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EPISODE · May 30, 2025 · 8 MIN

The Backstory: Titanic’s Boss: Bad Guy . . Or Victim of Bad Press

from The Backstory with Patty Steele · host Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Bruce Ismay ran the White Star Line but managed to save himself from the sinking of the Titanic by hopping into a lifeboat. Was he a coward . . or simply canceled by vicious press? His granddaughter said the greatest tragedy of Ismay's life . . was surviving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bruce Ismay ran the White Star Line but managed to save himself from the sinking of the Titanic by hopping into a lifeboat. Was he a coward . . or simply canceled by vicious press? His granddaughter said the greatest tragedy of Ismay's life . . was...

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