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 to Tuni into the alarmist.

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

Today we're discussing Valerie Salonis and the attempted assassination of Andy Warhol.

Here's what you need to know.

In the 1960s, Andy Warhol was one of the most notorious and legendary artists in the world.

From his infamous Campbell soup cans to his Maryland Monroe portraits.

The pop artist used his subjects to highlight American consumerism and celebrity.

And he made a fortune doing it.

But on June 3rd, 1968, Warhol was the subject.

As he walked into his Union Square studio known as the Factory,

a woman slipped into the elevator with him.

When they both entered the office space, the woman pulled out a 32-calibre pistol

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