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
Episode 153”Hoopajoob! The Shopping Carts Morality Test!”
April 29, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBRobert captains probably our weirdest hoopajoob yet, wherein the guys talk about what returning a shopping cart to the parking lot corral means for character, society and Nietzschean rebelliousness.
Episode 152 ”An Episode About Nothing: The Genius of Seinfeld”
April 22, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 45.6 MBMartin yada yada yada's the guys through an episode about Seinfeld, the sitcom about nothing. They follow the show's rules, and there's no hugging, no growth. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Episode 151 ”Our Heroes: T. S. Eliot”
April 15, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 56.6 MBMartin captains an episode about an unlikely hero to the gang, 20th Century foundational poet, playwright and cultural critic T. S. Eliot. I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas, indeed.
Episode 150 ”Code of Honor April 2022”
April 08, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBFrancis takes charge of the buck and half episode and of course very fittingly it is a Code of Honor. Here's where you can find the answer to the opening line: P.J. O'Rourke, Matthew McConaughey and somebody else walk into a bar . . .
Episode 149 ”The Knights Templar”
April 01, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes - 55.9 MBMartin leads the charge on a history episode on the real story of the Knights Templar. Dan Jones gets appreciation, Dan Brown does not.
Episode 148 ”Landmark Television Sitcoms”
March 25, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBMartin cues the laugh track as the guys talk the meaning and importance of some landmark television sitcoms.
Episode 147 ”Our Heroes: G. K. Chesterton”
March 18, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBRobert captains an episode in appreciation of prolific polymath Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
Episode 146 ”Code of Honor March 2022”
March 11, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutes - 54.7 MBRobert captains an awesome Code of Honor episode and the guys explore the nature of hubris and imagination.
Episode 145 ”When the World Went Insane: The Crusades”
March 04, 2022 17:00 - 55 minutes - 53.9 MBFrancis leads the Knights of Otters and Snakes into battle in a spirited discussion of the Crusades and their aftermath.
Episode 144 ”Rock Bands 2: Electric Boogaloo”
February 25, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBRobert cranks up the Marshall stack and the guys talk landmark and favorite rock bands.
Episode 143 ”Our Heroes: Steve McQueen”
February 18, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBThe King of Cool is today's hero, and Martin leads the discussion.
Episode 142 ”Code of Honor February 2022”
February 11, 2022 17:00 - 58 minutes - 57.4 MBMartin is large and in charge for this month's Code of Honor.
Episode 141 ”Resistance Is Futile: The Norman Conquest”
February 04, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 58.5 MBThe guys are in Francis' sweet spot this week with a discussion of one of the biggest turning points in Western Civilization, the Norman Conquest of England.
Episode 140 ”What‘s Up Doc? Looney Tunes!”
January 28, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 57.7 MBRobert takes charge of a fun pop culture episode about those great Warner Bros. cartoons Gen X grew up with on Saturday mornings.
Episode 139 ”Wyatt Earp”
January 21, 2022 17:00 - 57 minutes - 55 MBFrancis rides point on this examination of the man and the myth, Wyatt Earp. Francis finds him heroic, but Robert and Martin remind him that "hey, it's complicated".
Episode 138 ”Code of Honor January 2022”
January 14, 2022 17:00 - 53 minutes - 51.5 MBFrancis takes charge of this month's Code of Honor.
Episode 137 ”Challenger Disaster: Gen X Touchstone”
January 07, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutes - 55 MBRobert opens January captaining our history episode on an important Gen X touchstone, the Challenger Disaster.
Episode 136 ”Hoopajoob! Cool Cars”
December 31, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBMartin is in the driver's seat and the guys ramble for an hour about cool cars they wish they owned or once owned.
Episode 135 ”Punching Heretics: A Salute to St. Nick”
December 24, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBRobert chairs the Council of Nicea in this salute to the man who started the Santa legend, St. Nicolas. Don't mess with him, or he'll slap the heresy right out of you.
Episode 134 ”Our Heroes: Theodore Roosevelt”
December 17, 2021 17:00 - 54 minutes - 52.8 MBFrancis takes command on the San Juan Hill that is the life and career of Theodore Roosevelt.
Episode 133 ”Code of Honor: TR”
December 10, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBRobert takes the lead here and the guys talk quotes from Theodore Roosevelt.
Episode 132 ”Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor”
December 03, 2021 17:00 - 54 minutes - 53.4 MBMartin takes the conn to talk the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Episode 131 ”Brains! Brains! Zombie Movies and Shows”
November 26, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 57.2 MBRobert takes command and we explore zombie media. Why are they so popular, are they just violent fantasies about decapitating our neighbors, or something more?
Episode 130 ”Our Heroes: Mark Twain”
November 19, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBFrancis takes the helm again as we pilot a riverboat with legendary American author and wit Mark Twain.
Episode 129 ”Code of Honor: The Quotable Mark Twain”
November 12, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 58 MBFrancis takes the lead as the guys talk the 19th Century's number 1 quote machine, Mark Twain."
Episode 128 ”Not Seen Before: Judgement at Nuremberg”
November 05, 2021 16:00 - 52 minutes - 52.1 MBHolding world leaders responsible for their actions? Stunning. No more "I was just following orders."
Episode 127 ”Hoopajoob! People We Have Met or Hope To”
October 29, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBMartin takes the reins and the guys talk creators and famous folks they have met or would really like to. Of course the offer of a bourbon to them all goes without saying.
Episode 126 ”We Want to Drink Your Blood! Vampire Movies!”
