Episodes

  • TITANIC TALK | Nelson & Alexandra Round Up Season Two
    Sep 10 2024

    We cannot believe we are here at the end of our second spectacular season.

    Oh what guests we have had and what Titanic Talks there have been! In this special extended podcast, Nelson and Alexandra revisit each of their twenty two guests before taking a break.

    Stay tuned though - that means please LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE - so that you don't miss any of the special events we have planned for the new year.

    LINKS to your favourite episodes can be found on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube

    Here's the rundown of our Season Two guests:~

    1. Mastic Beach Mini Film Festival with Amy Gaipa (Trudy Bolt)
    2. Craig Kelly
    3. Paul & Everly Carganilla
    4. Joshua Noble
    5. Erick Adame
    6. Kris Andersson
    7. Steven Schwankert
    8. Peter White
    9. Veronica Hinke
    10. Evgueni Mlodnik
    11. Parks Stevenson
    12. TitanicFan_97
    13. Michael Kinnan
    14. Titanic Anniversary Commemoration (LIVESTREAM)
    15. David Condon
    16. James Cameron's Titanic Scene by Scene: Brittany Butler & Ethan Brehme
    17. Don Lynch
    18. Mark Capri

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • TITANIC TALK | Titanic Actor & VFX Wizard Van Ling
    Aug 19 2024

    Nelson and Alexandra round out twenty three amazing guests on Titanic Talk with Van Ling - James Cameron's closest collaborators and Right Hand Man on many of his epic movies. Van Ling.

    Van tells the story of how he first came to the notice of Gail Anne Hurd after building a Hallowe'en costume (an Aliens power lifter) on a bet and showing up at Lightstorm wearing it!

    For students of film, he takes us through his journey from USC film school to VFX and directing, spelling out how his tenacity and focus got him his break in Hollywood. He even got Jim his first computer while they were working on The Abyss

    He is also recognisable to Titanic fans as the Chinese man at the locked gates next to Jack and Rose and a deleted rescue scene where he depicts the (true) story of one of the six Chinese sailors to survive the sinking.
    A fascinating insight into the world of VFX and James Cameron's and Van's own filmmaking process.

    #titanic #jamescameron #VFX #GailAnneHurd #lightstorm

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    42 mins
  • TITANIC TALK | Titanic Perfume Historian Jen Siems
    Aug 5 2024

    Jen has a fascination with perfume and specifically the history of perfume and is the perfumer behind Immortal Perfumes, a micro-perfumery specializing in historically inspired scents. Her creations have been featured in New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and Seattle Met among others.

    Jen researches and writes about historical figures and their fragrances for her popular TikTok channel. She also writes fiction and has been published in several anthologies.

    Nelson and Alexandra had a wonderful and insightful conversation with Jen about the Perfumer Adolf Saalfeld, a German-born Jew, who boarded the Titanic with plans to sell his fragrances in New York City. In his rush to leave the ship as it sank, he left samples of his scents behind. In 2001, salvage experts recovered 62 perfume vials from the case, some of which still contained the original scent.

    Jen's shop IMMORTAL PERFUMES in Seattle ~
    1752 NW Market Street #4176, Seattle, WA 98107, United States
    Website is ~ www.immortalperfumes.com
    Insta and TikTok @immortalperfumes

    Jen's Immortal Perfumes YT episode on Adolf Saalfeld

    Bill Sauder talks about finding Saalfed's perfume vials for the first time

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    36 mins
  • TITANIC TALK | Titaniac & Journalist Lloyd Burr
    Jul 22 2024

    Lloyd's obsession with Titanic began with a library book, Robert Ballard's The Discovery of the Titanic. He borrowed it so many times, the librarian asked him to stop checking it out so that other children might enjoy reading it.

