The Pirate History Podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I started listening to this podcast around September 2023, and immediately got hooked. I started looking into the people and stories outside the podcast, blabbing to my friends about obscure pirate facts, and I was even a pirate for Halloween. I stopped listening in January-ish as my life got very busy, but I refound it about a month ago and I can’t stop listening. As a high school boy with adhd it helps occupy my brain while doing dull tasks or even relaxing. Matt builds engaging narratives, and thrilling storylines from historical fact, and his voice is that of a seasoned campfire storyteller. Definitely would recommend.

What started as a great show has been going downhill. Episodes used to be 45 minutes to an hour, but now they're only 20 to 30 minutes. The writing quality has declined. If you're going to cover background history, you should do it in one or two episodes, like you did in the beginning. Just give us the important context and move on. No one wants to listen to 30 minutes of filler about some Scottish noble with no relevance to the main story. And waiting three weeks for a similar episode is frustrating. Either focus on the golden age of piracy in Nassau or switch to a different time period. I was skeptical about the Barbary pirates season, but it turned out to be a great story. If you’re not ready for the golden age yet, you can explore other time periods. There's so much more to piracy than just Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. You could talk about Black Sea pirates, Wokou, or The Pirates of the Andaman. The show won't run out of material because piracy has always been around!

Loving the deep dives on the world and the people involved! Definitely giving me some inspiration for a story I’m writing.

I just found this podcast and since I love pirates, I’m glad I did. Lots of good history, well written and the narrator has a solid voice and good pace. Love it!!

Todd - Cohost
Middle Aged And Creeped Out podcast

He knows how to tell a good story and does his research. Unfortunately he can go off on tangents that really don’t have much to do with pirates and then sometimes just randomly disappears and does uploaded for periods.