Well That Aged Well

Episode 47: Pirates. With Rebecca Simon


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Joining us in this episode is professor Rebecca Simon, known from the documentary "The Lost Pirate Kingdom", and she is the writer of "Why we love pirates and the hunt for captain kid, and how he changed piracy forever". Today we are talking about what it really was like being a pirate. What was the golden age of piracy? What caused Nassau to prosper as the pirate capital of the Caribbean? Find out in this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart.




Professor Simons Twitter: @beckalex




You can buy professor Simons book here: https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Love-Pirates-Captain/dp/1642503371/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1629129966&sr=8-3




Professor Simons website: https://rebecca-simon.com/

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