111th Anniversary public
[search 0]
Download the App!
show episodes
 
Artwork

1
TITANIC TALK

Nelson Aspen & Alexandra Boyd

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Award winning journalist Nelson Aspen and actress-turned-filmmaker Alexandra Boyd talk all things related to the ship of dreams with actors from James Cameron's Titanic, Titanic superfans (Titaniacs) and Titanic historians and authors. This companion piece to Alexandra's documentary Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries is your first class ticket to everything aboard the ship of dreams. TITANIC TALK merch now available ~ https://www.bonfire.com/store/titanic-talk-podcast
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
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 w…
  continue reading
 
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 go…
  continue reading
 
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 docume…
  continue reading
 
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.…
  continue reading
 
In this very special episode Nelson and Alexandra pull back the curtain and go behind the scenes of the Titanic Scene by Scene podcast with superfan Brittany Butler and her co-host, film critic, Ethan Brehm. Hear how the idea for the podcast came about and the meticulous details they dive into to bring to Titanic fans the most intricate breakdown o…
  continue reading
 
David Condon started collecting and selling pieces of the set from James Cameron's Titanic before the film had come out in cinemas. A lucky coincidence had him stumble upon a story about a stash of timber, decking and plasterwork that had been discarded erroneously in a Mexican field not far from the studio where Titanic was filmed. The locals had …
  continue reading
 
To commemorate the 112th anniversary of Titanic's tragic sinking and honor the 1500 people who lost their lives on April 15th 1912, Nelson and Alexandra hosted a special live episode with the return of some of their special TITANIC TALK guests from around the globe. To check out full episodes of each of our guests look on Apple Podcasts, on our You…
  continue reading
 
Michael Kinnan never expected a ten minute college assignment based on his favourite movie, Titanic, would turn into an hour long homage to James Cameron's epic tale. NEVER LET GO sees Michael telling the story of Jack and Rose and he plays ALL the parts. The one man show has played in New York, Los Angeles and The Edinburgh Festival transcending l…
  continue reading
 
Nelson and Alexandra have pinned down JD aka TitanicFan97 for an interview - he's in high demand since he made a name for himself by being the Number One Collector of Titanic on VHS. He's on TikTok and Instagram and everywhere declaring his love for Jack Dawson and the analogue video medium. He has over 2000 copies and counting... JD's goal is to b…
  continue reading
 
This has to be one of our most fascinating episodes. Commander Parks Stephenson, mariner and explorer, takes us down to the wreck of Titanic. His knowledge of the exploration of the wreck and the ongoing forensics into how and why she sank is fascinating. As a result he's had some lively debates with his good friend James Cameron about where and ho…
  continue reading
 
How many times have you seen Titanic? Many people will say "more than they can count - hundreds even". But how many films have you watched that are about Titanic? Evgueni Mlodik is this episode's guest. He must have seen every narrative and documentary with Titanic in the title EVER MADE - and there are so many. Who knew! We asked him to prune his …
  continue reading
 
Nelson and Alexandra crack open the cookbooks of Titanic Author Veronica Hinke Veronica is the author of the acclaimed historical novel “The Last Night on the Titanic,” and the recently released “Titanic: The Official Cookbook: 40 Timeless Recipes for Every Occasion.” Veronica tells of her love of early 20th century history, culinary arts and most …
  continue reading
 
Peter White auditioned for a number of roles in Titanic and eventually landed the role of the wireless operator of the Californian who tragically turned off his radio and went to bed while the Titanic sank. Peter did extensive research into his character, Charles Victor Groves, or 3rd Officer Groves, of the Californian. He spent more than four mont…
  continue reading
 
Steven Schwankert lived in China for twenty five years and was shocked to learn that no-one knew there were six Chinese survivors of the Titanic sinking. With renown documentarian Arthur Jones, he set out to tell their story in his documentary THE SIX . Through meticulous research, searching for descendants and recreating the possible experiences o…
  continue reading
 
Kris Andersson worked with choreographer Lynne Hockney on a film before she was looking for dancers to help her on James Cameron's Titanic. Kris was hired for the dance team and learnt traditional folk dances for Lynne to show James Cameron. But he ended up in Mexico with the rest of the dancers teaching Titanic's Third Class 'passengers' their ste…
  continue reading
 
In this fascinating episode of Titanic Talk Nelson and Alexandra talk Titanic weather with television weatherman Erick Adame - Since the tragedy of Titanic's sinking on April 15th 1912 much discussion has been made about the clear starry sky, the freezing temperatures and the mirage effect that may have prevented the lookouts from seeing the iceber…
  continue reading
 
Joshua Noble came to us via the wonderful Titanic community that has grown, widened and deepened since Alexandra made her feature documentary SHIP OF DREAMS: Titanic Movie Diaries to co-ordinate with the 25th anniversary celebrations of James Cameron's Titanic. And since co-hosting Titanic Talk with Nelson Aspen - a podcast that started as a way to…
  continue reading
 
Fellow podcast host and Titaniac Paul Carganilla and his daughter, star of the new Spy Kids film - 8 year old Everly Carganilla - charm the heck out of Nelson and Alexandra with their love and knowledge of Titanic along with their own creative endeavours ~ performing, singing, acting, podcasting, writing and filmmaking. If there ever was a multi-hy…
  continue reading
 
WARNING ~ this episode contains STRONG language. Alexandra and Craig met not on the set of Titanic, but in the bar of the Real Del Mar in Mexico where all the actors in the film were staying while they worked - or drank margaritas - for months on end. Hear about Craig's banter with 'Jim' Cameron, his bust up with an un-named fellow actor, his most …
  continue reading
 
For this first very special episode of Season Two of Titanic Talk Nelson and Alexandra recorded in front of a live audience at the Mastic Beach Mini Indie Film Festival in New York just after they had watched Alexandra's documentary Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries. The questions sometimes gave chills and always gave smiles as we shared memori…
  continue reading
 
What a wonderful first season journey it has been. Nelson and Alexandra remind us of all the guests on Titanic Talk. It's been quite a ride talking to actors, fan, authors and artists. Who would you like to see in Season Two? What aspects of Titanic can we talk about that you think is not given enough air time? We want to talk about it. Comment or …
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide