Unsinkable: The Deep Past

Welcome to Unsinkable, a new bi-monthly podcast about Titanic hosted by me, L.A. Beadles, a writer and historian who has been obsessed with the ship since I was 13 years old. I'm a podcast novice, so please forgive any audio hiccups in this first foray!
In the introductory episode, I attempt to set the tone for the pod by sharing some survivor accounts, outlining how I conceptualize the cultural history of the sinking, and laying out some of the topics I'd like to cover. I try, albeit with a bit of rambling and probably way too many mentions of James Cameron, to express my absolute awe at the incalculable humanity in the stories of the sinking and how they continue to reveal themselves.
Feedback is essential and I want to interact with the broader Titanic community. Please reach out with ideas, critiques, stories, anything. If you'd like to come on the pod, let's discuss that too. Let me know in your email if you're comfortable with it being read on air!
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Production assistance by: John Beadles
Original theme music by: John Beadles
Original podcast artwork by: Judith Castillo (@psychedelic.mold on Instagram)

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Join me for a quick reaction mini-sode! I saw Titanic in 3D/4K with my family last night, and it was just as emotional experience as I anticipated. I think my kids were floored, and I discovered a few details that I had never before...which honestly seemed impossible. Go see it on the big screen this weekend!

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Or buy me a coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/labeadles
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*Just a quick note to say I know the audio on this episode is a bit spotty and breathy; I had to use a Cloud recording because we had a few connection glitches on the day, my apologies!*
Join me for this, an update on the media involving + important work being done around the shipwreck of the Clotilda, which I featured in an Unsinkable side series episode this past spring. In this episode I speak with Mike Foster, whose ancestor William Foster captained (and burned) the slave ship. Mike has become a vocal advocate for Africatown and the legacy of the Clotilda; he speaks candidly with me about his relationship to descendants, his own emotional journey in becoming part of this story, and the ways in which Africatown is looking to the future. I am so grateful he gave me this time.
Mike's bio: Mike Foster was born in California in 1947, and raised there. He went into the United States Air Force in 1965 and served over 21 years. He has lived in ten states and four foreign countries, including England and Italy. He has kissed the Blarney Stone, been to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and served as a noncombatant tour in Vietnam. He is a published poet, and enjoys working on his family genealogy. He is married, a father and grandfather, and lives in Montana.

You can see the 60 Minutes interview we reference here: https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=mike+foster+60+minutes&type=E211US1490G0#id=2&vid=04f2e6628d337b1c0f920625d3920ce9&action=click
The books we reference:
-Zora Neale Hurston's Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo https://bookshop.org/books/barracoon-the-story-of-the-last-black-cargo/9780062748218
-Emma Langdon Roche's The Last Voyage of the Clotilda: https://bookshop.org/books/the-last-voyage-of-the-clotilda-the-true-story-of-the-last-slave-ship-voyage-1914/9781387870080
-Sylviane Diouf's Dreams of Africa in Alabama: https://bookshop.org/books/the-last-voyage-of-the-clotilda-the-true-story-of-the-last-slave-ship-voyage-1914/9781387870080
-And, of course, Ben Raines' The Last Slave Ship: https://bookshop.org/books/the-last-slave-ship-the-true-story-of-how-clotilda-was-found-her-descendants-and-an-extraordinary-reckoning-9781982136048/9781982136048
Support the Clotilda Descendants' Association here: https://the

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/

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

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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