Finally, I get to the subtopic that launched not one but two episodes, the Gentleman Pirate Stede Bonnet, as well as the most interesting boring thing I could find and why science didn't get a handle on scurvy until nearly WWII.

(Apologies in advance because I was red-lining my mic throughout and I have no idea why -- I'd been doing VO jobs all day with no such issue.)

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01:03 Ye scurvy dog

08:27 Gratitude et al

11:30 The doldrums

15:49 Livestream for the Cure

17:46 The Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet 

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