Jeromy Foberg is the captain of the Rhode Island Pirates and Privateers, a historical reenactment group that has an official letter of marque from the state of Rhode Island. He also worked as a chanteyman aboard the 18th century tall ship The Formidable. In addition to these nautical endeavors, he is also a maker of accessories, costuming, and cocktails.

find Jeromy on:

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/freneticferret
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freneticferret
Facebook - public: https://www.facebook.com/FreneticFerret
Facebook - personal: https://www.facebook.com/jeromy.foberg

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Jeromy came to be a historical pirate reenactor and chanteyman
• The value of just enjoying doing something and seeing where it may go
• The Rhode Island Pirates and Privateers have an official Letter of Marque from the state of Rhode Island! So they aren't technically pirates - they are state-sanctioned, honest-to-goodness privateers!
• Auditioning for Renaissance faires
• How one becomes a chanteyman on a tall ship
• Sharing resources and creating new ones helps us grow and also become known for what it is we do
• Literally learning the ropes
• Historical reenacting, Renn Faires, and the like are SO influential in the lives of those they touch - especially little kids
• First person reenacting, third person reenacting, historical interpretation, experimental archaeology, etc
• Presenting different levels of information / nerdery depending on our audiences
• The crazy distances we commit to traveling regularly to pursue amazing opportunities
• The questions people ask reenactors, man.
• The Maker community - its culture, its DIY and scavenger connections, and its breadth
• Physical notebooks - you need one. Or maybe you need to take audio notes. Or at least put your notebook app on your phone's home screen.
• Being in high school drama club / musicals
• Paracord bracelets
• Why Frenetic Ferret?
• Ska music, black and white checkerboard, and the two-tone movement
• The ongoing question of to what degree we make our passion our way of earning a living, and what it takes (/would take) to make it so
• Viable does not equal enjoyable, and successful does not mean money-making.
• VAN FULL OF PIRATES - the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Invasion and Downtown Party (may we say Pirate Festival???) of Fort Walton Beach, FL
• Press releases are so valuable.
• Cate suggests a fairly obscure book of pirate songs to Jeromy and Heather gets it off the shelf and hands it to them without missing a beat - The New Book of Pirate Songs by Stuart M. Frank.
• Making new connections and meeting new friends through doing (and recording podcasts about) what we love is The Best.