The Titanic disaster has achieved what almost no other historic tragedy has: an almost mythic place in our culture. Why?

“After Titanic” is a podcast by Bash Back Productions. Written, recorded, and edited by Amanda Hootman. Music by Neilly Farrell. Artwork by Paul Scott Canavan. Full cast list, transcripts and sources are available on ⁠http://aftertitanic.com⁠. “After Titanic” is supported by our generous Indiegogo backers and patrons. Help support the podcast by heading to https://www.patreon.com/cw/AfterTitanic where you’ll get exclusive access to our Discord server, and join an entire community of fellow Titanophiles to hang out with between episodes.

Ping pong balls, Vaseline, and molten wax... can we salvage the Titanic? Should we salvage the Titanic?

“After Titanic” is a podcast by Bash Back Productions. Written, recorded, and edited by Amanda Hootman. Music by Neilly Farrell. Artwork by Paul Scott Canavan. Full cast list, transcripts and sources are available on ⁠http://aftertitanic.com⁠. “After Titanic” is supported by our generous Indiegogo backers and patrons. Help support the podcast by heading to https://www.patreon.com/cw/AfterTitanic where you’ll get exclusive access to our Discord server, and join an entire community of fellow Titanophiles to hang out with between episodes.

From the kitschy Titanic-themed gifts to the numerous museums and VR experiences to the costly (and deadly) trips down to the wreck site itself... Titanic is big business. And I have to ask myself... is any of this okay?

Let's take a look at the Bad, the Worse, and the Ugly when it comes to the cottage industry Titanic has built: AI-generated souvenirs being sold in official museum gift shops, actual pieces of coal from the wreck site, and the doomed trip aboard Oceangate's Titan submersible.

“After Titanic” is a podcast by Bash Back Productions. Written, recorded, and edited by Amanda Hootman. Music by Neilly Farrell. Artwork by Paul Scott Canavan. Full cast list, transcripts and sources are available on ⁠http://aftertitanic.com⁠. “After Titanic” is supported by our generous Indiegogo backers and patrons. Help support the podcast by heading to https://www.patreon.com/cw/AfterTitanic where you’ll get exclusive access to our Discord server, and join an entire community of fellow Titanophiles to hang out with between episodes.