{"podcast":{"title":"Missing Pages","slug":"missing-pages-6574439","podcast_index_feed_id":6574439,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1101341.rss","website_url":"https://missingpages.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1101341/cd3a070f99eb00c55c26c7a466977f70.jpg","author":"Scott McWilliams","episode_count":27,"summary":"A personal journey through American history. I uncover the pages that are missing from high school history class and discuss the mistakes people make when talking about history.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T00:19:09.966578+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-pages-6574439"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 19: The Golden Age of Piracy","slug":"episode-19-the-golden-age-of-piracy","published_at":"2025-07-04T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-pages-6574439/episode-19-the-golden-age-of-piracy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-pages-6574439","url":"https://missingpages.substack.com/p/episode-19-the-golden-age-of-piracy","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/167475104/2f11de9c51fc70640cfff6070ef2416e.mp3","summary":"This is Part Two of this short series on piracy in the American colonies. If you would like to learn more about the origins of piracy and the average life of a pirate, please check out Episode 18. Piracy arose quickly in the American colonies as a menace to polite society. From plantation raids, to ships taken at sea, and even a blockade of a whole colony, the pirates had their way. This rise came after the chaos of the two early wars left thousands of sailors adrift. With nothing to offer the economy, they turned to what they knew best: the sea. Under the tutelage of Benjamin Hornigold, a whole cadre of pirates—Charles Vane, John Rackham, Sam Bellamy, and even Blackbeard himself—began to prowl the seas. They took what they wanted and never looked back. That is, until the English crown realized the damage they had wrought. There are stories abound throughout the Caribbean during this golden age of piracy. Now hoist your sails, grab your muskets, and raise your colors and join me as we fill in those missing pages… Thanks for reading Missing Pages! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Music Intro: Fractured Timeline - Sémø Outro: Spanish Ladies - HillTopTrio Sources Under the Black Flag - David Cordingly Black Flags, Blue Waters - Eric Jay Dolin The Republic of Pirates - Colin Woodard American Colonies - Alan Taylor Get full access to Missing Pages at missingpages.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"This is Part Two of this short series on piracy in the American colonies. If you would like to learn more about the origins of piracy and the average life…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/missing-pages-6574439/episodes/episode-19-the-golden-age-of-piracy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-pages-6574439/episode-19-the-golden-age-of-piracy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}