Jeremy Moss, author of “The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet” joined podcast Imaginary Worlds to talk about all things Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard and Our Flag Means Death.
From the Imaginary Worlds Website:
Our Flag Means Death is a hilarious anachronistic pirate comedy on HBO Max. But the backstory of its main characters is surprisingly real. I talk with pirate historian Jeremy Moss, Purdue professor Manushag Powell and Jamie Goodall, staff historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, about how the historical figure of Blackbeard used theatricality to become a media phenomenon, and why it was an easy transition for people to believe he was a fantasy character versed in the dark arts. And we look at whether the endearing portrayal of the bumbling “gentleman pirate” Stede Bonnet in Our Flag Means Death is leaving out a crucial aspect of his backstory.
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Imaginary Worlds is a podcast about science fiction, fantasy and other genres of speculative fiction hosted by Eric Molinsky
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