Under the Crossbones The Pirate Podcast

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:

• Growing up and learning theater in London
• How he developed a backstory for Koehler
• Acting as a team sport
• The future of fame
• The responsibilities of film makers
• All the stuff he's working on now

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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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:

• How three non-German folk musicians managed to find each other in Berlin
• Which member has a 20,000 jukebox in his brain
• The crazy unique homemade equipment they record their music with
• A world premiere song from their upcoming album!

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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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:

• All the new on this year's Hampton Blackbeard Festival
• Randy's other life running polygraph tests and how what you hear on the internet isn't true
• How Randy was elected captain without even being at the meeting
• The rebuilding of their ship, the Adventure, and reenactments of Blackbeard's final battle.

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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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:

• The song that Disney stole from them
• The insanely cool gig in Krakow, Poland and the hidden history of sea chanteys in Poland.
• What it's like to have written songs that are standards in the pirate genre
• Their "goofy" ethos and where it came from

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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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.

In this episode:

• How Steve discovered pirates as a child from a free grocery store book
• The in-depth research he does for each day's pirate history facts
• The behind the scenes on the app's development and what's working and what he'd like to see working better.
• How your crew can be featured in the app!

 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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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.

In this episode:

• How Reece gets his accordion to fill the place of an electric guitar
• What the heck is that crazy drum kit all about?
• How they went from playing California Ren Faires to playing huge European metal festivals
• What's happening with the new album?

 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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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?

In this episode:

• How Sam's business Livity worked with endangered kids to help them contribute to the way companies engage with them
• How he used pirate publicity tactics to launch his book and is now moving into community building
• How companies can rewrite their own rules and draft their own pirate codes
• What might have happened if the pirate community in Nassau had been allowed to remain and develop?

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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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:

• The group's experience being the first pirate band to show up at Ren Faires in the 80's.
• Their Spinal Tap moment while performing at the Kennedy Center
• Separating the art from the artist
• Brad's love of "weird"

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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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:

• The story of the original Lady Washington as the first merchant ship on America's west coast, traveling between the US and Asia.
• Where you've see the Lady Washington on TV and in movies.
• How you can get involved as a short or long term volunteer and the training they provide.
• What the heck are "funnies"?

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:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments 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.

In this episode:

• Which countries have big wrestling cultures (a big surprise in here) and how a wrestler moves up the ranks
• How Graeme connected with his tag team partner and how they devise storylines
• The training that goes into learning to wrestle and how they improvise in happens in the ring
• The delicate balance between being a good wrestler and "building a brand"

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:

  Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

Bradley Williamson is the CEO of Treasure Expeditions and we dig into his parallel interests in treasure hunting and genetic engineering.  

In this episode:

• Great stories about Mel Fisher, Carl Fizmer, and Louie Anderson(???)
• Bradley's plan to run off at age 15 to find the treasure of the Incas
• His treasure projects around Captain Kidd, Jose Gaspar, and La Buse on TV shows like Expedition Unknown and Caribbean Pirate Treasure
• Which movie every treasure hunter has a copy of

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.

Pick up a copy of Shipwrecks of Florida by Steve Singer as mentioned in the show. - https://amzn.to/2u21WgY

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/181

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

Capt James Hawk runs the Krewe of the Scarlett Fortuna, a nonprofit organization to promote reading among children.  

In this episode:

• Why reading is his pet cause
• The advice him mom gave him that has served him well his whole life
• Why switching from Medieval to pirates was literally cooler
• A story about a 4-year old that is way more together than any of us.

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/180

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

Jess Dobie is co-owner of Switch Sails in Brisbane, Australia.  They specialize in sails for yachts and racing ships. They've also made sails for some of your favorite pirate films.

We'll find out about the cutting edge in modern sail-making and the growing number of people retiring on the sea instead of in a Winnebago.

We'll also catch up with author Jenai Marek (previously heard in ep 128) about her new book and her efforts to bring a pirate festival to Galveston, TX. 

You can sign Jenai's Galveston pirate fest petition here.

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/179

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

Marc Paquien is the creator of the board game "Treasure Island".  In the game, one player "hides" the treasure and the other players ask questions and make calculations to find it. 

Beyond that simple description, it's a game with all sorts of unique angles.  We talk about Marc's creative process when designing a new game including how he works from the idea of evoking a particular emotion with the game rather than just being concerned with game dynamics right away.

There's also some good stuff in here about surrounding yourself with people that will be a positive influence on you accomplishing things you want to do.

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/178

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

Moonsun Kim is the creator of the pirate web comic "Whispers in the Wind".

We travel to the outskirts of Paris to talk with Moonsun about her early art training, how she became obsessed with the pirate story in her head, her tools of choice, and her time in Korea to find out more about her own culture.

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/177

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

Daniel Bjorkbacka aka Joe Blackheart is the founder and banjo player of Sweden's Pat Razket.

We dig into the band's background as a party and wedding band, the idea to become pirates, and the moment that convinced them to have a great show but also work harder on their music.

And work harder, they have!  Their 2nd album Deeds and Debts is fantastic.  And you can get it right here: https://amzn.to/2GlsG3c

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/176

Important Websites:

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Ray Arnoult is the owner of Pirate Guitar Effects out of New Orleans/Wichita.  Guitars AND pirates?  Yeah!

We talk about growing up in New Orleans and how that affects a child's musical experiences.  We'll find out how Ray is making his company stand out in a the very crowded guitar effect market.  And we'll find out the flag of Republic of Bimini was pretty darn violent.  

Plenty of guitar talk too.  I've got you non-guitarists covered with a little edumacation at the top of the show so you can follow along. More info in the full show notes too.  Be sure to check out all the videos for sound samples of the stuff we're talking about.

And why am I in the closet this week?

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/175

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Throw up the horns!  Time for some UK pirate metal with Dave Everitt of Red Rum.  

We dig into the band's beginnings and how they settled on being pirates instead of Vikings.  Plus Dave's early childhood in South Africa and his early singing experiences in classical music.

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/174

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

Lydelle Joubert is from StableSeas.org, an organization that researches and tracks modern piracy around the world.  They act as an information resource for the maritime industry and create programs to combat piracy.

We'll find out the difference between piracy, terrorism, and robbery. And we'll dig into where the piracy hot spots are now.  And it's no Somalia! And we'll hear about what's being done to combat piracy in the worst zones.

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/173

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2

This week we trek out to Sweden to talk to Erik Andersson of Stormfrun about spreading pirate fandom in their home country, the decisions about which language to sing in, the Swedish Pirate Armada and more!

Plus, I learn how to pronounce Stormfrun and then proceed to mispronounce it all over the place.

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/172

Important Websites:

Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2