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.
Happy 2019! For this first episode of the year I thought I'd try a little experimental episode. We're going to take a deep dive into 1926's The Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks.
It's a great movie all by itself. But digging into the film's background of breakthrough Technicolor use, inventive stunts, and movie magic makes the whole experience even more fun.
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.
If you haven't seen the movie or just want to watch it again, go to https://youtu.be/IIvjH93MKRU
Here's the Myth Busters episode where they try the Blade Break and a bunch of other piratey things. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vmu3k
Here's Reaching For The Moon, the 1930 Douglas Fairbanks talkie. https://youtu.be/U5rTvWMx_Aw?t=3027
And here's the Key and Peele sketch where they do the pirate song that looks just like the meal scene in The Black Pirate. https://youtu.be/MwUUDypEDNQ
Today's show is sponsored by: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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/171
Important Websites:
These are most of the resources I pulled information from that weren't my own brain. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheBlackPirate http://www.acinemahistory.com/2018/08/the-black-pirate-1926.html http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/filmnotes/blackpirate.html https://martinturnbull.com/2017/01/04/graumans-egyptian-theater-with-promotional-sailing-ship-for-the-black-pirate-1926-2/ https://english.rutgers.edu/docman/documents/103-eye-two-color-tech-and-black-pirate-2/file.html https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1002511_black_pirate? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Pirate https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016654/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technicolor http://silentfilm.org/archive/the-black-pirate http://moviessilently.com/2017/07/16/the-black-pirate-1926-a-silent-film-review/ http://www.themua.org/mcrc/film.php?content=film2 https://idiomation.wordpress.com/2017/02/16/dead-men-tell-no-tales/Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/171Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
Subscribe 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/undercrossbonesHappy end of 2018! We made it through and I hope you're taking some time to relax and appreciate the people around you. I super appreciate you supporting the show all this year.
To celebrate the end of the year, this is a replay of 2018's most popular episode with Anne Chambers telling us all about Grace O'Malley. And what a joy it was to talk with her!
We'll dig into how and why she started researching Grace's life. Especially what part Grace O'Malley plays in Irish culture and how Anne has helped them color in the lines. We also discuss why "pirate" may not be the most accurate descriptor for Grace O'Malley.
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 Anne's Book "Granuaile: Grace O'Malley - Ireland's Pirate Queen" at http://amzn.to/2pqRnSA and help support the show too!
Today's show is sponsored by:
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/december2018
Important Websites:
Anne Chambers - http://www.graceomalley.comFind out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes:http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/december2018
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.California has one good pirate story, that of Hipolito Bouchard. And Michael Melzer is here to ruin that for us. Just kidding! His book "The Patriot Pirate" makes the case that Bouchard was a privateer more than pirate and was in it for the revolution more than the booty.
This is a really fun talk about a piece of history we don't know as much about. And we get into Michael's motivations for writing about Hipolito Bouchard and his unique way of funding the book via Kickstarter.
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 a copy of "The Patriot Pirate" for yourself at https://amzn.to/2S9bGR7 and help support the show!
Today's show is sponsored by: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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/170
Important Websites:
Michael Melzer - http://www.melzermedia.com/publishing/ Royal Presidio Chapel - https://www.sancarloscathedral.orgFind out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/170Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
Subscribe 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/undercrossbonesJasper Rouwhorst is one third of Craft Game Studio where he and his two partners have created Crooked Waters, a virtual reality pirate video game for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
We dig into the challenges of designing for virtual reality including dealing with motion sickness and how to keep to adapt to players doing things they didn't expect. And we find out how they manage to keep the whole project going with just three people.
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: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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/169
Important Websites:
Crooked Waters on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/815280/Crooked_Waters/ Craft Game Studio - https://www.craftgamestudio.com/Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/169Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
Subscribe 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/undercrossbonesCharles Dean Beeker's official title is the Director of the Center of Underwater Science at the University of Indiana - Bloomington. But that word salad doesn't even begin to tell you about his real passion.
Unlike other underwater archaeologists we've talked to, Charle's wants to leave the stuff down there and make these shipwreck sites into visitable national historic places. We talk about the whys of his plans and how they play out.
Among his many projects are Captain William Kidd's Quedagh Merchant and the Frolic, a Gold Rush-era cargo ship off the coast of California.
Great stories and a very different take than we've heard from others in this one.
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: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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/168
Important Websites:
Univ. of Indiana Underwater Science - https://underwaterscience.indiana.edu/Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/168Support 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. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesHurricane Robb and Krimson Kat of Pyrates of the Coast are on the show today! We'll get some insight into the long long history of pirate fandom in the Seattle area and how they came to form their own crew. There's also some great stuff about running a pirate crew as a business vs a volunteer model. And the story of how Robb and Kat met will have you going "awwww!"
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 Robb's book - Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before The Mast at https://amzn.to/2KA6m6j
Today's show is sponsored by: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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/167
Important Websites:
Pyrates of the Coast: http://www.PyratesOfTheCoast.comFind out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/167Support 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. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesFor Thanksgiving week here in the US, we've got a great talk about how American pirates affected the course of US history with Eric Jay Dolin, author of "Black Flags, Blue Waters".
Some fascinating stuff here about American pirates taking down Muslim ships well before the Barbary wars and the combination of tactics that eventually eliminated the Golden Age of piracy.
Plus great writerly talk about research methods, book proposals, and feeling content or discontent with your current art form. And duck stamps. I had no idea about the duck stamps.
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: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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/166
Important Websites:
Eric Jay Dolin - http://www.EricJayDolin.comFind out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/166Support 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. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesPJ Dolan is the owner and designer of Secret Spot Escape Rooms in San Diego, CA. This pirate-themed escape room sounds like a must-visit if you're headed that way.
We dig into how he learned the chops of designing escape rooms and other themed attractions even though he had no previous experience. And also how he watches the psychology of his customers to constantly tweak the experiences and make them more exciting and satisfying.
And we'll find out about his previous life as a world traveling vagabond and how he managed to do and see so much at such a young age.
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: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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
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! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
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/165
Important Websites:
Secret Spot Escape Rooms - http://www.SecretSpotEscapeRooms.comFind out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/165Support 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. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesGareth Noble and Ferdinando Menezes run Pirate's Grog Rum. We'll find out how they got the deal to distribute a small rum company from Roatan and how they're making it bigger than ever.
Always interesting to hear the methods behind a company's personal rum, even for teetotalers like me. :)
Plus we dig into stories of failed brakes, driving to Mongolia, and discovering you've had a pirate mindset all along.
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: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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
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! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
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/164
Important Websites:
Pirate's Grog Rum - https://piratesgrogrum.comFind out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/164Support 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. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbonesShawn Cowles is a long time treasure hunter who started with Mel Fisher's organization diving the Atocha. Since then he's branched off on his own including hosting the Discover Channel show Treasure Quest.
We'll dig into Shawn's origin story, find out the harrowing tale of one particular dive, and what he's had to learn in his new land-based treasure hunt for the Sacam Baya treasure in Bolivia.
Plus we'll do a little catch up with Dan Clark and Mark Axton of the Swashbuckler's Ball in Portland, Oregon before their annual event this weekend.
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: Pirata Clothing - Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com
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
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! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt
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/163
Important Websites:
Shawn Cowles - http://www.ShawnCowles.com Swashbuckler's Ball - http://swashbucklerproductions.com/Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/163Support 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. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
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