Snakes & Otters Podcast
256 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA pointless discussion of eternal questions, with Martin, Robert, Francis, Cajun and Marcus Aurelius. Join us as we tackle everything from English history to comic books. More on www.snakesandotters.com.
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Episodes
Hoopajoob! Our 200th Episode! - SERPENTS AND BEAVERS
August 04, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 13.9 MBListen in as the Mirror Universe version of Snakes and Otters takes over our 200th episode! SERPENTS AND BEAVERS!!!!
Episode 199 ”Code of Honor July 2023”
July 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBJoin the boys for a discussion of meaningful quotes that take us deep into what it means to be human, to be a good person or just stuff people should ponder once in a while.
Episode 199 Code of Honor for July 2023
July 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBJoin the boys for a discussion of meaningful quotes that take us deep into what it means to be human, to be a good person or just stuff people should ponder once in a while.
Episode 198 ”The History of the Hapsburgs IS the History of Europe”
July 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBSnakes & Otters expands to five! Cajun and Marcus Aurelius join Martin, Robert and Francis in the Official Brotherhood of Snakes and Otters to talk about one of, if not THE, greatest dynasties in history: The Hapsburgs.
Episode 198 The History of the Hapsburgs IS the History of Europe
July 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBSnakes & Otters expands to five! Cajun and Marcus Aurelius join Martin, Robert and Francis in the Official Brotherhood of Snakes and Otters to talk about one of, if not THE, greatest dynasties in history: The Hapsburgs.
Episode 197 ”Code of Honor June 2023: Good Government”
June 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBMartin captains and the guys analyze some great quotes about what it means to have good government.
Episode 197 ”Code of Honor June 2023 Good Government”
June 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBMartin captains and the guys analyze some great quotes about what it means to have good government.
Episode 196 ”After the Revolution: Making a Government”
June 09, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBFrancis stands in the prow of the boat and the guys work through all the phases of figuring out the question: "Ok, we won, now what?" Also, big news on discussion as well.
Episode 195 ”Code of Honor May 2023”
May 26, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBRobert leads a special edition of Code of Honor with quotes about honor. Of course it runs 90 minutes.
Episode 194 ”Scumbags of the Revolution”
May 12, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBFrancis takes command and we talk Benedict Arnold, John Andre and other scumbags of the American Revolution.
Episode 193 ”Code of Honor April 2023”
April 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBMore from the founders.
Episode 192 ”Audacity and the American Revolution”
April 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBTake on the most power empire of the time? Sure, no problem for a bunch of merchants and farmers on the other side of the world.
Episode 191 ”Hoopajube! Stephen King and Contemporary Authors”
March 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBRobert runs a hoopajube episode on the guys' favorite contemporary authors.
Episode 190 ”Code of Honor March 2023: Founding Fathers”
March 24, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 56.7 MBMartin captains a fun code of honor episode with quotes from Founding Fathers Ben Franklin, John Adams, and Samuel Adams.
Episode 189 ”Seeds of the American Revolution”
March 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBRobert takes charge of the troops and the guys discuss the social and economic seeds of the American revolution.
Episode 188 ”Code of Honor February 2023: George Washington”
February 24, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBRobert is in charge and the guys continue talking about George Washington through his own words.
Episode 187 ”George Washington”
February 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBMartin takes the prow of the rowboat and the guys cross the Delaware to discuss hero George Washington.
Episode 186 ”Code of Honor January 2023”
January 27, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBMartin captains a free form Code of Honor this month. Plus a salute to Benedict XV and more shouts to Spragga the NYC house sitter.
Episode 185 ”Charlemagne and Restoring Rome”
January 13, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBRobert got another one of his topics placed on the schedule! There was much rejoicing! He then takes the head of the table to discuss Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire.
Episode 184 ”Hoopajoob! Writers Write”
January 03, 2023 01:31 - 1 hour - 120 MBRobert takes the keyboard, and the guys discuss at length the writing process. Robert and Francis school the beginner Martin and display a passion for the craft that has such a hold on them. Also, the guys give a big shout out to the Bourbon Experience at the Frazier Museum and new bourbon pal Spragga the Housesitter from NYC. Yes, we know this hoopajoob is a couple days late, but hey, it's a hoopajoob, anything can happen.
Episode 183 ”Code of Honor: John Dewey”
December 23, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBRobert the Hammer takes charge with Stoic philosopher and emperor Marcus Aurelius in tow. It was a wild one, 100+ minutes of swinging ax handles and dropping f bombs. Merry Christmas.
Episode 182 ”John Dewey Isn’t in the Song Either”
December 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBFrancis sits at the head of the table as the guys are joined by emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius to discuss the last philosopher in our series, John Dewey.
Episode 181 ”Code of Honor: John Stuart Mill”
November 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBMartin leads the discussion on 3 pertinent quotes of John Stuart Mill.
Episode 180 ”John Stuart Mill After Half a Pint of Shady”
November 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBFrancis heads the table this episode and we dive into John Stuart Mill, who have on good authority, after half a pint of shandy, was particularly ill.
Episode 179 ”1971 in Pop Culture”
October 28, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBMartin again has the big chair in Studio F and works the guys through the big cultural events of 1971 and why 1971 mattered.
