenth in America.... more
Who’s to blame for Texas’s Delayed Emancipation: Juneteenth?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian Brandon Collins, host of... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the family mayhem in the film The Birdcage with psychologist Dr.... more
Who’s to blame for the chaos that ensues in the movie The Birdcage?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and researcher Karina Eileraas Karakuș about the life and... more
Who’s to blame for the murder of Brandon Teena?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back Alarmy favorite Tony... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the Attack on Pearl Harbor with distinguished professor of military history,... more
Who’s to blame for the attack on Pearl Harbor?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes author and journalist Jess... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Ryan Williams about Burt and Linda Pugach and their... more
Who’s to blame for the tabloid “love story” of Burt and Linda Pugach?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Professor of Economics at... more
Who’s to blame for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes actor Toccarra... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca follows up on the Tasman Bridge Collapse with Australian historian and Hobart... more
Who’s to blame for the Tasman Bridge Collapse?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Allan McLeod, host of the... more
Mail Call! Hey Alarmy! It’s been awhile since we last checked in and it turns out you have a lot... more
Who’s to blame for the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes old friend and all... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the US Women’s National Soccer team pay disparity with Dr. Nancy... more
Who’s to blame for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Pay Disparity? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes filmmaker... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the downfall of notorious mobster Al Capone with historian and author... more
Who’s to blame for the downfall of Al Capone?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes writer Seth Reiss to... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Privacy AI researcher Jen Caltrider about the rising dominance of... more
Who’s to blame for M3GAN (The Movie)?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with Actor Farah Merani about the... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the tragic murder/suicide of Chris Benoit with author Irv Muchnick. Having... more
Who’s to blame for the Chris Benoit Murder/Suicide?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes return guest, and host of... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Gabi Hegerl about her expertise in climate system science... more
Who’s to blame for The Dust Bowl?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes fellow podcaster Mike Rugnetta, host of... more
Guest Expert? Make it a double! As promised, we have the first ever Aftermath Doubleheader this week. First up, join... more
Who’s to blame for the cancellation of Armie Hammer?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes friends and hosts of... more
New Mailbag! This week, we’re pushing back our Julius Caesar Aftermath just a tad for a much needed Mailbag catch... more
Who’s to blame for the Assassination of Julius Caesar?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian DeAnne Smith to... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca returns to the Mary Kay Letourneau case with Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic. Dr.... more
Who’s to blame for the Mary Kay Letourneau Case?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes award winning journalist and... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Arjune Rama about the untimely death of music legend... more
Who’s to blame for the Death of Kurt Cobain?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) keeps things in-house with Producer... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the devastating 1931 Central China Floods with history professor Dr. Zhigou... more
Who’s to blame for the 1931 Central China Floods?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes friend and Amaro maker... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with relationship therapist and Love Talk Live podcast host Jaime Bronstein... more
Who’s to blame for My Best Friend’s Wedding? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes the host of That's A... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and NYTimes health journalist Gina Kolata about the devastating... more
Who’s to blame for the Spanish Flu?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Actor Avital Ash to the show... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Communications Strategist Robbie Vorhaus about the fallout from the Super... more
Who’s to blame for the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show Controversy?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian Blaire... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with British historian and author Jerry White about the disastrous sinking... more
Who’s to blame for the sinking of SS Princess Alice?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes fellow podcaster Adrien... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with historian and author Erich R. Ebel about the lasting legacy... more
Who’s to blame for the ill fated Donner Party Expedition?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is revisiting another oldie... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the Kendall Jenner Pepsi Commercial debacle with marketing expert Shailendra Jain.... more
Who’s to blame for the Kendall Jenner Pepsi Commercial?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes podcaster Sequoia Holmes to... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with pilot and aviation expert Captain Scott Miller about the ongoing... more
Who’s to blame for Malaysia Airlines Flight #370?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back friend of the Alarmy... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with monster aficionado Josh Woods about all things werewolf. Author of... more
Who’s to blame for the origins of Werewolf Folklore?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with writer/producer Tracy Sayre... more
In May of 1980 near Anaheim California, Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared and would never be seen alive again. Leaving us... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, it’s a Christmas miracle! Rebecca speaks with THE Director of Photography on National... more
Who’s to blame for the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes podcaster Bridger Winegar to... more
From Wondery, and hosted by Laura Beil - The new season of Dr. Death, BAD MAGIC is a story of... more
New Mailbag! Like we said last week, we’ve been slacking on the mail and it’s about time we check in... more
Who’s to blame for the mysterious case of "The Toxic Lady?”This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with director... more
New Mailbag! About time?! You’ve got that right. It’s been awhile since we last checked the mail and The Alarmy... more
Who’s to blame for the Joan Crawford & Bette Davis Feud?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes actor Emily... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with true crime writer Joe Turner about the hauntingly bizarre story... more
Who’s to blame for the Boy Living in the Walls?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes friend and comedian... more
New Guest Expert! Happy Thanksgiving Alarmy! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the Thanksgiving Day Disaster with Senior writer for... more
Who’s to blame for the Thanksgiving Day Disaster? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes Headgum podcast network founder Amir... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Kevin Mattson about the rise of MTV and the corporatization... more
Did video kill the radio star? Who’s to blame?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes co-host of the In... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the epic reign of Genghis Khan with historian Dr. Nicholas Morton.... more
Who’s to blame for the Reign of Genghis Khan?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian and actor Dusty... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with award-winning reporter Ellen Huet about the boom and bust of... more
Who’s to blame for the Downfall of WeWork?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes tech journalist and podcast host... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with film scholar Professor Patricia Gill about the deeper meanings of... more
Who’s to blame for the Murders in Halloween: The Movie?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes podcast royalty Amanda... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and criminologist Will Savive about the haunting murders of... more
Who’s to blame for the Amityville Murders?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes fellow podcast host Desi Jedeikin of... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with biographer Lyndsy Spence about the wild yet complicated life of... more
Who’s to blame for the Duchess of Argyll Scandal?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes podcast co-hosts Matt Marr... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Matthew Solomon about the life, death and enduring legacy... more
Who’s to blame for the Death of Harry Houdini?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back comedian and magician... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca follows up on all things Berlin Wall related with international affairs historian... more
Who’s to blame for The Berlin Wall?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes back Jacquelyn Landgraf to discuss the... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Tracy Tamborra about the Lorena Bobbitt case and the... more
Who’s to blame for the Lorena Bobbitt Case?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with actress and comedian Jaime... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Joel Burcham about the Rock n’ Roll scene of... more
Who’s to blame for The Day the Music Died?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with prolific musical comedian... more
New Guest Expert! This week, Rebecca revisits another early episode that never got its day in the Aftermath think tank.... more
Who’s to blame for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? Well, we already know the answer to that question. But did we... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca sits down with returning Guest Expert Sal Mercogliano to revisit The Alarmist's... more
This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) takes us back to our very first episode to reflect on the tragedy... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Stacy Schiff about the life and... more
Who’s to blame for the death of Cleopatra?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with author and podcast host... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca follows up on the App based quiz show sensation HQ Trivia with... more
Who’s to blame for the rise and fall of HQ Trivia?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with dear... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Eduardo Pagán about the Zoot Suit Riots in the... more
Who’s to blame for the Zoot Suit Riots?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with return guest Maggie Marion... more
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca follows up on the App based quiz show sensation HQ Trivia with journalist Alyssa... more