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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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
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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.comSaul Trujillo - www.comedianwebsitename.com Peter Turns Pirate - www.facebook.com/peterturnspirate
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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
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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.comShawn Halpin - www.ShawnHalpin.com Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction - www.RoadsideAttraction.com
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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.comJustin Gomes - www.facebook.com/ThatSkaRobot O'Craven - www.ocraven.com Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
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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
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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
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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.comDylan Rhymer - www.facebook.com/dylan.rhymer Phil Johnson - www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
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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
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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
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