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Oct 28, 2025

Today on Murderhobos, Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard. Possibly the most famous pirate in history. Know primarily for his beard and his reputation for brutality and violence, he is in every way the pop culture exemplar of the golden age of piracy  But his real life and violent death are a fascinating case study for the...

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Oct 14, 2025

Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Henry Morgan: Pirate, Pirate Hunter, and Professional Alcoholic, in that order.

 

The podcast episode Adam talks about with the costumer from Pirates of the Carribean:

https://teamdeakins.libsyn.com/penny-rose-costume-designer

 

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Sep 30, 2025

Today on Murderhobos, Captain Henry Morgan: a Jamacian planter, freebooter, and king of the so-called bretheren of the coast, whose brutal raids on Spanish colonies led to his knighthood and his position as Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. He was by fortune or chance tied to Jamaica at a critical time in its history, and...

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Sep 16, 2025

The first Q&A episode of Season 2! Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Colonel Thomas Monstery.

 

Adam's lecture on fencing in the 19th Century:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGwHVDdRFgc&ab_channel=LansingLongswordGuild

 

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Sep 2, 2025

Today on Murderhobos, Colonel Thomas Monstery: master fencer, military adventurer, filbuster, sailor and pulp novellist. What does his fiction have to do with his filibustering, and how does that explore the era of imperialism in which he lived, fought, and especially, wrote? 

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