The Aftermath: The Donner Party
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🗓️ 18 January 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with historian and author Erich R. Ebel about the lasting legacy of the Donner Party expedition and its tragic fate. Having written a historical fiction account of the members of the Donner Party, Erich touches on the crucial choices made by the Donner-Reed party which ultimately led them down a notoriously doomed path. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can listen as Rebecca, Clayton and Chris finally get their Guest Expert input after all these years and see if the initial verdict still holds up. Not on Patreon yet! Click below and join the Alarmeon!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Alarmi, before we get started, we wanted to make sure you heard the big news. |
| 0:05.0 | The Alarmist has joined Patreon. |
| 0:07.0 | Patreon subscribers will get access to our content ad-free, |
| 0:11.0 | as well as our aftermath post-interview discussion and final verdict. |
| 0:15.0 | We'll also be putting out additional bonus episodes and other fun stuff. |
| 0:20.0 | Here's a preview of our Little Alarms series, only available on Patreon. |
| 0:25.0 | And this is my little alarm. |
| 0:28.0 | Okay. |
| 0:29.0 | Is that I have a reaction to something and I don't know what it is. |
| 0:32.0 | I will give you guys a couple of options and maybe we can do a poll to the Patreon subscribers. |
| 0:37.0 | We love a poll. What do you think Chris got hives from and And I'll give you a couple three options. |
| 0:44.2 | Okay, okay. |
| 0:45.0 | Now, I had shrimp for lunch. |
| 0:48.8 | Okay. |
| 0:49.8 | But this happened at 9 PM. |
| 0:51.7 | So I don't think it was the shrimp few hours I had shrimp for dinner last night and I don't have |
| 0:56.8 | hives now really met out for you different |
| 1:00.3 | go to Patreon dot com The Alarmist and subscribe today. |
| 1:06.0 | Now on to our episode. |
| 1:08.0 | Each week we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
| 1:12.0 | And each week you tell us if we got it right. |
| 1:16.6 | My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith, |
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