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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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Apr 25, 2017

Marck Forget of Festival des Pirates

Marck Forget is a huge backer of pirate entertainment in Canada.  He's one of those guys whose name I'd seen around the pirate communities online and it was great fun to talk with him and hear about all his different projects.

Festival des Pirates is an online pirate festival helping to promote various pirate folk the world over.  Marck and his team are doing great stuff to bring pirate entertainment to the masses. 

You'll enjoy this fun talk.  We even devise a plan for a pirate invasion of the world's largest comedy festival. :)

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/087

 

Important Websites:

Marck Forget - https://www.facebook.com/Festivaldespirates

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

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/088


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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apr 18, 2017

Mike Kelly of Old New Orleans Rum

Mike Kelly is the head distiller at Old New Orleans Rum, America's longest running rum company since 1995.  Which doesn't seem like that long and Mike will tell us why that is.

We'll get into the process of making rum including how they make their own aging barrels.  Mike will also tell us about his rum adventures as a six year old.

And I'll tell you about the strangest compliment I received after a show on my recent Midwest tour.

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/087

 

Important Websites:

Mike Kelley - Old New Orleans Rum - https://oldneworleansrum.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/087


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.

 

 

 

 

 

Apr 11, 2017

Helen Hollick

Helen Hollick the author of a bazillion books including the 6 volume Sea Witch Voyages and the upcoming non-fiction Pirates Truth and Tales coming out in May 2017.

We'll dig into Helen's career as a writer and what led her from writing historical fantasy to pirate tales.  And we talk a lot about the pros and cons of self-publishing vs working with a big publisher.

Plus I'll tell you a bit about my trip to Paisley Park while I was in Minneapolis.

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/086

 

Important Websites:

Helen Hollick - http://www.helenhollick.net/

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

Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/086


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apr 4, 2017

Allen Balogh Black Sails 1715

Allen Balogh is the author of the book "Black Sail 1715" about the wreck and plundering of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet off the coast of Florida.  If you're wondering, it's both connected and not connected to the TV show Black Sails.  Mostly not.  But a little bit yes. :)

Allen gives us a great in depth view of the 1715 fleet's wreck and the pirate plundering that went on around it.  Plenty of names you'll recognize as this is smack in the middle of the Golden Age of Piracy.

We'll also learn about the present status of the wreck site and the amazing amount of plunder still down there.  

Allen's book is a fantastic historical fiction retelling of the experience that humanizes the dates and places to create a really alive historical experience. 

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/085

 

Important Websites:

Allen Balogh - http://www.blacksails1715.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/085


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 28, 2017

Jim Blackbeard Laird

Jim Laird is a name I've been hearing around the pirate community since I started this show.  So I'm super happy to have him on the show today!

Jim has survived as Blackbeard longer than Blackbeard himself.  And he takes his Blackbeard shows to entertain the kiddies with fun and the adults with history and stories.  

We'll dig into how Jim stumbled onto his alter-ego and what it was about donning the rig that made him want to keep doing it.

 

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/084

Hear my new single "I Wanna Rock (Socially Responsibly) at https://roadsideattraction.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-rock-socially-responsibly

Important Websites:

Jim "Blackbeard" Laird -  www.PirateLife.net

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

Additional Show Notes:  www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/084


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 21, 2017

Johnny

 

Johnny Ringo is one of the partners in Code Rum.  He'll tell us how he went from working in a rock quarry to doing event planning to being a treasure diver to ending up as a rum maker.

We also get into what it takes to start a rum company and how they've made is really successful from the get go.

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/083

Hear my new single "I Wanna Rock (Socially Responsibly) at https://roadsideattraction.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-rock-socially-responsibly

Important Websites:

Johnny Ringo and Code Rum: http://www.TheCodeRum.com

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

Additional Show Notes:  www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/083


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

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 14, 2017

Bruce Mercury and TL Jones of Band of Pirates

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

Bruce Mercury and TL Jones are creating a universe of pirate goodness under the name Band of Pirates.  The full length feature film has led to books which are leading to a TV series, music and more. Ambitious!

