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Under the Crossbones The Pirate Podcast

Join comedian and pirate Nick Hoffman as he explores the history and pop culture of pirates. Deep dive interviews with the most interesting people in the pirate community who bring the history and stories to life. Actors, treasure hunters, musicians, historians, and more. From Blackbeard to Black Sails, Jack Sparrow to Jack Rackham... Under The Crossbones is loaded with colorful characters who will take you away from your day to day and drag you happily out to sea.
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Now displaying: April, 2016
Apr 26, 2016

For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com 

Shaun Rolly is a really fun and interesting pirate with a knack for jumping off the deep end without a plan.  He'll tell us about becoming a trained stuntman and how that led him to create a pirate musical with as much swordplay and action as there is music. 

Today's show is sponsored by:

Anything Goes Vermont - Unique handmade goods for your favorite pirate.

Plus comedy from Robert Duchaine and of course, music from "A Pirate's Tale". Plus I'll play you one of my own songs that was thoroughly inspired by Prince.

Important Websites:

Shaun Rolly/Pirates Tale - http://www.piratestalemusical.com
Robert Duchaine - http://robertduchaine.com
Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction - http://www.RoadsideAttraction.com
 
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/038

Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

 

Apr 19, 2016

For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com 

 

O'Craven is a great band with the very specific niche of Irish Pirate Rock, from San Jose, CA.  In this interview we dig into how they stumbled across the music they were meant to be playing.  We also talk a lot about how being way different from most bands has helped them stand out in a positive way.

Bonus! Since the band and I are in the same town, I finally got to do an in-person interview!  Thankfully I thought ahead enough to get video of the proceedings too. And since I had video of the interview, I figured I'd film my talky parts before and after the interview too, just for fun. 

Get links to o'Craven's album "Whiskey, Wenches and Scallywags" at www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/037

Today's show is sponsored by:

Anything Goes Vermont - Unique handmade goods for your favorite pirate.

Plus comedy from Irish comedian Dave Nihill (There's a theme? Yes!) and of course, music from O'Craven.  You'll hear a song called "Pint Glass" and I'll explain in the show why I picked that one.

Important Websites:

 
O'Craven -  www.OCraven.com
Dave Nihill -  www.irishdave.co
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/037

Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

 

Apr 12, 2016

For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com 

 

Benerson Little is the author of five non-fiction books on piracy and sea roving plus a novel with sequels to come.  He's considered a leading expert of piracy past and present, and is the historical consultant for Black Sails on the Starz network.  He's also a former Navy Seal and fencing expert.

If there's anyone that's got all his pirate bases covered, Ben is that guy.  We dig into some of his many books, his thoughts on Black Sails, plenty of fencing stuff, and more.  This show is chock full and I still feel like we barely got to enough stuff.

Get links to Benerson Little's books at www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/036

Today's show is sponsored by:

Anything Goes Vermont - Unique handmade goods for your favorite pirate.

Plus comedy from Anthony K and a song called "I've Got A Mule To Ride" by the True Life Troubadours. 

Important Websites:

Bennerson Little - http://www.benersonlittle.com/
Phil Johnson - http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/036

Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

 

Apr 5, 2016

For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com 

 

Lisa Jensen is the author of "The Witch from the Sea" and "Alias Hook" - two great fun pirate novels.  She's also a movie critic for the Good Times weekly in Santa Cruz, CA.

We'll dig into her interesting take on the Peter Pan story (title spoiler - it's more about Captain Hook) and why that story has such longevity.  And we couldn't leave without talking about her take as a critic on the best and worst Peter Pan movies.

Get links to Lisa Jensen's books at www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/035

Today's show is sponsored by:

Naufragant - Get their new single, "The Black Corsair" from the upcoming album based on the classic pirate novel.

Plus comedy from Johnny Osburn and a song called "Chasing Bats" by Smashy Claw about the classic Batman comic "The Killing Joke".

Important Websites:

Lisa Jensen - http://ljo-express.blogspot.com/
Johnny Osburn - http://facebook.com/johnnycomedy
Smashy Claw - http://www.smashyclaw.com/
Phil Johnson - http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/035

Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

 

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