Stay ConnectedJoin 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.
Rich Firato aka Captain Vito Cortana is the man behind Morgan's Cove in Morgan Hill, CA. He's built a tropical pirate paradise on his property in Northern California. And you can visit!
To see the video of my trip to Morgan's Cove go to: https://youtu.be/6va7oC3Z928
Rich has also written a book called "Dartanian the Daydreamer" about the legends of Morgan's Cove. And everyone who purchases the book has a chance to win a silver ticket for an all-expenses paid trip to Morgan's Cove and a treasure hunt for $10,000 in silver coins!
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.
Heads up! I'm coming to Orlando, FL Nov 3-4, 2017 to do two comedy shows! Click here to get $10 tickets.
Today's show is sponsored by:
TeePublic - This is a great company that works with independent tshirt artists to get their work out to the world and pay them fairly for it. I've personally curated a selection of 100 really cool pirate tshirts that you'll love. You'll get a super cool shirt AND support both the artist and Under The Crossbones! THIS WEEK ONLY - Use the coupon code "CROSSBONES" and get 25% of your order. Good until Fri Oct 20th, 2017. Check out the selection at: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/under-the-crossbones?ref_id=5235&ref_type=aff
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/113
Important Websites:
Rich Firato and Morgan's Cove - http://www.MorgansCoveTreasureHunt.com You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/113
Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
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Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.Kevin-John and Houston Tucker are the brains behind Legend Cove Trading Company. They're building a great pirate story around some cool pirate gear - Apparel, coffee, and fine art.
Kevin-John is also a Disney Master Artist whose purview is attraction art. He's got some great insight into the Disney Master Artist program. Some surprising ideas here.
And we get into their pirate backgrounds and how they decided to start Legend Cove. They've got some big, fun ideas for the company and it'll be fun to see how it all works.
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.
Heads up! I'm coming to Orlando, FL Nov 3-4, 2017 to do two comedy shows! Click here to get $10 tickets.
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, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/112
Important Websites:
Legend Cove Trading Company - http://www.LegendCove.com Use the code "CROSSBONES" to get 15% off your order until Nov 9th, 2017. And free shipping for all orders over $40! You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/112
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.Sean Loughman is a partner and curator at the Pirates Treasure Museum in St Thomas, Virgin Islands. The museum has loads of great shipwreck artifacts, pirate items, and Sean's specialty... coins. Lots and lots of coins.
During our talk we dig into lesser known but interesting pirates Jean Hamlin and Bartholomew Sharpe. Sean tells a great story about a controversial scandal around Spanish pieces of eight. And he tells us about the new shipwreck project he's working on that they're pretty darn sure is a legit pirate ship.
And after the interview I'll give you an update on Sean's and the museum's current situation post-hurricanes.
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, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/111
Important Websites:
Pirates Treasure Museum - http://www.PiratesTreasureMuseum.com To find an organization to donate money to help with rebuilding after the hurricanes visit http://www.ChariyNavigator.org You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/111
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.Nick Tyler is a pirate fan, Lego nut, writer, and comedian out of Nottingham, England. And his Captain Pigheart stories are a treat for any (adult) pirate fan. Not for the kiddies. But absolutely hilarious.
Nick and I go everywhere in this conversation: pirates, comedy, writing techniques, Lego, Transformers... This one's a thousand miles wide. :)
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, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/110
Important Websites:
Nick Tyler - http://www.CaptainPigheart.com Go Fund Me For Michael and Roxanne Noles: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/noles You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/110
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.Steve Boehm is the captain and "adult" of the band Pirates For Sail. (Puns!) We dig into the group's inner workings to see how they came about and got that super lush harmony sound they're so good at.
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, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/109
Important Websites:
Pirates For Sail: http://www.PiratesForSail.com Go Fund Me For Michael and Roxanne Noles: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/noles You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/109
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.Carl Fismer lives the life of an adventurer. The type of life that they make books, movies and video games about. Affectionately called "Fizz", he's a treasure hunter that has dived some of the world's most famous shipwrecks including the Atocha and the 1715 and 1733 Spanish treasure fleets.
