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Podcast: The Alarmist
Episode: THE 1955 LE MANS MOTOR RACE DISASTER: WHO IS TO BLAME?
Description: Who’s to blame for the 1955 Le Mans Motor Race Disaster? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes actor and comedian Curt Neill to discuss the fatal car crash at the Le Mans Motor Race which took the lives of 82 innocent bystanders and injured over 100 more. With WWII fresh on everyone’s mind, did Performative Patriotism lead to this tragic disaster? Could A Need for Speed be to blame? And why were they testing new experimental brakes during the actual race?! Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early join the conversation. Join our Pa...