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UTC 131 Randy Moore and Brandon Harrison of Northstar Penguins

February 27, 2018 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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A bit of an experimental episode this week when I asked on the UTC Facebook page “Any pirates in SLO?” and Randy Moore and Brandon Harrison of the Northstar Penguins leapt to the challenge. 🙂

And “Penguins” is not a typo. They’ll tell you the story.

Usually I’m better prepared for an interview but went in cold on this one. Turns out Brandon and Randy are great guys and we had a great talk sitting on the patio outside the Lexington Inn in SLO.

And a guest co-host this week! Comedian Laura Hayden sits in to learn about pirate festivals and now she wants to go to them. Check out the video of Laura in her natural comedic habitat below.

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

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

Check out Laura Hayden making the funny!

Important Websites:

Laura Hayden – http://www.LauraHayden.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

Northstar Penguins don’t have a website. So go find them at a festival. 🙂

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

UTC 130 Bill Furney author of Black Hearts White Bones

February 20, 2018 / Phil Johnson / 2 Comments

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Bill Furney is the author of Black Hearts White Bones, a fiction story about what might have happened to Anne Bonny and Mary Read after they “plead their bellies” at their trials for piracy.

It’s a really fun adventure story that takes quite a few twists and turns.

Bill and I dig into his process for writing the book, all the way from research to how he created his audiobook for Audible. Some great info here for authors and anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of the book biz.

And there’s a bit of Star Trek talk too. Yep, left field. 🙂 But it all ties into our pirate discussion.

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

Pick up a copy of Black Hearts White Bones through the Amazon link below and help support the show!

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:

Bill Furney – http://www.BillFurney.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 129 Keith Martin of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

February 13, 2018 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Keith Martin of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keith Martin is a librarian at the National Institute of Standards and Technology here in the U.S.A. And you’re probably wondering what the heck that has to do with pirates.

But there’s a great story in here about how pirates thwarted the early attempts and using the metric system in the US. So if you still don’t know how many liters there are in a kilometer, you’re not alone.

And if you didn’t get the joke in that last sentence, then you’re reaaaally behind. 😉

Plus we’ll dig into some of the other interesting historical stuff that NIST has and how Keith made his way there. It’s a fun little pirate sidebar this week. 🙂

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