Les Incompetent

Today, April 14, we celebrate the 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic with our good friend and resident Titanic enthusiast Nathan Tehrani. We go over the books "A Night to Remember" and "On a Sea of Glass" as well as discussing differences in the event as opposed to the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic."

On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we finish the last section of Colin Woodards book "The Republic of Pirates." We discuss the fall of Blackbeard, Woodes Rogers fate in England, and the closing on the Golden Age of pirates.

On this week of Les Incompetent, we discuss weather in Cape Cod, Stede Bonnets rise, and what retirement looks like for a pirate. Also Woodes Rogers is on his way to the Caribean with an armada and had to pay for all of it.

On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we cover chapters 4-6 of Colin Woodards book "The Republic of Pirates." We go over the establishment of Nassau, Woodes Rogers journey to Madagascar, and the early adoption of Democracy on the Ocean. We even discuss the transitioning world, one that is leaving feudalism behind and new powers are emerging, while old empires are falling under the pressure.

On this week of Les Incompetent, we begin Colin Woodard's novel "The Republic of Pirates." We go over the legend of Henry Avery, the horrors of the ocean, and the war between England, Spain and France and how it created the Pirates we know today.

On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we go over the last section of David Granns book "The Wager." We discuss the absolute surprise of the castaways making it back to England, we discuss whose side we have taken, and we go over the most important factor in all of history, historical judgement.

On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we cover the fourth section of David Granns novel, "The Wager." In this seciton we cover the process of getting off Wager island, what both crews went through, and we start to get a clearer picture of whos side we are going to take. We also review/ vent about Francis Ford Coppolas film "Megalopolis" at the end.

On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we go over part 3 of David Granns book, "The Wager." This section covers the horrors of Wager Island, and the point at which mental capacity breaks while you are stranded for dead. We also go over the importance of leadership and getting a balanced diet.

On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we cover part 2 of David Granns book "The Wager." In this section we cover the Blind Horns Hate, or Cape Horn. We discuss facing storms out at sea, and historical accounts of nautical disasters caused by storms.

Welcome to Season 2 of Les Incompetent! Our topic for this season is Pirates and we are starting with a book that covers all of the major points, and is a spectacular read; "The Wager" by David Grann. We will be covering the creation of the boat, the state of the Royal Navy, and the Prize of all oceans. We both cannot recommend this book enough.