The Pirate History Podcast
Matt Albers
A podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, the real men and women that threatened the trade and stability of the Old World empires, the forces that led them to piracy and the myths and stories they inspired. Famous names like Captain Henry Morgan, Henry Avery, Charles Vane, Mary Reed, Anne Bonny, Black Bart Roberts, Ned Low, and Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach will rub elbows with Queens, Kings, Popes, rebellious monks, Caribbean Natives, African Slaves and notorious governors like Woodes Rogers. History, high seas adventure, myth and magic, voodoo, treachery, biography and freedom await.
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Oct 1, 2019 • 41min
Episode 131 - A Seaman Bred
We're back with the crew of Cygnet, as they take their ease on Mindanao in the Philippines. However, under the tranquil surface, tensions are mounting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 24, 2019 • 47min
Episode 130 - No Mercy
Today things get really dark. We're talking about the VOC, The Dutch East India Company, and their foundation in the Spice Islands. It's not a happy story - but it is a story that we need to know to understand the institutions that rule the world of the pirates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 19, 2019 • 35min
Episode 129 - A Tempest Of Strange & Uncouth Violence
It's a dark episode today. Not as dark as it's going to get, but we're looking at the foundation of one of the most oppressive and unfeeling organizations in human history. Don't worry though, we will get to see some revenge in the near future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2019 • 41min
Episode 128 - The Sea Without End
What makes a pirate? I would argue, more than the riches or drink, it was a sense of dispossession. A sense of disenfranchisement. Of having been, either literally or metaphorically, left behind. Today we explore just what they were left behind from, as we finish our look at the English East India Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 24, 2019 • 34min
Episode 127 - Secret Trades & Indian Riches
We're nearing the end of our look at the East India Companies and the beginning of the English Colonial Era. These institutions had rough and tumble beginnings, before evolving into the famed monoliths they would become. And I love rough and tumble beginnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2019 • 36min
Episode 126 - Pirates Inc Part 2
The Gentleman Adventurers set a trap for one of the greatest prizes ever captured. Madre de Deus will test their bravery, ruthlessness, and skill. It will also change England, and the world, forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 6, 2019 • 38min
Episode 125 - Pirates Inc Part 1
No organization, not the Armada de Barlovento nor the Royal Navy, terrified pirates as much as the East India Company. The Company was brutal, efficient, and merciless. Strangely, the company's roots were similar to those of the pirates themselves. Today we look at those roots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 31, 2019 • 38min
Episode 124 - The Wild Wild East
William Dampier and Charles Swan go ashore on Mindanao to meet with the Sultan. However, things on the island are not exactly how they appear. Did I steal this title from a story about Indonesia I heard on the radio? Maybe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2019 • 41min
Episode 123 - Den of Sin
'The Fleshpots of Asia' was a stereotype held for many years. The roots of that phrase and that stereotype come largely from the experiences of those who visited the East Indies during the Colonial Era, and had experiences similar to those that we will be exploring today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 16, 2019 • 34min
Episode 122 - Cygnet
We get to meet the crew of a pirate ship. Not just the Captain and Quartermaster, but the real pirates. We talk about their jobs on board, their character, and the relationships on board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
