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Singular Discoveries is a narrative history podcast telling unusual true stories from forgotten corners of the past. In this series, we celebrate the unsung heroes of extraordinary events. We unmask the real, surprising characters behind notorious legends. We investigate mysterious, unsolved, century-old true crimes. And we tell stranger-than-fiction tales of adventure, survival, and heroism. To receive new episodes for free, just follow "Singular Discoveries" on Apple, Spotify, or wherever ...
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Rogues of the Black Fury

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When a band of shadowy fanatics abducts Javin Wollstone’s sister, Bella, from his care, his family’s only hope to bring her home is turning to a hard-bitten band of mercenaries, the Black Furies, led by Commander Rusk. Javin follows Rusk and his men through a maze of political intrigues, religious fanaticism, and centuries of distrust. Little do they know that Bella Wollstone could be the spark that sets off a war of Armageddon. Across trackless, pirate-infested seas and into ancient lands o ...
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James Cameron's Titanic: Scene by Scene

Brittany Butler & Ethan Brehm

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Ever wonder what makes James Cameron's 1997 Hollywood epic "Titanic" one of the most commercially and critically successful films of all time? Titanic superfan Brittany Butler and movie buff Ethan Brehm are here to take a deeper look into what makes this movie work so well by analyzing it... Scene by scene. Are you a fan of the movie? Awesome! This podcast is for you. Not a fan? Consider listening to hopefully gain a new perspective!
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An exclusive bonus episode of the Singular Discoveries podcast featuring archive explorations and behind-the-scenes revelations. SPOILER ALERT: This podcast uses AI... This is Singular Discoveries, a narrative history podcast telling true stories from the forgotten corners of the past. To receive new episodes for free, just subscribe to "Singular D…
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Well, here it is. The last official episode of the podcast! We took this opportunity to discuss the iconic My Heart Will Go On, share a few more emails and voice messages from listeners, air the initial thoughts of a friend who saw the movie for the first time this year, predict the future of Titanic's legacy, and more! Thank you all SOOOOOO much f…
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Well, here we are. After 5 years, 44 episodes and thousands of minutes spent talking about this movie... We've reached the final scene of James Cameron's TITANIC. What a journey it's been. In this "finale" episode, we discuss the epically beautiful theatrical curtain call (plus the wacky alternate ending) and feature a collection of emails and voic…
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Part one of our "two-part finale" is here! Can you believe it?! WE CAN'T! In this episode we talk all about the extended Carpathia sequence, lots of deleted dialogue, final payoffs, and peel back the layers of a couple key moments. We also feature four voicemails from listeners and want to say a huge thank you to them for sending them in! If you'd …
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We reunite with Titanic cast member, first class woman Alexandra Boyd, to discuss such an imperative scene in the movie as Rose begins to live out her promise to Jack. Alexandra shares some behind the scenes tidbits with us, as well as some unique perspectives on the scene as a filmmaker herself! Big thanks to her for guesting again! FOLLOW ALEXAND…
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While waiting for help to arrive, Rose makes a promise to Jack that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Later, Officer Lowe returns in lifeboat 14 to a very grim sight. For this scene we brought back our pal Liz Osban to discuss yet another massively important one! FOLLOW LIZ: Instagram | Website OUR SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠…
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We've reached the scene that birthed possibly the most notorious "debate" in cinematic history. In our opinion, of course, there's not much of a debate here. Listen as we address (and squash) multiple arguments people have made over the last 26 years! We also read a listener email, go over a few historical beats and discuss some deleted scenes! OUR…
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Here we go. We've brought on another special guest to discuss what many consider to be the main event here. Fellow Titanic obsessive Pablo O'Hana joins us for a breakdown of "Death of Titanic - Part 2." We had a great time chatting about such an impactful scene. In fact, this scene was the entry point of Pablo's Titanic origin story! He tells us al…
