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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: July, 2019
Jul 30, 2019

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.


Guy Chet is the author of he Ocean is a Wilderness: Atlantic Piracy and the Limits of State Authority, 1688-1856.  It's a really interesting scholarly work that digs down into the idea of how long piracy in the Atlantic actually lasted and what finally brought it to a half.
 

In this episode:

  • How long Atlantic piracy actually lasted and why
  • What actually brought Atlantic piracy to an end
  • Where they went after
  • Some interesting ways to look at and interpret history

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. 

 

Grab yourself a copy of "The Ocean is a Wilderness" by Guy Chet and help support the show!  https://amzn.to/2LNSbhb

 

Today's show is sponsored by:

Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba

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

 

For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/201

 

Important Websites:

 
 
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. 
 
Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com
 
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/201
 
Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support 

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331

 

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.
 
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
 

   

Jul 23, 2019

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.


Happy episode 200!  Whether you're new to the show or have been listening since the early days, thank you.  I appreciate you spending your time with me and my guests very much.
 
Listen in to find out who our secret guest is about some big changes coming to the show in the near future.

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:

Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba

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

 

For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/200

 

Important Websites:

 
 
 
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. 
 
Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com
 
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/200
 
Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support 

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331

 

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.
 
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
 

   

Jul 16, 2019

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.


Bounding Main is a fantastic shanty band from the American Midwest that tours internationally and has a fascinating vocal style that uses many different historical and modern harmonic styles.
 

In this episode:

  • How they got started touring internationally
  • How they build their unique vocal arrangements
  • They sing live for us!

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:

Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba

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

 

For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/199

 

Important Websites:

 
 
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. 
 
Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com
 
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/199
 
Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support 

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331

 

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.
 
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
 

   

Jul 9, 2019

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

Mike Hawthorne is a fantastic visual artist who came to writing later in life with his book The Hungry Horizon.  It's historical fiction about the pirate Bartholomew Sharpe who sailed with Henry Morgan before going his own way.

Born in Manchester in 1954, well traveled and self taught, Mike Hawthorne has made his reputation in London since 1975 with exhibitions of rock, reggae, and jazz visuals, underground comix and work acquired by the Museum of London and Lembeth Archives. 
 
The first nine years of his life were spent in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. His early influences were MAD magazines, illustrations of the American Civil War and television newsreels of Biafra and Vietnam. His paintings also draw on European medieval traditions of depicting heaven and hell. Since 1975 Hawthorne has worked in London, creating rock, reggae and jazz visuals and underground 'comix'.

In this episode:

  • Who was Bartholomew Sharpe?
  • Growing up in Nigeria and Sierra Leone
  • The status of book 2 and some insight into the publishing industry
  • Mike's artistic influences and German Expressionism


Pick up a copy of The Hungry Horizon on Amazon and help support the show! https://amzn.to/2JkMW6h 

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:

Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba

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

 

For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/198

 

Important Websites:

Mike Hawthorne
https://www.facebook.com/Mike-Hawthorne-1505421243100633/
http://www.mikehawthorne.net/

 
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. 
 
Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com
 
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/198
 
Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support 

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331

 

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.
 
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
 

   

Jul 2, 2019

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

I discovered Stephan Talty through his book "The Black Hand" about the proto-Mafia crime organization that terrorized the Italian community of New York in the early 1900's.  

And I was super pleased to find out that he also wrote a book about Henry Morgan, "Empire of Blue Water", as well as co-wrote "A Captain's Duty" with Richard Phillips aka Captain Phillips.  Yep, the guy from the movie.

In this episode:

  • Henry Morgan's lasting legacy and character
  • The process of reliving his capture by Somali pirates with Richard Phillips
  • How Stephan manages to write so many books
  • The Black Hand as the precursor to the Mafia and Joe Petrosino as an Italian hero.

 

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:

Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba

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

 

For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/197

 

Important Websites:

Stephan Talty - http://stephantalty.com/

 
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. 
 
Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
 
Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com
 
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/197
 
Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support 

 

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331

 

Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.
 
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
 

   

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