*(Quick note: I had some minor sound issues for this episode and I'm aware the audio quality is not quite up to standard--don't worry, this will be sorted out by next episode!)

Join me as I detail of the life of Joseph Laroche, the sole black man on the Titanic, whose story is so much more  than that factoid of a label would lead one to believe; his life intersected with crucial moments in Haitian history and in French history, and his marriage to a woman named Juliette highlights so many facets of race relations in the early twentieth century. But more importantly, their love was, it seems, quite powerful, and their family's story and legacy deserve to be told. I also address some themes of race and Titanic--how black culture processed the disaster through folklore, how race was on the ship in the form of passengers from all over the world and how they were portrayed in the wake of the sinking.

Thank you for listening!

To purchase books I mention or upcoming Book Club picks, visit my Bookshop Affiliate page: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

To support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

For sources on this episode and all others, please see the blog on my website: https://www.unsinkablepod.com/blog

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

In this last episode for my series on the 1997 movie, I go off script and recount the Titanic cultural phenomena but also the very personal feelings I have about it and how it relates to our understanding of the ship, film history, memory, grief. I also go over the many/pervasive pop culture references from the past 25 years, including some that listeners wrote in about. This is a grab bag. This is me coming to terms with my love of a thing. This is Titanic Forever. Join me. *A special thanks to my husband John for being such a good sport.

To support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Shop the books I've used as my sources: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Insta and Twitter: @UnsinkablePod

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

In some ways I think I've been waiting to record this episode for 25 years, but I wouldn't have been ready until this moment. I cover the ways in which the Titanic disaster has been viewed along gender lines and how the cultural history of it has been shaped by gender. I examine how the character of Rose, from 1997's Titanic, fits into the historical fabric of 1912 but also how she inspired and influenced a generation of young women (and men I'm sure!). I also highlight some crucial women's rights history of the era and touch on a few stories of actual female Titanic passengers who broke some norms of the time and were, as Rose is, complete badasses!

For sources, see my website: https://www.unsinkablepod.com/blog
Also visit my Bookshop to view my reading lists/purchase from them + support the pod and independent booksellers: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Contact me! [email protected]
Find me on Insta and on Twitter @unsinkablepod

Cheers!

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

Author Gareth Russell and I have a wonderfully in-depth conversation about the complexities of the lives of several of Titanic’s first-class passengers. If you follow the pod, you know I talk a lot about the Titanic mythologies, these long-held visions of some of the storied passengers, and we address many of them in a blunt way. It’s quite refreshing. We also talk importantly about the creation of historical narrative and how a person’s own beliefs, emotions, prejudices inform how they interpret something, which, if you know me at all on this pod, you know is one of my most beloved themes. Gareth’s book was essential for me a couple of years ago as I dipped my toes back into Titanic history after a bit of a hiatus, and honestly it was a huge impetus in me working towards this podcast. To note, we also had a BLAST! Gareth is so fun to chat with and I wish we’d had ten hours to talk.

Find his book, The Ship of Dreams, here: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-unsinkable-book-club

Find Gareth’s great podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-malt-history-with-gareth-russell/id1565005422

And on social:  https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell/

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

This second installment  turns partly into an exploration of some of the real passengers aboard the ship and their portrayals in James Cameron's film--Thomas Andrews, Margaret Brown, Archibald Gracie. I also discuss, with quite a bit of detail, how Cameron and his crew seamlessly constructed the ship and the sinking from a combination of practical, digital, and hybrid shots. Toss in a little bit of set gossip and me (of course, who is shocked) defending the finished product against those who doubt its accuracy! Cheers!

For sources, see my blog: https://www.unsinkablepod.com/blog

To purchase book I mention or books for upcoming Book Club episodes, consider buying through my Bookshop page: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

To support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Contact me:
Email: [email protected]
On Insta: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/unsinkablepod

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

Some exciting announcements of upcoming Book Club picks and author conversations!

February 2022--Gareth Russell's Ship of Dreams
March 2022--Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

And looking ahead to April for a joint read--Ben Raines' The Last Slave Ship

You can buy any of these easily through my Bookshop link and support indie bookstores as well as the pod: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Patreon Bonus episode posts Monday! If you can, join the Unsinkable VIPs here: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Cheers! xLA

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/
Website: https://www.unsinkablepod.com

This is part one of a truly surgical look at the making of James Cameron's Titanic, arguably one of the most popular/successful/beloved/fill-in-any-blank film of all time. Even if you're not a true Titanic-movie person, this will be of interest to you, for the painstaking links Cameron goes to in order to re-build the ship and the world of 1912.

For a list of my source material, see my Bookshop Affiliate page:
https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Or visit my website's blog: https://www.unsinkablepod.com/blog

As always, please contact me!
On Insta and Twitter-- @UnsinkablePod
[email protected]

Support the pod on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Theme music courtesy my sweet and very talented husband, John Beadles

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

The Six is available online for a week starting tomorrow, January 22, 2022!
Get your ticket for The Six here: https://watch.eventive.org/fhff/play/61c5f6235a819200d56d0547

Here's the film's description, courtesy Friday Harbor Film Fest's website:

When RMS Titanic sank on a cold night in 1912, barely 700 people escaped with their lives. Among them were six Chinese men. Arriving in New York with the other survivors, the six were met not with compassion, but suspicion and slander. Less than 24 hours later, they were expelled from the country, soon forgotten, and lost beneath the waves of time. What became of them? The Six is an extraordinary story of survival and dignity in the face of racism and anti-immigrant policy that still reverberates today.

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

Hi guys, I'm jumping on the feed to re-release my episode on James Cameron's 2003 documentary Ghosts of the Abyss, which details the expedition he took BACK to Titanic in 2001...with...Bill Paxton! This is one of my favorite episodes to date, and I think it's a nice companion piece to the main Cameron episode I just posted. Welcome, also, to new listeners from all over the world!! Thanks so much to ALL my listeners and your support.

If you're enjoying the pod, please rate and review!

For my James Cameron booklist, visit my Bookshop Affiliate page:
https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Contact me, always, anytime:
[email protected]
UnsinkablePod on Insta
Same on Twitter

Support the pod on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/

Whoa times about twenty, because this is a beast of an episode that grew its own legs. Here is my rundown of the life, career, and activism (yes, activism) of James Cameron, director of 1997's Titanic. To properly understand the film and its resonance in popular culture, I think its essential to understand the man who took us back to the ship. The clip of Cameron speaking about his childhood is from a Ted Talk, and the link is here: https://www.ted.com/talks/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy

Visit my Bookshop Affiliate Page to explore/purchase some of my sources for this episode: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Notably, I recommend:

Rebecca Keegan's The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron
Paula Parisi, Titanic and the Making of James Cameron
Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh, editors, The Films of James Cameron: Critical Essays 

As well as these interviews:

"The Spirit of Avatar: A Conversation with James Cameron" from The Marianne Williamson Podcast (March 18, 2021)
"The Spirit of Exploration, with James Cameron" from StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (August 24, 2018)
"James Cameron and Suzy Amis Cameron Uncut" from Tribe of Mentors (Tim Ferriss) Podcast (November 12, 2018)

Please contact me!
[email protected]
on Insta: UnsinkablePod
on Twitter: UnsinkablePod

Support the pod on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Support the show

Support Unsinkable on Patreon for as little as $1/month: https://www.patreon.com/unsinkablepod

Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles

Buy Unsinkable shirts here!: https://www.bonfire.com/unsinkable-the-first-t-shirt/

Support the pod via my Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/unsinkablepod

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsinkablepod/