Pirates: Totalus Rankium

About Pirates: Totalus Rankium

Lighthearted history podcast ranking all of the Golden Age Pirates. Brought to you by the same people who created Roman Emperors Totalus Rankium and American President Totalus Rankium

Publisher

Rob and Jamie

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Dec 2024

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 44 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Pirate Semi 2

   Our second Pirate Semi! Only one can go through to the final. Jamie and I take questions about the pirates from our wonderful patreons!

2. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Pirate Semi 1

   Host [Host Name] interviews pirate experts like Blackbeard and Blackbart to determine the ultimate pirate champion, offering listeners insights into historical naval figures.

3. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Pirate Round 4

   In this interview, host [Host Name] and guests [Guest Name 1], [Guest Name 2], [Guest Name 3], [Guest Name 4], and [Guest Name 5] battle it out to determine the top two pirate contenders.

Inside a recent episode

Pirate Semi 1

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I'm trying to be objective here and actually think about his story. Me too. What's good about Black Bart is that he was successful, he did a tour of the Atlantic, he was charismatic, people followed him. Yeah. He was ultimately caught and he was killed in battle. Yes. You can say exactly the same about Blackbeard. Difference is, in his story, you get Steve Bonnet. You get a Scotsman in a kilt chopping his head off with a broadsword. Yeah. Kilt might not be mentioned in the sources. You get the portrayal of... Yeah, you just get more stories, don't you? You do. It is a more interesting story. He's mad because he's got syphilis and he sets his hair on fire and he just looks cool. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

108 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

115 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67