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The first episode of the new year is here! Happy 2024! We hope you all had a lovely holiday season! And now... We begin the final stretch of new episodes. For this scene, we chat with Adam Stolfo. A fellow Titanic fan, lover of film, and podcaster among many other things. We discuss one of his favorite scenes, the first part of the death of Titanic…
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The untold true story of Edward Robinson continues. Left to die by Blackbeard, can he escape a pirate's certain death? Part 2 of 2. Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on Sins Dyed In Blood: The Lost Pirate of Blackbeard's Golden Age: https://bit.ly/462x4wg This is Singular Discoveries, a narrative history podcast telling true stories from th…
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The untold true story of Edward Robinson, the Newcastle Pirate, who sailed with Blackbeard during the Golden Age of Piracy. Was he really a murderer, and did he deserve his brutal fate? Part 1 of 2. Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on Sins Dyed In Blood: The Lost Pirate of Blackbeard's Golden Age: https://bit.ly/462x4wg This is Singular Di…
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The life-and-death history of the message in a bottle: 100-year-old messages from the sea reveal clues to the fate of missing vessels and poignant farewells from stricken sailors; A note in a floating coffee tin tells a sad tale. Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on Messages From The Sea: https://amzn.to/3Mr6m9w Music by Clive Whitburn: htt…
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How does a man become a legend? This is the true story of a mysterious disappearance, a fleeing murderer, and a California gold rush pioneer's wild encounter with a furious grizzly bear. Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on The Man Who Rode The Bear: https://bit.ly/47hp63k This is Singular Discoveries, a narrative history podcast telling tr…
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This is our last scene before the official "Death of Titanic." We're truly closing in on the end now as Jack and Rose make it to the stern of the ship, where they'll spend their final moments together on Titanic. In this episode we read two listener emails, share nostalgic love for the movie, highlight some musical cues, analyze a couple of lines o…
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A young English woman pursued her exiled lover to America, where she embarked on a gender-swapping, multi-identity crime spree as a horse thief. She was captured and brutally punished but, as she sat silently in jail, her true identity remained frustratingly unclear. Part 2 of 2. Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on The Female Horse Thief: …
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In the early part of the 19th century, an extraordinary young woman crossed the Atlantic on a desperate quest to find her exiled lover. How did a lovestruck English heiress become a notorious American criminal? Part 1 of 2. Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on The Female Horse Thief: https://bit.ly/3u3PJKM This is Singular Discoveries, a na…
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Some technical difficulties, a few scheduling conflicts and two sicknesses later... We bring you Scene 33! In this episode we discuss the scene that truly kicks off the last 5 minutes (in-universe time) of Titanic's tragic sinking. We cover: Captain Smith's final scene, Fabrizo's death (and deleted/alternate death!!!), the flooding of the grand sta…
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An isolated railway station is the scene of one of Britain’s most mysterious unsolved murders - a true crime that even Sherlock Holmes could not solve. Who killed stationmaster George Wilson? Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on The Lintz Green Station Murder: https://bit.ly/3Ml7BHr This is episode 2 of Singular Discoveries, a narrative his…
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More than 1500 people went down with the Titanic. But more than 700 survived. This is the story of the men, the ship, and the technology that rescued them. Written and produced by Paul Brown. Based on The Titanic Rescue: https://bit.ly/3QIxQKG This is season 1 episode 1 of Singular Discoveries, a narrative history podcast telling true stories from …
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Singular Discoveries is a brand new narrative history series telling unusual stories from forgotten corners of the past. The first series launches on 24 October 2023. To receive new episodes for free, just follow "Singular Discoveries" on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you’d like to binge-listen the entire season, ad-free, an…
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Welcome to "Singular Discoveries", a narrative history podcast telling unusual true stories from forgotten corners of the past. In this series, we celebrate the unsung heroes of extraordinary events. We unmask the real, surprising characters behind notorious legends. We investigate mysterious, unsolved, century-old true crimes. And we tell stranger…