We'll find out how they're managing all these different projects and how they got their feature film made at a time where that was much tougher to do.  And Bruce will tell us a bit about his time on the set of the movie "Hook", one of my all time favorites! :)

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/081

Be sure to get your copy of The Pirate Republic board game at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1637269442/the-pirate-republic-0

Hear my new single "I Wanna Rock (Socially Responsibly) at https://roadsideattraction.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-rock-socially-responsibly

Important Websites:

Bruce Mercury and TL Jones - http://www.bandofpirates.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/081


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

 

 

 

 

Mar 7, 2017

Brian Fields of Pirates of Emerson

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

Brian Fields had "the Halloween House" on his block as a kid.  It eventually grew to have a lot of pirate stuff.  It also eventually got too big for its britches and had to become a much larger, much scarier event that turned into Brian's full time gig.

Pirates of Emerson is now the premiere haunt in Northern California and includes 5 haunted attractions, music, performers, and all sorts of other ghoulish delights.

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/081

Hear my new single "I Wanna Rock (Socially Responsibly) at https://roadsideattraction.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-rock-socially-responsibly or on your favorite streaming service.

Important Websites:

Brian Fields - Pirates of Emerson - http://www.piratesofemerson.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/081


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

 

 

 

 

Feb 28, 2017

Todd Willis of The Loose Cannon Company

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

 

Todd Willis grew up as a pirate.  Or at least that's what his mom told him.  And he took it to heart.  Now he's a re-enactor and leader of the popular east coast pirate entertainment group The Loose Cannon Company.

We talk about how he got there, how he wrangles a disparate group of pirates into a cohesive whole, and how to raise your kids as responsible pirates when you're dressing them up as criminals. 

Today's show is sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/080

Be sure to get your copy of The Pirate Republic board game at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1637269442/the-pirate-republic-0

Hear my new single "I Wanna Rock (Socially Responsibly) at https://roadsideattraction.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-rock-socially-responsibly

Important Websites:

Todd Willis and the Loose Cannon Co - https://www.facebook.com/TheLooseCannonCompany/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/080


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

 

 

 

Feb 21, 2017

Quest For Blackbeard author Baylus Brooks

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

Baylus Brooks has done a lot of new research into the life and career of Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and presents it in his new book "Quest For Blackbeard".  

As history's most famous pirate, Blackbeard has led many to dig into his life for details of his exploits.  Was he a bloodthirsty pirate or a successful businessman?  Outlaw or backed by land-based merchants?  

All that and more apparently.  And Baylus Brooks has some interesting information he's gleaned from his research. 

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/079

Pick up "Quest For Blackbeard" through this link and find out the whole story for yourself!

Important Websites:

Baylus Brooks - http://baylusbrooks.com/
Diane Golding-Frankson's Geneaology Research Firm in Jamaica - http://www.genealogyplusjamaica.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/079


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

 

 

Feb 14, 2017

Sam Siegel of Schooner Pursuit

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

 

Sam Siegel is a man with a dream. After a work injury his friend told him he should become a pirate. So he bought a ship. But she's not quite seaworthy yet.  This is the story of a work in progress.

We'll find out Sam's background in Revolutionary War reenactments, how he came to pirates, how he got the ship, and what he's planning on doing with her when she's all fixed up.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/078

 

Important Websites:

Sam Siegel - http://www.piratesofthepursuit.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/078


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb 7, 2017

Dan Stevens of Pirata Clothing

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

 

Dan Stevens is the founder of Pirata Clothing and Pirata Couture.  They specialize in modern clothing that signals the pirate in all of us.  And even some lingerie if that's your jam.

We'll learn how he came from small town Ohio, living down (then living up!) the ancestral pirate in his family, and how he got his clothing line started with events that involved only very tiny clothes.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirates on the Prairie VI - A great concert on Feb 11, 2017 at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas featuring The Bilge Pumps, Pride of Bedlam and Seadog Slam. Click here to get tickets.

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/077

 

Important Websites:

Dan Stevens - https://pirataclothing.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/077


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 31, 2017

Morgan Molthrop Jean Lafitte's Pirate Code

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

Morgan Molthrop[ is a former Wall Street investment banker turned New Orleans expert and author.  His current book "Jean Lafitte's Pirate Code: 17 Strategies for Acquiring Until Fortune from America's first Laissez Fair Capitalist" is part history book, part business book.

We don't get to talk post-Golden Age stuff much on this show, so we have some fun digging into the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans where Lafitte played a prominent part.

And we'll hear about Morgan's own trek back from the jungles of Wall St to his home in Louisiana and how he created his new life. 

Plus comedy from Steve Sabo.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirates on the Prairie VI - A great concert on Feb 11, 2017 at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas featuring The Bilge Pumps, Pride of Bedlam and Seadog Slam. Click here to get tickets.

