{"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":"The Aftermath: The Death of Socrates","slug":"the-aftermath-the-death-of-socrates","published_at":"2026-04-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alarmist-547591/the-aftermath-the-death-of-socrates","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alarmist-547591","url":"https://shows.acast.com/alarmist/episodes/the-aftermath-the-death-of-socrates","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/alarmist/e/69e6c4edd2febdbec9ad1ea7/media.mp3","summary":"New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Nicholas D. Smith about Athens, the Peloponnesian War, Socrates and so much more. Author of many books on ancient Greek philosophy and contemporary epistemology, Professor Smith dives deep into Athenian life and shares some exciting and controversial views about the life and death of Socrates. Afterwards, Patreon subscribers can revisit the board with Fact Checker Faryn Einhorn and producer Clayton Early to see if the verdict holds up. Not on Patreon yet?! Click below and join us! 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 Follow us on TikTok @thealarmistpodcast Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Nicholas D. Smith about Athens, the Peloponnesian War, Socrates and so much more. Author o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2462,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-alarmist-547591/episodes/the-aftermath-the-death-of-socrates/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/the-aftermath-the-death-of-socrates.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}