The Weird History Podcast · Joe Streckert
236 Piracy in the South China Sea with Rita Chang-Eppig
·30 min
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Piracy, trade, and a pirate queen anchor a brisk South China Sea conversation with a historical bent.
Joe Strickland uses Rita Chang-Eppig's Deep as a Sky, Red as a Sea to open a brisk talk about piracy in the South China Sea. The discussion moves from trade and boats to small pirate fleets, a larger federation, Qing pressure, and the life of a pirate queen, including her…
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A pirate-queen story where trade, boats, and politics drive the action.
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