Titan Sub Disaster | No Risk, No Reward? | 5

About this episode

The episode explores the myth of the American innovator through the lens of the Titan Sub disaster and related narratives.

Is the genius American innovator just a myth? In this special episode of American Scandal, tech journalists Mark Harris and Kara Swisher, and former CEO and author Safi Bahcall unpack the dangerous allure of this narrative, and how Stockton Rush and OceanGate were far from the only examples. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guests: Mark Harris, Kara Swisher, Safi Bahcall

Topics covered

• innovation
• risk
• technology
• narrative
• disaster

Keywords

• Titan Sub
• disaster
• innovation
• OceanGate
• Stockton Rush

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OceanGate

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