Titanic in Real Time

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This is a bonus episode from our subscribers-only podcast Hysteria Home Companion. Our associate producer (and my brother) Riley Swedelius-Smith is here to tell us the absolutely wild and little-known story of how news of the Titanic tragedy traveled to shore as the tragedy was all unfolding. We can use your support right now! ⁠⁠Become a Patron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe to American Hysteria on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get some American Hysteria merch at ⁠americanhysteria.com⁠ and support ⁠The Sameer Project⁠ Leave us a message on the ⁠⁠⁠Urban Legends Hotline⁠⁠⁠ Producer and Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Miranda Zickler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Associate Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riley Swedelius-Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Song by ⁠Emily Westman⁠ Hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, dear listeners. Today we're giving you another hysteria home companion episode from the
0:07.4	Patreon slash Apple Plus Volt. This bonus episode tells the absolutely wild story behind the
0:15.9	absolutely wild story of the Titanic shipwreck, how news of the tragedy traveled to shore as it was
0:23.1	all unfolding, and how the press covered the incident before they really knew what was going on.
0:29.8	This episode is one of my favorites, and definitely a favorite of our subscribers, told to our
0:35.1	producer Miranda and me by our associate producer, sound designer,
0:39.0	researcher, and my brother, Riley Swedellius Smith. If you enjoy this episode, please consider
0:45.2	subscribing to American Hysteria at patreon.com slash American Hysteria or by subscribing on Apple Plus.
0:53.5	Our financial situation has recently changed,
0:56.8	and we can really use your support right now to help us continue to be able to both make the show
1:02.3	and make sure it's free to all who want it. You'll get ad-free episodes, as well as bonus content,
1:09.2	like Hysteria Home Companion, of which there is a large
1:12.8	back catalog so you'll have plenty to listen to right away. The episode you'll hear today has
1:18.3	been edited for the main feed. If you actually subscribe for just $3 a month, these bonus episodes
1:24.5	will include sneak peeks of what's coming up, our feelings about the episodes we've made, behind the scenes content, and a lot of details about our personal lives and the media that we've been consuming.
1:37.0	But most of all, you'll get stories, stories related to the topics that we cover or stories that we just know that you'll love like this one.
1:45.9	So go to patreon.com slash American Hysteria or subscribe on Apple Plus.
1:50.8	We recommend Patreon.
1:52.6	Oh, and one last thing.
1:53.9	We have a bunch of new merch available at Americanhysteria.com that I know you're really going to love. And this month, all profits from
2:03.1	the merch go to the Samir Project, a Palestinian-led mutual aid group who are on the ground in Gaza
2:09.9	providing food, water, baby formula, diapers, temporary shelter, medical supplies, and cash envelopes
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