In this episode we discuss the small sect of Christians who think that God’s going to protect them against snake bites even though he continually doesn’t protect them against snake bites. That’s right we’re talking about the snake handling churches of the Appalachian Mountains and southeast United States.

We talk George Went Hensley, Jamie Coots, and “Punkin” Brown, and the surprising way these people who handled venomous snakes died. We also talk about how the law applies to these people, how this is harmful to the snakes, and also that they drink straight up poison.

As well, Damien introduces us to the scary world of anti-vaxxers. From France in the 1700s to Jenny McCarthy.

As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff.

Hosted by Trevor Poelman and Damien Doepping

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