Snakes & Otters Podcast

Robert cranks up the Marshall stack and the guys talk landmark and favorite rock bands. 

The King of Cool is today's hero, and Martin leads the discussion. 

Martin is large and in charge for this month's Code of Honor. 

The 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. 

Robert takes charge of a fun pop culture episode about those great Warner Bros. cartoons Gen X grew up with on Saturday mornings. 

Francis 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". 

Francis takes charge of this month's Code of Honor. 

Robert opens January captaining our history episode on an important Gen X touchstone, the Challenger Disaster. 

Martin is in the driver's seat and the guys ramble for an hour about cool cars they wish they owned or once owned. 

Robert 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.

Francis takes command on the San Juan Hill that is the life and career of Theodore Roosevelt.

Robert takes the lead here and the guys talk quotes from Theodore Roosevelt.

Martin takes the conn to talk the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Robert takes command and we explore zombie media. Why are they so popular, are they just violent fantasies about decapitating our neighbors, or something more?

Francis takes the helm again as we pilot a riverboat with legendary American author and wit Mark Twain. 

Francis takes the lead as the guys talk the 19th Century's number 1 quote machine, Mark Twain."

Holding world leaders responsible for their actions? Stunning. No more "I was just following orders."

Martin 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. 

Martin 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. 

Francis takes lead on an episode celebrating the craft of author Bernard Cornwell. 

Francis 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! 

Robert takes charge of a thoughtful and reflective exploration of one of history's greatest crimes, The Holocaust. Snakes & Otters says 'never again'. 

Robert 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 . . .

Martin 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. 

Robert 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!