Under the Crossbones – The Pirate Podcast show

Under the Crossbones – The Pirate Podcast

Summary: Join comedian, musician, and pirate geek Phil Johnson as he explores the history and pop culture of pirates. Interviews with leading historians, actors, artists, writers, musicians, pirate festival organizers, and more. From Captain Charles Johnson’s “A General History of Pirates” to JM Barrie’s Captain Hook to Errol Flynn’s swashbuckling cinematic adventures to Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean juggernaut, pirates have captured the world’s imagination for hundreds of years. This show dives deep into the pirate community to talk to the people that bring the stories and history to vibrant life. You’ll also find they us that history of criminals and cutthroats to make the world a better place through charity work and a sunny outlook on life. Whether you’re an old salt with your own cutlass or a someone who just thinks Johnny Depp looks cool with a braid in his hair, the colorful characters in Under the Crossbones are sure to take you away from your day to day and drag you kicking and screaming out to sea.

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  • Artist: Phil Johnson: Comedian, Musician, and Pirate Geek
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 UTC 043 Peter T Leeson Author of The Invisible Hook | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 042 Captain Teach Head of Phoenix Risen Pirate Clan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:54

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, why they exist, and what they do.  So this was educational for me and … Continue reading →

 UTC 041 – Mark Hanna Author of ‘Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:07

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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 040 – Pirate Curator and Comedian Nick Hoffman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:16:09

Before we get to Nick Hoffman, A big ahoy to all the new listeners!  And a big thanks to Craig Buddy and the mention on his podcast that brought so many great new folks into the UTC circle over the last … Continue reading →

 UTC 039 – Matt Nelson Creator of Catbeard the Pirate Comic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:09

Matt Nelson is the creator of Catbeard the Pirate, a comic strip about a pirate with a cat attached to his face.  Sounds weird,yes.  But the comic strip is extremely well done and very funny. We’ll dig right into where … Continue reading →

 UTC 038 – Co-Creator of ‘A Pirate’s Tale’ Shaun Rolly | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:00

Shaun Rolly is the co-creator of the musical “A Pirate’s Tale”.  He’s a really fun and interesting pirate with a knack for jumping off the deep end without a plan.  Get learned up on what happens at stuntman school and … Continue reading →

 UTC 037 – Irish Pirate Rock Band O’Craven | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:42

O’Craven is a great band with the extremely 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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 036 – Historian and Author Benerson Little | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:55

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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 035 ‘Alias Hook’ Author Lisa Jensen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:48

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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 034 – Mark “Cap’n Slappy” Summers and John “Ol’ Chumbucket” Baur of Talk Like A Pirate Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:38

You’ve been asking for the Talk Like A Pirate Day guys 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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 033 Jeff Dixon of Dixon Woodworking Pirate Ship Clubhouses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:36

Jeff Dixon and his family at Dixon woodworking make some of the most badass pirate ship clubhouses 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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 032 Brad Perri, Creator of Pirate Mike Comic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:50

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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 031 – Imagineer and Pirates of the Caribbean Author Jason Surrell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:13

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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 030 – Capt. Jack Gozno of Scoundrel’s Inn Talks Pirate Music | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:10

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 … Continue reading →

 UTC 029 – Pirate Surgery Expert Mark “Mission” Kehoe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04:17

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. As Mark talks about, we mostly hear … Continue reading →

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