Nelson and Alexandra spent a wonderful second podcast conversation with returning author and documentarian Steven Schwankert.

In Season Two Steven was on the podcast talking about his extraordinary and groundbreaking film THE SIX about the surviving Chines passengers on Titanic who very few people had heard of since they disembarked at New York in 1912.

Steven has expanded the story and his research into his new book The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors. He delves more deeply into the history of the Chinese sailors with more details that couldn't fit into a 100 minute feature film.

LISTEN and you will learn a lot about this little known piece of Titanic survivor history.

Learn about the documentary HERE

Buy Steven's book HERE

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In this episode, Nelson and Alexandra learn a bit about the business of Titanic from Joe Gold of The Gold Group, the promotional company behind the Titanic Artefact Exhibition in Boston.

Joe talks about some of the fascinating artefacts they have on display including a toilet from third class and a perfectly preserved wool suit retrieved from a leather suitcase in the debris field. 

They discuss the importance of preservation and education. The Boston exhibition is one of more than forty around world. Retrieving dishes, eye glasses and every day objects tells up about the people who used those things and brings their lives a little closer to our understanding of life - if all too briefly - aboard the ship of dreams.

Extended by popular demand, the exhibition in Boston continues at the Castle at Park Plaza until June 1st 2025. Be sure to catch Nelson's book signing there on Wednesday May 14th.

Go to titanicboston.us for tickets

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Welcome to the 50th episode of Titanic Talk.
That's something to celebrate along with Nelson's new book!
Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale is a historical fantasy set on the ill-fated maiden voyage of Titanic and present day Manhattan.

Nelson and Alexandra talk about his book, their upcoming presenting appearances on the Queen Mary in Long Beach on April 12th & 13th for the Titanic Anniversary Weekend and their hopes and expectations for events and guests in Season Three.

Buy Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale on Amazon.com

TITANIC ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND TICKETS
www.titanicweekend.com

We'll see you there!

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We're back!!
Season Three of Titanic Talk begins with Nelson and Alexandra announcing the release of Alexandra's Titanic documentary SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES on Feb 11th 2025. The film features Titanic actors, fans and historians recounting stories from the set and also the Titanic fans (Titaniacs) sharing their passion for the film and the history of the ship.

Distributed by Freestyle Media. Available on DVD on Amazon.com

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Queen Mary TITANIC Book Club event April

Barbara Houseman Voice & Acting Coach

National Geographic Endurance Documentary

Michael Kinnan interview - creator anf performer of Never Let Go 

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We cannot believe we are here at the end of our second spectacular season.

Oh what guests we have had and what Titanic Talks there have been! In this special extended podcast, Nelson and Alexandra revisit each of their twenty two guests before taking a break.

Stay tuned though - that means please LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE - so that you don't miss any of the special events we have planned for the new year.

LINKS to your favourite episodes can be found on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube

Here's the rundown of our Season Two guests:~

1. Mastic Beach Mini Film Festival with Amy Gaipa (Trudy Bolt)
2. Craig Kelly
3. Paul & Everly Carganilla
4. Joshua Noble
5. Erick Adame
6. Kris Andersson
7. Steven Schwankert
8. Peter White 
9. Veronica Hinke
10. Evgueni Mlodnik
11. Parks Stevenson
12. TitanicFan_97
13. Michael Kinnan
14. Titanic Anniversary Commemoration (LIVESTREAM)
15. David Condon
16. James Cameron's Titanic Scene by Scene: Brittany Butler & Ethan Brehme
17. Don Lynch
18. Mark Capri

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Nelson and Alexandra round out twenty three amazing guests on Titanic Talk with Van Ling - James Cameron's closest collaborators and Right Hand Man on many of his epic movies. Van Ling.

Van tells the story of how he first came to the notice of Gail Anne Hurd after building a Hallowe'en costume (an Aliens power lifter) on a bet and showing up at Lightstorm wearing it!

For students of film, he takes us through his journey from USC film school to VFX and directing, spelling out how his tenacity and focus got him his break in Hollywood. He even got Jim his first computer while they were working on The Abyss

He is also recognisable to Titanic fans as the Chinese man at the locked gates next to Jack and Rose and a deleted rescue scene where he depicts the (true) story of one of the six Chinese sailors to survive the sinking.
A fascinating insight into the world of VFX and James Cameron's and Van's own filmmaking process.

#titanic #jamescameron #VFX #GailAnneHurd #lightstorm

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Jen has a fascination with perfume and specifically the history of perfume and is the perfumer behind Immortal Perfumes, a micro-perfumery specializing in historically inspired scents. Her creations have been featured in New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and Seattle Met among others.

Jen researches and writes about historical figures and their fragrances for her popular TikTok channel. She also writes fiction and has been published in several anthologies.

Nelson and Alexandra had a wonderful and insightful conversation with Jen about the Perfumer Adolf Saalfeld, a German-born Jew, who boarded the Titanic with plans to sell his fragrances in New York City. In his rush to leave the ship as it sank, he left samples of his scents behind. In 2001, salvage experts recovered 62 perfume vials from the case, some of which still contained the original scent.

Jen's shop IMMORTAL PERFUMES in Seattle ~
1752 NW Market Street #4176, Seattle, WA 98107, United States
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Jen's Immortal Perfumes YT episode on Adolf Saalfeld

Bill Sauder talks about finding Saalfed's perfume vials for the first time

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Lloyd's obsession with Titanic began with a library book, Robert Ballard's The Discovery of the Titanic. He borrowed it so many times, the librarian asked him to stop checking it out so that other children might enjoy reading it. 

Seeing James Cameron's Titanic at the age of ten sealed the deal. Lloyd has lived in the UK and been host of the early morning TV show in New Zealand he now reports for stuff. He's a dyed in the wool Titaniac.

stuff.co.nz
@lloydburr 

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Steven Ujifusa has a passion for oceanliners. The companies who build and ran them and the passengers who sailed on them - many immigrants coming to America to start a new life. I

n his book The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia's Jews on the Eve of World War Steven explores the lives of the Jewish immigrants who fled Europe before war broke out.

The Wall Street Journal calls it "Absorbing . . . a David-and-Goliath tale of the industrial age."

In his book, Steven includes the stories of Jewish families on Titanic, having first learnt about the Ship of Dreams from his Jewish grandmother who told him about the bravery of the Straus's who didn't get into a lifeboat when given a chance. Ida would not leave the sinking ship because she couldn't imagine life without her husband, Isador, and they both perished.

Learn some fascinating news facts and more history of the ship Nelson and Alexandra love to talk about on Titanic Talk

Steven's Website

Nelson and Alexandra also take a few minutes to remember Jon Landau - producer of Titanic and Avatar - who passed away last week.

#titanic #titanicbook #jonlandau #jamescameron

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Max Miller has a hugely popular  YouTube channel, TASTING HISTORY, that explores the history of food and the way we have prepared and eaten food over the centuries. He caught the attention of Titanic Talk hosts Nelson and Alexandra because he's done a whole series on the food and menus on on Titanic - and has more episodes to come.

We hear how he got started making food and researching food history and culture after watching the Great British Baking Show and being inspired by the backstory of the bakes in the early episodes. When the pandemic hit he turned his new passion into a very successful channel.
If you love food and history and wonder about the dishes served on Titanic this one is for you.

Tasting History

Instagram @tastinghistorywithmaxmiller

Max's Book - Tasting History

Jane Austen on Tasting History

Last Dinner on the Titanic

The Great British Baking Show

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