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January 29, 2020 40 mins

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Wayne Curtis is the author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails.  Wayne is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and a columnist for the Daily Beast and Garden & Gun.  His stories have also run in the New York Times, American Scholar, Yankee, American Archeology, and on This American Life.

In this episode:

  • Wayne talks a bit about his travels connected with his job as a writer
  • Rums you can find and enjoy
  • We talk about Wayne's other book, The Last Great Walk.
  • Nick mistakes Wayne for another Wayne Curtis and Wayne is terrible gracious about it 

Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture.  Your host Nick Hoffman (comedian and pirate) 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. 

Our show was previously sponsored by:


Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast
 - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Important Websites:

Wayne Curtis
 
Information about the 2nd International Pirate Rendezvous in Germany that I spoke about on today's show:
 
 
 
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