187 Steve Genett of A Pirate's Book of Days

Under the Crossbones The Pirate Podcast

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Steve Genett is the creator of A Pirate's Book of Days. Inside this really cool phone app you'll get a daily bit of pirate history, and location searchable database of pirate museums, festivals, and attractions around the world, and more.

In this episode:

• How Steve discovered pirates as a child from a free grocery store book
• The in-depth research he does for each day's pirate history facts
• The behind the scenes on the app's development and what's working and what he'd like to see working better.
• How your crew can be featured in the app!

A Pirate's Book of Days is available in your favorite app store for iPhone and Android phones.

Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture. Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more.

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Important Websites:

A Pirate's Book of Days - https://apiratesbookofdays.com/ The BBC article about Sesame Street's Count von Count's relationship to the number 187 - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19409960 For $5 discount tickets to my April 25th show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA go to http://flc.cc/5RDKL7E Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com Comments or Questions? Email me at [e-mail] Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/187 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

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