227 épisodes

A pointless discussion of eternal questions, with Martin, Robert, Francis, Cajun and Marcus Aurelius. Join us as we tackle everything including history, pop culture, heroes and villains, movies, music, philosophy, words to live by, theology, comic books and especially Bourbon.

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A pointless discussion of eternal questions, with Martin, Robert, Francis, Cajun and Marcus Aurelius. Join us as we tackle everything including history, pop culture, heroes and villains, movies, music, philosophy, words to live by, theology, comic books and especially Bourbon.

    Episode 225 - Transportation In Westward Expansion

    Episode 225 - Transportation In Westward Expansion

    Cajun takes the Captain's Chair and takes us on our fourth episode exploring the history of the United States westward expansion.
    This time we go deep with perhaps the biggest reasons for why things happened as they did . . . technological innovations in the area of transportation.
    Join the guys as they pick this one apart and discuss the western historical legacy and how it informs our world even today!

    • 1h 27 min
    Episode 224 - HOOPAJOOB Lightning Round!

    Episode 224 - HOOPAJOOB Lightning Round!

    Andre takes command for the very first time and takes us all back to school.
    Remembering "brevity is the soul of wit" (which Francis is notorious for constantly forgetting) the guys take rapid fire questions one after another about our favorite things and why  . . . in just a few sentences!
    Hold on to your hats Otterites! Brother Andre is putting the boys through their paces!

    • 1h 25 min
    Episode 223 - Code of Honor from Clarence Darrow

    Episode 223 - Code of Honor from Clarence Darrow

    Robert nearly gives Martin constipation with his choice of Clarence Darrow for this edition of Code of Honor.
    \As usual, though, things work out splendidly as the guys discuss patriotism's specific approach to injustice, and whether Darrow was spot on  (or not) in calling out what he saw as a dangerous blindness.

    • 1h 41 min
    Episode 222 - What the Heck Happened to the Star Wars Franchise?

    Episode 222 - What the Heck Happened to the Star Wars Franchise?

    Robert gets to play in his favorite sandbox as he leads us through a discussion of the current state of the once mighty Star Wars franchise, including how we got here, what we once (and still do) love so much, along with a heaping helping (naturally) of what we find bloody awful and deserving of our our eternal ire . . . 

    • 1h 28 min
    Episode 221 - Code of Honor from Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

    Episode 221 - Code of Honor from Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

    Cajun captains the Brotherhood through an examination of a poignant speech by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce.

    • 1h 8 min
    Episode 220 - Cultural Collision: Western Expansion and Native Americans

    Episode 220 - Cultural Collision: Western Expansion and Native Americans

    Cajun takes the guys through a discussion of culture clashes and human decency (or lack thereof) with a talk about the post-Civil War western expansion and its effects on the Native American Tribes. 

    • 1h 12 min

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