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/076

 

Important Websites:

Comedy: Steve Sabo - http://stevesabo.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/076


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 24, 2017

Neil Massey of Rogue Steel

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

 

Neil Massey is the owner of Rogue Steel and he builds custom swords and other pointy things for stage and screen use.  We'll dig into his process (since I know nothing about making swords) and he'll tell us about he got into fight choreography and bladesmithing.  

We have some good laughs along the way and talk about the custom weapon requests he's gotten.

Plus comedy from Priyanka Wali.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirates on the Prairie VI - A great concert on Feb 11, 2017 at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas featuring The Bilge Pumps, Pride of Bedlam and Seadog Slam. Click here to get tickets.

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/075

 

Important Websites:

Comedy: Priyanka Wali -  http://www.priyankawali.com/

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/075


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 17, 2017

Lee Arenberg of Pirates of the Caribbean

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

Lee Arenberg has a great career as a character actor in many things.  But you'll most know him as Pintel from the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films.  Along with Mackenize Crook's Ragetti, they had some of the best comedic moments of the films and could also play creepy when needed.  ('Ello poppet...)

Lee tells us how the creepy little girl from The Ring helped get the first POTC film made the right way and other little bits of fun like which cartoon character Johnny Depp added into his Keith Richards to mold the character of Jack Sparrow.

Plus comedy from Stuart Goldsmith.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirates on the Prairie VI - A great concert on Feb 11, 2017 at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas featuring The Bilge Pumps, Pride of Bedlam and Seadog Slam. Click here to get tickets.

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/074

 

Important Websites:

Lee Arenberg - @LeeArenberg on Twitter
Comedy: Stuart Goldsmith

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/074


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 10, 2017

Vince Lozano of Pirates of the Caribbean

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

 

 

Vince Lozano is an accomplished character actor most known to you as Jacoby in Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl.  And he's one of those actors that's always working and constantly doing film and TV projects.

We talk about how a simple 2 word audition led to 5 weeks of work on Pirates of the Caribbean.  It's a great lesson on saying yes to everything.  We'll also dig into how he went from being a jock to a dancer to an actor and made his way in the big business of LA and what he's up to now.

Plus comedy from Paco Romane and the song "Strike The Bell" by Pride Of Bedlam.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirates on the Prairie VI - A great concert on Feb 11, 2017 at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas featuring The Bilge Pumps, Pride of Bedlam and Seadog Slam. Click here to get tickets.

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/073

 

Important Websites:

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/073


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

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 3, 2017

Capt'n Tor and Gwenyvarr The Pirate Republic

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

 

Ed "ET" Fox is a respected author who's combined his love of research and pirates into a half dozen fantastic pirate history books. He's also been able to bust some of the myths that you and I have been believing about pirates for years.  Some really interesting stuff in this interview.

When you look for his books, be sure to look for ET Fox as searches for Ed Fox will lead you to a way different kind of book that has nothing to do with pirates and could get you called into the HR office.

Plus comedy from Dash Kwiatkowski and the song "Johnny Jump Up" by The Bilge Pumps.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/072

 

Important Websites:

 

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/072


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

 

 

 

 

Dec 20, 2016

Capt'n Tor and Gwenyvarr The Pirate Republic

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

Capt'n Tor and the Ne'er Do Well Cads Pirate Invasion are a highly theatrical pirate music experience.  In this interview Tor and 1st mate Gwenyvarr Blackshades Lovelocket sit down with me to dig into their philosophies behind the show, the music, being full time pirates, and how they've helped people discover new things about themselves by taking on a fictional pirate character.

Their enthusiasm is infectious and if you don't feel the need to hang out with these after listening to this talk, you're dead inside. :) 

 

Plus comedy from Tony Alfano and the song "Surrender the Gold" by Capt'n Tor and the Ne'er Do Well Cads Pirate Invasion.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

For videos, pictures and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/071

 

Important Websites:

Capt Tor and the Ne'er Do Well Cads Pirate Invasion -
Comedy: Tony Alfano - http://www.tonyalfanocomedy.com/
Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction - http://www.RoadsideAttraction.com
 

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/071


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

 

 

Dec 13, 2016

Tom Butler The Pirate Republic

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

 

Tom Butler heads up Green Feet Games where they're working on their new board game, The Pirate Republic.  And he's got some really interesting ideas about game design that I think you'll dig.  

He's also a Special Ops Combat Rescue Officer in his day job.  Heck of a day job.  So of course we can't let that go by without some discussion.  But we were able to neatly tie in to both his board game and the history of pirates.  Really intriguing stuff.

