Get out your torture wheel of death and let’s celebrate some pirate fun as we sail into minutes 5 and 6 of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Join us this week as we respond to a few listeners’ comments, get funky with Cannibal the Musical, reveal Mackenzie Crook’s The Office tie-in, and get […]

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Hangings and even more hangings! It’s the Netflix of the 18th century as we all go to our happy place for some pirate punishment. In the 2nd episode of Season 3, we wallow in the gallows of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Join us as we check the listener mailbag, string ourselves up […]

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Join us for the latest episode where we break down minutes 138-139 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. It’s a heart-pounding, bayou drifting, voodoo visiting discussion on Commodore Norrington getting a long overdue win, Lord Cutler Beckett acting like it’s Christmas morning, the motley crew experiencing a voodoo candlelight vigil on the Pantano […]

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Sparroooooow! It’s time for a heavy Star Trek reference as Jack Sparrow enters the Kraken and Davy Jones channels his best Captain Kirk. Join us for the latest episode tackling minutes 136 and 137 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as we discuss the history of “the captain goes down with the ship,” […]

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It’s a free verbal beatdown as we put a man’s pride, loyalty, and governorship up for a Port Royal auction. Join us for minute 83 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as we discuss Lord Cutler Beckett schooling Governor Swann on selling himself out to save his daughter, Elizabeth Swann, symbolism as a […]

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Cannonade is thirstade for that deep-down body thirst and made for all remorseless automatons like Lord Cutler Beckett. Gather your cannonballs, cutlasses and all pieces of metal for minute 82 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Join us as we discuss Lord Cutler Beckett’s infamous guilt trips and his heavy-handed beatdown of Governor […]

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Actually, this episode hits a slippery slope as it slowly devolves into a bit of schoolyard name calling. Yet, up until that point we attempt to keep on point while discussing minute 81 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Join us as we celebrate the return of Captain Jack Sparrow’s swashbuckler personality, give […]

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Hell, hath no furry like a woman and a prison dog scorned. Join us and the pirate fugitives Pintel and Ragetti for minute 31 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. In this episode we wrap up the Elizabeth Swann and Lord Cutler Beckett letters of marque negotiation complete with a disgusted, evil eye […]

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Rain on your wedding day is nothing compared to disrupting a soon-to-be bride’s wedding night. Get this woman some pirate action, immediately! Join us for minute 30 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as we discuss the mother of all bombs – tragic love, one-sided love, and misdirection. In this episode we tackle […]

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You know you’ve overstepped your bounds when you go digging around Lord Cutler Beckett’s box. Let the euphemisms fly as we discuss minute 29 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Join us for the latest episode as we discuss Beckett’s growing frustration with everyone wrongly assuming what he desires, the meaning of “currency […]

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A magic carriage ride and a coat of drably colors are the only elements you need to pull off one hell of a prison escape. Join us for minute 28 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as we discuss Governor Swann’s attempt to smuggle Elizabeth Swann out of Port Royal – letting her […]

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Join us for minute 13 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as we finally admit that the rum is indeed always gone. In this episode we talk Pirates of the Caribbean snacks, callbacks to The Curse of the Black Pearl, and art direction and set details that lead us to explore the pirate […]

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Oh, the pirate and privateer history and the Age of Sail – it’s time to unleash the letters of marque as we jump in to minute 12 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Join us for this historical episode as we take a discuss letters of marque from the 18th century to the […]

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Shackles, red-hot pokers, alcohol, a roaring fire, and a tropical location – it’s just an ordinary episode on the Black Pearl Show. Join us for minute 11 of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as we discuss Lord Cutler Beckett’s Port Royal headquarters including set decorations, location, and background action, the pirate branding iron, […]

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Join us for minute 5 of Dead Man’s Chest as we check in with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise’s favorite noose couple and examine Lord Cutler Beckett’s hypocrisy regarding titles and the long-running Captain Jack Sparrow joke. Additionally, we discuss Tom Hollander’s Pirates of the Caribbean bitterness, get the scoop on St. Edward’s Crown […]

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