October 22, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutes - 35.1 MBMartin somehow has the job to open the coffin on our fascination with vampire movies. We figure it goes beyond some pale dude that sparkles. Might have something to do with, I don't know, Jesus.
Episode 125 ”Our Heroes: Bernard Cornwell”
October 15, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 35.9 MBFrancis takes lead on an episode celebrating the craft of author Bernard Cornwell.
Episode 124 ”Code of Honor October 2021”
October 08, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 37.7 MBFrancis has Cornell West, Martin has John Milius and Robert hammers it home with Mark Cain in a morality and justice focused episode. Get deeper on the blog!
Episode 123 ”How Did This Happen? The Holocaust”
October 01, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBRobert takes charge of a thoughtful and reflective exploration of one of history's greatest crimes, The Holocaust. Snakes & Otters says 'never again'.
Episode 122 ”Movies We Always Watch 3: Beyond Thunderdome”
September 24, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBRobert takes charge and we do a third installment of our movies we always have to watch. We missed our chance to tag this one "Electric Boogaloo" but figured Mad Max would do just as well . . .
Episode 121 ”Our Heroes: Frederick Douglass”
September 17, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes - 53.3 MBMartin has the conn and we talk orator, statesman and author Frederick Douglass who went from slave to man in Abe's ear. Robert gives some tips to Pulitzer Prize level biographers on how to write while we're at it.
Episode 120 "Code of Honor September 2021"
September 10, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutes - 54.5 MBRobert sets the controls for the heart of the sun in this Code of Honor episode. Features words of wisdom from Robert Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln and Voltaire. Bonus wisdom from Saint Thomas More right from Francis' memory too!
Episode 119 "How Did This Happen? The Rise of Fascism"
September 03, 2021 16:00 - 59 minutes - 57.7 MBFrancis takes the conn with this history episode as the guys examine the interwar period and the rise of fanatical ultranationalist movements.
Episode 118 "I'm Batman. Vigilantism in Media"
August 27, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBMartin takes the big chair this week and the guys run through Mack Bolan, Frank Castle, Bruce Wayne, Paul Kersey and other iconic media vigilantes. Of course we have to figure out how bloodthirsty maniacs out for revenge became cultural icons.
Episode 117 "Our Heroes: Abraham Lincoln"
August 20, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB"Now he belongs to the ages." Not sure what else we can put in the description. Francis runs the convention here and we talk all things Abe.
Episode 116 "Code of Honor for August 2021: Lincoln"
August 13, 2021 16:00 - 44 minutes - 43.8 MBRobert is captaining the flatboat this week and the guys do Lincoln quotes to delve into the man's influence and character.
Episode 115 "Kiss My Drunk Russian Ass: The Story of the 1991 Russian Coup"
August 06, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutes - 51.9 MBFrancis has the Kapitanskoye kreslo (Captain's chair for those who don't savvy the Russian lingo) and thirty years after the event talks the guys through the story of the 1991 Russian Coup attempt. The guys delve deep into how three days in August that year led to the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union and sent Soviet Communism to the ash heap of history. Martin has been anxiously awaiting this one.
Episode 114 "Hoopajoob! Time to Talk Smoked Meats"
July 30, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutes - 52.7 MBRobert is the pit master this episode and the guys talk the joys of smoked meats, great sides and road trips.
Episode 113 "What if? Alternate History"
July 23, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBRobert takes the conn for an exploration of his favorite type of fiction, the 'what if?' story. We examine it from all sort of perspectives, and have a few laughs along the way too.
Episode 112 "Ernest Hemingway"
July 16, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 58 MBFrancis has the conn and the guys talk life and work of Ernest Hemingway. The craft. the craft.
Episode 111 "Code of Honor for July 2021: Hemingway"
July 09, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBFrancis captains and we talk his favorite Man's Man, Ernest Hemingway and his words of wisdom.
Episode 110 "Valkyrie and the 20 July Plot"
July 02, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBRobert is in command and the guys talk about the 20 July Plot to kill Adolf Hitler only weeks after the Normandy Invasion.
Episode 109 "Music for the Masses"
June 25, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 59 MBDJ Robert is spinning tunes this episode as the guys talk favorite bands, first concerts, first records bought with own money and all kinds of things rock music.
Episode 108: "I Like Ike" Our Heroes: Dwight D. Eisenhower
June 18, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes - 53.9 MBMartin has the captain's chair and the guys talk Ike, soldier and president. A worthy hero. Martin recommends bios of Eisenhower by both Stephen Ambrose and Jean Edward Smith. Martin also introduces Wilson the Wonder Doodle.
Episode 107: Code of Honor June 2021
June 11, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 58.2 MBFrancis has the conn and Mark Twain makes a double appearance. Martin says this one quickly became a favorite Code of Honor.
Episode 106 "Endgame: The Invasion of Normandy"
June 04, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBMartin drives the LST to the beach in this episode discussing the Battle of Normandy, Operation Overlord. The guys give the lowdown, and talk books by Cornelius Ryan, Stephen Ambrose, Douglas Brinkley and John Keegan.
Episode 105 "East Bound and Down"
May 28, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 46.2 MBMartin has the wheel and drives the fellas at high speed through a discussion of car chase movies and what they mean. Yes, the guys give ontological weight to a movie about a hillbilly driving a Trans Am halfway across the country to steal beer. Because of course we do. 10-4 good buddy, I'm 10-10 on the side.
Episode 104 "Our Heroes John Keegan"
May 21, 2021 16:00 - 37 minutes - 37.8 MBFrancis has command and the guys talk military historian John Keegan. Pick up his stuff, readily accessible on major online booksellers and often at discount retail. Revolutionary historian.