Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Titanic Survivors!
Wed May 08 2024podcastConversations With UmpBlack Effect podcast networkTitanicsurvivors
Description
This episode discusses the podcast "Conversations With Ump" hosted by Boila Duvall on the Black Effect podcast network. It also explores the survivors of the Titanic and highlights notable survivors such as Milvena Dean, Margaret Molly Brown, and Edith Rosenbaum Russell.
Insights
The Titanic had a higher survival rate for women than men
74% of female passengers survived compared to only 20% of male passengers
First-class passengers had a higher survival rate than second and third-class passengers
62% of first-class passengers survived compared to 43% of second-class passengers and 26% of third-class passengers
Crew members had the lowest survival rate
Only 24% of crew members survived
Chapters
Summary
Transcript
Conversations With Ump
00:00 - 00:30
- Boila Duvall hosts the podcast "Conversations With Ump" on the Black Effect podcast network
- The podcast features casual and in-depth talk about the ebbs and flows of life and the pursuit of happiness
- Boila Duvall offers life advice and words of encouragement while reminding listeners to never forget to laugh
Survivors of the Titanic
02:23 - 09:19
- There were more female survivors (74%) than male survivors (20%)
- The principle of 'women and children first' was followed during the evacuation process
- First-class passengers had a higher survival rate (62%) compared to second-class passengers (43%) and third-class passengers (26%)
- Crew members had the lowest survival rate (24%)
Notable Survivors
12:50 - 17:57
- Milvena Dean, a nine-week-old baby, was the youngest survivor of the Titanic
- Margaret Molly Brown, known as the 'Unsinkable Molly Brown', survived and helped organize the survivors aboard the Carpathia
- Edith Rosenbaum Russell survived after a crew member threw her toy pig into a lifeboat as a sign from her mother to survive