{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d94883bacb1e0011b6409c/65942422616788001681bb29?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Reluctant Pirate: William Kidd","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63d94883bacb1e0011b6409c/1704207226600-79f97255d53e13d063ee971b7b426bab.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The new season of \"Echoes of History\" features Ubisoft's new game: \"Skull and Bones\".</p><p><br></p><p>You're not born a pirate, you become one. This motto shaped the eventful life of William Kidd. The English buccaneer thought he could make a fortune in the gray area between privateers and pirates. But fate had other plans for him. As the captain of a sailing expedition to the Indian Ocean, Kidd suffered a series of misfortunes. Up to his eyeballs in debt, he turned to piracy to keep afloat. Even if it meant losing his life.....</p><p><br></p><p>An original Ubisoft series produced by Paradiso Media</p><p><br></p><p>If you liked this podcast please subscribe, rate and review. Hosted on Acast. See <a href=\"http://acast.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by: Michelle Rodriguez</p><p>Written by: Gaspard Wallut</p><p>Historical advisor: Philippe Hrodej</p><p>Produced by: Morgan Jaffe, Axelle Gobert, Clément Lesaffre</p><p>Production assistants: Sofia Martins, Brendan Galbreath, Aimie Faconnier</p><p>Mixing and editing: Adrien Le Blond</p><p>Original music: David Spinelli</p><p>Pre-existing music: Cézame</p><p>Illustration: Gilles Feuermann</p><p>International coordination: Martin Stahl</p><p>Ubisoft credits: Etienne Bouvier (executive producer), Julien Fabre (executive producer), Lionel Hiller, Alicia Dib, Thomas Soulé, Valentin Hopfner Sebastien Ratto,&nbsp;Jérôme&nbsp;Lambert, Carole Weissenbacher, Justine Villeneuve &amp; Ubisoft Singapore teams</p><p>Paradiso Media credits: Emi Norris (executive producer), Lorenzo Benedetti (executive producer), Benoit Dunaigre (executive producer), Louis Daboussy (executive producer)</p><p>Special thanks to Molly O’Keefe</p><p><br></p><p>If you liked this podcast please subscribe, share, rate &amp; review. You can take part in our listener&nbsp;survey&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>: </strong><a href=\"https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK</strong></a></p>","author_name":"History Hit & Assassin's Creed"}