The Backstory: Tiny kidnap victims survive the Titanic disaster
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is just weeks away, but the disaster still resonates. Two of the 710 survivors were tiny little boys, traveling with their father under an assumed name...after he kidnapped them from his ex-wife. They were the only children to survive without a parent or guardian that night. The older son, just 4 at the time, lived until 2001 when he was 92. He shared their amazing story.
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| 0:00.0 | In a few weeks, it's going to be the 113th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. |
| 0:06.0 | Now, the thing is, people are still fascinated with the story and still intrigued by the backstories of the ship, |
| 0:12.0 | the 710 people who managed to survive, and the more than 1,600 who were lost in the 26-degree water of the North Atlantic. |
| 0:21.4 | There are so many stories. |
| 0:23.4 | But one of the most interesting is the tale of two tiny boys |
| 0:26.8 | who were the only children to survive without their parents. |
| 0:30.8 | I'm Patty Steele, |
| 0:32.2 | kidnapped by their own father, |
| 0:34.0 | only to lose him on that frigid April night. |
| 0:36.7 | That's next on the backstory. |
| 0:40.3 | Dr. Joy here. You may know me from Therapy for Black Girls, where we're celebrating 400 episodes |
| 0:45.6 | of the podcast. That's a whole lot of Girl Me Too moments. For years, we've had deep, thoughtful, |
| 0:51.9 | and inspiring conversations about black women's mental |
| 0:55.0 | health. And now, we're celebrating this milestone in a big way. In this special episode, |
| 0:59.8 | Peloton Yogi Chelsea Jackson Roberts shares how yoga has taught her to stay grounded and present |
| 1:05.1 | while balancing motherhood and self-care. I can't control my partner. I can't control my child. I can't control anyone outside the way |
| 1:14.0 | that I govern myself in this world. And the celebration doesn't stop there. We'll continue this milestone |
| 1:19.4 | with Dr. Lauren Mims, who joins me to discuss the powerful yet sometimes challenging transition |
| 1:24.5 | from girlhood to womanhood for black femmes. |
| 1:31.9 | Together, we explore how we navigate this transformative journey with strength and grace. |
| 1:33.8 | Black girlhood is giggling. |
| 1:35.7 | It's sisterhood. But it is also, I think, focusing on learning how to cope with really difficult things |
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