Unsinkable: The Titanic Podcast
131 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 164 ratingsWelcome to Unsinkable: The Titanic Podcast, a comprehensive look at the ship, its crew + passengers, the art it has inspired, and the cultural history of its legacy (which is, of course, absolutely unsinkable). Hosted by historian L.A. Beadles, an absolute Titanic nerd.
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(Cross-post with Salem the Podcast!) Survivor Elizabeth Lines
April 16, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBListen to me gab with on one of MY fave history podcasts, Salem the Podcast! I was honored to join them for an episode and I know many of you will find their work fascinating. On their show, Salem tour guides and historians Jeffrey and Sarah take deep dives into the oft-dark, always-intriguing history of their town, its mythology and its obsessions. We have much in common in terms of how we approach research and how we unpack strange and beautiful stories. In this crossover episode, we speak...
An Interview with Actor Cotter Smith: Unpacking Senator Smith + the Titanic Inquiry's Legacy
April 05, 2024 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBJoin me for a conversation with renowned actor Cotter Smith, who portrays Senator William Alden Smith in the new film Unsinkable: Titanic Untold. We discuss how he tackled playing this rather controversial Titanic figure, a man who spearheaded the United States Senate Inquiry in the immediate aftermath of the sinking; we also dissect how Smith has been treated in the ship's historiography and maybe why he’s not gotten the fairest shot. It was an absolute pleasure to meet Cotter. If you’d lik...
Revisiting The Six + the Stories of Titanic's Chinese Passengers, with Steven Schwankert
March 27, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBTo register for my live, in-person show on April 13th, go here: https://titanicpigeonforge.com/titanic-tribute-week/ Cheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktails Join hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TV Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https:...
An Emergency Titanic Meeting, with Pablo O'Hana!
March 26, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBAs Titanic hit the online news cycles in some wacky ways this past week (Titanic II? Ok…), I pushed the Emergency Meeting button and called Pablo O’Hana, my dear friend and one of our foremost experts on Titanic’s artifacts, its cultural impact and its memorialization. This is a wonderfully meandering podcast chat about what it means to be in the Titanic community, what we all owe to the memory of its victims, and how we can all use our voices here to honor the heart and soul of the ship we ...
From 3,000 Miles Away: Artie Moore and a Wireless Dream
March 09, 2024 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBTo register for the live, in-person show on April 13, go here: https://tickets.titanicattraction.com/WebStore/shop/viewitems.aspx?cg=PFSPEVT&c=PFTME&companycode=TITANIC Join me for a rather joyful episode today as we look at the life of Artie Moore, Welsh-born wireless enthusiast-turned Marconi employee who began his career by picking up on Titanic's SOS calls from his tiny shack on his family's mill property. For more reading on Marconi and wireless tech, check out Erik Larson's Thunders...
Unsinkable's Live Show Registration is Available!
March 06, 2024 21:00 - 4 minutes - 2.87 MBClick here to register for April 13th's LIVE IN-PERSON SHOW: https://tickets.titanicattraction.com/WebStore/shop/viewitems.aspx?cg=PFSPEVT&c=PFTME&companycode=TITANIC Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/sh...
Unlocked Bonus Episode: A Primer on Edwardian Fashion + An Important Message
February 22, 2024 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAs a podcaster, a historian, a human, I want to extend my deepest love and sympathies to the family of Nex Benedict in the wake of their untimely and preventable death. We have to ACT and SPEAK OUT against inequality and prejudice in this country. We cannot hide in the shadows or make excuses for our relatives or friends who quietly support hate in the name of God or their church or their privilege. Thank you to everyone who reached out yesterday on Instagram. This podcast supports trans you...
"The Last I Saw": Daniel and Mary Marvin, Titanic's Tragic Honeymooners
February 14, 2024 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBJoin me as I tell the tragic but beautiful tale of two of Titanic's honeymooners--the Marvins, a gorgeous and glowing young couple from New York. In a newspaper interview shortly afterward, Mary said, unable yet to process Daniel's death: “My God, don’t ask me too much. Tell me, have you any news from Dan? He grabbed me in his arms and knocked down men to get me into the boat. As I was put in the boat he cried ‘It’s alright, little girl, you go and I will stay a while. I’ll put on a life pr...
