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UTC 137 Richard Rasner of Clan Darksail

April 24, 2018 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Richard Rasner of Clan Darksail
Richard Rasner aka Damashi D’Gascoigne is the head of Clan Darksail out of Southern California.

We’ll dig into the group’s origins and the breadth of gigs they do from private parties to high end film work like “Master and Commander”.

Richard is also an expert on quartermasters, so we’ll find out what that’s all about. And we talk a bit more about “The Pirate Captain Toledano” which they were also involved in.

Be sure to also visit the MacKay Pirate Family’s crowdfunding page to help them beat that nastiest enemy of all, cancer. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/mackay

And you can now see Arnon Shorr’s film “The Pirate Captain Toledano”! This award winning film is well worth your $1 and 10 minutes. https://amzn.to/2HENXDO

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

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

Important Websites:

Clan Darksail
https://www.facebook.com/ClanDarksail/

http://www.clandarksail.com/

MacKay Pirate Family Crowdfunding to beat cancer – http://www.underthecrossbones.com/mackay

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

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

UTC 136 Samuel Marquis author of Blackbeard: The Birth of America

April 17, 2018 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Samuel Marquis author of Blackbeard: The Birth of America
Samuel Marquis is a prolific historical fiction writer and the author of Blackbeard: The Birth of America.

After a bunch of books about WWII, the CIA, and espionage agents, Sam turned his attention to the history of Blackbeard. Not only the facts and new research that have come out in the last few years, but what those conversations might have sounded like.

And we get a great historical fiction novel about Blackbeard that really takes you into Blackbeard’s head and onto the deck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge. Great storytelling.

Check out Sam’s book “Blackbeard: The Birth of America” and his other cool books below. (And buying them through these links helps support UTC too!)

And you can now see Arnon Shorr’s film “The Pirate Captain Toledano”! This award winning film is well worth your $1 and 10 minutes.

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

Important Websites:

Samuel Marquis – http://www.SamuelMarquisBooks.com

MacKay Pirate Family Crowdfunding to beat cancer – http://www.underthecrossbones.com/mackay

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

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

UTC 135 Somali Piracy with Jordan Wylie

April 10, 2018 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Jordan Wylie is the author of “Citadel: The True Story of One Man’s War Against the Pirates of Somalia” and an expert in Maritime Security and Somali piracy.

As much as we talk about the historical and pop culture aspects of pirates, I think it’s important to also talk about how piracy still affects the modern world. And while the Somali’s differ in a lot of ways from the old guys, they also share some common motivations.

We’ll dig into Jordan’s background and how he came to maritime security. And he’ll give us some great insight into why the Somalis felt the need to go on the account. Lots of great stuff in here including where piracy is happening in some lesser known spots now.

Check out Jordan Wiley’s book “Citadel: The True Story of One Man’s War Against the Pirates of Somalia” and help support UTC too!

Be sure to also visit the MacKay Pirate Family’s crowdfunding page to help them beat that nastiest enemy of all, cancer. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/mackay

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/135