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.
Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
Treva Etienne played the pirate Koehler in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and can current be seen in Bosch on Amazon Prime.
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/191
Important Websites:
Treva Etienne - https://www.facebook.com/Treva-Etienne-68909114468/ 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/191 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
The Shipwreck Rats from Berlin, Germany play "fast and evil" Scottish and Irish Pirate Folk music.
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.
Want to find out more about the "Captain Ward and the Rainbow" story? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Ward_and_the_Rainbow
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/190
Important Websites:
Shipwreck Rats - https://shipwreckrats.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/190 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
Randy Gnatowsky aka Constable Heartless is a retired police office and captain of Blackbeard's Crew, a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on 18th century historical reenactment and education.
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:
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/189
Important Websites:
Blackbeard's Crew, Inc - http://www.blackbeardscrew.org/ 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/189 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
All five members of the Jolly Rogers are on the show today! We delve into the long running band's epic pirate music career.
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.
Since I totally spaced out on putting a Jolly Rogers song in the episode... Sorry. Been traveling and sleep deprived... Here's one of their more well known tracks, "Curvy Girls". https://youtu.be/vtr2J0zcQDo
Here's their version of "The Derelict" that accidentally became "traditional" and was co-opted by Disney for Pirates of the Caribbean. (I wasn't able to find a clip of its use in the film.) https://youtu.be/Hlob75PqeSw
Here's a cool vintage clip of The Clancy Brothers as mentioned by the guys as an influence on their music and stage show. https://youtu.be/qdl-yB0MapI
And since they mentioned Bounding Main, here's a tune from them too! https://youtu.be/J34o18QLPB4
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/188
Important Websites:
The Jolly Rogers - http://www.jollyrogerskc.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/188 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
Steve Genett is the creator of A Pirate's Book of Days. Inside this really cool phone app you'll get a daily bit of pirate history, and location searchable database of pirate museums, festivals, and attractions around the world, and more.
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A Pirate's Book of Days is available in your favorite app store for iPhone and Android phones.
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:
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/187
Important Websites:
A Pirate's Book of Days - https://apiratesbookofdays.com/ The BBC article about Sesame Street's Count von Count's relationship to the number 187 - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19409960 For $5 discount tickets to my April 25th show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA go to http://flc.cc/5RDKL7E 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/187 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
Reece Miller aka Wolfbeard O'Brady is the singer and accordionist for The Dread Crew of Oddwood, the pirate metal world's least electric band. I mean, they're still super exciting. They just don't plug things in.
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Grab yourself some Dread Crew of Oddwood on Amazon and help support the show! - https://amzn.to/2UnpBTz
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:
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/186
Important Websites:
Dread Crew of Oddwood - http://thedreadcrewofoddwood.com/ For $5 discount tickets to my April 25th show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA go to http://flc.cc/5RDKL7E 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/186 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
Sam Conniff is an entrepreneur and author of the book "Be More Pirate". It's an examination of how pirates rewrote the rules of their time and weaponized storytelling to change the world around them. And then, how we use those lessons in our own time to make our world better?
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Get yourself a copy of Be More Pirate and help support the show! https://amzn.to/2G0zscX
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:
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/185
Important Websites:
Sam Conniff and Be More Pirate - https://www.bemorepirate.com If you'd like to check out my #30SecSongs project, pick your preferred place for that: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pg/philjohnsoncomedy/videos/ Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/roadsidephil Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/philjohnsoncomedy YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1u2ZqOE-khOOV4thmT17Wvbmv-DFGbEz 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/185 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
Brad Lee Howard leads The Pyrates Royale, the longest running band in pirate fest history. In our talk we dig into Brad's formative years including classical music, 1970's standup comedy, Mad Magazine, rugby, and 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:
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/184
Important Websites:
Pyrates Royale - https://www.facebook.com/pyratesroyale/ Fletcher Moone and the Culture of Beer - https://www.facebook.com/Fletchermoone/ 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/184 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
Zachary Stocks is the Program Development Officer for Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, home to the Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain. And my co-host this week, Cheryl Jones, spent a week volunteering on the Lady Washington 15 years ago. So we get some good "then and now" storytelling about the ship.
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:
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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar
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/183
Important Websites:
Gray's Historical Seaport - https://www.historicalseaport.org/public-tours-sails/sailing-schedule/ Zachary Stocks on Twitter - https://twitter.com/museumorphosis Movies Made Me Podcast w/Cheryl Jones - https://mmmpodcast.com/ Cheryl Jones on the British Navy on UTC - http://www.underthecrossbones.com/138 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/183 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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.
Graeme Bucky aka The Buccaneer is an indie wrestler from Australia. Nick Hoffman sits in with me today and Graeme teaches us about the unique storytelling vehicle that is wrestling.
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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. Check out The Buccaneer and Cesar vs. VIP in a Rum on a Pole match. The winner is the team who can retrieve the bottle of rum that hangs above the ring on the top of a pole. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=310303856286055 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 artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt 30 Day Guitar Challenge - Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar 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/182 Important Websites:
http://www.facebook.com/fireabroadside https://www.facebook.com/NickHoffmanEntertainment 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/182 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/supportSubscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2
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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