The Alarmist

Rebecca Delgado-Smith

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Booking Overview

This is a comedy-history show that examines major tragedies and disasters through a blame-focused lens, with recurring external interviews featuring academic and subject-matter experts. Credible pitches include historians, legal scholars, criminologists, authors, and other experts who can provide authoritative context on historical events or societal consequences; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 676

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 2.8k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Rebecca Delgado-Smith - Writer and comedian who examines historical tragedies and disasters through a comedic, investigative lens.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Academic specialists, including historians, legal scholars, criminologists, and other credentialed experts who can explain the causes and consequences of major historical tragedies or criminal cases.
Required Achievements:  
University professorships, Leadership of academic programs, Specialized expertise in significant historical or criminal cases

Recent Guest Discussions

Kenneth W. Mack - The Plessy V. Ferguson Decision, Its Legal And Psychological Consequences, And Its Role In Shaping The Jim Crow Era.

Carlos Cuevas - The Menendez Brothers Murder Trial And Changing Societal Attitudes Toward Male Sexual Assault And Trauma.

Recent Topics

History, Disasters, Tragedies, Law, Comedy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Alarmist
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REWIND - NYC BLACKOUT OF 1977: WHO IS TO BLAME

July 21, 2026

Who’s to blame for the NYC Blackout of 1977?On this week's REWIND, This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes comedian Janet Varney, host of The JV Club podcast, to discuss the epic NYC Blackout of 1977. If you’re in the dark about this one, allow us to shine a much needed light on all the events that occurred during this prolonged power outage. Did a freak lightning strike put a strain on the NYC power grid or was the strain already brewing due to economic, institutional and go...

The Aftermath: Plessy v. Ferguson Case

July 14, 2026

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the consequential Plessy v. Ferguson case with Professor Kenneth W. Mack. Professor Mack is the co-faculty leader of the Harvard Law School Program on Law and History. He discusses the profound impact of the Plessy decision and how it shaped our psychological and legal landscape for decades to come. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can hear the post-interview discussion with Fact Checker Faryn Einhorn and Producer Clayton Early to see...

PLESSY V. FERGUSON RULING: WHO IS TO BLAME?

July 07, 2026

Who’s to blame for the Plessy v. Ferguson Ruling?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) discusses the devastating decision in the US Supreme Court's Plessy v. Ferguson case which solidified the infamous American era of Jim Crow laws and the doctrine of “Separate but equal.” Was this due to the failure of Reconstruction? Did the political climate of the late 19th century have too much sway over the US Supreme court at the time? Or perhaps it’s simply we the people who are ultimately t...

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