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UTC 060 Cindy Stavely and Captain Mayhem of St Augustine Pirate Museum

October 4, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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The St Augustine Pirate Museum has one of the largest collections of real pirate artifacts anywhere. And today we talk with two of the head honchos over there, Cindy Stavely and Captain Mayhem.

We’ll dig into where they get their stuff (and who Pat Croce is). Plus the various ways that they educate people about pirate history and culture. Everything from real sunken treasure to Hollywood movie-making.

And St Augustine is a mighty piratey place, so we also get into how they stay on the good side of the traditionalists and still entertain the tourists. We all know there’s a delicate balance to be struck between the purists and the punters. 🙂

Big Announcement! You can now listen to Under The Crossbones on Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast! New episodes will play on their music channel and you’ll find the back catalog on their talk station.

Plus comedy from Adam Feuerberg and a great song from Reisender called “Body”.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

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

Important Websites:

St. Augustine Pirate Museum – http://thepiratemuseum.com/

Comedy: Adam Feuerberg – http://www.adamfeuerberg.com/

Music: Reisender – “Body” – http://www.reisendermusic.com

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UTC 040 – Pirate Curator and Comedian Nick Hoffman

May 10, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 2 Comments

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UTC 040 Pirate Curator Nick Hoffman Before we get to Nick Hoffman, A big ahoy to all the new listeners! And a big thanks to Craig Buddy and the mention on his podcast that brought so many great new folks into the UTC circle over the last few days.

On today’s show we talk with Nick Hoffman, who is a buddy of mine from the comedy world. Until recently we didn’t know we were both pirate fans. Nick’s been deep in it for quite awhile having thrown a big pirate wedding and curated a pirate installation at the Petaluma History Museum. And we’ll dig deep into both of those.

Like Nick himself, this is a large and robust conversation. You’ll love it.

Plus some post-Mother’s Day comedy from Stu McCallister and a very funny song called “Photo Album” from Jacob Haller.

Important Websites:
Nick Hoffman – https://www.facebook.com/Pirates-Legends-and-Lore-217351184979420/
https://www.facebook.com/NickHoffmanEntertainment/
Stu McCallister – http://www.stumccallister.com/
Jacob Haller – http://jwgh.org/

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UTC 016 – Chris Macort of the Whydah Pirate Museum

November 17, 2015 / Phil Johnson / 2 Comments

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Chris Macort is the curator of the Whydah Pirate Museum in Provincetown, MA. He’s also a wreck diver and treasure hunter who’d helped excavate the Whydah and protect the artifacts they’ve brought up.

The Whydah is the first positively ID’d pirate ship to be found. It was Sam Bellamy’s ship that went down in 1717 in a huge storm off the coast of Cape Cod. Barry Clifford found the ship in 1984 and Chris Macort joined the team a few years later.

We go deep on conservation techniques for the different types of items brought back to the surface. And you’ll love hearing about the first time Chris held real pirate treasure in his hands. Really great interview with some mind-blowing news about his current project. You’re going to do dig this one.

Also on the show today, comedy from Mike Brody and Roem Baur’s new single “Oh Dear”.

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Important Websites:
Whydah Pirate Museum – www.Whydah.com
Mike Brody – www.MikeBrody.com
Roem Baur – www.Roem.tv
Jay’s Beef – www.JaysBeef.com
Phil Johnson – www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

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