23. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Pirate Blackbeard

Ahoy! For our last Off Topic episode of the season, Max is going to take us through the history of the man, the myth, the pirate Blackbeard! 

NOTE: This is a historical account of the pirate known as Blackbeard, and not a recap of the amazing show "Our Flag Means Death". We do our best not to include major spoilers for the show, but we do strongly encourage everyone to watch it, and then tell us all your thoughts.

ALSO NOTE: This episode drops on October 11, the day before Max's birthday! Send her love at the links below!

ALSO ALSO NOTE: If anyone knows exactly how tall Blackbeard's descendants are, contact Janey at the links below. ;)

Sources:

• “Three Centuries After His Beheading, a Kinder, Gentler Blackbeard Emerges” by Andrew Lawler for Smithsonian Magazine 
• “The Most Iconic Episode From the Life of Blackbeard Is How It Ended. Here’s How the Pirate Really Died” by Eric Jay Dolin for Time Magazine 
• “Blackbeard's Ghost” from North Carolina Ghosts 
• “The Golden Age of Piracy” on Wikipedia  
• “A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates” by Charles Johnson  (or the Folio Society edition if ya nasty