Matt Albers

The Pirate History Podcast

History EN ↓ 376 episodes

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 a...

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Matt Albers

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Episode 299 - Despicable People Who Are Not Worthy of Respect 21.03.2023 43:50

We're discussing the Cilician pirates from the Roman Republic. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Take our quick survey at : www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 298 – Leistes & Peirates 14.03.2023 36:51

There aren't a lot of pirates today, but a lot of Greek History that eventually gets to a lot of pirates. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Take our quick survey at : www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 297 - The People of the Sea 07.03.2023 34:17

We're taking a quick detour into the depths of ancient Mediterranean piracy. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Take our quick survey at : www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 296 - The Execution of Captain Kidd 21.02.2023 38:05

It's the end of the line for Captain Kidd. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Take our quick survey at : www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 295 - The Trial of Captain Kidd part 2 14.02.2023 34:16

I lose my cool. Again. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Take our quick survey at : www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 294 - The Trial of Captain Kidd 07.02.2023 31:27

It's the Trial of William Kidd. Part 1. I lose my cool. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Under the Banner of King Death - Marcus Rediker & David Lester 31.01.2023 37:02

We have a conversation with Marcus Rediker and David Lester. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 293 - A Corporation of Pirates 24.01.2023 28:54

William Kidd took a long walk from Newgate to Westminster. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 292 - A Spectacle 17.01.2023 30:57

London was home to well over one hundred pirates in 1700. Then, drastically fewer. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 291 - The Licentiousness of the Place 10.01.2023 28:55

Captain Kidd's time in prison was cruel and unusual. His old friends were busy drinking and playing tennis. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 290 - A Hangman or a Statesman 03.01.2023 29:19

William Kidd was thrust into a dangerous and immoral world of intrigue and backstabbing. English politics. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 289 - It's Treason Then 20.12.2022 28:38

Traveling to England ain't like dusting crops. Without careful calculations you could fly right into the Bristol Chanel. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd and th...

Episode 288 - The Diversions of London 13.12.2022 26:39

Robert Culliford has an absolutely fantastic voyage to London. Surely nothing can go wrong when he reaches England. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd and the War...

Episode 287 - Royal Mercy 06.12.2022 34:08

Robert Culliford departs Madagascar. He encounters King Abraham Samuel and an East India Company pirate hunter. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd and the War Aga...

Episode 286 - They Have Built a Gallows 29.11.2022 34:51

Cutlass Culliford returns to St. Mary's where he, and all the pirates, had decisions to make. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates b...

Episode 285 - The Great Muhammad 17.11.2022 34:19

We return to the Indian Ocean for the greatest prize ever taken by Pirates of the Round. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: Under the Black Flag by Don C. Seitz The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd a...

Episode 284 - A Token 09.11.2022 29:53

William Kidd is moved to HMS Advice. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geanacopolous The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert C. Ric...

Episode 283 - What Pirates? 01.11.2022 28:59

This Halloween, keep your eyes on the water. THE ICE IS COMING FOR YOU!! The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geanacopolous The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd and the War...

Episode 282 - The King's Prisoner 26.10.2022 30:31

We're returning to the story of Lord Bellomont, Sarah Bradley, and William Kidd. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geanacopolous The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zachs Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker Captain Kidd and...

Episode 281 - Interesting Times part 2 18.10.2022 47:19

We're continuing our look at the English Empire circa 1699, through the eyes of some of our future protagonists. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Noto...

Episode 280 - Interesting Times 06.10.2022 32:09

Today we're looking at the English Empire circa 1699, through the eyes of some of our future protagonists. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources: The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious...

Episode 279 - The Pirate's Patch 28.09.2022 43:38

Eye patches, flintlock muskets, hook hands, spyglasses, peg legs, and the compass. Also politics and war. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 278 - The Most Impudent, Hardened Villain I Ever Saw 20.09.2022 33:08

We're talking about three escapees from the Old Stone Jail in Boston. One was a witch, two were pirates. Only one got away for good. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources : The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Gre...

Episode 277 - Cramped in Their Liberties 14.09.2022 32:48

Sarah Kidd maneuvers as much as possible while still behind bars. And she wins her first battles. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources : The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey The Pirate’s Pact by Douglas R. B...

Episode 276 - The Old Stone Gaol on Prison Lane 08.09.2022 31:40

Captain Kidd spends his first nights in jail. Sarah is also detained. Kidd finishes his account of the voyage. The Pirate History Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media Podcast Network. If you’d like to advertise on The Pirate History Podcast, please contact sales@advertisecast.com Sources : The Pirate's Wife by Daphne Geancopolous Pirates of the Eastern Seas by Charles Grey The Pirate’s Pact by...