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Bittersweet Infamy

Bittersweet Infamy

By: Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso
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Storytellers and best friends Josie Mitchell and Taylor Basso share the stories that live on in infamy: the strange and the familiar, the tragic and the comic—the bitter and the sweet. New episodes every other Sunday on the 604 Podcast Network! Support the show: ko-fi.com/bittersweetinfamy2020-2025 Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • #124 - My X Father
    May 18 2025

    Guest host Kai Cheng Thom tells Josie and Taylor about the turbulent relationship between terminally online rich guy Elon Musk and his transgender daughter Vivian Wilson. Plus: look to the heavens as we memorialize the ill-fated Laika, the first dog in space.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #123 - The Wreck of the Titan
    Apr 27 2025

    In the finale of our Titanic April series, Taylor tells Josie about the discovery and exploration of the Titanic's wreck, and the deadly 2023 implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible. Plus: learn about Charles Joughin, the infamous "drunken baker" who seemingly survived the sinking of the Titanic with a bit of liquid courage.

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • #122 - Women and Children First
    Apr 20 2025

    As part of our Titanic April series, Josie tells Taylor about the history of the famous disaster evacuation rule "women and children first," and how the gender roles of 1912 impacted the victims and survivors of the Titanic's sinking. Plus: history repeats itself as we check out the ambitious (or unrealistic?) plans for three modern Titanic replicas.

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    1 hr and 38 mins

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