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UTC 113 Rich Firato of Morgan’s Cove

October 17, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Rich Firato of Morgan's Cove Rich Firato aka Captain Vito Cortana is the man behind Morgan’s Cove in Morgan Hill, CA. He’s built a tropical pirate paradise on his property in Northern California. And you can visit!

Be sure to check out the video below of my trip to Morgan’s Cove.

Rich has also written a book called “Dartanian the Daydreamer” about the legends of Morgan’s Cove. And everyone who purchases the book has a chance to win a silver ticket for an all-expenses paid trip to Morgan’s Cove and a treasure hunt for $10,000 in silver coins!

Heads up! I’m coming to Orlando, FL Nov 3-4, 2017 to do two comedy shows! Click here to get $10 tickets.

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 artist and Under The Crossbones! THIS WEEK ONLY – Use the coupon code “CROSSBONES” and get 25% of your order. Good until Fri Oct 20th, 2017. Click here to check out the selection of pirate shirts I picked for you.

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’! http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Here’s the video of my trip to Morgan’s Cove…

Important Websites:

Rich Firato and Morgan’s Cove – http://www.MorgansCoveTreasureHunt.com

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

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UTC 111 Sean Loughman of Pirates Treasure Museum

October 3, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Sean Loughman of Pirates Treasure Museum

Sean Loughman is a partner and curator at the Pirates Treasure Museum in St Thomas, Virgin Islands. The museum has loads of great shipwreck artifacts, pirate items, and Sean’s specialty… coins. Lots and lots of coins.

During our talk we dig into lesser known but interesting pirates Jean Hamlin and Bartholomew Sharpe. Sean tells a great story about a controversial scandal around Spanish pieces of eight. And he tells us about the new shipwreck project he’s working on that they’re pretty darn sure is a legit pirate ship. Exciting stories in this one!

And after the interview I’ll give you an update on Sean’s and the museum’s current situation post-hurricanes.

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

You can read up on Jean Hamlin here and Bartholomew Sharpe here. Yay! New pirates to learn about! Incidentally, there are no books about these guys on Amazon. An opportunity for you writers out there. 🙂

Important Websites:

Pirates Treasure Museum – http://www.PiratesTreasureMuseum.com

To find an organization to donate money to help with rebuilding after the hurricanes visit http://www.ChariyNavigator.org

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

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

UTC 064 – Michael Manerchia of Marcus Hook Preservation Society

November 19, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Michael Manerchia of Marcus Hook Preservation Society

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Happy Halloween! I got this week’s episode out a day early for you because Michael Manerchia, president of the Marcus Hook Preservation Society has some great ghost stories to give you a few Halloween shivers.

Marcus Hook, PA was a haven for pirates during the Golden Age – a secret party town where the pirates could blow off some steam. It was also a regular hangout of Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet. And…so the legend of the house goes… Blackbeard’s mistress.

Michael has some really fascinating stories about the town of Marcus Hook and the houses that made him an accidental archaeologist.

Plus comedy from Justin Hoff, who you can also see more of in the video below.

Sorry, no music this week. I put the word out for bands to send me stuff to play and didn’t get a response. And I’m on the road performing and didn’t have time to chase them down.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

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

Check out another bit from Justin Hoff below. As you can see from the title, there’s some “language” in it.