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Ridiculous History

The Hidden History of Jewish Pirates, Part 1: Escaping Europe

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.34.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

During the age of European expansion, members of the Jewish diaspora traveled to Caribbean and the continents of North and South America, often escaping the intense persecution of the Inquisition. Some became merchants, others explorers -- and some became pirates. Join Ben and Noel as they explore the little-known stories of these pirates and privateers, and why Jamaica became known as a haven for those fleeing European persecution.

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0:00.0

Picture Miami. Picture its beaches. Picture three radio journalists assassinated in cold blood.

0:09.2

This is silenced, the radio murders.

0:12.4

You left the body there for reason. It was the calling card. It's like the mafia used to do.

0:17.2

The mastermind has never been caught. To find him, we had to go deep into a world of drugs and darkness.

0:24.4

And there were these hints of a much bigger conspiracy.

0:30.8

I'm Osvalotian. Listen to silenced, the radio murders. On the iHot radio app, Apple podcasts,

0:37.5

or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:00.0

And available for limited time. Get to iHotRadio.com slash iHeartland to start playing today.

1:05.1

Whose puns not included. After the events swing by the state farm neighborhood to level up your gameplay and earn rewards.

1:11.0

Just a few miles off the Thailand coast. The island of Kotao looks like a postcard.

1:18.1

I'd underneath the surface lies something sinister.

1:22.1

In the last 20 years, dozens of tourists have died mysteriously on the island.

1:27.1

A dark cloud who's come over the island. Death, mystery, and danger.

1:33.6

Listen to death island every Wednesday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:40.9

Ridiculous history is a production of iHeartRadio.

1:57.5

Welcome to the show Ridiculous Historians. Thank you as always so much for tuning in. This is a big moment

2:15.6

in our history today because we figured out this is going to be a two-parter before we started

2:23.0

recording, which is just huge for us. I know just exercising a little bit of forethought

2:28.7

goes a long way. And I think you've been for pointing that out. It is a milestone indeed.

2:34.1

For a second, I thought you were going to say something like historic anniversary or something.

2:39.0

But I realized that was not the case. I'm so sorry. You're Ben. Yeah. You're Noel.

2:43.7

I continue to be, yes sir. And that's our super producer, Casey Pagrum.

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