Skeptoid #1047: The Pirates of Cozumel

Brian Dunning· Host0:00

[instrumental music] The resort island of Cozumel is renowned for its wonderful beaches, friendly people, Maya ruins, and its colorful history, full of some of the most notorious pirates of the Spanish Main. Well, it might be known for its pirate history, but does that necessarily mean there's any truth to it at all? Today, we're gonna take to the high seas and try to find the infamous pirates of Cozumel, and in our extended content for premium members, a real pirate raid that happened someplace else that you'd never expect, and to which I have a personal connection. All of that and more is coming up right now on Skeptoid. [instrumental music] Hey, everyone, Brian here. Here's something special for those of you who can't get enough Skeptoid. This December, we have two Skeptoid adventures running back-to-back, and you can do both as a little holiday present to yourself. First, join me and New Orleans expert Chris Perley for a two-night French Quarter getaway, where ghosts, vampires, and voodoo queens get the full Skeptoid treatment, beignets, jazz, swamp tours, and the city's famous above-ground cemeteries included. Then the very next day, we set sail with archeologist