Aftermath: The Halifax Explosion
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🗓️ 20 August 2020
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca talks with Guest Expert Ken Cuthbertson - Author of The Halifax Explosion: Canada’s Worst Disaster- about who he thinks is to blame for the Halifax explosion. It turns out, we may have got this one wrong! Ken explains the involvement of the Harbor Master, Commander Wyatt, in the events as well as the captain of the Imo, Captain Fromme. Rebecca also learns how to pronounce Imo. Other ideas we should have put on the board include Christmas, Backlighting and maybe even....THE FASHION INDUSTRY!
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| 0:00.0 | Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey. |
| 0:11.0 | So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas. |
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| 0:32.0 | Hail Army get out your planners and mark your calendars because the alarmist live is happening Friday, August 28th at 5 p.m. Pacific Standard time. We'll be deciding who's to blame for prohibition with |
| 0:34.7 | special guest Matt Gourley. Pour some moonshine and get ready to blame from the |
| 0:39.0 | comfort of your own home. The link to reserve your spot is in our show notes. We hope to see you |
| 0:43.9 | you there, Alarmy. |
| 0:44.7 | And Ereos, original. Each week we decide who's to blame for historical |
| 0:51.5 | tragedy. |
| 0:52.7 | And each week you tell us if we got it right. |
| 0:56.8 | My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith, |
| 0:59.1 | and this is the actor-man. Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. |
| 1:06.4 | Today we'll be speaking with guest expert Ken Cuthbertson, author of the Halifax |
| 1:11.8 | Explosion Canada's worst disaster. |
| 1:15.0 | And boy, does he have a lot to say about this disaster? |
| 1:18.0 | Honestly, we might have gotten this one way wrong people. |
| 1:22.0 | Let's hear what he has to say. |
| 1:25.6 | Hi Ken, thank you so much for joining us today. |
| 1:27.8 | Oh, it's my pleasure. |
| 1:28.8 | Well, we're talking about the Halifax Harbor explosion. |
| 1:34.3 | Can you start off by giving us a brief history |
| 1:36.7 | of Halifax Harbor and how did Canada's participation |
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