Violet Jessop, the Unsinkable Stewardess Who Survived Three Famous Shipwrecks
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Have you ever been on a cruise ship? Have your ship ever sank? This happened not once, not twice, but three times to cabin attendant Violet Jessop. Tune in to learn more about how the resourceful (and lucky) Ms. Jessop lived through three shipwrecks — including the sinking of the Titanic.
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| 0:00.0 | Between April 1971 and September 1972, six young black girls were snatched off the streets |
| 0:07.0 | in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:08.0 | This child was laying on the side of the road. |
| 0:11.0 | The person said, I murdered your daughter. |
| 0:14.0 | The killer believed that he may have been seen. |
| 0:16.0 | I will admit the others when you catch me if you can. |
| 0:20.0 | Sign Freeway Phantom. |
| 0:22.0 | Listen to Freeway Phantom on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | Badass of the Week hosted by me, Ben Thompson, and my co-host, Dr. Pat Lerich. |
| 0:35.0 | That's me! |
| 0:36.0 | Is an exciting new podcast from I Heart Radio that dives into stories of incredible badasses |
| 0:40.0 | throughout history, fiction, and mythology. |
| 0:42.0 | We're talking about ninjas, Vikings, pirates, explorers, and scientists, |
| 0:46.0 | and even the occasional awesome dog. |
| 0:48.0 | You mean like goofy? |
| 0:50.0 | Is goofy a dog or is Pluto the dog? |
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| 1:03.0 | Picture Miami. |
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