I’m sure for most of our listeners names like Blackbeard or Captain Morgan conjure up images of a swashbuckling pirate sailing the world in a famous ship like the Queen Anne’s Revenge, flying the skull and cross bones, and saying words like me hearty. These sorts of people turn into amazing movie characters such as… literally anybody in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. But what if I told you that the undisputed greatest pirate of all time was not a man.

Join me and my friend Sam as we talk this week about Ching Shih, the pirate leader who commanded hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of men. She rose from nothing and gained enough power to bring an empire to its knees! Its a wild ride!

Written by: Dane Synnott

Voiced by: Dane Synnott and Sam Super

Produced by: Justin Homenko and Nikita Chkolny

Artwork by: Taryn Hart

Music: Strength of the Titans by Kevin MacLeod (License)