Dr. Timothy Fritz is an Associate Professor of History and chair of the history department at Mount St. Mary’s University.   Tim is a historian of race and early America and has published articles on race, religion, and the early South.  Join us as we explore pirates, their origin, their life in the past and today, and even a possible future where pirates might once again play a prominent role in the exploration of new frontiers.

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Dr. Timothy Fritz

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OUTLINE:

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:02:28 - Getting started in history

0:08:14 - Why teach about pirates?

0:14:32 - General History of the Pyrates - good or bad pirate history?

0:18:08 - What makes a pirate?

0:22:42 - Pirates and power dynamics

0:29:03 - How do Pirates get their ships?

0:34:46 - Pirates and the slave trade

0:41:52 - The Pirate Life

0:50:11 - Blackbeard and the reputation of a pirate

0:58:17 - Were there successful pirates?

1:03:51 - The influence of pirates in culture today

1:08:34 - Why do we love pirates so much?

1:14:24 - Pirates and pop culture

1:23:06 - Real life pirates today

1:29:53 - The future of piracy… Space!

1:38:45 - Pirates and their influence on Tim

1:43:19 - Why should history matter to us today?

1:50:45 - Tim and Frederick

1:55:06 - Tim’s bourbon recommendations