187 Steve Genett of A Pirate's Book of Days

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Steve Genett is the creator of A Pirate's Book of Days.  Inside this really cool phone app you'll get a daily bit of pirate history, and location searchable database of pirate museums, festivals, and attractions around the world, and more.

In this episode:

• How Steve discovered pirates as a child from a free grocery store book
• The in-depth research he does for each day's pirate history facts
• The behind the scenes on the app's development and what's working and what he'd like to see working better.
• How your crew can be featured in the app!

 A Pirate's Book of Days is available in your favorite app store for iPhone and Android phones.

 

Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture.  Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more. 

 

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Important Websites:

A Pirate's Book of Days -  https://apiratesbookofdays.com/

The BBC article about Sesame Street's Count von Count's relationship to the number 187 -  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19409960

 

 

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