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🗓️ 18 February 2025
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Who’s to blame for the Love Parade Disaster?
This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes guest Becky Yamamoto to discuss the Duisburg, Germany music festival turned nightmare in 2010. What was intended as a free day of music, love and camaraderie ended in panic taking the lives of 21 people and injuring hundreds more. Was this a crowd control problem, a venue issue or a lack of adequate organization? Perhaps all of the above? Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith join the conversation.
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1:37.2 | Thanks for tuning into The Alarmist, a comedy podcast where we talk about history's greatest tragedies and figure out who's to blame. |
1:44.8 | Today we're discussing The Love Parade Disaster. |
1:48.7 | Here's what you need to know. |
1:51.8 | Born in the underground techno scene of late 1980s Berlin, the love parade was a small |
1:57.9 | demonstration of peace and understanding through music. |
2:01.6 | Over the years, it evolved into one of the largest electronic dance events in the world. |
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