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UTC 086 Author Helen Hollick

April 11, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Author Helen Hollick

Helen Hollick the author of a bazillion books including the 5 volume Sea Witch Voyages and the upcoming non-fiction Pirates Truth and Tales coming out in May 2017.

We’ll dig into Helen’s career as a writer and what led her from writing historical fantasy to pirate tales. And we talk a lot about the pros and cons of self-publishing vs working with a big publisher.

Plus I’ll tell you a bit about my trip to Paisley Park while I was in Minneapolis.

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

And YOU can help us dispute the fact that adults don’t buy pirate fiction. 🙂 Be sure to pick up some of Helen Hollick’s books and help support Under The Crossbones at the same time!

Important Websites:

Helen Hollick – http://www.helenhollick.net/

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

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

UTC 085 Allen Balogh author of Black Sails 1715

April 4, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Allen Balogh author of Black Sails 1715 Allen Balogh is the author of the book “Black Sail 1715” about the wreck and plundering of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet off the coast of Florida. If you’re wondering, it’s both connected and not connected to the TV show Black Sails. Mostly not. But a little bit yes. 🙂

Allen gives us a great in depth view of the 1715 fleet’s wreck and the pirate plundering that went on around it. Plenty of names you’ll recognize as this is smack in the middle of the Golden Age of Piracy.

We’ll also learn about the present status of the wreck site and the amazing amount of plunder still down there.

Allen’s book is a fantastic historical fiction retelling of the experience that humanizes the dates and places to create a really alive historical experience.

Plaque at the McLarty Treasure Museum commemorating the Survivors and Salvagers (and Pirates?) of the 1715 treasure fleet.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’!

Click this link to pick up Black Sails 1715 at Amazon and support UTC at the same time!

Important Websites:

Allen Balogh – http://www.blacksails1715.com/

You can get my latest comedy special, “Pretty From TheBack”at

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

UTC 084 Jim “Blackbeard” Laird

March 28, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Jim Blackbeard Laird

Jim Laird is a name I’ve been hearing around the pirate community since I started this show. So I’m super happy to have him on the show today!

Jim has survived as Blackbeard longer than Blackbeard himself. And he takes his Blackbeard shows to entertain the kiddies with fun and the adults with history and stories.

We’ll dig into how Jim stumbled onto his alter-ego and what it was about donning the rig that made him want to keep doing it.

Jim also gives us the lowdown on his in-process and very not for kids book about Blackbeard’s early years.