History Unplugged Podcast

The cooks and other support staff of the Titanic “drowned like rats” due to not being assigned a clear place in the pecking order of escapees. One who did survive was French cook Paul Mauge, who used his extraordinary wits to survive. This episode chronicles how cooks like Mauge arrived on the Titanic, how they survived (or didn't), and what it was like for the service personnel on the night the ship went down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Apr 201922min

Code Names. Deception. Gadgets. It might seem like something out of the movies, but theseare just some of the essential components of being a spy.ESPIONAGE tells the stories of the world’s most incredible undercover missions, and how thesecovert operations succeeded...or failedEspionage is a Parcast Original podcast from the same storytelling team behind hit shows likeUnexplained Mysteries, Serial Killers, and Conspiracy Theories.Call to Action: This is the first part of the first Espionage episode. To hear the remainderof this episode, search for and subscribe to Espionage wherever you listen to podcastsor visit Parcast.com/espionage to start listening now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Apr 201915min

The sinking of the Titanic is memorable for its countless stories, and the reason that so many of them have found their way down to us today was the many writers that were onboard the ship. The first draft of history about the Titanic was written by man prominent writers. We will focus on six in this episode: Paul Danby, Adolphe Saalfeld, Edith Rosenbaum Russell, William Stead, Jacques Futrelle, and Lawrence BeesleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Apr 201938min

One legendary fixture on the Titanic was a gregarious popcorn vendor known as Popcorn Dan (Coxon). He was one of America's first food truck operators and a highly successful purveyor of popcorn. He was lost on the Titanic and his body was never recovered, although a NY Times article claimed it was him when it wasn't. Coxon lived an interesting life. He resided in a Queen Anne house on the Wisconsin river, which people thought was haunted. He dressed in a fur-lined coat and loved to maintain a flashy appearance. But he was still a working-class man. For that reason, our culinary spotlight on him is a staple of laborers in the early 20th century (now it's a delicacy)—Tripe and Onion SoupSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Apr 201929min

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6 Apr 20194min

In this episode we are looking at the life of Charles Joughin, a colorful character who has appeared in both film version of the Titanic. After the sinking, Joughin claimed he knew it was an iceberg that struck the ship because he saw a polar bear— and it waved to him (although, it should be noted, he told this story to nieces and nephews largely to mask the horror of that last night aboard the Titanic). At around 12:15 a.m. Joughin began rousing his kitchen staff. Six of his men were already working, and the others he got up out of their beds. “All hands out. All hands out of your bunks.” He directed each of them to take four loaves up for the life boats, fifty-two loaves in all. Joughin’s staff consisted of ten bakers, two confectioners, and a Vienna baker. Of the fourteen of them, ten had worked on the Olympic, the Titanic’s sister ship, and many of them had worked together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Apr 201937min

On the night of April 14, 1912, in the last hours before the Titanic struckthe iceberg, passengers in all classes were enjoying unprecedented luxuries. Innovations in food, drink, and decor made this voyage the apogee of Edwardian elegance. This episode is the first in a series I'm doing with Titanic historian Veronica Hinke called "Last Night on the Titanic." In it we look at individual accounts of tragedy and survival from the figures that made up the passengers and crew of the ship. They include millionaires, artists, fashionistas, bakers, cookers, musicians, doctors, and con-men. To recreate the experience of what it was like to be on the Titanic before disaster was on anyone's mind, Veronica also goes into detail of the food and drink consumer on the ship, from tripe soup eaten by a third-class passenger to the fancy dessert eaten by a Edwardian lady.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Apr 201925min

An announcement for a forthcoming series coming to the History Unplugged Podcast called "Last Night on the Titanic."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Mar 20193min