Struggle Bus: Day 95

·1 hr 5 min·5 clips

Captain Jack Gonzo reveals he'll be at the first-ever Galveston Pirate Festival, warning he won't trust Galveston at night.

The episode opens with Captain Jack Gonzo welcoming listeners to Scoundrel's Inn Pirate Radio's 'Struggle Bus' show. He immediately sets the pirate theme by mentioning International Talk Like a Pirate Day week. Jack announces upcoming events, including the first-ever Galveston Pirate Festival where he'll attend a pirate pub crawl on Friday, leading to no show that day. He encourages live listeners to join on Twitch and thanks supporters for helping with algorithms. Jack then discusses the NOLA Pirate Gathering in April, revealing Scoundrel's Inn is a sponsor and will broadcast live from Lafitte's Pirate House on Bourbon Street. He explains that Thursday night's Greenbeard's Folly event will include an hour of sea shanties, with a Facebook poll to decide the songs. The episode features a playlist of shanties from that poll, including songs by Skip Henderson, The Longest Johns, and others. Jack shares behind-the-scenes details, admitting to playlist mistakes like accidentally playing Tom of Bedlam. He repeatedly directs listeners to vote on the NOLA Pirate Gathering Facebook page. The host promotes the Wednesday night show as the International Talk Like a Pirate Day celebration, since he'll be in Galveston on Friday. The episode includes multiple shanty sets, with songs like 'Billy Bones', 'Randy Dandy-o', 'General Taylor', and 'All For Me Grog'. Jack closes by reminding listeners about the Wednesday show and dealing with health insurance issues, ending with pirate-themed farewells.

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A loose pirate broadcast where shanties, festival plans, and shop-closing banter stay on the same deck.

Struggle Bus turns a pirate-themed live broadcast into a loose, lived-in hour, with Captain Jack Gonzo moving from shanties into International Talk Like a Pirate Day week announcements.

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Press play when pirate shanties and a loose afternoon at Scoundrel's Inn sound like the right kind of company.

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