And in this talk, tales of peril, dangerous people, and daring escapes. And popcorn. Carl is like an underwater Indiana Jones (thankfully minus Shia Laboeuf.)
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/108
Important Websites:
Carl Fismer http://www.carlfismer.com/ http://www.Scubawize.com You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/108
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.Dan Dolan heads up Captain Dan and The Scurvy Crew, the world's best/only pirate rap group.
We'll dig into how the group got started and the growing pains they face in the pirate community leading up to their final showdown with three hungry TV reality show judges.
Then in the aftermath we'll find out what's happening with The Scurvy Crew now as well as Dan's geek rock outfit Sci Fried.
And of course we'll hear some music. "Broadside", one of the Scurvy Crew's biggest hits.
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/107
If you would like to help out the folks getting beat up by Hurricane Harvey down in Texas, here's a list of places to donate money, food, and other help. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-help-hurricane-storm-harvey_us_59a166dde4b0821444c37515
Important Websites:
Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew - http://youtube.com/captaindanpiraterap Sci-Fried - http://www.sci-fried.com You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/107
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.Michael Noles spent decades as a Senior Creative Director for the Walt Disney Company. And now he creates fantastic pieces of pirate art that capture the unseen moments of shipboard life.
We dig into plenty of good Disney stuff here for fans of that stuff (like me..) And we talk about where Michael's very dense style of art comes from and how he's made art his life since attending Ringling.
And we'll hear the song "Cooper's Rum" from Ye Banished Privateers off their new album First Night Back In Port.
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/106
If you would like to help out the folks getting beat up by Hurricane Harvey down in Texas, here's a list of places to donate money, food, and other help. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-help-hurricane-storm-harvey_us_59a166dde4b0821444c37515
If you'd like to read about the 106 year old fruitcake found in Antarctica, here's that link: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/14/543389016/photos-almost-edible-106-year-old-fruitcake-found-in-antarctica
Important Websites:
Michael Noles - http://www.MichaelNoles.com Ye Banished Privateers - http://www.YeBanishedPrivateers.com You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/106
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.David Magee is the screenwriter of the fantastic movies Finding Neverland and Life of Pi. He's also working on the new Mary Poppins and Narnia films.
I'm a nut for anything Peter Pan/Captain Hook related, so this talk with David is really fun. We get into J.M. Barrie's life during the creation of Peter Pan and how David did his research. We talk plenty of Captain Hook and how he fits into the story of both Peter Pan and Barrie's life.
And we had to talk some Life of Pi too! It was a notoriously difficult book to adapt until David and Ang Lee got their hands on it. We'll dip our toes into Mary Poppins and Narnia too.
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
Make Great Music - For aspiring low frequency mavens in the Houston, TX area, talk to Jonathan Leon for lessons on electric and upright bass, tuba, and piano. http://www.MakeGreatMusic.com
For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/105
Important Websites:
David Magee - @RealDavidMagee on Twitter You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/105Support 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.Dr E. Lee Spence is an underwater archaeologist and one of the first people to get a degree that work. He's found hundreds of shipwrecks since finding his first in 1959 at age 12 with homegrown dive gear.
His most famous discoveries are the Hunley and the Georgiana. We discuss both. And of course plenty of piratey goodness.
Don't forget to check out the bonus content where we go way off the beaten path and talk about who the real Rhett Butler is from Gone With The Wind.
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
Make Great Music - For aspiring low frequency mavens in the Houston, TX area, talk to Jonathan Leon for lessons on electric and upright bass, tuba, and piano. http://www.MakeGreatMusic.com
For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/104
Important Websites:
Dr. E. Lee Spence - http://shipwrecks.com/ http://www.facebook.com/shipwrecktreasure You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From The Back"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/104Support 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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