# Filming 'Titanic' and Someone Drugged Our Soup (Classic)

An episode of [What It Was Like](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1614354774), 4 Apr 2026, 30 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/e/69d056c5f57702d2d9aaa044/media.mp3

On August 9, 1996, the cast and crew of Titanic wrapped a long shoot with a seafood dinner. Within an hour, around 40 people (including director James Cameron) were ill. The cause: someone had spiked their chowder with a hallucinogenic drug called PCP. In this ep, camera operator Jamie Barber recounts how the night spiralled into a hospital trip… and a conga line. Find us on TikTok: @whatitwaslikepodcast Find us on Youtube: @whatitwaslikepodcast Follow us on Instagram: whatitwaslikepodcast This is a Superreal production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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