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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:
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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:
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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.
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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:
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You've been asking for them and now here they are! Mark Summers and John Baur have done almost as much for pirates in popular culture in recent years as Johnny Depp has. And they kind of did it my accident and the behest of others.
Talk Like A Pirate Day happens every September 19th. In this interview I dig in with John and Mark on how the holiday started to happen and what they did to make it go as viral as it has. (Clue: As little as possible)
Plus we get into the TLAPD extended universe of sorts and what they're working on now.
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 Nick Hoffman and a song called "Black and White" by Demon In Me.
Important Websites:
Mark Summers and John Baur - www.TalkLikeAPirate.com
Nick Hoffman - www.facebook.com/NickHoffmanEntertainment
Demon In Me - www.facebook/demoninmeCA
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/034
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Jeff Dixon and his family at Dixon woodworking make some of the most badass pirate ship playhouses you're ever going to see. You don't even need to have kids because they're built for adults too.
The story of how the company came together is very touching. And Jeff takes me through their whole process of building and delivering the ships. Plus some great stories of news anchors falling on their asses. (Yep, really.)
Plus comedy from Rudy Ortiz about how not to say 'I do' and a song called "Windows Bleed" by Chilindrina.
Important Websites:
Jeff Dixon - www.DixonWoodworking.com
Rudy Ortiz - www.RudyOrtiz.com
Chilindrina - www.chilindrinaband.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/033
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Brad Perri is a comic artist and creator of "Pirate Mike: Maladjusted Suburbanite". It's a really funny little comic strip. We dive into lots of stuff about character development in comics and the current state of that industry. And plenty of pirate talk as we dissect how Pirate Mike reflects the pirates of olde while he tries to get along in the suburbs.
Plus comedy from Saul Trujillo and a song called "Starving for Attention" by Peter Turns Pirate.
Important Websites:
Brad Perri - www.PirateMikeComics.com
Saul Trujillo - www.comedianwebsitename.com
Peter Turns Pirate - www.facebook.com/peterturnspirate
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/032
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Jason Surrell is a theme park show designer - former Imagineer, now with Universal - and the author of "Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies".
He was deeply involved with adding the new film characters to the classic Pirates of the Caribbean theme park rides and we talk about how they did that to avoid alienating the hardcore classic fans.
We also get into what working with Johnny Depp on the set is really like, what X Atencio told him that made him nearly drive off the road, and how he got into trouble with Marty Sklar after writing the book. Tons of fun stories in here.
Plus comedy from DJ Sandhu about being guys at the club and a song called "Spanish Lady" by Pride of Bedlam.
Important Websites:
Jason Surrell - @JasonSurrell on Twitter
DJ Sandhu - @DJSandhu20 on Twitter
Pride of Bedlam - www.PrideOfBedlam.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/031
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I like pirate music, but I don't know nearly as much about it as Jack Gonzo does. He does a great pirate music radio show every Wednesday at 9pm Central called Scoundrel's Inn.
During our talk, we dive a little into how Jack go started in this space. And we talk a lot about how varied pirate music can really be. He also suggests a great starter pack of bands if you're unfamiliar with the genre.
And you'll find out the one-genre of music that hasn't been touched by pirates yet. (Which I may take care of soon...)
Plus comedy from Shawn Halpin about his favorite radio stations and a song called "Share My Pixie Dust" by Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction.
Yeah, I don't usually play my own stuff like that, but I wasn't able to spend as much time as usual harassing bands for a track this week. :)
Important Websites:
Jack Gonzo - www.ScoundrelsInn.com
Shawn Halpin - www.ShawnHalpin.com
Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction - www.RoadsideAttraction.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/030
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This week we get super niche and talk about surgery and medical practices among the Golden Age pirates with Mark "Mission" Kehoe. He's a pirate surgery expert and reenactor with some great stories. Plus he'll blow quite a few myths out of the water.
I learned a lot during this interview and I'll be you will too.
Plus comedy from Justin Gomes about getting pick-pocketed in San Francisco and a song called "Devil's Drink" by Irish pirate metal band O'Craven.
Important Websites:
Mark Kehoe - www..PirateSurgeon.com
Justin Gomes - www.facebook.com/ThatSkaRobot
O'Craven - www.ocraven.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/029
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This is part 2 of my interview with wreck diver John Chatterton. He's the subject of the books "Pirate Hunters" and "Shadow Hunters" by Robert Kurson. In this part of the interview we get into Titanic (literally and figuratively) and he drops some really amazing facts about the wreck we all think we know so well.
