PBS Origins on pirates for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Arr! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day! For this year's celebration, I'm sharing two videos from PBS Origins beginning with Introducing Rogue History: The Pirate Lore You Were Never Told (Trailer).

This is the pirate history you were never told. Join host and maritime archaeologist and historian, Joel Cook, as he shakes the barnacles of this wildly popular storytelling cannon. Rogue History will take you through an irreverent and enlightening voyage that unravels historical myths, unearths lost narratives, and reveal fresh perspectives.

That was the trailer. Now for the first episode, What Pop Culture Gets Wrong About Pirates | Rogue History.

We all love pirate tales but what do we really know about the history of piracy? In this episode of Rogue History, we examine the common assumptions we make about pirates. Explore the origin of these myths and figure out which are true and which aren't.

PBS Origins has seven more videos about pirates in the Rogue History series. I'm saving them for future celebrations of this fake holiday. I'm an environmentalist; I don't just recycle, I conserve my resources.

Speaking of resources, another is National Day Calendar, which has several videos about today. Here is last year's, which fits the aesthetic of the Rogue History videos: Talk Like a Pirate Day | September 19, 2024 - National Day Calendar.


That's a wrap for today's post. Stay tuned for an entertainment entry tomorrow.