"The Last I Saw": Daniel and Mary Marvin, Titanic Honeymooners
February 14, 2024 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBJoin me as I tell the tragic but beautiful tale of two of Titanic's honeymooners--the Marvins, a gorgeous and glowing young couple from New York. In a newspaper interview shortly afterward, Mary said, unable yet to process Daniel's death: “My God, don’t ask me too much. Tell me, have you any news from Dan? He grabbed me in his arms and knocked down men to get me into the boat. As I was put in the boat he cried ‘It’s alright, little girl, you go and I will stay a while. I’ll put on a life pr...
A Conversation with Max Miller from Tasting History
January 25, 2024 15:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBI am THRILLED to bring you an interview with Max Miller, whose YouTube Channel is a gorgeously innovative but also accessible look at the local and global histories of food and recipes across time and place. There are equal parts cooking and history! I'll link his Titanic-specific episodes just below, as well as his video for 400-year old Buttered Beere, which we discuss at the end. I'm so grateful we got to speak about his love of Titanic, what inspired/inspires him to to create Tasting His...
Titanic on Film: Titanic Blood and Steel
January 23, 2024 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBJoin me as I FINALLY return to my side series Titanic on Film with a look at 2012’s 12-part miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel. Make sure to click the merch/Bonfire link below to grab your original-design Unsinkable tee before they’re retired forever! Recommendations: Salem the Podcast (collaboration coming!): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/salem-the-podcast/id1612165471 Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth (for Patreon book club!): https://www.amazon.com/Molly-Brown-Unraveling-Kri...
A Diamond is Forever: The Ostby Family
January 10, 2024 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBJoin me for a look at the life of Engelhart and Helen Ostby, father-and-daughter jewelers who boarded Titanic in First Class. Until recently, I had no idea that such a crucial figure in Edwardian fashion and design was a passenger or that he trained his daughter in the business by traversing Europe, a fairly modern and feminist concept. The Ostby story is one of immigration, one of innovation, and their rings remain part of our aesthetic today. This is random and beautiful Titanica at its fi...
Bonus Film Rewatch: The Holiday, with Angie Hung!
December 26, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThanks to Angie Hung, actor and podcaster, for joining me on a fun rewatch of the Kate Winslet holiday classic (can something 20 years old be a classic?!) The Holiday. This was an exclusive Patreon episode for its first couple of weeks, but I wanted to unlock for everyone. Happy holidays!!! Find Angie on Instagram: @angiehung Find her pod here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-would-kate-do-specifically-kate-winslet-as-an-actress/id1674467743 Cheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktai...
Out into the Light: An Oral History of Third Class Passenger Hilda Hellstrom
December 13, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBJoin me for an exploration of the life of Third Class Passenger Hilda Hellstrom. In November of this year, a group of Titanic researchers, enthusiasts and descendants assembled to honor her life and memories with a new headstone at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Illinois. This episode is an amalgam of that experience, with descendant interviews conducted by listener Mia Morgante (an unsinkable thank you, Mia!) and insight from the Paul Burns, Titanic Museum Attractions' curator and Tony P...
Douglas Spedden and Polar the Titanic Bear (with Emily from the Titanic Museum Attraction)
December 06, 2023 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBThis is the first of two holiday-inspired December episodes. Join me AT the Titanic Museum Attraction as Emily Densky and I discuss the haunting beauty in recognizing the lives of Titanic's children, both those who survived and those lost. We tell the story of Douglas Spedden, whose survival that night (alongside his family) inspired his mother Daisy to write a children's book at Christmas, 1913--to help him cope with the unbelievable trauma, no doubt. Douglas' life was cut horrifically sho...
Unlocked Bonus Episode: Elin Gerda Lindell's Wedding Ring
December 01, 2023 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBJoin me for this, an incredible (though heartbreaking) story of how Swedish immigrant Elin Gerda Lindell's wedding ring ended up in the bottom of Titanic's last recovered lifeboat-- I'm not on Facebook, but this is just happened to be a great link straight to a photo as part of the Titanic Exhibition (not, as of April 2023, still in New York): https://m.facebook.com/titanictheexhibition/videos/real-objects-from-the-titanic-mrs-gerda-lindells-ring/211290281080001/ Cheers to Chaos: Reality T...
A Love Letter to New York, With Nelson Aspen
November 17, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBJoin me as I catch up with Titanic Talk co-host (and my dear friend!) Nelson Aspen as he releases his new novel, Dancing Between the Raindrops, which is truly a love letter to New York City. Nelson is, of course, also a renowned entertainment journalist and a prolific writer. We discuss everything from his earliest interest in Titanic and how it shaped his life and passions to the writing process and its sleepless nights. For updates on this winter's happy hours, follow Nelson on Insta: htt...
