Titanic on Film: Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

Titanic on Film: Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

Here I put my cards on the table: Unsurprisingly, I'm a huge James Cameron fan and absolutely enamored of his deep sea exploration. In this episode I summarize, historicize, and review his 2003 documentary Ghosts of the Abyss, which took him and a team back down to Titanic in submarines fitted with 3-D cameras he'd designed alongside his brother. There's also a lot of Bill Paxton love here--he's the host of the film, in a way, and guides us through the wreck. Full disclosure I cry every time ...

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Unlocked Bonus Episode: A Primer on Edwardian Fashion + An Important Message

Unlocked Bonus Episode: A Primer on Edwardian Fashion + An Important Message

As 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 ag...

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"The Last I Saw": Daniel and Mary Marvin, Titanic's Tragic Honeymooners

"The Last I Saw": Daniel and Mary Marvin, Titanic's Tragic Honeymooners

Join 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,...

14 Feb 202435min

A Conversation with Max Miller from Tasting History

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I 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...

25 Jan 202452min

Titanic on Film: Titanic Blood and Steel

Titanic on Film: Titanic Blood and Steel

Join 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-...

23 Jan 202453min

A Diamond is Forever: The Ostby Family

A Diamond is Forever: The Ostby Family

Join 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 fash...

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Bonus Film Rewatch: The Holiday, with Angie Hung!

Bonus Film Rewatch: The Holiday, with Angie Hung!

Thanks 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 ep...

26 Des 202359min

Out into the Light: An Oral History of Third Class Passenger Hilda Hellstrom

Out into the Light: An Oral History of Third Class Passenger Hilda Hellstrom

Join 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 m...

13 Des 20231h 8min

Douglas Spedden and Polar the Titanic Bear (with Emily from the Titanic Museum Attraction)

Douglas Spedden and Polar the Titanic Bear (with Emily from the Titanic Museum Attraction)

This 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,...

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