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UTC 105 Finding Neverland Screewriter David Magee

August 22, 2017 / / 0 Comments

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David Magee Screenwriter of Finding Neverland

David Magee is the screenwriter of the fantastic movies Finding Neverland and Life of Pi.  He’s also working on the new Mary Poppins and Narnia films.

I’m a nut for anything Peter Pan/Captain Hook related, so this talk with David is really fun.  We get into J.M. Barrie’s life during the creation of Peter Pan and how David did his research.  We talk plenty of Captain Hook and how he fits into the story of both Peter Pan and Barrie’s life.

And we had to talk some Life of Pi too!  It was a notoriously difficult book to adapt until David and Ang Lee got their hands on it. We’ll dip our toes into Mary Poppins and Narnia too.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Make Great Music – For aspiring low frequency mavens in the Houston, TX area, talk to Jonathan Leon for lessons on electric and upright bass, tuba, and piano. http://www.MakeGreatMusic.com

Here are David’s films, including Finding Neverland and Life of Pi, and a couple of books mentioned during the show.  Click these links to buy them through Amazon and help support UTC!

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David Magee – @RealDavidMagee on Twitter

You can get my latest comedy special, “Pretty From The Back”at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

 

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UTC 104 Underwater Archaeologist Dr E. Lee Spence

August 15, 2017 / / 0 Comments

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Dr E. Lee Spence

Dr E. Lee Spence is an underwater archaeologist and one of the first people to get a university degree for that work.  He’s found hundreds of shipwrecks since finding his first in 1959 at age 12 with homegrown dive gear.

His most famous discoveries are the Hunley and the Georgiana. We discuss both.  Of course plenty of piratey goodness too.

And it wouldn’t be a diver episode without some near death experience type stories.  Lee has a couple doozies to tell us here.

Don’t forget to check out the bonus content in the player below. We go way off the beaten path and talk about who the real Rhett Butler is from Gone With The Wind.  It’s an interesting story and only about 9 minutes long.

 

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Make Great Music – For aspiring low frequency mavens in the Houston, TX area, talk to Jonathan Leon for lessons on electric and upright bass, tuba, and piano. http://www.MakeGreatMusic.com

If you’d like to re-read Gone With The Wind with your new knowledge in mind, grab a copy through this link and help support the show!


And here’s that clip of me very literally hitting the stage in Colorado last weekend.

Important Websites:

You can get my latest comedy special, “Pretty From The Back”at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support 

UTC 103 Author Richard Zacks

August 8, 2017 / / 0 Comments

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Richard Zacks

Richard Zacks is a fascinating author who’s work spans centuries but definitely has a soft spot for turning over the rocks of history to see what’s crawling around underneath.

We dig into both of his pirate books “Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd” and “The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805”.

Beyond pirates, we’ll also talk Mark Twain’s connection to standup comedy, little known stories from history, and all sorts of vice and naughtiness from various parts of history.

Heads up: While there’s nothing really explicit in this episode, history isn’t always pretty.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Make Great Music – For aspiring low frequency mavens in the Houston, TX area, talk to Jonathan Leon for lessons on electric and upright bass, tuba, and piano. http://www.MakeGreatMusic.com

For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/103

 

Pick up Richard’s books at Amazon and help support UTC at the same time!


Important Websites:

Richard Zacks: http://www.RichardZacks.com

You can get my latest comedy special, “Pretty From The Back”at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback

 

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support 

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