Coast to Coast AM - Oct 15 2011 - When Pirates Ruled

Host: Ian Punnett
Guests: Adrian Tinniswood, Norm Stamper, Captain Kelly Sweeney
Hour 1 - Former chief of the Seattle Police Department Norm Stamper provided his reaction and an update to the story of a NYC cop planting drugs.
Hours 2, 3 & 4 - Historian Adrian Tinniswood discussed when pirates ruled the seas - sailing the oceans with bounty, forcing thousands into slavery, and compelling governments to declare all-out war or face agreeing to their demands. Capt. Kelly Sweeney joined in the conversation in the latter part of the third hour.