About The Alarmist Podcast
The Alarmist is a comedy podcast that puts history on trial to decide who’s to blame.
Each week we reopen a case—from shipwrecks and scandals to pop‑culture meltdowns—build the file, question suspects, and deliver a final verdict. The goal isn’t outrage; it’s clarity, curiosity, and a good laugh while we untangle how disasters actually happen. Sometimes the culprit is a person. Sometimes it’s a system, a myth, or a chain of tiny choices that snowball into catastrophe.
How the show works
- We research each case, lay out the timeline, name the suspects, and test every theory.
- Expert guests join comedians to keep the debate sharp and the facts straight.
- Every episode ends with a verdict—and an open invitation for listeners to appeal.
The Team
Rebecca Delgado Smith
Creator
Rebecca Delgado Smith
CreatorRebecca Delgado Smith is a comedy writer and history enthusiast. What came first, the history or the comedy? We’ll never know. As the host and executive producer of The Alarmist, Rebecca takes on the difficult task of making sense of history’s greatest disasters. She created The Alarmist to reopen history’s most notorious cases—from shipwrecks to pop‑culture blowups—and guide listeners to decide who is to blame. Since 2019, the show has grown into a 600+ episode archive, a live show, and a community of fans who love pointing the finger right along with us.
Beyond the pod, Rebecca has written for Night Court (NBC), Gordita Chronicles (HBO Max), and The Big Show Show (Netflix). She’s based in Los Angeles, where she writes, performs, and is always gathering new suspects for future cases.
Chris Smith
Fact Checker
Chris Smith
Fact CheckerChris Smith is an actor and writer. His acting credits include featured roles in Paranormal Activity 3, CBS’s We are Men, Comedy Central’s Out of Office as well as guest starring roles in The Office, 30 Rock, Young and Hungry, The Moodys, Friends from College and Mom among others. He is one of the founders of the sketch comedy group Harvard Sailing Team and he’s got an uncanny ability to check facts for historical tragedies on The Alarmist.
Clayton Early
Producer
Clayton Early
ProducerClayton Early currently resides in Los Angeles, CA with his husband and three dogs. He is a founding member of the award winning sketch comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team and has worked as the Producer of The Alarmist since August of 2021.
Rebecca Delgado Smith
Creator
Rebecca Delgado Smith
CreatorRebecca Delgado Smith is a comedy writer and history enthusiast. What came first, the history or the comedy? We’ll never know. As the host and executive producer of The Alarmist, Rebecca takes on the difficult task of making sense of history’s greatest disasters. She created The Alarmist to reopen history’s most notorious cases—from shipwrecks to pop‑culture blowups—and guide listeners to decide who is to blame. Since 2019, the show has grown into a 600+ episode archive, a live show, and a community of fans who love pointing the finger right along with us.
Beyond the pod, Rebecca has written for Night Court (NBC), Gordita Chronicles (HBO Max), and The Big Show Show (Netflix). She’s based in Los Angeles, where she writes, performs, and is always gathering new suspects for future cases.
Chris Smith
Fact Checker
Chris Smith
Fact CheckerChris Smith is an actor and writer. His acting credits include featured roles in Paranormal Activity 3, CBS’s We are Men, Comedy Central’s Out of Office as well as guest starring roles in The Office, 30 Rock, Young and Hungry, The Moodys, Friends from College and Mom among others. He is one of the founders of the sketch comedy group Harvard Sailing Team and he’s got an uncanny ability to check facts for historical tragedies on The Alarmist.
Clayton Early
Producer
Clayton Early
ProducerClayton Early currently resides in Los Angeles, CA with his husband and three dogs. He is a founding member of the award winning sketch comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team and has worked as the Producer of The Alarmist since August of 2021.
Molly Hawkey
Sound Designer
Molly Hawkey
Sound DesignerMolly is a podcaster, audio editor, and actor. But best of all, she edits and sound designs our openings!
Krystal Dinsberg
Associate Producer/Researcher
Krystal Dinsberg
Associate Producer/ResearcherKrystal is the Associate Producer/Researcher and a comedy TV writer who spends her time between LA and Denver. Her credits include being a reality TV producer for NBC, and she's supported various shows on Paramount+, Amazon, CW's, and WBTV, as well as producing other indie podcasts. Krystal has two love languages: tacos and street art. You can usually find her at a local art show, Trader Joe's, writng, or reading a good ol' romance novel.
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