An Iriot original.

I was born with a special gift.

The ability to mentally transform any situation into the worst-case scenario.

In my own brain.

My therapist calls my gift catastrophizing.

And that's why I'm uniquely qualified to scrutinize and analyze history's greatest disasters.

And find out who's to play play.

They say history repeats itself.

Not on my watch.

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

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into the alarmist.

A comedy podcast where we talk about history's greatest tragedies and figure out who's to play.

Today we're discussing the Hollywood 10.

Here's what you need to know.

Calling the House Un-American Activities Committee to order.

Question is, have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?

Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?

Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?

In 1947, 10 men were asked this question by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

In a series of hearings, over nine highly publicized days.

In the decade that followed, dozens and then hundreds of screenwriters, actors, directors, and artists connected to Hollywood

would be tracked, interrogated, and accused of affiliating with the Communist Party if they did not name names.

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