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Did Titanic Sink? 03: Fire in the Hull!

Could an insurance-fuelled switch-a-roo really be at the heart of Titanic's downfall?


With the fellas hard at work on the next chapter of TWIOAT, we present the first season of Did Titanic Sink?, the award-winning pod series from the Worst Idea Extended Universe. Join Tim Batt and Carlo Ritchie on their maiden voyage into the unknown.


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