Titanic: The Official Cookbook, With Author Veronica Hinke
November 07, 2023 02:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBThank you to Veronica, Unsinkable's only three-time guest, this time to celebrate the release of Titanic: the Official Cookbook! To support Veronica and the pod, buy your copy here at Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/p/books/titanic-the-official-cookbook-40-timeless-recipes-for-every-occasion-titanic-film-cookbook-titanic-film-entertaining-veronica-hinke/20076726?aid=80949&ean=9781647228576&listref=episodes-miscellany To follow Veronica's work: https://veronicahinke.com Cheers to Chaos: Rea...
Archie and the Ghost
October 31, 2023 02:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBA special spooky season episode about a White House apparition that pestered none other than passenger Archibald Butt. Join me to learn about the mystery of "The Thing!" Mug link: https://www.bonfire.com/store/unsinkable-studios/ Cheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktails Join hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TV Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.c...
Artist Series Titanic Mugs are Now Available!
October 27, 2023 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.04 MBFind all the new merch here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/unsinkable-studios/ Find Sean and all his work here: https://www.seanrobertmcnamara.com/ Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod Fi...
Unsinkable: Killers of the Flower Moon
October 24, 2023 01:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThe Unsinkable side series of sorts strikes again. Join me for a look into Martin Scorsese's brilliant new historical epic--forty-five minutes in which I somehow manage to forget to even mention Robert DeNiro's name. (Cue me with head shaking in hands.) But I do spend some time unpacking the story of the tragic Osage killings in the early twentieth century, why this movie and the book its based on are doing crucial work in rewriting the narrative of American history, and (shocked?) Leonardo ...
Book Club: Surviving Savannah, with Author Patti Callahan Henry
October 17, 2023 02:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB*My apologies for slightly inferior audio here, our connection was not fantastic and neither of us were in our usual office!* For the season's inaugural book episode, I'm honored to bring you a candid and nuanced conversation with author Patti Henry; her work Surviving Savannah explores (through historical fiction) the sinking of the southern steamship Pulaski in the first half of the nineteenth century. We spoke about everything from her research process and the wild synchronicities withi...
Live Book Club Mini-sode with Author J. Kent Layton (On a Sea of Glass)
October 11, 2023 01:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBI was so fortunate to chat with author J. Kent Layton prior to his book signing at Titanic Pigeon Forge just a few days ago. It's a short interview but Kent's razor-sharp insight into the research process for his renowned book On a Sea of Glass (co-authored with Bill Wormstedt and Tad Fitch) is so invigorating. Kent has written extensively about Titanic as well as other Atlantic liners. Find his bio here: http://atlanticliners.com/about_author/ And all his books here: http://atlanticliner...
Titaniacs Unite! with Paul Carganilla (COVE Podcast Collab)
October 10, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBJoin me for a very moving all-things-Titanic discussion with Paul Carganilla--podcaster, film-maker, and a fellow self-professed Titanic nerd. We touch on everything from the Big Piece in Vegas to our favorite moments in the 1997 film to how following our dreams has shaped our lives and been so informed by a passion for Titanic. This is a co-cast, so check out my appearance on his podcast COVE as well! Links to Apple and his YouTube channel below! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cove-...
"Where you go, I go": The (Real) Story of Ida and Isidor Straus
October 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBJoin me for a heavy but crucial part of the Titanic story as we explore the lives of Isidor and Ida Straus, mythological in the Titanic lore for their love and their sacrifice for each other in the sinking. They're so much more than this image frozen in stone, though, figuratively and literally. I am torn in my thoughts of Isidor, as his role in the Confederacy in his youth makes this a thorny tale to say the very least. This episode has darkness but also light. A special thank you to Garet...
Film and Book Club Announcements + Updates!
October 02, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.12 MBSupport the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/ Website: https://www.unsinkablepod.com
The Beauty of Titanic Belfast + the Ethics of Memorializing Titanic, with Pablo O'Hana
September 18, 2023 21:00 - 2 hours - 89.9 MBJoin me for a candid and invigorating conversation with Pablo O’Hana, who began his career working at Titanic Belfast and has since become a leading publicist and activist in the UK. With a track record of political and public sector campaigns that inspire debate and shift opinion, he has worked to elect America’s first-ever woman of color to state-wide office, legalize abortion in Ireland, transform the UK’s road safety record and on every British election since 2014. He also worked alongsi...
