The Titanic was called unsinkable, so why did it sink?
Forever Ago
Lemonada Media
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🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The Titanic sank only four days into its voyage. Even though the ship was lost to the ocean, the history and stories survived. Join Joy and her co-host Juniper as they find out how this mega ship was built, hear some theories on why it sank, and learn how the history of this voyage was preserved by dedicated historians.
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Ross Mumford is a Titanic researcher, historian and educator. He currently manages Titanic: the Exhibit.
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| 0:00.0 | Brains on Universe |
| 0:02.0 | Dear Diary |
| 0:07.0 | I just ate a turkey sandwich for lunch, no mayo, obviously, |
| 0:11.0 | and as of this moment, I can't stop singing, |
| 0:15.0 | My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion. |
| 0:17.0 | You know the smash hit theme song to the legendary 1997 movie Titanic? |
| 0:22.2 | And I know that my heart will go. I'll tell you what, Celine really is the queen of Canada. |
| 0:31.2 | What do we do to deserve this diva? Anyway, this all started because last night I watched Titanic, the movie that won Best Picture with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. |
| 0:42.7 | It's about this giant boat that everyone claimed was unsinkable, but it crashed into an iceberg and sank. |
| 0:50.7 | But Titanic isn't just a blockbuster movie. It was a real boat that really sank. |
| 0:56.8 | And I can't stop thinking about it. |
| 0:59.1 | Why did it crash into that iceberg? |
| 1:01.2 | Why was there an iceberg? |
| 1:03.0 | Couldn't have Kate's character Rose scoched over on that door to make room for Leo's character, Jack? |
| 1:07.1 | Spoiler alert? |
| 1:08.2 | And wouldn't it make more sense if Leonardo DiCaprio used an English accent? |
| 1:12.2 | Did he learn an English accent at acting school? |
| 1:15.0 | Can I do an English accent? |
| 1:18.4 | Joy, are you doing an English accent again? |
| 1:21.5 | Hi, Juniper. |
| 1:22.7 | Yeah, but I think I better stick to my own Joy accent, my joy scent. |
| 1:27.5 | Is that your journal? |
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