California has one good pirate story, that of Hipolito Bouchard. And Michael Melzer is here to ruin that for us. Just kidding! His book “The Patriot Pirate” makes the case that Bouchard was a privateer more than pirate and was … Continue reading →
For Thanksgiving week here in the US, we’ve got a great talk about how American pirates affected the course of US history with Eric Jay Dolin, author of “Black Flags, Blue Waters”. Some fascinating stuff here about American pirates taking … Continue reading →
Michael Scott Moore was held captive by Somali pirates for 977 days. His new book, The Desert and The Sea, tells the story of what that was like. In our talk we dig into what he did to keep his … Continue reading →