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THE DEATH OF "CHUCK" THE GROUNDHOG: WHO IS TO BLAME?

The Alarmist

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes The Alarmist's very own Associate Producer, Researcher and Show Coordinator, Alex Paul, to discuss the untimely death of “Chuck” the Groundhog. They’re joined by Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith. It’s a family affair!  Do humans really need to be holding wild animals? And why were they referring to the groundhog Charlotte as “Chuck?” Up on the board: Humans Getting Handsie, Media Fanfare & The Gloves.


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0:47.9

An eerie-oath, original.

0:52.1

I was born with a special gift. The ability to mentally transform

0:57.0

any situation into the worst case scenario.

1:01.1

In my own brain.

1:05.8

My therapist calls my gift catastrophizing, and that's why I'm uniquely qualified to scrutinise

1:12.8

and analyse history's greatest disasters, and find out who's to blame.

1:21.1

They say history repeats itself, not on my watch.

1:25.1

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and I am the alarmist.

1:37.1

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into the alarmist, a comedy podcast where we talk about

1:41.0

history's greatest tragedies, and figure out who's to blame.

1:45.6

Today we're discussing Chuck the Groundhog's death.

1:49.6

Here's what you need to know.

1:51.5

Every year on February 2nd, groundhogs enjoy 15 minutes of fame,

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