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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Guy Chet is the author of he Ocean is a Wilderness: Atlantic Piracy and the Limits of State Authority, 1688-1856. It's a really interesting scholarly work that digs down into the idea of how long piracy in the Atlantic actually lasted and what finally brought it to a half.In this episode:
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.
Grab yourself a copy of "The Ocean is a Wilderness" by Guy Chet and help support the show! https://amzn.to/2LNSbhb
Today's show is sponsored by:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/201
Important Websites:
Guy Chet - https://unt.academia.edu/GuyChet Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/201 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Happy episode 200! Whether you're new to the show or have been listening since the early days, thank you. I appreciate you spending your time with me and my guests very much. Listen in to find out who our secret guest is about some big changes coming to the show in the near future.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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/200
Important Websites:
Benerson Little http://www.BenersonLittle.com http://www.BenersonLittle.blog Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/200 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Bounding Main is a fantastic shanty band from the American Midwest that tours internationally and has a fascinating vocal style that uses many different historical and modern harmonic styles.In this episode:
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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/199
Important Websites:
Bounding Main - http://www.BoundingMain.com Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/199 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Mike Hawthorne is a fantastic visual artist who came to writing later in life with his book The Hungry Horizon. It's historical fiction about the pirate Bartholomew Sharpe who sailed with Henry Morgan before going his own way.
Born in Manchester in 1954, well traveled and self taught, Mike Hawthorne has made his reputation in London since 1975 with exhibitions of rock, reggae, and jazz visuals, underground comix and work acquired by the Museum of London and Lembeth Archives. The first nine years of his life were spent in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. His early influences were MAD magazines, illustrations of the American Civil War and television newsreels of Biafra and Vietnam. His paintings also draw on European medieval traditions of depicting heaven and hell. Since 1975 Hawthorne has worked in London, creating rock, reggae and jazz visuals and underground 'comix'.In this episode:
Pick up a copy of The Hungry Horizon on Amazon and help support the show! https://amzn.to/2JkMW6h
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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/198
Important Websites:
Mike Hawthorne https://www.facebook.com/Mike-Hawthorne-1505421243100633/ http://www.mikehawthorne.net/
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/198 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
I discovered Stephan Talty through his book "The Black Hand" about the proto-Mafia crime organization that terrorized the Italian community of New York in the early 1900's.
And I was super pleased to find out that he also wrote a book about Henry Morgan, "Empire of Blue Water", as well as co-wrote "A Captain's Duty" with Richard Phillips aka Captain Phillips. Yep, the guy from the movie.
In this episode:
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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/197
Important Websites:
Stephan Talty - http://stephantalty.com/
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/197 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Dan Blevins bought a pirate ship for $1 and has rebuilt it from the hull up. Now he's getting ready to sail the west coast helping military veterans overcome PTSD and addiction through maritime work as well has entertain and educate the public and work toward a TV show.
In this episode:
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.
See the video tour of The Devil's Gauntlet at https://youtu.be/MsmISuygZv4
Today's show is sponsored by:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/196
Important Websites:
Buccaneer League - http://www.buccaneerleague.org/ https://www.facebook.com/piratesofthedevilsguantlet Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/196 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Talking with Rachel Eldridge of Brethren of the North East Sea aka B.O.N.E.S. This New England band has been making the rounds of the Ren Faire and Pirate Fest scenes since 2011 and we dig into some of the psyche of Ren players.
In this episode:
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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/195
Listen to "Leave Her Johhny" by B.O.N.E.S. at https://youtu.be/RCAcadkDrts
Important Websites:
Brethren of the North East Sea - https://www.facebook.com/pg/ShantyBONES
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/195 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Haakon Vatle leads Norway's Storm Weather Shanty Choir. He's got some great tour stories and actually uses sea shanties on a ship he's the general manager for.
In this episode:
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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/194
Listen to "A Drop of Nelson's Blood" by Storm Weather Shanty Choir at https://youtu.be/YjglpHClNMU
Important Websites:
Storm Weather Shanty Choir - https://www.facebook.com/shantychoir
Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to http://www.thecomedypalace.com/ and use the code "Phil50" for half off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/194 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Eric Mueller is the owner of Pirates Press in Emeryville, CA They're the industry's largest vinyl pressing company working with all the big names on really unique vinyl releases and a lot more.
In this episode:
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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/193
Bands mentioned during the show:
Aggrolites - http://www.aggroreggae.com/ Charger - https://www.facebook.com/ChargerEB/Important Websites:
Pirates Press - http://www.PiratesPress.com
Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/193 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesComments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Rebekah Harris is the owner of Silverella, a nautical themed jewelry company based in Montauk. I'm not even much of a jewelry guy and I want to get my hands on her works of art. Really unique stuff. And she's got great stories about her haphazard hometown and the wilds of the New York diamond district.
In this episode:
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:
Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba
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/192
Books and Music Mentioned: Dengue Fever - One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula - https://youtu.be/vatNMshZVfU
Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls - https://amzn.to/2WpxmNY
Maiden Voyage - https://amzn.to/2WpZxMT
Important Websites:
Silverella - http://www.Silverella.nyc ShipwreckMontauk.com Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/192 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331
Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
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