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The Aftermath: The Death of Edgar Allan Poe

The Alarmist

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and internationally exhibited fine artist Chris Semtner about the mysterious life and death of legendary poet Edgar Allen Poe. Curator of the Edgar Allen Poe Museum in Richmond, VA, Chris is full of thoughtful anecdotes about Poe’s life and shares some fascinating new details about Cooping and how Poe might have been mixed up in it. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can revisit the board with Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early to see if the verdict holds up!

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0:00.0

Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.

0:02.3

Hiya.

0:02.9

So, Benny has really blossomed this term.

0:05.6

You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.

0:09.6

Oh, that's not quite what I meant.

0:11.1

It's free to sell on there?

0:12.3

Free to sell?

0:13.5

Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.

0:16.8

You sold my guitar?

0:19.9

Shall we talk about Benning?

0:22.1

When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.

0:26.7

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0:30.2

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0:59.3

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