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I was born with a special gift.

The ability to mentally transform any situation

into the worst case scenario in my own brain.

My therapist calls my gift catastrophizing.

And that's why I'm uniquely qualified to scrutinize and analyze history's greatest

disasters and find out who's to blame.

They say history repeats itself.

Not on my watch.

My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith,

and I am The Alarmist.

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into the alarmist, a comedy podcast where we talk

about history's greatest disasters and figure out who's to blame. Today we'll

be discussing the Hammond Circus Train Rec, also known as the Great Circus Train Rec of

of 1918.

Here's what you need to know.

Welcome to the circus.

In the 19th century, traveling shows were the main source of entertainment in small towns all across the United States.

With the growth of railroads in the post-civil war era came the golden age of circuses. This caused the industry to explode as they no longer

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