The Astors and the Ghosts of Mackinac Island (Part One)

The Astors and the Ghosts of Mackinac Island (Part One)

The Astor family name conjures images of Gilded Age opulence and tragedy—perhaps most famously embodied by John Jacob Astor IV, who perished aboard the Titanic in 1912. But the roots of one of America's first great fortunes stretch back much further, to the late 18th century when German immigrant John Jacob Astor built a fur trading empire that spanned from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest. His American Fur Company turned remote outposts like Mackinac Island into crucial commercial hu...

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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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 202444min

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