The Archibald Gracies: A Bizarrely Complex American Legacy (Part One)

The Archibald Gracies: A Bizarrely Complex American Legacy (Part One)

The Gracie family, starting with its original Scottish immigrant Archibald, built a shipping empire in 18th and 19th century America--New York to Alabama--that profoundly shaped economic development. But their wealth was deeply entangled with the slave trade, its plantation economy, and later the Civil War itself. Their legacy, memorialized in landmarks like Gracie Mansion (now the NYC mayor's residence), reflects the uncomfortable truth of how American prosperity was built on exploitation. W...

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This is Not a Door: Titanic's Iconic Movie Prop and its New Home at Titanic Museum Attraction

This is Not a Door: Titanic's Iconic Movie Prop and its New Home at Titanic Museum Attraction

Join me in an audio essay, a love letter if you will, to the oak paneling made so iconic by the final scene of James Cameron’s Titanic and its new home at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge...

30 Mai 202449min

Michael "Ty" Joseph (Yusuf), Titanic's "Miracle Boy"

Michael "Ty" Joseph (Yusuf), Titanic's "Miracle Boy"

Join me as I begin to explore the lives of Middle Eastern immigrants on Titanic, something I should have done long ago. The story of Titanic’s “Miracle Boy” is not oft-told, perhaps because it’s so he...

3 Mai 202439min

Titanic at 112 + Unsinkable Live at Pigeon Forge!

Titanic at 112 + Unsinkable Live at Pigeon Forge!

Join me as I reflect on the sinking 112 years later + present to you my live show at Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, an event that will stay a core and important memory to me forever. Thank...

26 Apr 20241h 27min

Cross-post with Salem The Podcast: Titanic Survivor Elizabeth Lines

Cross-post with Salem The Podcast: Titanic Survivor Elizabeth Lines

Listen 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 tou...

16 Apr 20241h 25min

An Interview with Actor Cotter Smith: Unpacking Senator Smith + the Titanic Inquiry's Legacy

An Interview with Actor Cotter Smith: Unpacking Senator Smith + the Titanic Inquiry's Legacy

Join 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 controve...

5 Apr 202441min

Revisiting The Six + the Stories of Titanic's Chinese Passengers, with Steven Schwankert

Revisiting The Six + the Stories of Titanic's Chinese Passengers, with Steven Schwankert

To register for my live, in-person show on April 13th, go here: https://titanicpigeonforge.com/titanic-tribute-week/ Support the show Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://w...

27 Mar 20241h 10min

An Emergency Titanic Meeting, with Pablo O'Hana!

An Emergency Titanic Meeting, with Pablo O'Hana!

As 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...

26 Mar 20241h 29min

From 3,000 Miles Away: Artie Moore and a Wireless Dream

From 3,000 Miles Away: Artie Moore and a Wireless Dream

To 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 ep...

9 Mar 202444min

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