Snakes & Otters Podcast

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. 

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!

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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

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