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.
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Today's guest is very special. Peter T. Leeson is an economist and author of "The Invisible Hand". We're going to dig down into the economics of piracy in the Golden Age and why they had to work so differently from the merchant ships of the time.
What are Jolly Rogers really for (and when)? Did Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers look to pirates when designing their new democracy. All this and more!
Peter was also the first name on my wishlist of guests when I started this show. I'll explain why. And a bit about my adventures in Colorado Springs with BBQ and donuts.
Plus comedy from Cory Robinson and a song called "Give Love" from Groovy Judy.
Important Websites:
Peter T. Leeson - www.PeterLeeson.com Cory Robinson - www.CoryShowtime.comGroovy Judy - www.GroovyJudy.comYou can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/043
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My guest on the show today is Captain Teach, head of the Phoenix Risen pirate clan. I had no idea what pirate clans are all about, shy they exist, and what they do. So this was educational for me and I hope for you too.
Teach gives us the lowdown on how he got into Phoenix Risen and how you can join the pirate clan you're looking at. And we'll talk about how and why pirates have infiltrated the Ren Faire circuit. Plus we'll dig into all the great projects he's heading up for the Sherwood Forest Faire, including summer camps for adults and kids.
Thank you for all your nice supportive notes about last week's missing episode. We had a death in the family and I'll tell you about it at the top of the show.
Plus comedy from Melissa Richelle and a song called "White Car" from Doug and the Carnival of Souls Revue.
Important Websites:
Mr Teach - http://forums.wearephoenixrisen.com/ http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com Melissa Richelle - http://www.melissarichelle.com/ Doug and The Carnival of Souls Revue - https://www.reverbnation.com/dougandthecarnivalofsoulsrevueYou can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/042
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Mark Hanna is a professor at UC San Diego and the author of "Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire 1570-1740". Yep, we're getting historical today.
We'll talk about how pirates needed allies on land to allow them to plunder as they did and how the big commercial companies tried to keep it from happening. Plus Puritans illegally minting coins? Militant Protestantism?
Fascinating stuff in this talk. You'll love it!
Plus comedy from Shane Morrison and a song called "Just One More Time" from Flash Crash and Thunder.
Important Websites:
Mark Hanna - http://uncpress.unc.edu/ Shane Morrison - http://www.soundcloud.com/haneorrison Flash Crash and Thunder - http://flashcrashandthunder.com/You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/041
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Nick Hoffman is a buddy of mine from the comedy world. Until recently we didn't know we were both pirate fans. Nick's been deep in it for quite awhile having thrown a big pirate wedding and curated a pirate installation at the Petaluma History Museum. And we'll dig deep into both of those.
Plus some post-Mother's Day comedy from Stu McCallister and a very funny song called "Photo Album" from Jacob Haller.
Important Websites:
Nick Hoffman - https://www.facebook.com/Pirates-Legends-and-Lore-217351184979420/ https://www.facebook.com/NickHoffmanEntertainment/Stu McCallister - http://www.stumccallister.com/
Jacob Haller - http://jwgh.org/You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/040
Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com
Matt Nelson is the creator of Catbeard the Pirate, acomicstripabout a pirate with a cat attached to his face. Soundsweird,yes. But the comic strip is extremely welldone andveryfunny.
We'll dig right into where the concept came from and howhistakeon comic creation differs from other artists.
Today's show is sponsored by:
Anything Goes Vermont - Unique handmade goods for your favorite pirate.
Plus comedy from Stephanie Garcia and asongcalled"Chocolate" by Kenny Thomas and the SouthernBaptists.
Important Websites:
Matt Nelson/Catbeard - http://www.CatbeardThePirate.com Stephanie Garcia - http://www.facebook.com/SgarciaFan Kenny Thomas and the Southern Baptists - http://www.facebook.com/kennythomasandthesouthernbaptists You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/039
Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com
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:
Shaun Rolly/Pirates Tale - http://www.piratestalemusical.com Robert Duchaine - http://robertduchaine.com Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction - http://www.RoadsideAttraction.com Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/038Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com
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:
O'Craven - www.OCraven.com Dave Nihill - www.irishdave.co Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/037Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
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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.
Important Websites:
Bennerson Little - http://www.benersonlittle.com/ Anthony K - https://www.facebook.com/AnthonyKcomedy True Life Troubadours - http://truelifetroubadours.wix.com/bluegrass Phil Johnson - http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/036Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
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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:
Lisa Jensen - http://ljo-express.blogspot.com/ Johnny Osburn - http://facebook.com/johnnycomedy Smashy Claw - http://www.smashyclaw.com/Phil Johnson - http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/035Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com
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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