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Peter T Leeson - Author of The Invisible Hook Today’s guest is very special. Peter T Leeson is an economist and author of “The Invisible Hand”. We’re going to dig down into the economics of piracy in the Golden Age and why they had to work so differently from the merchant ships of the time.

What are Jolly Rogers really for (and when)? Did Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers look to pirates when designing their new democracy. All this and more!

Peter was also the first name on my wishlist of guests when I started this show. I’ll explain why.

I’ll also tell you about my recent adventures in Colorado Springs over the weekend including some darn good BBQ and the Springs Donut Challenge.

Books by Peter T. Leeson

Plus comedy from Cory Robinson and a song called “Give Love” from Groovy Judy.

Important Websites:

Peter T. Leeson – www.PeterLeeson.com

Cory Robinson – www.CoryShowtime.com
Groovy Judy – www.GroovyJudy.com

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

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SR Staley is the author of the Pirate of Panther Bay series. You’ve got two books you can dig into right now: “The Pirate of Panther Bay” and “Tortuga Bay”. The third book will arrive in 2016.

In the stories, Isabella is an escaped slave from Santo Domingue who, through force of will and skill, works her way up to commanding a large pirate ship.

How does Isabella overcome being a woman on a pirate ship? Let alone captain? And how does she deal with the Spanish? It’s in the books and we discuss it in the interview.

Lots of good pirate stuff in this interview including some of the economics of piracy and how they compare to today’s street gangs. Plus lots of talk on the craft of writing. How to use a fight scene to advance the plot. And Sam’s workflow that allows his to crank out a book per year.

Also on the show today, comedy about being your safe black friend from Julian Michael and a song called “What Santa Wants” from Roadside Attraction (that got us banned from a particular Christmas event…)

Purchase the Pirate of Panther Bay books or Roadside Attraction’s DVD below and help the show make a few pennies in the process!

Important Websites:
SR Staley – www.SRStaley.com
Julian Michael – www.DoubleMinorityReport.com
Roadside Attraction – www.RoadsideAttraction.com
Phil Johnson – www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

If you enjoyed “What Santa Wants”, you can download it and my other Xmas songs below.
<a href="http://media.roadsideattraction.com/track/rudolph-the-blood-soaked-reindeer">Rudolph the Blood Soaked Reindeer by Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction</a>

<a href="http://media.roadsideattraction.com/album/what-santa-wants-ep">What Santa Wants EP by Roadside Attraction</a>

<a href="http://media.roadsideattraction.com/album/gimme-gimme">Gimme Gimme by Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction</a>

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