Under the Crossbones The Pirate Podcast

Join comedian and pirate Nick Hoffman as he explores the history and pop culture of pirates. Deep dive interviews with the most interesting people in the pirate community who bring the history and stories to life. Actors, treasure hunters, musicians, historians, and more. From Blackbeard to Black Sails, Jack Sparrow to Jack Rackham... Under The Crossbones is loaded with colorful characters who will take you away from your day to day and drag you happily out to sea.

210 The Pyrate Round 02/27/2020

209 Mike Tunez 02/05/2020

208 Wayne Curtis 01/29/2020

207 Ace Miles aka Jack Spareribs 01/22/2020

206 Dan Franklin 01/14/2020

205 Melinda Long 01/08/2020

Under The Crossbones Important Update 08/27/2019

204 Cutthroat Cortez of Pirates Plunder 08/20/2019

204 Cutthroat Cortez of Pirates Plunder Comments or Questions? Email me at or join us on or . Lou Hernandez aka Cutthroat Cortez of Pirates Plunder is living an enviable life. He's a pirate because it's fun and because he wants to. And he's using his pirate character to put good things in the world and help others. And for my final show as host, Lou is the perfect guest. He's exactly the kind of person that makes the pirate community great. Creative, supportive, and genuine. In this episode: How Lou went from being a cowboy to a pirate Their mission to educate and entertain kids, especially sick children How he's building his crew out to be an event planning company by saying yes and figuring out how to do it Starting next week Nick Hoffman will be taking over the show. You may still hear from me periodically when any of my new projects intersect with pirate culture. It's been my privilege to create this show for you for the last 4 years and I hope you'll come along on the ride to my further adventures. Thank you so much for spending your time with me each week and introducing me to so many great people along the way. Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture. Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more. Today's show is sponsored by: Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. Important Websites: Cutthroat Cortez and Pirates Plunder Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at Comments or Questions? Email me at Additional Show Notes: Support the show!: Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: Visit for all the episodes. Facebook - Twitter - /episode/index/show/underthecrossbones/id/10922127

203 "Last Pirate of New York" Author Rich Cohen 08/13/2019

202 Musical Blades 08/06/2019

201 Guy Chet author of The Ocean is a Wilderness 07/30/2019

200 Surprise Guest and Big News 07/23/2019

199 Bounding Main 07/16/2019

198 Mike Hawthorne author of The Hungry Horizon 07/09/2019

198 Mike Hawthorne author of The Hungry Horizon Comments or Questions? Email me at or join us on or . Mike Hawthorne is a fantastic visual artist who came to writing later in life with his book The Hungry Horizon. It's historical fiction about the pirate Bartholomew Sharpe who sailed with Henry Morgan before going his own way. Born in Manchester in 1954, well traveled and self taught, Mike Hawthorne has made his reputation in London since 1975 with exhibitions of rock, reggae, and jazz visuals, underground comix and work acquired by the Museum of London and Lembeth Archives. The first nine years of his life were spent in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. His early influences were MAD magazines, illustrations of the American Civil War and television newsreels of Biafra and Vietnam. His paintings also draw on European medieval traditions of depicting heaven and hell. Since 1975 Hawthorne has worked in London, creating rock, reggae and jazz visuals and underground 'comix'. In this episode: Who was Bartholomew Sharpe? Growing up in Nigeria and Sierra Leone The status of book 2 and some insight into the publishing industry Mike's artistic influences and German Expressionism Pick up a copy of The Hungry Horizon on Amazon and help support the show! Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture. Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more. Today's show is sponsored by: Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes. Important Websites: Mike Hawthorne Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th? Go to and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets. Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at Comments or Questions? Email me at Additional Show Notes: Support the show!: Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: Visit for all the episodes. Facebook - Twitter - /episode/index/show/underthecrossbones/id/10431644