Oceangate: A Series of Reasonably Foreseeable and Unfortunate Events

Episode Nine: Beth’s passion, fear, and respect for the ocean stretches far across the distance and the spaces in between. That’s why, this week, she thought it would be the best opportunity to teach Dan and Joe about what’s truly here, in her heart – the ongoing hearings related to the Titan submersible’s fatal journey to the Titanic. Would it be fair to say that, every night in her dreams, Beth’s subconscious thinks about the ocean? We don’t know, but this is her second ocean-based deep dive, so you decide!

 

Anyway, Oceangate, the now-infamous company founded by renowned “Titan of Industry” (lol) Stockton Rush (what a name!), tried to open the door to deep sea sightseeing; he probably failed. In fact, the ramifications of his actions – taking four others with him down to the Titanic in a “build-it-yourself” submersible – may, in fact, last for a lifetime. And not in a good way.

 

Nonetheless, the story of Oceangate will remain here in our hearts, and fresh in our minds, thanks to Beth’s deep dive into this completely foreseeable, and not at all surprising, accident. So take a listen and learn more than you wanted to about a pretty dumb way to die, Joe’s weird obsession with Titanic, and the reason why Titanic won 11 Oscars instead of 12 (way to go James Cameron).

 

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Outro Track: "At The End Of It All"

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