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A pointless discussion of eternal questions, with Martin, Robert and Francis. Join us as we tackle everything from English history to comic books.

Snakes & Otters


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 250 EPISODES


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    Episode 247 - Code of Honor from Goethe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 91:43


    Robert shoots from the hip and brings in an amazing quote about change, growth and the evils of stagnation from the great German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe . . . 

    Episode 246 - Great Directors: John Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 97:27


    Robert takes command as the guys discuss the quintessential Gen X director, the late John Hughes, and how his movies both captured and helped create the pop cultural phenomenon known as the Eighties . . .

    Episode 245 - Code of Honor April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 70:44


    Cajun brings us a Jefferson Davis (yes that Jefferson Davis) quote to digest. Does the Majority really rule? 

    Episode 244 - Bond, James Bond Sells Out?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 102:16


    Francis does his best M for the guys as they discuss the ramifications of the recent sale of the Bond franchise creative rights to Amazon. Martin, per usual, isn't happy. 

    Episode 243 - Code of Honor from Mark Twain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 95:34


    Francis takes charge and the guys spend a LOT of time discussing an excellent Mark Twain quote and what it means for personal goals. 

    Episode 242 - Great Douchebags In History, First Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 67:34


    Martin takes the conn on this inaugural episode of the guys highlighting some of history's worst - and yet not well remembered - doucebags. (Martin came up with the phrase with his usual directness.) This go-around the guys talk about some guys that caused a whole lot of trouble back in their day, Serbian Dragutin Dimitrijević and Frenchman Phillipe Petain. 

    Episode 241 - Code of Honor from David Foster Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 94:07


    The guys take a moment to update everyone on their various writing projects before diving into a series of Robert's quotations, all linked to one from David Foster Wallace about depression, sarcasm, humor and helping those in need. Powerful stuff indeed!

    Episode 240 - The Absurdly Interesting Albert Camus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 74:30


    Martin brings the boys back into the arena of philosophy and the intriguing person of French philosopher and writer Albert Camus and his reactionary philosophy of absurdism. It gives Martin the warm fuzzies.  The guys have to decide between Doors 1, 2 or 3 and there is plenty of debate all around.

    Episode 239 - Code of Honor from Robert Browning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 67:36


    Andre sits in the Captain's Chair and throws down an amazing quotation from the English poet Robert Browning and the guys bat it around all over the board, discussing Pelagianism, the nature of heaven and all sort of eternal things.

    Episode 238 - The Films of Michael Mann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 81:49


    Martin takes the Captain's Chair as the fellas all discuss the films of the great director Michael Mann. Martin has a particular penchant for Heat, whereas Francis and Cajun are definitely Last of the Mohicans fans . . . 

    Episode 237 - Code of Honor December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 77:45


    Martin takes the guys into a discussion on a Max Weber quote. Weber is credited as essentially the world's first sociologist, and the discussion gets pretty heated. 

    Episode 236 - Great Directors: John Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 95:02


    The guys discuss the landmark career of the first American film director to be considered an auteur and artist. Blemishes and all. 

    Episode 235.5 - Bourbon Festival Interview with Jephtha Creed Master Distiller and Owner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 9:10


    Robert delivers an on-the-spot interview of Master Distiller Joyce Nethery at Kentucky Bourbon Festival. She was super gracious and we're big fans. 

    Episode 235 - Code of Honor November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 104:34


    Francis brings in artist and activist Keith Haring and we talk propaganda vs art. Martin antagonizes the captain a bit. 

    Episode 234 - Off With Their Heads! The Reign of Terror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 85:52


    Francis mans the barricades and guys examine the second half of the French Revolution, the Reign of Terror and beyond.

    Episode 233 - Code of Honor - Lt. General Hal Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 78:29


    Episode 232 - HOOPAJOOB!!! - Bourbon Fest!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 71:18


    Episode 231 - Code of Honor with Ronaldus Maximus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 97:20


    Episode 230 "Let Them Eat Cake: Roots of Revolution"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 81:27


    We take on the roots of the French Revolution and it began to devolve to murder and madness. 

