{"podcast":{"title":"The Alarmist","slug":"the-alarmist-547591","podcast_index_feed_id":547591,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/f7690f61-80c5-48b0-b55d-9b99a463a956","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/thealarmistpodcast/?hl=en","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61fbf2744925edcd38ec0845/show-cover.jpg","author":"The Alarmist","episode_count":666,"summary":"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 Delgado-Smith, along with a special guest, scrutinizes history’s greatest disasters to figure out what went wrong, and most importantly, who’s to blame. This comedy podcast is the perfect remedy to our everyday anxiety! They say history repeats itself, not on The Alarmist's watch! Thrillist called The Alarmist one of the best new podcasts of 2019 saying, \"It's hilarious, informative and addictive.\" Maria Claire named The Alarmist one of the best new podcasts of 2020. Sign up for our Patreon for ad-free listening, post-aftermath interview discussions & final verdict and exclusive bonus episodes 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 Follow us on TikTok @thealarmistpodcast Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alarmist-547591"},"episode":{"title":"REWIND - BALLOONFEST '86: WHO IS TO BLAME?","slug":"rewind-balloonfest-86-who-is-to-blame","published_at":"2026-01-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alarmist-547591/rewind-balloonfest-86-who-is-to-blame","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alarmist-547591","url":"https://shows.acast.com/alarmist/episodes/rewind-balloonfest-86-who-is-to-blame","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/alarmist/e/695c66a552eada8779ba6e1e/media.mp3","summary":"Who’s to blame for Balloonfest ‘86? On this week's REWIND, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with fellow podcasters Arielle Nissenblatt and Lauren Passell about the 1986 Balloonfest fail in Cleveland. Hosts of Podcast Therapy and self-avowed members of The Alarmy, Arielle and Lauren are the perfect duo to get to the bottom of this spectacular fiasco. They’re joined by Fact Checker Alex Paul and Producer Clayton Early. On the board: The Cleveland Rebrand, Guinness Book of World Records, The 1980’s.  Join our Patreon! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcast Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Who’s to blame for Balloonfest ‘86? On this week's REWIND, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with fellow podcasters Arielle Nissenblatt and Laur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3458,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-alarmist-547591/episodes/rewind-balloonfest-86-who-is-to-blame/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alarmist-547591/rewind-balloonfest-86-who-is-to-blame.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}