In Memory: Sub Titan and Legendary Explorer P.H. Nargeolet
September 08, 2023 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWelcome to a special but somber start to Season Three as we honor all five lives lost on the Titan submarine disaster as well as take a deeper look at the life of one of them, world-renowned explorer PH Nargeolet. He was "Mr. Titanic" to the deep sea community and responsible for managing dives that brought up thousands of the shipwreck's artifacts. Join me in shining a light on his work and his legacy. There is a lot of inappropriate and sensationalist reporting on OceanGate circulating on...
Season Three Trailer!
August 28, 2023 19:00 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MBI'll be back VERY soon! In the meantime, see below for ways to supports the pod! Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/ Websit...
Unsinkable Live at the Titanic Museum Attraction (w/Steven Schwankert!)
July 17, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBA special surprise summer episode (say that five times fast!) for your feed. Join me as I travel in-person to the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge where I livestream with Steven Schwankert, co-creator the documentary The Six and host/researcher of the new podcast Titanic New Jersey. I also sit down with Jody, education director and long-time crew member at the museum about the summer's goings-on there and some new artifacts. Find Steven's new podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.co...
OceanGate's Missing Sub Titan: What We Know
June 20, 2023 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBCheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktails Join hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TV Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop...
Season Two Finale: A Q&A with LA
June 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBJoin me for--CAN YOU BELIEVE IT--my season two finale! John, my lovely and always-game husband, asks me all of YOUR questions and we touch on everything from Cameron's film's legacy to my favorite films to some very questionable potential strategies as a time traveler. Thank you to everyone who wrote in. Thank you to everyone who listens. This summer, consider supporting the pod on Patreon or by purchasing an Unsinkable tee in a great summer color. Links below. Paul Rudd: call me. See you...
Pour a Cold One: The History of Wrexham Lager, Titanic's Draught Beer
May 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBGrab an ice cold glass and a bottle of your favorite ale or pilsner or lager, anything, and join me for a lively look at the history of beer AND the history of beer on Titanic. Was Wrexham Lager really the draught beer in third class? Was it the only beer on the ship? Lots of mythology to bust open here, and surprisingly a lot to be learned from the gender dynamics of the history of brewing too. Always new branches on the tree to study, always new lenses to look at Titanic through! Support ...
Submit Your Questions for the Season Two Finale!
May 23, 2023 15:00 - 4 minutes - 2.9 MBSupport the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/ Website: https://www.unsinkablepod.com
Unsinkable Live from The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
May 16, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBJoin me for this, the podcast's very first official live show recording. I want to thank everyone at the Grand Hotel for hosting me -- it was a truly remarkable experience. I discuss the culinary life of the voyage, everything from ice cream to champagne to the lives of the workers on board. Cheers! *Recorded May 13, 2023 Cheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktails Join hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TV Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Su...
Unlocked Bonus Episode: The Gate Debate
May 05, 2023 03:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBCheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktails Join hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TV Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop...
Book Club: David Grann's The Wager
May 03, 2023 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBAll Unsinkable merch is 15% off on Bonfire with promo code KATEWINSLET https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Alright, finally, again a little foray into another ship + shipwreck. Join me in reading and reviewing author David Grann's incredible new work The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, which is an unbelievable true story from mid-eighteenth century naval history. I also draw some parallels between this survivalist tale and that of Ernest Shackleton's wreck o...
Titanic in Fiction: The Sequel, with Chelsea Pinkard
April 25, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBChelsea Pinkard is back to discuss trends in historical fiction, HOW historical fiction can illuminate or box in the Titanic narrative, and why we can't quite ever get to that "Jack and Rose" moment in ship lit. We co-read the novel Titanic Girls by researcher Julie Cook (who has also published in the non-fiction realm about Titanic widows and orphans in Southampton). We break down the feminist themes in it and why they're so important. Crucial! We also find a little time to debrief about th...
April 14th, 1912/April 14th, 2023
April 14, 2023 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBThis is a short episode, as life is insane right now, but I wanted to share a few thoughts today, the 111th anniversary of Titanic's striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. I am grateful for every listener. I am grateful to do this podcast. I remember today, and every day, each soul that boarded that ship in 1912. All my love, LA Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee...
Board the Ship of Dreams with Alexandra Boyd & Nelson Aspen (from Titanic Talk)
April 12, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBI am thrilled to bring you my first ever interview with a cast member from Titanic (1997)--Alexandra Boyd--and, just as exciting, a peek into her film Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries and new podcast Titanic Talk. We're joined by her podcasting partner Nelson Aspen, who is an award-winning journalist who has traveled the world interviewing every celebrity under the sun and is a true Titaniac from way back. This interview was an absolute blast. We touch on everything from the set of the ...
