The Aftermath: The Case of Maria Barbella

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and documentarian Idanna Pucci about the case against Maria Barbella and the efforts to overturn her death sentence by Electric Chair. Not only has Idanna written extensively about the case, her great-grandmother Cora Slocomb was the woman who led the campaign to overturn Maria’s death sentence! Afterward, Patreon subscribers can revisit the board with Rebecca and Producer Clayton Early to see how the initial verdict held up. Not part of the Patreon family yet?! Click below and see what you’re missing!

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0:43.3	Well, that's actually cheating.
0:46.8	You're not allowed to do an audio book for the book club.
0:50.5	Well, I'm not.
0:51.3	You just said you are.
0:53.1	I was joking.
0:57.0	You know what? 0.25 speed? Yeah, that's barely listening. I'm reading it, guys. I'm reading. Don't worry about how I collect knowledge.
1:02.8	Okay. Through my ears or through my eyes. Or if I eat, eat books. If I eat books and that's how I get the
1:08.9	information, then maybe that works too. Just absorb it? We started this book club so you could read more. I know, but so you can finish
1:17.5	books. Well, maybe we got to ask our alarmion. Is there a difference between the audio experience?
1:22.9	I think that's a great question. Maybe we poll and say, is Chris actually reading if he's listening to
1:27.2	audio books? Okay, that will be the first poll that I set up. In fact, I'm going to write that down because I don't want to forget.
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