About this episode
David Farrier explores the enduring obsession of a small group of Americans with the alleged sinking of the Titanic and the theories surrounding it.
In this week’s Flightless Bird, David looks into a small but dedicated group of Americans who are still obsessed with the (alleged) sinking of the Titanic. They find it terrifying, they find it moving, they find it all quite hard to believe. In fact - did the Titanic even sink, or was it the sister ship, the Olympic? Farrier wants to understand why this tragedy is still felt so strongly, so many years on.Feedback: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.comWatch on Spotify. Spotify subscribers get fewer ads on our episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Farrier
Topics covered
- Titanic
- obsession
- tragedy
- American culture
- conspiracy theories
Keywords
- Titanic
- sinking
- Olympic
- obsession
- tragedy
- American culture
- conspiracy theories
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Olympic
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