Podcast Episodes

Titanic, the Immigrant's Ship (with James Penca of Witness Titanic Podcast)

Today I'm joined by James Penca from the Witness Titanic podcast for a fascinating and heartfelt look at the stories of a few of Titanic's third clas…

11 hours ago

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

Today's episode dives even deeper into the fascinating but complex familial history of Archibald Gracie IV, one of the most well-documented survivors…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

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 Ala…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Has Titanic's Legacy Fallen Prey to Late-Stage Capitalism?

Happy 2026! Join me in a new season as I take a look at Titanic's historiography, changing legacy, and questions of its over-commodification. Feel fr…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

From Iconic Ship to Iconic Ship: Author Richard Stone on Project Mayflower and its Titanic Connections

Join author Richard Stone and myself as we discuss his work Project Mayflower: Building and Sailing a 17th Century Replica--a detailed and important …

3 months ago

A "What If" Mega-sode! w/ Pablo O'Hana

Come along as we unpack a veritable grab-bag of "what if" questions, some submitted by listeners! These are questions that perhaps can't warrant thei…

3 months, 1 week ago

Book Club: He Jumped First, with Author and Actor Tim Baker

Titaniac alert! This is a fun and moving one. 

Tim Baker is an actor, screenwriter, and firm believer that iced coffee should be its own food group. A…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Restless Objects, with Author and Artist Noah Angell (Ghosts of the British Museum)

Noah Angell is an artist who has exhibited and performed internationally. He's also an author - last year he published his first book, Ghosts of the …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Book Club: Captain's Dinner, with Author Adam Cohen

Join me for a fantastic interview with renowned lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen, whose new non-fiction work--Captain's Dinner: A Shipwreck, an Act o…

4 months ago

What If: Jack Dawson Was Real?! (w/Pablo O'Hana)

*Yes, mange is real in humans, I looked it up!

*The film podcast I mention is Unspooled, with Amy Nicholson!

Enjoy this fun dive into the life, love an…

4 months, 2 weeks ago