Plus comedy from Irene Tu about working in a book store in 2016 and a song called "The Epic" by Monkey.
Important Websites:
John Chatterton - www.JohnChatterton.com
Irene Tu - www.IreneTu.com
Monkey - www.MonkeySka.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/028
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I could NOT wipe the smile from my face during this interview! John Chatterton is a wreck diver and treasure hunter. He's been to Titanic, the Andrea Doria, and discovered a German U-Boat wreck. But most importantly for this show, he was on the team the found the Golden Fleece, a pirate ship helmed by captain Joseph Bannister.
This is Part 1 of my interview with John Chatterton. He had so many great stories that I had to split it into two episodes. Stay tuned next week for Part 2.
Plus comedy from Steve McGowan about Chuck E. Cheese and a song called "Mislead" by The Cautious.
Important Websites:
John Chatterton - www.JohnChatterton.com
Steve McGowan - www.facebook.com/steve.mcgowan.56
The Cautious - thecautiousband.bandcamp.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/027
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Naufragant is a pirate metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. This interview is with the band's singer, Franco Tempesta. We get into the trials they've had in naming the band, why the decided to do a concept album, the filming for the video of "The Chest of Billy Bones", and what it's like to be "different" in the music business.
Plus comedy from Dylan Rhymer about Fox News and the new single from Naufragant, "The Black Corsair".
Important Websites:
Naufragant - www.Naufragant.com
Dylan Rhymer - www.facebook.com/dylan.rhymer
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/026
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Recently, I discovered a short film called "Wedlocked" that acts as a mini-prequel to the first Pirates of the Caribbean film. I couldn't figure out how I missed it before and got the director, Jim Byrkit, on the show to tell us about it.
Yes, the short is hilarious and you should watch it right here.
Jim was also the concept artist for the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies and created some of the iconic props like that awesome map. He was also one of the writers on the Johnny Depp vehicle "Rango"
Plus comedy from John Romanoff about being a big guy at the gym and and a song called "Doses" from Hologram Sun.
Important Websites:
Jim Byrkit - http://jimbyrkit.com
John Romanoff - https://www.facebook.com/john.romanoff
Hologram Sun - https://hologramsun.bandcamp.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/025
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Noah Scalin is a unique artist. And artist in the broadest sense of the word. His music with the League of Space Pirates is a fantastic romp of a story that encompasses music, theatrics, web shows, live shows, and more.
Noah is even more known for his visual arts including Skull A Day in which he presented a different skull piece every day for a year. Be sure to check out the really cool installation pieces that were part of that project.
Plus comedy from Jimmy Earll about telling white lies to your kids and and a song called "Abridged History of Love" from League of Space Pirates.
Important Websites:
Noah Scalin - www.NoahScalin.com
League of Space Pirates - www.SpacePirate.org
Skull A Day - www.SkullADay.com
Jimmy Earll - www.facebook.com/jimmy.earll
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/024
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Ron Allen and his crew of merry modders deal in pirate video games. I lost track of pirate video games after the first version of Sid Meyer's Pirates many years ago. But there are a lot of cool things happening and PiratesAhoy.net has a lot of it.
We all learn about what goes into modding games, how Ron and his folks saved the Pirates of the Caribbean game from obscurity, and what it takes to organize a project that has thousands of volunteers.
Plus comedy from Keith Lowell Jensen about robo calls and and a song called "Falling Forward" from Iari Melchor.
Important Websites:
Ron Allen - www.PiratesAhoy.net
Pirates of the Caribbean: New Horizons - www.moddb.com/mods/new-horizons
Hearts of Oak - www.heartsofoakgame.com
Keith Lowell Jensen - www.RockAss.net
Iari Melchor - www.IariMusic.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/023
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Happy 2016! For the first show of the year, I've got a double interview for you.
First up, actor Ray Stevenson who portrays Blackbeard in season 3 (and 4) of Black Sails on Starz. You've also seen him in the Thor movies, Divergent, and the TV show Dexter. We get into stuff he's had to do for Black Sails that he's never done before, what went into their decision whether to use the Bristol accent, and why Ibiza is a "tough island".
