One woman’s fascination with shipwrecks.
She call herself the Original Shipster and has a fascination with shipwrecks; A local chef tells us what he'll serve up for the first Seal Fest celebration of seal meat.
Aired: March 11, 2020
Morality of Museums
Heather and Andrew Hawthorn talk about the Titanic, artifact salvage, and the morality and ethics of museums. Are museums going to have to change in the future? What about more controversial authentic artifacts? Are reproductions enough? Take a listen!
Aired: January 29, 2020
Damaged wharves in Champney's East; the Original Shipster talks burial mounds and shipwrecks.
Douglas Keel's wharf in Champeny's East is floating in the harbour following the blizzard; Heather Elliott is the Original Shipster, she talks shipwrecks and burial mounds along the coast.
Aired: Jan. 27, 2020
Heather Elliott & Olatunju Akerele, Winners of MUN's Three Minute Thesis competition
14 competitors. Years of work. Three minutes to talk about it. Olatunju (1st Place) and Heather (Runner Up and People’s Choice) talk about the unique experience of a 3-minute thesis.
Aired: November 29, 2019
Original Shipster on the Titanic
The first images of the famous wreck in over a decade reveal that the ship is deteriorating. Are we surprised? Heather chats about why she’s not, and how maritime history is always at the mercy of time.
Aired: September 5th, 2019
The Original Shipster talks about the MV Lyubov Orlova
Years later, why does this ship keep public attention? Heather weighs in on her thoughts.
Aired: April 15, 2019
Faces of the Florizel On Air
Dale Jarvis, Folklorist, sat down with Heather Elliott, Original Shipster, and Deanna Walter, Assistant Museum Manager from the Admiralty House Communications Museum to discuss the history of the SS Florizel disaster and the behind-the-scenes work that went into preparing the Faces of the Florizel exhibit.
Aired: February 28, 2018
Shipster in the Harbour with CBC
Heather walks the St. John’s harbour front with Jamie Fitzpatrick, chatting about ships, maritime history, and how she gets crew members to tell her about their lives.
Aired: August 19, 2017
How do you make an economy grow?
Heather speaks with Jamie Fitzpatrick about the importance of heritage preservation and keeping youth engaged.
Aired: February 13, 2017
Web Trawler with The Original Shipster
Heather speaks with VOCM’s Andrew Hawthorn about maritime history and the role that social media can play in preservation.
Aired: January 22, 2017
Shipwrecks and Social Media with Heather Elliott
On this episode, Heather talks with Dale Jarvis about ships, the sea, and tips for navigating the waters of social media.