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UTC 187 Steve Genett of A Pirate’s Book of Days

April 23, 2019 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Steve Genett Pirate's Book of Days

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.

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

Important Websites:

A Pirate’s Book of Days – https://apiratesbookofdays.com/

The BBC article about Sesame Street’s Count von Count’s relationship to the number 187 – https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19409960

For $5 discount tickets to my April 25th show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA go to http://flc.cc/5RDKL7E

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

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com

UTC 186 Wolfbeard O’Brady of Dread Crew of Oddwood

April 16, 2019 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Wolfbeard O'Brady of Dread Crew of Oddwood

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!

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

Dread Crew of Oddwood

Important Websites:

Dread Crew of Oddwood – http://thedreadcrewofoddwood.com/

For $5 discount tickets to my April 25th show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA go to http://flc.cc/5RDKL7E

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

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com

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

UTC 185 Be More Pirate author Sam Conniff

April 9, 2019 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Sam Conniff author of Be More Pirate

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!

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