The "Real" J. Dawson: Joseph, Not Jack
April 05, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBJoin me as I uncover a LOT (truly, more than I anticipated!) about the man so commonly referred to as "the real Jack Dawson." He was J. Dawson, Titanic crew member, but he wasn't even named Jack. And his real story is human and beautiful and complex on its own. We should be grateful that the film's popularity eventually trickled down into research and illuminated so much about him, though, and culturally it's astounding what an impact the 1997 film had on Dawson's legacy. To watch the Disco...
Titanic's "Just Missed It" Club, featuring The Reference Desk Pod
March 22, 2023 11:00 - 2 hours - 107 MBJoin me in a collaborative cross-post with The Reference Desk Podcast as we explore the lives of several members of Titanic's "just missed it club"--in other words, people who were supposed to be on the ship but for whatever reason barely missed the fated sailing. We discuss everyone from beer-gulping crew to the founder of the Hershey empire to several Vanderbilts and their sunken luggage. Hailee and Katie are a DELIGHT and you need to go subscribe to their podcast right now: https://podc...
The Rise and Fall of the House of Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon
March 14, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBJoin me as I examine the life of a powerhouse of a woman, born Lucy Christiana Sutherland but re-branded through her own force as Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, owner and designer of the greatest and grandest fashion house of the Edwardian era. She is not without controversy, but neither are our famous male figures from this era. She built an empire and we still live with the influence of her design, her flair, and her business practices today. Why doesn't she get more credit? Let's dissect it! My...
A Few Announcements--Including a Virtual Film Fest!
March 10, 2023 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.14 MBRegister for the Virtual Film Fest via the Titanic Museum Attraction's Events Page here: https://titanicpigeonforge.com/titanic-pigeon-forge-events/#worldevent If you're in Asheville, here's the info for the meetup March 16: Burial Beer Asheville Taproom 6pm-7:30pm Come as you are, super casual! Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts ...
The Year of the Child, Featuring Emily from the Titanic Museum Attraction
March 06, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBJoin me as Emily Densky and I discuss a few of the children who boarded Titanic in 1912, highlighting both gorgeous and heartbreaking human moments the night of the sinking as well as how the events affected their lives moving forward. This year, 2023, the Titanic Museum Attractions celebrate a "Year of the Child" with new artifacts, galleries and events that showcase the hope, resiliency and memory of all the children on the ship. As always, find info about the museums here: https://titani...
Unlocked Bonus Episode: Titanic's Ghosts?
March 01, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBSee you next week for TWO brand new episodes! Cheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktails Join hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TV Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/ Support the pod via my...
A Brief but Inclusive History of Modern Fan-fiction
February 24, 2023 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBJoin me for a look at the history of modern fan-fiction, its wild and wonderful strangeness, its relationship to sexuality and sexual liberation, just a little bit of everything. Titanic fan-fiction was a part of my childhood and remains a part of my life now; guys, there are GREAT stories on Fanfiction.net and Archive of Our Own (though truly you have to wade through some crap to get to them sometimes.). For info about my upcoming events: https://www.unsinkablepod.com/events A few article...
The Wonderful Absurdity of Titanique
February 17, 2023 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB*Correction! I realize I said that the co-creator's name is Maria Mendelle, but it is Marla Mindelle, my apologies* Join me for a fun little peek in Off-Broadway's absolute sensation Titanique, a wild musical romp that marries a parody of the 1997 film with Celine Dion songs as well as with endless pop culture references. I want to go! Titanique folks, email me! Find tickets here if you're lucky to be in the New York City area: https://titaniquemusical.com Support the show Support Unsinka...
Mountain to the Sea: The Stories of the Addergoole 14
February 15, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThis was an emotional episode to build, and you'll hear the breaking in my voice as I record. I share with you the stories of all fourteen passengers from the village of Lahardine, Addergoole, County Mayo, who boarded Titanic together in third class. Only three survived. I was so fortunate to visit the Addergoole Memorial last August with my family, and interspersed here are voice notes I made while there. These people deserve to be remembered. Let's say their names: Annie McGowan Catherine...
Instant Reaction Pod: James Cameron's Titanic in 3D/4K
February 10, 2023 16:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBJoin me for a quick reaction mini-sode! I saw Titanic in 3D/4K with my family last night, and it was just as emotional experience as I anticipated. I think my kids were floored, and I discovered a few details that I had never before...which honestly seemed impossible. Go see it on the big screen this weekend! Cheers to Chaos: Reality TV & Cocktails Join hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TV Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show...