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In this episode we break down the incredible sequence that is the "Nearer My God To Thee" montage -- with special guest Raf Avila, a.k.a. The Titanic Guy! It was so great speaking with Raf about this emotional, stand-out moment. He also shares his Titanic origin story with us and provides great facts throughout, as per usual! Hope you enjoy our dis…
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In this episode we cover Cal's slimy but successful attempt at getting on a lifeboat, and Mr. Andrews' & Captain Smith's final moments... among other things! Note: The "Approach To the New World" painting by Norman Wilkinson was actually in the first class smoking room on the Olympic! It was featured in A Night To Remember because there was no avai…
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Warning that this episode heavily discusses Officer Murdoch's death by suicide and the controversy, background and possible character motivations related to it. We've marked the episode as explicit to be safe according to our podcast distributor's guidelines regarding sensitive topics. We also take some time to comment on the OceanGate Titan traged…
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In today's episode, we chat with James Cameron fan Eddie Green about his favorite scene in the movie! Jack and Rose are trapped below decks again, attempt to save a child, run from a massive wave and make it through a locked gate in the nick of time! We discuss a lengthy deleted scene, Eddie's love of The Terminator, awkward CGI face replacements, …
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Today's episode features another very special guest, LA Beadles of Unsinkable: The Titanic Podcast! Join us and LA as we discuss the super memorable "lifeboat" scene, where Rose jumps back on Titanic to stay with Jack. We break down some nuanced performances here and peel back many, many layers of the Cal/Rose/Jack love triangle. This is a super-si…
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In this episode we discuss the Cal-Murdoch 'bribe' situation in greater detail, Cal's motives, Lovejoy's odd hatred for Jack, the character of Bruce Ismay and his controversial decision, plus a deleted scene or two! OUR SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tumblr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ EMAIL: titanicscenebyscene@gmail.com Brit…
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In today's episode, join us and our special guest - fellow Titanic fan Lauren Cohen - as we discuss the "Gate Scene"! Lauren shares her Titanic origin story and indulges in her love of Leonardo DiCaprio as we break it all down. We also talk about: the importance of background characters, even MORE deleted scenes, Titanic’s crazy alternate ending, B…
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In this episode we read a very sweet listener letter, discuss various historical facts and tidbits, more deleted scenes, Jack and Rose's friendship, James Cameron sprinkling in comedy during serious moments, plus some CRAZY set-ups and payoffs that (thankfully) didn't make the cut!! OUR SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠…
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The Titanic is sinking, Jack is handcuffed to a pipe and Rose becomes a classic James Cameron female action hero! In this episode we discuss some technical goofs, share a hilarious scene-relevant meme, address the "JACK!" and "ROSE!" of it all, and discover a poetic revelation or two. We also pick apart and laugh hysterically over some absolutely b…
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Before we start covering the scenes again in real time, Brittany and Ethan from nearly two years ago have an episode for you! Crazy that we've sat on this one for so long, but now we're finally able to share it! In this episode we feature and answer our first voice message, discuss the launch of the first lifeboats, controversy surrounding the thir…
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In our official return from The Great Hiatus, we catch up with you all, discuss various things in relation to Titanic's 25th Anniversary theatrical re-release, read listener messages and make a cool announcement! TIMESTAMPS: 5:03 - The Great Hiatus: Addressing our two year break and the reason(s) behind it. Brittany shares some of the personal hard…
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Here's a very special episode for you all as we make our return to the podcast! We were lucky enough to sit down with actress Alexandra Boyd who portrayed a first class woman in TITANIC!!! She was so lovely and told us all about her experience working on the film, being directed by James Cameron, and what it's like to be part of such a pop culture …