    Seeing James Cameron's Titanic at the age of ten sealed the deal. Lloyd has lived in the UK and been host of the early morning TV show in New Zealand he now reports for stuff. He's a dyed in the wool Titaniac.

    stuff.co.nz
    @lloydburr

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    T-shirts, hoodies, baseball caps and mugs - the perfect gift for your favourite Titaniac

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    SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES go to
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    32 mins
  • TITANIC TALK | Titanic Author & Oceanliner Historian Steven Ujifusa
    Jul 8 2024

    Steven Ujifusa has a passion for oceanliners. The companies who build and ran them and the passengers who sailed on them - many immigrants coming to America to start a new life. I

    n his book The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia's Jews on the Eve of World War Steven explores the lives of the Jewish immigrants who fled Europe before war broke out.

    The Wall Street Journal calls it "Absorbing . . . a David-and-Goliath tale of the industrial age."

    In his book, Steven includes the stories of Jewish families on Titanic, having first learnt about the Ship of Dreams from his Jewish grandmother who told him about the bravery of the Straus's who didn't get into a lifeboat when given a chance. Ida would not leave the sinking ship because she couldn't imagine life without her husband, Isador, and they both perished.

    Learn some fascinating news facts and more history of the ship Nelson and Alexandra love to talk about on Titanic Talk

    Steven's Website

    Nelson and Alexandra also take a few minutes to remember Jon Landau - producer of Titanic and Avatar - who passed away last week.

    #titanic #titanicbook #jonlandau #jamescameron

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    40 mins
  • TITANIC TALK | Titanic Food Historian ~ Max Miller
    Jun 24 2024

    Max Miller has a hugely popular YouTube channel, TASTING HISTORY, that explores the history of food and the way we have prepared and eaten food over the centuries. He caught the attention of Titanic Talk hosts Nelson and Alexandra because he's done a whole series on the food and menus on on Titanic - and has more episodes to come.

    We hear how he got started making food and researching food history and culture after watching the Great British Baking Show and being inspired by the backstory of the bakes in the early episodes. When the pandemic hit he turned his new passion into a very successful channel.
    If you love food and history and wonder about the dishes served on Titanic this one is for you.

    Tasting History

    Instagram @tastinghistorywithmaxmiller

    Max's Book - Tasting History

    Jane Austen on Tasting History

    Last Dinner on the Titanic

    The Great British Baking Show


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    SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES go to
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    38 mins
  • TITANIC TALK | Titanic Actor Mark Capri in James Cameron's Titanic
    Jun 10 2024

    Nelson and Alexandra sat down with distinguised stage and screen actor Mark Capri aka Steward #4 in James Cameron's Titanic. He tells of the number of takes it took for Kate Winslet aka Rose to punch him in the face and give him a bloody nose.

    He reads an excerpt from his diary from twenty five years ago which is also featured in Alexandra's documentary feature Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries. A real insight into the actor's life.

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    All of Season One of Titanic Talk now available on Patreon
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    SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES go to
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    30 mins
  • TITANIC TALK | Titanic Historian & Author Don Lynch
    May 27 2024

    It can probably be said that no-one knows the story of Titanic like Don Lynch. He famously co-authored Titanic: An Illustrated History with renown Titanic artist Ken Marschall and as a result of that publication was asked to contribute to the making of James Cameron's Titanic. He even plays a small but memorable part (Frederic Spedden) in the film.

    He's been down to the wreck twice with James Cameron and wrote the companion book to Ghosts of the Abyss. In the film he plays Thomas Andrews - wearing Victor Garber's costume that he wore in Titanic.

    Nelson and Alexandra are so pleased to reveal some of Don's stories in this special episode of Titanic Talk.

    Go to shipofdreamsfilm.com and subscribe to our newsletter and for ticket links and details of 2024 screenings in Canada (June 17th). UK, Australia and New Zealand to be announced very soon.

    Alexandra will be at the Vancouver BC screening for a Q&A.

    #titanic #titanichistory #ghostsoftheabyss #jamescameron #donlynch #kenmarshall #frederickspedden

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    SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES go to
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    38 mins