Plus comedy from Nic Flair and a holiday song from yours truly, Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

 

 

Important Websites:

Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction - http://www.RoadsideAttraction.com
 

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/070


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

 

Dec 6, 2016

Brigada Pirata

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

 

 

Matt Stone is the founder and head honcho of Sea Wolf Clothing and Buccaneer Board Riders.  He's in the biz of making cool casual pirate clothes for pirate fans, tourists, and surfers.

This talk goes in totally unexpected directions right off the bat.  Matt's favorite pirate musician will surprise you.  We'll talk about his deep (blood) relations to the Pirates of the Caribbean films, his background in high fashion (and the famous designer who told him to move back to California).

Plus you'll find out which piece of clothing he thinks needs to go, but just won't die.

Plus comedy from Prateek Srivastava and a song called "6AM" from Neil Hewitt.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

 

Important Websites:

 

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/069


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

 

 

 

 

 

Nov 29, 2016

Brigada Pirata

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

 

On this episode we sit down with all the members of Brigada Pirata, Turin, Italy's best (and probably only) pirate band.

These dudes are tons of fun and super high energy.  In between telling us about their extremely varied musical backgrounds, they'll break out in spontaneous song.

The accents run thick and deep, but this is a really fun talk that you might have to listen to a couple times to catch all the gems. 

Plus comedy from Phil Johnson (that's me!) and a song called "Sails and Guns" from Brigada Pirata.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

 

Important Websites:

Comedy: Phil Johnson - http://www.PhilJComedy.com
 

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/068


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

 

 

 

 

Nov 22, 2016

Captain Davy Duvall

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

Captain Davy is a former stuntman turned pirate entertainer.  And 26 years in, he's one of the longest running pirate entertainment acts around.

We talk about what made him go into a pirate character at a time when pirate fandom was at a low point and how it's evolved over the years. 

Plus comedy from Aniria and a song called "New Worlds" from Captain Davy and Kirby Jake.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

 

Important Websites:

Captain Davy - http://captaindavy.com/
 

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

Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/067


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Nov 15, 2016

Salty Sam's Pirate Cruise

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Coming to you from Chicago this week with an interview I recorded a couple weeks ago in Florida with Veta, Ashley, and Mike of Salty Sam's Pirate Cruise in Fort Myers.

The task of putting on a show for all age groups in the confines of a ship is an interesting one.  And we'll dig into what goes into their show, how they run it, and where their characters come from.

And a little pleading/ranting/complaining and a story about a man in a truck from me at the beginning.  

Plus comedy from Pete Munoz and a song called "Burning Van" from Big Mean Sound Machine.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

 

Important Websites:

Salty Sam's Pirate Cruise - http://www.floridapiratecruise.com/
Music: Big Mean Sound Machine  - http://www.BigMeanSoundMachine.com
 

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Nov 8, 2016

Courtney and Kim from Queen Anne's Revenge

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Another episode of Blackbeard stories? Yes! But from a different angle. Courtney Page and Kim Kenyon are part of the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck project.  

They've got great stories about the wreck itself and their part in bringing all the cool stuff up to the surface for conservation.  Plus we'll get the origin stories of how they each came to be on the project. 

Plus comedy from Kristee Ono and a song called "Consciousness Express" from Diamond D and the Stargazers.

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

 

Important Websites:

Michael Manerchia - http://www.marcushookps.org/
Diamond D and the Stargazers - "Consciousness Express" - http://diamonddandthestargazers.com/
 

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

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Oct 31, 2016

Michael Manerchia of Marcus Hook Preservartion Society

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Happy Halloween!  I got this week's episode out a day early for you because Michael Manerchia, president of the Marcus Hook Preservation Society has some great ghost stories to give you a few Halloween shivers.

Marcus Hook, PA was a haven for pirates during the Golden Age - a secret party town where the pirates could blow off some steam.  It was also a regular hangout of Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet.  And...so the legend of the house goes... Blackbeard's mistress.

Michael has some really fascinating stories about the town of Marcus Hook and the houses that made him an accidental archaeologist. 

 

Plus comedy from Justin Hoff, who you can also see more of in the video below.  

Sorry, no music this week.  I put the word out for bands to send me stuff to play and didn't get a response.  And I'm on the road performing and didn't have time to chase them down.  

Today's show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!

 

Check out another bit from Justin Hoff below.  As you can see from the title, there's some "language" in it.

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