Snakes & Otters Podcast
Episodes
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Episode 048 "Who Loves You Baby? Classic Cop Shows"
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
The guys look back with nostalgia at the old classic TV cop shows and what they meant.
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Episode 047 "Our Heroes: Winston Churchill"
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Want a challenge? Try talking about Winston Churchill in less than an hour. The guys examine the life of British statesman Winston Churchill. There's a lot to unpack.
Martin doesn't mention it, but he's read what's considered the sine qua non of modern Churchill bios, Martin Gilbert's 1 volume Churchill: A Life.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Episode 046 "Code of Honor for April 2020"
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Benjamin Disraeli, Helmuth von Moltke (the Elder) and Ronnie James Dio. Yep. The guys take quotes from a British statesman, a German field marshal and a rock n roll singer to give you April's words to live by. And like always, it works.
Our quotes this time:
Francis – “Don’t complain, don’t explain.” (Benjamin Disraeli)
Martin – “If you listen to fools, the mob rules.” (Ronnie James Dio)
Robert – “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” (Helmut Von Moltke the Elder)
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Episode 045 "Dirtiest Elections: The Story of 1824 and 1828"
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Martin captains an episode on the pivotal elections of 1824 and 1828. The guys then turn it into a character study of Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Episode 044 "Bond, James Bond"
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
That's right listeners, pop culture time and Francis is thrilled that we put this one on the schedule. We talk about the appeal and cultural impact of the James Bond Franchise, including the original Ian Fleming novels and the Eon Productions films.
"Do you expect us to talk?"
"No, Snakes & Otters, I expect you to die."
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Episode 043 "Our Heroes: William Tecumseh Sherman"
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Martin leads the way in an exploration of General W. T. Sherman. Prickly, irascible, narcissistic, yet devoted to Grant and Lincoln. Political connections all over, but no interest in a political career. Yet he was key to saving the Union in the Civil War.
Martin focuses on Lee Kennett's Sherman: A Soldier's Life and Victor Davis Hanson's The Savior Generals to get the guys started.
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Episode 042 "Code of Honor for March 2020"
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Robert captains and lets Martin start off linking some Clint Eastwood (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) words with Huey Newton. Francis moves from there to David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia to eviscerate tribalism and Robert hones in on sinfulness and selfishness. And it all connects. In other words, same thing we always do.
Our quotes this time:
Martin – “There are two people in this world, those with loaded guns and those who dig.” – (Sergio Leone)
Francis – “So long as the(y) fight tribe against tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people - greedy, barbarous, and cruel, as you are.” ( E. Lawrence)
Robert – “A liberal is someone whose interests are not at stake at the moment.” (Unknown)
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Episode 041 "1972 Election: Just How Bad a Candidate was George McGovern"
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Martin captains an episode examining the 1972 election. We dig into the Watergate timeline, Nixon's strengths and McGovern's weaknesses. And of course it all ties back to our "What If" episode on Robert Kennedy.
G. Gordon Liddy's autobiography Will features in the discussion.