    Episode 229 "Hoopajoob!" We Can Cook, but Really We Can Eat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 112:13


    Brother Andre is up for captain on this one, he's got some favorite food and recipes he pitches as a starting point for a gastronomy Snakes & Otters style. And yes, it involves how to properly prepare a steak. 

    Episode 228 Code of Honor: August 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 102:35


    Martin throws the guys an Albert Camus quote to pick apart and profundity promptly ensues.

    Episode 227 'We'll Be Back" The Terminator Franchise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 78:49


    Francis wants to talk all things Terminator and what eventually happened with this groundbreaking sci-fi franchise. 

    Episode 226 - Code of Honor from All Sides!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 90:43


    Andre once again proves his command fitness as he brings not one but three amazing quotations for the guys to chew on! Join us as we play around with some wise words from Seneca, Carl Jung, Pythagoras and maybe even a few more! Once again we prove why Snakes And Otters is the best podcast out there for deeps discussion and intellectual repartee par excellence!

    Episode 225 - Transportation In Westward Expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 87:37


    Cajun takes the Captain's Chair and takes us on our fourth episode exploring the history of the United States westward expansion. This time we go deep with perhaps the biggest reasons for why things happened as they did . . . technological innovations in the area of transportation. Join the guys as they pick this one apart and discuss the western historical legacy and how it informs our world even today!

    Episode 224 - HOOPAJOOB Lightning Round!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 85:31


    Andre takes command for the very first time and takes us all back to school. Remembering "brevity is the soul of wit" (which Francis is notorious for constantly forgetting) the guys take rapid fire questions one after another about our favorite things and why  . . . in just a few sentences! Hold on to your hats Otterites! Brother Andre is putting the boys through their paces!

    Episode 223 - Code of Honor from Clarence Darrow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 101:01


    Robert nearly gives Martin constipation with his choice of Clarence Darrow for this edition of Code of Honor. As usual, though, things work out splendidly as the guys discuss patriotism's specific approach to injustice, and whether Darrow was spot on  (or not) in calling out what he saw as a dangerous blindness.

    Episode 222 - What the Heck Happened to the Star Wars Franchise?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 88:04


    Robert gets to play in his favorite sandbox as he leads us through a discussion of the current state of the once mighty Star Wars franchise, including how we got here, what we once (and still do) love so much, along with a heaping helping (naturally) of what we find bloody awful and deserving of our our eternal ire . . . 

    Episode 221 Code of Honor from Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 68:25


    Cajun captains the Brotherhood through an examination of a poignant speech by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce.

    Episode 220 Cultural Collision: Western Expansion and Native Americans

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 72:57


    Cajun takes the guys through a discussion of culture clashes and human decency (or lack thereof) with a talk about the post-Civil War western expansion and its effects on the Native American Tribes. 

    Episode 219 - HOOPAJOOB!!! Superstars Writing Seminar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 76:22


    Cajun takes the big chair and discusses his experience at the Superstars Writing Seminar with the guys. 

    Episode 218 "Code of Honor from Oscar Wilde"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 66:51


    The guys risk heading to gaol, as they used to say in Britain, to work through an Oscar Wilde quote. 

    Episode 217 "Leave the Gun, Take Francis Ford Coppola"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 98:13


    Another in our "great directors" series, the guys tackle the legacy of Francis Ford Coppola, of Godfather saga and Apocalypse Now fame.

    Episode 216 - Code of Honor from C. S. Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 95:18


    Martin captains this episode and chooses a quote from C. S. Lewis for us to toss around for a while. It's a lively discussion and lots of back and forth about the meaning to us and Lewis.

    Episode 215 - Great Directors: Clint Eastwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 111:40


    Listen to the Brotherhood of Snakes and Otters discuss, dissect, and opinionate about the man, the myth, the legend Clint Eastwood and his career move from in front of the camera to behind it too.

    Episode 214 ”Code of Honor from G. K. Chesterton”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 115:55


    Robert leads the discussion with a quote from the great G. K. Chesterton. The man is one of the greatest writers you'll ever encounter. Hundreds of books. 9000 essays. Absolute wit and genius from Chesterton.

