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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 free to reach out with feedback!All of the books I recommend can be found here, where you can purchase and support the podcast + loca ...  Show more

Join author Richard Stone and myself as we discuss his work Project Mayflower: Building and Sailing a 17th Century Replica--a detailed and important dive into the legacy of the Mayflower and how its replica (a joint venture between the US and the UK) has also resonated for severa ...  Show more

Museums! Mummies! Paintings! Hot dogs! Alie sits down with her dear internet friend and museologist Ronnie Cline, who manages 30,000 artifacts over 22 California State Park Museums. Get the hot gossip about behind-the-scenes museum life, vintage ghosts, following your dreams, ...

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Tout le monde connaît le naufrage du Titanic en 1912… Mais ce que peu de gens savent, c’est qu’un autre drame, tout aussi terrible a eu lieu à peine deux ans après en 1914… Placé dans l’ombre du Titanic, l’Empress of Ireland a pres ...

The Titanic was the largest moveable object in history: almost 900 feet long, and holding over two thousand passengers. But just four days into its maiden voyage, a collision with an iceberg was enough to send her to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. So what made the famously ‘un ...  Show more

Quels sont les trésors engloutis du Titanic ? C’est l’une des catastrophes les plus emblématiques du 20ème siècle. En 1909 la compagnie White Star Line lance la construction du plus imposant paquebot jamais construit pour l’époque. Malheureusement, lors de son premier voyage, le ...  Show more