The Aftermath: 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War
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🗓️ 5 May 2026
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New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Erik Gilbert about the 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War. Dr. Gilbert specializes in East African history and the Indian Ocean and shares some enlightening details about the formation of Zanzibar, the location of the palace and the technological advancements in British military arms which contributed to an extremely lopsided battle. Afterwards, Patreon subscribers can revisit the board with Fact Checker Faryn Einhorn and Producer Clayton Early to see if the verdict holds up. Not part of our Patreon family yet?! Click the link below and join us!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Alarmy, check out Alarmist on Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus content. |
| 0:07.7 | I'm just going to look up, why were people smaller in the past? |
| 0:12.1 | What a hilarious. |
| 0:14.8 | I'm just going to say evolution. I don't know. |
| 0:17.7 | Okay. Courtney, the quick AI overview says people in the past were generally shorter, not due to slow evolution, but largely because of poor nutrition, frequent childhood illness, and bad living conditions. |
| 0:33.5 | So limited diets, lack of proteins. |
| 0:36.0 | We have evolved to have better health and food so now we can be taller. |
| 0:42.4 | I guess. |
| 0:43.8 | Do you think that's why I'm so short? |
| 0:46.1 | Yeah, because you're malnourished. |
| 0:49.0 | You've got to eat your beans, Rebecca. |
| 0:51.1 | Your beans and your greens. |
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| 0:57.0 | Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
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| 1:05.6 | My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Actor Mac. |
| 1:11.6 | Hey, everyone. Thanks for tuning in to this episode of The Aftermath. Today, we're speaking with Dr. Eric Gilbert. |
| 1:19.6 | Dr. Gilbert is a professor of history in the Graduate School of Arkansas State University. |
| 1:26.6 | He specializes in East African history and the |
| 1:29.7 | Indian Ocean, including the history of Zanzibar. Let's hear what he has to say about the 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War. |
| 1:39.7 | Hello, Eric. Thank you so much for joining us today. Thanks for having me. So I was thinking we could start off by having you give us a little history of Zanzibar, pre-imperial history. |
| 1:52.6 | What can you tell us about the region and those who settled there? |
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