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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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May 30, 2017

Chris Bowes of Alestorm

Chris Bowes and his band Alestorm have been bouncing around the world playing their unique brand of pirate metal since 2007.  They're fifth album, "No Grave But The Sea" was just released on May 26th.  You'll hear a new track from the album on the show.

We'll dig into the beginnings of the band and how Chris ended up as the sole remaining original member.  Plus how they think differently about themselves compared to their fans, how they manage to keep their pirate themes fresh, and of course... that keytar.

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.


Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/093

 

See the video for Alestorm's "Mexico" from the new album! -https://youtu.be/-r8jlHDBMsw

 


Important Websites:

Alestorm - http://www.Alestorm.net and @alestormband on Twitter.


You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/093


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

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. 

 

 

 

 

 

May 26, 2017

Geoff Zanelli, composer of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 - Dead Men Tell No Tales

 

Super excited to bring you Geoff Zanelli today!  Geoff wrote the musical score for Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales.  He's also credited with "additional music" on the first four POTC films.  We talk about what that means (and it means way more than it sounds like).

Plus we'll dig into how he went about capturing some of the POTC1 feel while still bringing his own voice to this new score.  And how he got in with Hans Zimmer after his years growing up in Orange County and going to the Berklee School of Music.

If you're new to the show, here are a few other episodes you might like to check out as a starting point.

For More Pirates of the Caribbean
Ep 25 - Jim Byrkit - Storyboard artist and location scout for early POTC films
Ep 31 - Jason Surrell - Former Disney Imagineer and expert on all things POTC from the rides to the films
Ep 74 - Lee Arenberg - Pintel from first 3 POTC films
 
Other Cool Episodes
Ep 7 - Don Maitz - Painter and creator of Captain Morgan Rum character
Ep 27/28 - John Chatterton - wreck diver and one of the few people to ever find a sunken pirate ship
Ep 55 - Ye Banished Privateers - One of Europe's best pirate bands!

 

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/092


Stuff We Talked About In The Show:
You can hear Hans Zimmer's original demo recordings for Pirates of the Caribbean at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6wsGESeNjk

Here's a bit more in depth discussion with Hans Zimmer about POTC's music: http://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=205

And if you really want to go down the rabbit hole, check out the comments section of this page on Zimmer and POTC too: http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1128

 

Rodrigo y Gabriela collaborated with Geoff and Hans on POTC 4.  Check out some of their work:

Music from POTC: https://youtu.be/2F4RmDUCo5I

And some other stuff that I think shows them off even better: https://youtu.be/l-qgum7hFXk


In the fun fact about the number 92, I mentioned the world record length name for a place, the hill in New Zealand.  Here's the full name:

Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu

Bet ya can't say that 10 times fast!

Important Websites:

Geoff Zanelli
www.GeoffZanelli.com
@geoffzanelli on Twitter


You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/092


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

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. 

 

 

 

May 16, 2017

Laura Sook Duncombe author of Pirate Women

Laura Sook Duncombe is the author of "Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled The Seven Seas".  It's a fantastic book about female pirates throughout history, both in fact and fiction.  

I got a ton of new info in my brain from this book and from my talk with Laura and I know you'll dig it too.

Viking pirate ladies?  Check.  Some Anne Bonny and Mary Read talk?  Check.  Cheng I Sao?  Check.  And tons more you had no idea ever existed.  

Cosmopolitan Magazine rated 'Pirate Women' as the #1 book to read in 2017.  And you may have heard Laura on This American Life (along with Mark Hanna) in their recent pirate episode.

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/091

 

Important Websites:

Laura Sook Duncombe http://www.LauraSookDuncombe.com

Get "Pirate Women" at Amazon.


You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/091


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

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. 

 

 

May 9, 2017

Scott Graham of Pirates 365

Scott Graham is the host and resident pirate fan of Pirates 365 on YouTube.  In the many dozens of videos he digs deep into every aspect of Pirates of the Caribbean.  We're talking rides, movies, toys, video games, the whole shebang.

In our talk we dig into idea generation and how he comes up with some much stuff to post.  Not to mention how to get through the days when we're not feeling up to putting something new together.  (Hint: You, dear listener, are why we do it...)

And of course, we dork out hard about Disney and Pirates of the Caribbean! 

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/090

 

Important Websites:

Scott Graham
http://www.facebook.com/potc365
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB0u5nnDwsTzQ7dghcNMbpg


You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/090


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

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 2, 2017

Greg Engel of Arrr Ink

Greg Engel aka Oddly O'Differous is the captain (because he's got the red coat) of Arrr Ink, a pirate comedy troupe that you can see at a variety of pirate fests in the Southeast US.  

Like many of the groups we've talked to, Arrr Ink is a family affair with Greg's wife, sister, and brother in law getting in on the action.  

We both do comedy, but in drastically different worlds.  So we dig into all sorts of good comedy talk about atmosphere, venue, level of appropriateness, etc.  You'll hear that he's waaaaay better with kids than I am. :)

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/089

 

Important Websites:

Greg Engel
https://www.facebook.com/arrrink/

http://www.hireonlypirates.com

You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/089


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

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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