Grab your sketchbooks, because we’re headed to the Republic of Pirates! This week, Kim and Pam talk about the origins of Nassau, the famous pirate haven of the Bahamas, and how it birthed a new generation of pirates in the Golden Age.

Raise a glass to the Bridgetown Widows' Club! This week's episode features the women of OFMD's Barbados and the widow Bonnet herself. Kimberly and Pam delve into the history of Barbados's population, the threats to family life, and the experience of widowhood among the colonial elite. 

Ahoy! Episode Seven of A Barrel of Oranges has now arrived. This week Kimberly and Pam explore the experiences of Black pirates and sailors of color in the early eighteenth century. We also talk diversity and representation in Our Flag Means Death and the importance of doing social history.

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It's not all eye patches and peg legs, you know! This week we discuss pirate wardrobes and eighteenth-century gentlemen's leisure wear on A Barrel of Oranges. Plus, Kimberly and Pam spend plenty of time geeking out over the amazing costumes on Our Flag Means Death. 

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Heave ho! This week Kimberly and Pam discuss how pirates governed their ships, mutinies, and the real Israel Hands! Pirates created a new social order based in egalitarian customs and codes. We’ll let you decide if you’d rather join the 18c. Royal Navy or turn to piracy after this one. 

Grab a tankard a pour a pint -- this week we're talking pirate food! In honor of the Revenge's dear sea-cook & surgeon Roach, we're slicing and dicing our way through the food history aboard eighteenth century vessels. We'll also discuss the importance of treating scurvy and the lengths that the historical Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet went to in order to get their hands on medicines for treating their crew.

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This week, Kimberly and Pam chat about recent news from the OFMD universe, design their own pirate flags, and explore how the most notorious pirates of the Golden Age used flags to exact loyalty, intimidate, and even dupe their adversaries. Grab your needle and thread, and be at the ready to hoist those colors high!

This week our team takes a deep dive into the historical background of Our Flag Means Death co-captains, Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) and Stede Bonnet. We trace their origins and how they got their start in piracy. Did Stede Bonnet parade around the Revenge in his dressing gown? Did Edward Teach take over the captaincy of Bonnet's ship after the Revenge crew engaged a Spanish warship? Listen to find out!