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EPISODE · Aug 22, 2025 · 32 MIN

History Daily: Pirate Tales!

from The Bowery Boys: New York City History · host Tom Meyers

We love the podcast History Daily, a co-production from award winning podcasters Airship and Noiser, so we're presenting two episodes with a very similar theme -- pirates!-- July 6, 1699. The arrest of Captain William Kidd ends the reign of plunder of one of history's most infamous pirates and sparks rumors of buried treasure-- November 16th, 1720.  The trials of notorious pirates Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and John Rackham began in Spanish Town, Jamaica.Subscirbe to History Daily wherever you get your podcasts including Apple and SpotifyGet your tickets to the Bowery Boys Ghost Stories of New York City show, live at Joe's Pub  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The swashbuckling tale of Captain William Kidd and the notorious pirates Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and John Rackham

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