Episode 178 ”Immanuel Kant Was a Real Pissant”
October 21, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBRobert has the big chair for our discussion of Enlightenment figure Immanuel Kant.
Episode 177 ”Code of Honor October 2022”
October 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBCode of Honor and Martin takes the big chair as the guys talk Immanuel Kant quotes as a warm-up for Our Heroes.
Episode 176 ”The Election of 1876”
October 07, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBFrancis captains an episode that picks back up on the theme of dirty elections and the guys examine 1876 and Tilden vs Hayes.
Episode 175 ”Hoopajoob! More Bourbon Talk!”
September 30, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes - 56.1 MBRobert pulls the cork for the guys here as they do a second hoopajoob on bourbon.
Episode 174 ”In Space, No One Can Hear You Podcast: Aliens Franchise”
September 23, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBMartin as at the controls of the Nostromo, subbing for Captain Dallas, and the guys talk the impact of the Aliens franchise.
Episode 173 ”David Hume Could Out Consume”
September 16, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBFrancis takes charge here leading the guys through an in-depth discussion of the philosophical and political ideas of Scottish Enlightenment figure David Hume.
Episode 172 ”Code of Honor September 2022: David Hume”
September 09, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBRobert takes the head of the table and the guys talk words of wisdom from David Hume.
Episode 171 ”A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy: The United Nations”
September 02, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBMartin gets elected Secretary General and leads the guys on a discussion of the good, the bad and the contemptible of the United Nations.
Episode 170: ”Rock is Dead! Long Live Rock!”
August 26, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 55.8 MBMartin is the front man this episode and the guys take on Gene Simmons and the question "is rock and roll dead?" The prognosis is bleak, Otterites.
Episode 169: ”John Locke Is Not in the Song”
August 19, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBFrancis is our tenured professor on this episode detailing the philosophy of the great intellectual and polymath John Locke. Unfortunately, Monty Python didn't include him the ever-awesome philosopher's drinking song so no snappy title to this one.
Episode 168: ”Code of Honor for August 2022-John Locke”
August 12, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBRobert takes lead on this themed Code of Honor featuring the words of John Locke.
Episode 167 ”Tilting at Windmills: Kellogg-Briand Pact”
August 05, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 53.2 MBMartin takes the head of the table as the guys discuss the meaning and effects of the Kellogg-Briand Pact to outlaw war in 1928.
Episode 166 ”Hoopajoob! Who’s Coming to Dinner?”
July 29, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 53.7 MBMartin sits at the head of the table and the guys expound and expand on a blog post on www.snakesandotters.com, namely, of all people now living, who would you love to invite to dinner?
Episode 165 ”Hello Otterites, We’re Listening” All About Frasier
July 22, 2022 16:00 - 52 minutes - 50.5 MBThat's right listeners, a fun pop culture episode on Frasier Crane and Company. Discussions of favorite characters and episodes abound as Francis captains and Martin gets to yell "That dingo's got your baby!"
Episode 164 ”Hobbes Was Fond of His Dram”
July 15, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBWe kick off our series on philosophers with political theorist Thomas Hobbes. And yes, we've named these episodes after lines from Monty Python's "Bruce's Philosophers Song". Martin mangles the lyrics, Francis ably captains.
Episode 163 ”Code of Honor July 2022 Thomas Hobbes”
July 08, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBRobert is sovereign this episode and the guys talk quotes from political philosopher Thomas Hobbes. This one really gets Martin's hackles up as he seeks to slay Leviathan.
Episode 162 ”The Treaty of Versailles 1919”
July 01, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 57.7 MBMartin takes the seat at the head of the negotiating table for the third of our episodes on 'treaties that changed the world' where the guys take down the disaster that was the Treaty of Versailles. As expected, Woodrow Wilson comes in for more deserved criticism.
Episode 161 ”Choppers! Welcome to M*A*S*H 4077”
June 24, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBFrancis pilots the chopper on this exploration of the classic sitcom, M*A*S*H. A show set in Korea but really about Vietnam that lasted until the Reagan Administration.
Episode 160 ”Our Heroes: Lucille Ball”
June 17, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 53.4 MBRobert and the guys have some 'splainin to do with the first female hero, Lucille Ball.
Episode 159 ”Code of Honor for June 2022”
June 10, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBMartin takes lead and the guys diverge a bit on their opinions on this month's quotes.
Episode 158 ”Congress of Vienna 1815”
June 03, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBFrancis takes the emperor's chair and the guys examine the aftermath of Bonapartism.
Episode 157 ”Salute to Comic Artist George Perez”
May 27, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBRobert takes pen in hand and we salute some favorite comic artists, starting with George Perez of Avengers and Fantastic Four fame.
Episode 156 ”Weaned on a Pickle: Calvin Coolidge”
May 20, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 56.9 MBMartin chairs the convention here and the guys talk his hero Calvin Coolidge. Yes, they did say more than 2 words.
Episode 155 ”Code of Honor May 2022”
May 13, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBFrancis takes lead here and Orwell, Emerson and Coolidge are discussed.
Episode 154 ”Remaking the World with the Peace of Westphalia”
May 06, 2022 16:00 - 59 minutes - 58.9 MBRobert defenestrates this one for the guys and it was a long time in coming. He's right on the money though, this treaty from 1648 is an important marker in world history.