Then an interview with the only other person running a podcast about pirates, Craig Buddy of the History of Pirates Podcast. He and I talk about getting started in podcast and why pirates. Plus how we came to such different formats for our shows. And he tells a great story about when Julius Caesar was captured by pirates.
Plus comedy from Jason Resler and music from Brad Sucks.
Important Websites:
Black Sails - www.starz.com/originals/blacksails
Ray Stevenson - www.ray-stevenson.com
Craig Buddy - www.historyofpiratespodcast.com
Jason Resler - www.pitchingpunchlines.com
Brad Sucks - www.bradsucks.net
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/022
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Jim Light lost his leg in an auto accident and turned it into a life of performing as a pirate. If that ain't lemons into lemonade... My first official guest with a real peg leg.
Jim's a really nice guy with a great heart and very entertaining. Enjoy the interview.
Also on the show today, comedy from George Chen and music from Mikey Mason.
Important Websites:
Jim Light - www.CaptainJimIsMagic.com
George Chen - GeorgeTheChen.tumblr.com
Mikey Mason - www.MikeyMason.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/021
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SR Staley is the author of the Panther Bay series. Right now that's two books: The Pirate of Panther Bay and Tortuga Bay. The third book will arrive in 2016.
In the stories, Isabella is an escaped slave from Santo Domingue who, through force of will and skill, works her way up to commanding a large pirate ship.
Lots of good pirate stuff in this interview including some of the economics of piracy and how they compare to today's street gangs. Plus lots of talk on the craft of writing. How to use a fight scene to advance the plot. And Sam's workflow that allows his to crank out a book per year.
Also on the show today, comedy from Julian Michael and music from Roadside Attraction
Important Websites:
SR Staley - www.SRStaley.com
Julian Michael - www.DoubleMinorityReport.com
Roadside Attraction - www.RoadsideAttraction.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/020
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Ross Furman is one of the founders of the Eastport Pirate Festival in Eastport, Maine. It takes place the second weekend of September each year.
Ross is quite a character and we get into their motivations behind the festival and what you can do there, including bed races, a tattoo contest, and lots of piratey goodness. Ross even lets us in on what his favorite tattoo of the contests has been.
Also on the show today, comedy from Dobie Maxwell and music from Naufragant
Important Websites:
Eastport Pirate Festival - www.EastportPirateFestival.com
Dobie Maxwell - www.DobieMaxwell.com
Naufragant - www.Naufragant.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/019
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John Amrhein and his team of researchers have discovered details behind the actual events that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write Treasure Island. The background of this story has been hotly debated for decades.
This could be a somewhat controversial episode, but John presents some really great points. And these true events are a great story in themselves.
Also on the show today, comedy from Carlos Rodriguez and music from Moon and Forty Two.
Important Websites:
Treasure Island the Untold Story - www.TreasureIslandTheUntoldStory.com
Carlos Rodriguez - www.CarlosTheComic.com
Moon and Forty Two - www.Facbook.com/moonandfortytwo
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/018
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Sydney Treasure Hunt is an experience designed by Gillian Opie that uses pirates for team building. The whole thing sounds super fun. And she's managed to build a great pirate ship business of her own.
Also on the show today, comedy from Michael Somerville and music from Katie Garibaldi.
Important Websites:
Sydney Treasure Hunt - www.SydneyTreasureHunt.com.au
Michael Somerville - www.MichaelSomerville.com
Katie Garibaldi - www.KatieGaribaldi.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/017
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Chris Macort is the curator of the Whydah Pirate Museum in Provincetown, MA. He's also a wreck diver and treasure hunter who'd helped excavate the Whydah and protect the artifacts they've brought up.
Really great interview with some mind-blowing news about his current project. You're going to do dig this one.
Also on the show today, comedy from Mike Brody and music from Roem Baur.
Important Websites:
Whydah Pirate Museum - www.Whydah.com
Mike Brody - www.MikeBrody.com
Roem Baur - www.Roem.tv
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/016
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Tiger Lee is quite the self-made man. We'll journey from his origins as a fairy photographer to the depths of the Caribbean and into Florida where he found his calling in creating authentic pirate clothing and weaponry.
Lots of detailed discussion on what is and isn't authentic pirate clothing. So plenty for you costuming geeks out there.
Also on the show today, comedy from Phil Johnson (that's me!) and music from Ye Banished Privateers.
Important Websites:
Tiger Lee - www.PirateFashions.com
Ye Banished Privateers - www.YeBanishedPrivateers.com
Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/015
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