Hey, Alarmie. Before we get started, we wanted to make sure you heard the big news.

The alarmist has joined Patreon. Patreon subscribers will get access to our content at free, as

well as our aftermath post-interview discussion and final verdict. We'll also be putting out

additional bonus episodes and other fun stuff. Here's a preview of Guest Alarmist, where

I step aside and let a guest walk us through a personal tragedy and together the alarmist

crew figures out who's to blame. This month, Alarmie favorite and writer Anastasia Kusakis

discusses the great grounding of the mid 90s. Because I was such a good kid and followed

most of the rules, they like didn't get a real, I didn't break them in or anything like

they just, I just did what they wanted me to do. Right. I was very honest and, you know,

but yeah, I was, I think like did your siblings get away with more than you, your younger

siblings, like, but they do the stuff. Oh my God, Clayton, for sure, right? Four years

later, my youngest brother was like, not four, I don't know, four or five years later,

my youngest brother was caught by a beer and everybody just laughed. Ah, that is so real.

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episode. Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. And each week, you

tell us if we got it right. My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and this is The Aftermath.

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. Today we're speaking

with guest expert, Professor Matthew Solomon. Professor Solomon works at the University

of Michigan and is the author of Disappearing Tricks, silent film, Houdini, and the new magic

of the 20th century. Let's hear what he has to say about the death of Houdini.

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