Summary: A discussion of the famous pirate, who is something of a complicated fellow. On the one hand, he is revered as a hero for his role in helping Andrew Jackson defeat the British at the Battle of New Orleans and -- as legend holds -- was welcomed into New Orleans high society. At the same time, though, he set up a massive pirate encampment at Barataria Bay, using it as a launching pad for his dirty deeds, including slave trafficking, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. So who was Lafitte? A gentleman smuggler? Or a cold-blooded criminal? Talking with UNO historian Dr. Charles Chamberlain (and, of course, paying a visit to the legendary Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, a French Quarter bar), we set out to separate fact from folklore. Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their music, which is included in this episode: Wayne Jones, "Brain Trust" Topher Mohr and Alex Elena, "Horses to Water" Aaron Kenny, "Roundup on the Prairie" Otis McDonald, "Does it float?" Puddle of Infinity, "Young and Old Know Love" The Whole Other, "Ether Oar" Doug Maxwell, "Scraping The Sewer" HOVATOFF, "Peace" roljui, "Window Demons" Asher Fulero, "Aurora Currents" Wayne Jones, "Connection" Dan Bodan, "Neither Sweat Nor Tears"