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As we officially cross over to the second VHS tape, we discuss what is essentially the beginning of the end. This episode covers more class differences, a few payoffs, some potentially unnecessary added drama, and the moment Mr. Andrews tells us Titanic's fate. Have any thoughts on a specific scene? Let us know! EMAIL: titanicscenebyscene@gmail.com…
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We've finally made it to the (literal) turning point of the movie! We talk all about the Californian deleted scene, "fate and freewill, predestination and human choice," and of course... the iceberg sequence. We also break down the clever way music is utilized in this vital scene! Have any thoughts on a specific scene? Let us know! EMAIL: titanicsc…
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"Where to, miss?" - We discuss the famous "car scene" among many other things in yet another long episode! We forgot to mention the Californian deleted scene here, but we'll be sure to bring it up in the next episode!! Have any thoughts on a specific scene? Let us know! EMAIL: titanicscenebyscene@gmail.com OUR SOCIALS: Instagram | Twitter | Faceboo…
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We brought Liz back to discuss her favorite scene (Jack & Rose running away from Lovejoy) while Ethan was recovering from the flu. This scene also includes an interesting conversation between Captain Smith and Officer Lightoller. We discuss a buuuunch of things here like how nice it is to be reminded that people actually had fun in the early 1900s,…
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After a random (but related) tangent about war movies and Dunkirk in relation to the kind of movie Titanic is, we jump into another iconic scene... The Drawing! We somehow ended up talking a little about the sinking too before analyzing the scene. There's a lot of interesting stuff here when it comes to Jack and Rose's dynamic, fun facts and more. …
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In this episode we discuss a super cool example of how this movie approaches historical fiction, the "deck would look too cluttered" lifeboat scene between Rose and Mr. Andrews, Jack and Rose's conversation in the gym and a few really interesting tidbits! Have any thoughts on a specific scene? Let us know! EMAIL: titanicscenebyscene@gmail.com OUR S…
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So you wanna go to a real party? In this episode, we talk all about the party in Third Class plus the "Shooting Star" deleted scene! If any history buffs out there want to send some facts our way the closer we get to the iceberg collision and sinking, please do! :) Have any thoughts on a specific scene? Let us know! EMAIL: titanicscenebyscene@gmail…
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To cover November, here's a massive jumbo-sized special episode! We chat with photographer Liz Osban, Brittany's friend of 8 years who is also equally Titanic obsessed. This episode clocks in at juuuust under 2 hours, making it the length of an average episode TIMES 4! So sit back, relax and enjoy this (mostly) uncut conversation about Liz's Titani…
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As we wrap up "You See People," we talk about the historical side of things when it comes to the conversation between Ismay and Captain Smith, discuss another deleted scene, and read more interesting blurbs from the illustrated screenplay! We're officially ONE HOUR into the movie now!!! AHHHH! Have any thoughts on a specific scene? Let us know! EMA…
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Jack and Rose get to know each other during a stroll around the boat deck! It's a big turning point for them. In this episode we talk even MORE about relevant deleted scenes and some fun facts from the illustrated screenplay. Also, we're officially aiming for 2-3 episodes a month now! :) Yay! Have any thoughts on a specific scene? Let us know! EMAI…
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We've reached a monumental moment for the podcast: JACK AND ROSE ARE FINALLY INTERACTING! We talk all about Rose's suicide attempt, the depth of Jack and Rose's bond, multiple deleted scenes and how "Titanic" actually COULD have been the movie haters think it is. Listen for all that and more in our longest scene discussion yet!!! Have any thoughts …
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As the title of this scene suggests, Jack & Rose finally cross paths as they momentarily glance at each other from across the decks! But before that, we're introduced to prominent historical characters J Bruce Ismay and Thomas Andrews and gain a little more insight into Rose's unhappiness. In this episode: Brittany recites more lines by heart, we d…
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"I'M THE KING OF THE WORRRRLLLD!" - I'd say "enough said" but there's more to unpack here. This scene says A LOT without verbally saying much at all. It starts off with Molly Brown's arrival and segues into a gorgeous sequence that not only birthed one of the most famous quotes in cinema history, it also serves as a powerful ode to "The Ship of Dre…
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