Ep. 233 - The Pirates

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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In this episode I talk about the golden age of pirates. I dispel some of the myths and misconceptions of pirates throughout history, and focus on the lives of two of the most famous pirates ever, Captain Kidd and Blackbeard. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Black-Flag-Romance-Reality/dp/081297722X https://www.amazon.com/Born-Be-Hanged-Gentlemen-Princess/dp/031670363X/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/130-5994515-7318958?pd_rd_w=4OVxs&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=N614Y4X83Q8T1ZGSY5VJ&pd_rd_wg=Kpz8j&pd_rd_r=98e213d1-bd89-4a77-bef0-f4e1b695ace3&pd_rd_i=031670363X&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Hunter-True-Story-Captain-ebook/dp/B0042XA38A/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K8MZUQR10ICU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rn8jIL4ZM1Xj1EKJY0kLqCh7cOSKxPuCJDPDjxNqhKI4P8dvTCbJKJFDIY-GYmqd-vdO3v1aAZVVwk2zmcCJmbswDhwH-fN3bLdRR1shxCoA_u8v_Edl7euP3RbHLN9-OmQDXYuA5-xx1aWniwddUUWXfnRij6NRb9qShJkM2ZUYL7QtZ91SAer3hHBekhWpFT90QFqcoDqibR4gx0uCcQIBNRo-Bfk-tCMUpuCgzI0.n77Ag-ch7Y-r-ysVlH23--Z6e9CGWLzxtrcsN4NGYeo&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+pirate+hunter&qid=1716664110&s=books&sprefix=the+pirate+hunter%2Cstripbooks%2C113&sr=1-1 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/blackbeard-edward-teach-pirate https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/execution-captain-kidd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, my name is Matt, host of the Pirate History Podcast.
0:06.0	Pirates rank among the most mythologized and romanticized of all historical figures.
0:12.0	It can become easy to forget that pirates were real people that had real world concerns.
0:18.0	If you like tales of High Seas Adventure, daring do, and also want to learn more about who Blackbeard supported to be king.
0:25.7	You can learn more about all of that at the Pirate History Podcast. Hey y'all, spooky season is here and if you're looking for a show to wet your appetite for a little haunted history, then I'd like to invite you to check
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0:50.3	legends, folklore, ghost stories, and hauntings of the American South.
0:55.6	We've covered all sorts of stuff from the Belwich of Tennessee to the disappearance of the Confederate
1:00.8	submarine, the H.L. Hunley.
1:03.5	Not to mention our deep dives into the local lore of some of America's oldest and
1:08.1	most haunted cities, like New Orleans, Charleston, and St. Augustine.
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1:19.4	historical research, then be sure to check out Southern Gothic today. It's available now on all your favorite
1:26.8	podcast apps. Sometime between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on June 7th, 1692, an earthquake struck the town of Port Royal Jamaica that was reportedly so destructive it practically wiped out the entire town.
1:45.0	The initial quake along with the two aftershocks caused the unpaved streets to undulate like some great serpent was burrowing just beneath the surface.
1:56.5	News reached all the way to England that the earth had opened up and swallowed many brick and
2:00.9	stone buildings including the town church.
2:05.0	A tidal wave immediately followed, sweeping through the town and covering it in a massive wall of water.
2:12.0	2,000 people either drowned or were crushed to death as the land sunk into the sea.
2:19.0	Within the days it followed, it was estimated that another 2,000 people either died from untreated
2:24.0	injuries or disease. Many of these bodies were swept out to see. There were also
2:30.4	stories that the quake ripped through the town graveyard, bringing the buried
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