THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE: WHO IS TO BLAME?
The Alarmist
The Alarmist
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2019
⏱️ 77 minutes
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The Alarmist, Rebecca Delgado Smith, decides who is to blame for the Irish Potato Famine that devastated Ireland from 1845 -1849 with actor/writer Jaquelyn Landgraf (It Makes a Sound Podcast). On the board this week: The British Landlords, Irish Farmers and Henry VIII (maybe).
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| 0:00.0 | This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats. |
| 0:11.0 | So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's. |
| 0:15.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:20.0 | Imagine you. You in a nice comfy seat with your hands behind your head taking in the views instead of taking on the road, maybe even a nap. |
| 0:33.0 | That's the bliss of getting where you need to go without worrying about driving. |
| 0:38.0 | Book your train journey via avantuouscoast westcoast.co. |
| 0:43.0 | and we'll take you there. |
| 0:44.6 | Avanti west coast. |
| 0:46.4 | Feel good travel. An Ereio's Original. |
| 0:55.0 | I was born with a special gift. |
| 0:59.0 | The ability to mentally transform any situation |
| 1:02.0 | into the worst case scenario in my own brain. |
| 1:10.0 | My therapist calls my gift catastrophizing. |
| 1:13.7 | And that's why I'm uniquely qualified |
| 1:16.0 | to scrutinize and analyze history's greatest disasters |
| 1:20.2 | and find out who's to blame. |
| 1:25.0 | They say history repeats itself. |
| 1:27.6 | Not on my watch. |
| 1:29.2 | My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith, |
| 1:31.7 | and I am The Alarmist. Hey everyone, welcome to the alarmist, a comedy podcast where we talk about who's to blame |
| 1:48.6 | for history's greatest tragedies. |
| 1:51.0 | Again, a reminder, we're comedians, not historians. |
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