Real Pirate History

Tony Wilson's twice weekly newsletter that celebrates the spoken word, and shares snippets, stories, tips and analysis from the great history of human oratory.

Tony Wilson writing about Tony Wilson things (sport, people, parenting, life)

Your guide to great writing happening on Substack, plus the home of “The Active Voice,” a podcast by Hamish McKenzie.

reading the American past into the American crisis--and vice versa

Satirist Ben Tumin speaks to leading historians about the overlooked and under-examined events, movements, and people that shaped American history.