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Welcome to the wonderfully wild world of salty sailors, boat life, ship‘s work and fun! If you are interested in boats, ships, maritime-industry, sailing, history, the sea and drunken sailor debauchery, then come join captain Johann Steinke as he shares this exciting world with you. He hopes you will find this podcast fun, informative, and possibly even inspiring... but mostly he wants you to be entertained. So come gather around and listen to a few good yarns as you enter the world of Nautical Knowledge and Nonsense!!
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Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Preston is one of my closest and funniest old shipmates and in this interview we go deep. Here is some of what is semi-soberly discussed: wooden boats having more of a spirit than boats made from other materials, the time I was hitchhiking in Japan and briefly became part of a Shinto Priest group, lots of boat maintenance lessons (pro-tip... the only thing worse than painting yourself into a corner is painting yourself into the headrig!), and how Preston used nautical knowledge to keep himself safe when going through the worst part of Oakland at 3:00 in the morning.
Also, here is a link to Preston's Disneyland Train Simulator Video Game he made which we mention in the episode...
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
On the day after his promotion I got to interview Commander Carl Rhodes of the NOAA Corps. It was a real pleasure to interview the person who nearly drove off the road from laughing so hard at some of my earlier episodes! (Thankfully he did not; think of the disclaimer!) :) Anyhow, we had a great interview and by the end I honestly was considering leaving everything to go join the NOAA Corps! As always we cover a wide range of topics, but after listening to this interview you should have an good understanding of the NOAA Corps and it's missions, what it's like to be on a vessel in Arctic and Antarctic voyages, and why you should NEVER EVER let a family member poke a 5,000 pound elephant seal even if they think it is dead!!
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Jenny Storm and I share some of the funniest stories of my tallship career as well as some some scary close-calls! We delve into the many aspects of boat life from steering, shipmates, and singing, to cooks, cooking and chores. We also bring up our geekier sides, discussing reenacting and LARPing and how this is becoming more and more popular. An all around joyful interview.
For those of you interested in learning more about LARPing, please check out the short video my wife made on the subject. I think perfectly captures the silliness and yet magic of it all. https://vimeo.com/148816599
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Happy Valentines Day everyone! Please enjoy this hilarious and fun-loving interview with me, my wife Megan, and two old shipmates Jamie and Liz. We try to stick to what it's like to be a couple on boats (the good and the bad), but the conversation definitely also touches on a lot of... well, let's just say "screw ups" and there's some swearing involved... Enjoy!!
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
A successful former teenage mother who single-handedly raised a successful son in a very alternative lifestyle, Greta shares not only her liveaboard world but also how she was able to overcome the many hardships she faced. In this interview (recorded on Greta's boat) we cover many topics: diagnosing engine failures, how to rescue someone in heavy winds, the beauty and interesting features of the California Channel Islands, the time she mutinied and took command of another boat, how to live on a boat with your teenage son and get him to do the laundry (Parents, it's the best advice you will ever get!), and so much more!
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
This interview shows the positive effects old shipmates can unknowingly have in each other's lives. In this interview Ethan learns that he was directly responsible for the place and manner in which I proposed to my now wife. And I learn that his time on tallships with me directly influenced his decision and ability to work and live in Antarctica. This interview is loaded with detailed talk and descriptions of boat handling for docking, funny crew stories, as well as my favorite puke story, my worst accident as captain (which luckily wasn't that bad and turned out to be the best thing ever in the long run), storms and rouge waves, Japanese Tsunami wreckage on the US West Coast and much much more!!
Bonus: Go to http://nknshow.com/ and see a bunch of photos pertaining to this episode!
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Retired elementary teacher turned sailor, Mark was mentioned in last week's episode (#12) as the fellow who got me into contra dancing. My former landlord turned sailor after hanging out with my old shipmates on my bachelor party, he has had a wild and wide-ranging retirement. From sailing on viking ships and a pinnace to adventures on enormous European tallships, he shows no signs of slowing down and going gracefully into swallowing the anchor!
BTW: In this episode you will get to hear me get completely flustered over my inability to remember what the acronym STCW actually stands for. To spare you my pain it is... Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping... I have already forgiven myself. :)
Bonus: Below is a picture of the tattoos Mark was mentioning getting in the interview.
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
A review of an excellent book that has saved my back on more than one occasion! In this episode you will get a hint of the wisdom and practical knowledge offered by this book, as well as my real-life (and sometimes embarrassing) stories of moving heavy things, mostly from my time on the Viking longships the Sea Stallion and Draken, and also on the schooner Mary Day in Maine.
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
A very pleasant, informative interview, and a must listen for boaters who sail in waters with tugboats! Megan and I discuss her Alaskan background, what got her into tug boats, and some of the near misses and not-so-near misses that occur when pushing tens of thousands of tons of barges. We get into what everyday life and work is like on continually operating Columbia River Tugs and even touch on some environmental issues towards the end.
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
A fun and progressively less-sober interview with tugboat worker and old shipmate Crazy Ivan. In addition to his patented method of sailing under bridges at high tide that he technically should not be able to clear, we also talk about pranks, boat handling, sea stowing, rough seas, dive bars, D&D, life as a live-aboard at anchor, shanghaiing barmaids and much more. Tongues loosen up towards the end, so expect some swearing from some silly, stereotypical sailors!
Intro/Ending Music: Many thanks to Riggy Rackin for allowing the use of music from his Nauticas album. The intro and ending themes are the sailor song "A Roving", specifically track 1. Learn more or order his music at www.riggy.com
My Children's Books: "The Greatest Captain in the World" and "The Greatest Captain in the World Too" are available on Amazon or directly from me at... www.greatestcaptain.com
Please support me at Paypal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PTYG3GDRKYWKN