    Episode 213 ”Great Directors: Ridley Scott”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 85:21


    Join the Brotherhood discussing the films and work of Ridley Scott, genius filmmaker behind Alien, Blade Runner, and especially Gladiator. Three obvious greats of his incredible corpus of work, although we discuss tons more too . . . 

    Episode 212 ”Hoopajoob - New Year's Resolutions”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 118:19


    The Brotherhood talks resolutions and goals for the New Year. Hear the boys discuss what they're going to do and why Robert absolutely hates the term "resolutions"!

    Episode 211 - ”Code of Honor: George Washington”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 69:30


    Join the boys at the Imperator's vast farmlands as they do CODE OF HONOR! It's a single quote now, and this one's from George Washington.

    Episode 210 - ”Movies We Always Watch IV: A New Hope”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 79:27


    Join the Brotherhood (minus the missing Francis) as they discuss more of those movies they just have to stop and watch whenever they're on. 

    Episode 209 - ”Code of Honor from Voltaire”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 91:49


    Join the Brotherhood of Snakes & Otters for another episode of Code of Honor. Francis provides the quote for the guys this episode and he goes back to one of his favorites, Voltaire. The boys don't have a lot of agreement on the chosen quote this time, so the discussion gets lively. 

    Episode 208 - ”The Gold Rushes - Yes! More Than One!”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 82:37


    The Brotherhood of Snakes & Otters continues the series on Manifest Destiny and its effect on history. Listen in as they discuss not just the California Gold Rush, but also various others throughout history. As always there's bourbon in the middle and discussion on the why and what it all meant. Plus a surprise special guest joins us for this episode.

    Episode 207 ”Code of Honor from Josh Billings”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 61:26


    The Brotherhood returns to the new format of Code of Honor. Cajun provides a quote from Josh Billings, a contemporary of Sam Clemens, AKA Mark Twain. He's awesome and we're all quite enthralled.

    Episode 206 ”The (Admittedly Subjective) History of Bourbon”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 85:33


    On the heels of the last episode talking about the KY Bourbon Fest, the Brotherhood of Snakes and Otters returns to a favorite subject: BOURBON!!!! That's right. We talk about the history of bourbon and the effect it's had on the local region, nationally and of course, us! Cajun also provides a flight of bourbons for us to try. It's a blind taste test. Hear what we have to say.

    Episode 205 ”Hoopajoob! Bourbon Fest in Bardstown KY”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 89:07


    The Brotherhood visits the KY Bourbon Fest in Bardstown, KY. Also known as the Holy Land, and not just because it's considered the home of Bourbon. Three days of bourbon tasting and soaking up the ambience that comes from hundreds, if not more, of bourbon fans from all across the world. Yes, the world. Someone was apparently from Australia.

    Episode 204 ”Code of Honor September 2023”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 84:06


    The Brotherhood of Snakes and Otters does another episode of Code of Honor, but this one's different! With five members, it's hard to get done in a reasonable amount of time. This time, Captain Martin produced a quote for the Brotherhood to discuss. And did they ever! Take a deep dive into this one quote with the Brotherhood and hear Robert hammer home the summation as always.

    Episode 203 ”Helter Skelter - Charles Manson's Impact on the Culture”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 77:18


    The Brotherhood of Snakes and Otters takes a look at Helter Skelter phenomenon. No, not the Beatles song. Or the cover by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Or the latter one by U2. Who was Charles Manson, how did he create his cult and keep them under his sway? Perhaps most importantly, what influences did he have on society and the culture?

    Episode 202 - ”Code of Honor August 2023”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 126:09


    Join Snakes and Otters for a deep discussion on important and thought provoking quotes from each of us.

    Episode 201 ”Manifest Destiny”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 68:21


    Join Snakes and Otters as they take a look at the beginnings of Manifest Destiny in the United State. What was Manifest Destiny? What drove the people of the day to expand the U.S. from "sea to shining sea"?

    Hoopajoob! Our 200th Episode! - SERPENTS AND BEAVERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 36:34


    Listen 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”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 71:45


    Join 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”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 83:17


    Snakes & 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. 

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