Episode 016 "Monitor Vs. Merrimack and British Intervention in the Civil War"
Martin challenges the guys to think beyond the politics and explore the strategic options for British intervention in the American Civil War in 1862. Robert's up to the challenge and gives Martin all ...
13 Syys 201937min
Episode 015 "Queen Elizabeth II: Give The Old Gal A Break"
The Snakes & Otters guys dive into an appreciation of the life of Queen Elizabeth II. All you tabloid types out there, be warned, Martin wants you to ease up. And Martin likes to get his way. There ar...
6 Syys 201935min
Episode 014 "What If? . . . Robert Kennedy Was Not Assassinated?"
Robert suggests a new kind of discussion for us, an "alternative history". We wrestle with the question: what if Robert Kennedy isn't killed in June 1968? Does that alter America's trajectory through ...
23 Elo 201945min
Episode 013 "What Makes A Good History Book?"
We mean, it is obviously our favorite pastime, but what makes for a good read in history? Martin needs to get over his disappointment in Juliet Barker's Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made Eng...
16 Elo 201938min
Episode 012 "Franz Ferdinand: Martyr, Visionary, or Doofus?"
Martin leads a "reach back" episode about Franz Ferdinand and why the Serbs thought he was worth shooting. Shoot a guy in a funny hat, start a war. Damn 1914 was weird. The story includes a juicy sex ...
9 Elo 201941min
Episode 011 "KY Shakespeare + Snakes & Otters = Fun"
Robert, Martin and Francis talk about the nation's oldest continuous Shakespeare festival, right here in River City. We relish and review the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival's Summer 2019 productions of...
2 Elo 201938min
Episode 010 "Jack 'King' Kirby: Thanks for the MCU"
Martin, Robert and Francis reach back to Episodes 5 and 6 and dig more into the legacy of the one and only Jack 'King' Kirby. He means everything to the visual appeal of the MCU. Jack Kirby's output ...
26 Heinä 201940min
Episode 009 "Woodrow Wilson Screws the Pooch"
Francis has us digging into Ronald Pestritto's Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism. Martin, Robert and Francis all agree, Wilson made a huge mess. So much for all those great American Id...
19 Heinä 201934min
