William Dampier and Charles Swan go ashore on Mindanao to meet with the Sultan. However, things on the island are

Continue readingEpisode 124 – The Wild Wild East

‘The Fleshpots of Asia’ was a stereotype held for many years. The roots of that phrase and that stereotype come

Continue readingEpisode 123 – Den of Sin

We get to meet the crew of a pirate ship. Not just the Captain and Quartermaster, but the real pirates.

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We’re taking our first steps into Southeast Asia through the eyes of Ferdinand Magellan. And the Dread Pirate Roberts. And

Continue readingEpisode 121 – The Winds of Fate

This is sort of a time hopping adventure. We’re looking at William Dampier in the East Indies alongside the story

Continue readingEpisode 120 – A Saturnalia of Feasting & Lovemaking