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
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Episode 122 – Cygnet
We get to meet the crew of a pirate ship. Not just the Captain and Quartermaster, but the real pirates.
Episode 121 – The Winds of Fate
We’re taking our first steps into Southeast Asia through the eyes of Ferdinand Magellan. And the Dread Pirate Roberts. And
Episode 120 – A Saturnalia of Feasting & Lovemaking
This is sort of a time hopping adventure. We’re looking at William Dampier in the East Indies alongside the story
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Episode 119 – The Spice Must Flow
When William Dampier arrived in the East Indies he found a world that had been forever altered by contact with
Episode 118 – A Poor Meal
We’re returning to the tale of William Dampier, Charles Swan, and The crew of Cygnet as they leave the Americas
Episode 68 – In a Word, Freebooters
The French privateers in Nicaragua found themselves at the mercy of – and at peace with – the Spanish army
Episode 67 – A Noisome Smell
The Buccaneers in the pacific were at an impasse. The coast of Nicaragua was preparing an army against them, and
Episode 66 – Swan Song
1685 would be a reliable date for the end of the Buccaneer era of the Golden Age of Piracy. For
Episode 65 – Knavery
1685 saw the last great, and ultimately failed, piratical raid of the buccaneer era. A multinational armada of pirates sailed