<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Featured Expert:&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Ross Mumford is a Titanic researcher, historian and educator. He currently manages&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://rmstitanicinc.com/"&gt;Titanic: the Exhibit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Click&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z5a9y-hCHRhc1yZpxmyg96q152cNMl3W/view?usp=sharing"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to read a transcript of this episode.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Want to support the show? Join &lt;a href="http://smartypass.org"&gt;Smarty Pass&lt;/a&gt; to listen to ad-free episodes or donate!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

The Titanic was called unsinkable, so why did it sink?

APR 15, 202626 MIN
Forever Ago

The Titanic was called unsinkable, so why did it sink?

APR 15, 202626 MIN

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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.Featured Expert:Ross Mumford is a Titanic researcher, historian and educator. He currently manages Titanic: the Exhibit.Click here to read a transcript of this episode. Want to support the show? Join Smarty Pass to listen to ad-free episodes or donate!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.