Brothers of the Serpent
Two brothers explore the mysteries of the ages, the ancients, and the modern day.
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Episode #331: Missing 411 - North America & Beyond - 1
09/27/2024
Episode #331: Missing 411 - North America & Beyond - 1
We begin a new exploration into the topic of strange missing persons cases with David Paulides' third Missing 411 book, "North America and Beyond". We only cover a small amount of the enormous number of cases in this book. If you are interested in learning more go to You can purchase the book directly here: Thanks to Troy for the amazing episode art!
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Episode #330: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 4
09/19/2024
Episode #330: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 4
Megalithic Martin joins us again for part 4 of his series on his research into megalithic structures in England and the evidence for numerous alignments between the structures themselves, and with astronomical events. Near the end, Martin also gives an excellent argument for the date these structures were built, based on their alignments. Thanks to Troy for the amazing episode art! Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #329: Modern Metals in Ancient Vases - Update on Vase Research
09/18/2024
Episode #329: Modern Metals in Ancient Vases - Update on Vase Research
We discuss some very interesting new developments in the maverick research being done on the ancient stone vases from Egypt. Ben and Russ took a trip to Florida to get some fragments of vases examined using a Scanning Electron Microscope. No copper was found, but there were traces of other metals that the ancient Egyptians are not supposed to have had access to. We were streaming this live, so we were also responding to questions from the chat. You can watch the youtube version here: Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #328: Snakebros Live: Assembly Theory
09/18/2024
Episode #328: Snakebros Live: Assembly Theory
We went live for a short episode mid-harvest season to discuss some new thoughts on Assembly Theory, but got distracted by questions from the live chat about the winemaking process. We do, eventually, discuss Assembly Theory. You can watch the video on youtube here: Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation: https://paypal.me/snakebros
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Episode #327: The Spookiest Story Never Told 5 - UFOs 14
08/09/2024
Episode #327: The Spookiest Story Never Told 5 - UFOs 14
Marty joins us again for the 5th installment in the "Spooky Story" series, and the 14th UFO episode. Ancient Egypt plays a part in this episode, as we read about a startling discovery made by none other than Flinders Petrie himself. Does a mysterious substance found at a lost Egyptian temple hold secrets of early contact? Thanks to Troy for the amazing episode art! Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early a ccess! Support the show with a paypal donation: https://paypal.me/snakebros
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Episode #326: The Spookiest Story Never Told 4 - UFOs 13
07/26/2024
Episode #326: The Spookiest Story Never Told 4 - UFOs 13
Marty Garza joins us again for the 13th part in his series on the strange history of UFOs, aliens, magic, demons, spirituality, consciousness, psychic abilities, dark government agencies, wars, and weapons development. In this episode we look at more possibilities of historical contact, and the origins of "supernatural" prophecy. Thanks to Troy Hoover for the amazing episode art! Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation: https://paypal.me/snakebros
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Episode #325: The Olmec Enigma - Part 2
07/13/2024
Episode #325: The Olmec Enigma - Part 2
Luke Caverns joins us again in the cube to continue our discussion of his explorations into the mysterious Olmec culture. Who were these people, where did they come from, and how old is their civilization? Are all of the artifacts designated as "Olmec" really from a single culture, or are there multiple distinct cultures being lumped together? Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #324: Pyramids. Again
07/09/2024
Episode #324: Pyramids. Again
We go live in this episode to discuss our continually changing impressions and ideas about ancient Egypt. We go live and share photos and videos from our most recent trip on the construction of the pyramids, and the boxes in the Serapeum. Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #323: Listener Communications - Live
07/03/2024
Episode #323: Listener Communications - Live
Back from the Cosmic Summit, we dive in to some listener emails and questions from the chat. Thank you all for participating in the livestream! We apologize for the audio glitches in the beginning of this episode. Hopefully the issues causing this have been fixed. Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Gobekli Tepe - A Treasure of the Ancients [CS24 Presentation]
06/13/2024
Gobekli Tepe - A Treasure of the Ancients [CS24 Presentation]
This is the presentation we will be giving at the Cosmic Summit 2024 conference. We wanted to publish it here on the podcast first, for all of you to see. Also, it's good practice for us! Get livestream tickets for CS24: Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #322: Cart Ruts, Quarries, and Megaliths
06/07/2024
Episode #322: Cart Ruts, Quarries, and Megaliths
Michael Collins from Wandering Wolf Productions joins us in studio to discuss his travels around the world to visit ancient and mysterious sites in Peru, China, Malta, Easter Island and more. We discuss the mystery of the cart ruts of Malta and how they compare to the ones we investigated with him in Austin Texas. We also talk quite a bit about his travels in China, the infamous Yanshan Quarry, and the Longyou Grottoes. You can find Michael's website here: Subscribe to his youtube channel here: Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #321: Listener Communications
05/28/2024
Episode #321: Listener Communications
We went live on youtube to read and respond to listener emails, and questions and comments in the chat. Thank you all so much for listening and supporting the show! Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #320: The Olmec Enigma
05/19/2024
Episode #320: The Olmec Enigma
Luke Caverns joins us in studio to discuss one of the most mysterious ancient peoples of the Americas: the Olmecs. Luke has visited many of the known Olmec sites and shows us just how little we know of this strange and fascinating civilization. Thanks to Troy for the episode art! Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! Support the show with a paypal donation:
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Episode #319: Evidence for Giants - Part 3
05/11/2024
Episode #319: Evidence for Giants - Part 3
Prof Shy returns for the third and final part of his presentation on the evidence for giants in the ancient world. This time we look at tales of giants from the old world. Thanks to Troy for the fantastic episode art!! If you are interested in hearing the patreon segment that follows this episode, you can sign up to our patreon here: If you want to support the show with a one time donation, you can use paypal:
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Episode #318: Evidence for Giants - Part 2
05/05/2024
Episode #318: Evidence for Giants - Part 2
Prof Shy joins us again, this time remotely, to continue his presentation of his research on the historical and archaeological evidence for giants. The first half of the show is a deep dive into the subject of the legendary giants of Lovelock Cave. In the second half, we read through multiple accounts of giant encounters and discoveries in Mexico, central and south America. Thanks to Troy for the Episode Art!!
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Episode #317: Evidence for Giants - Part 1
04/25/2024
Episode #317: Evidence for Giants - Part 1
Matt Shy joins us in studio to discuss his research and reading into the evidence for ancient giants around the world. In this episode we cover the mounds of North America and the mythology and oral traditions of Native Americans, as well as confirmed accounts of findings of large skeletons by the Smithsonian. We also discuss the differences between normal humans with "gigantism" vs large human skeletons that show no signs of such a "disorder".
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Episode #316: Mysteries of Egypt - Part 2
04/23/2024
Episode #316: Mysteries of Egypt - Part 2
Streaming live from the Tangent Cube, with Ben from UnchartedX in studio with us for the first time. We discuss the eclipse event, then continue our conversation from last week about our recent trip to Egypt. We show some videos of Giza around the satellite pyramids, and new video of the well shaft and grotto in the great pyramid. If you want to see the videos we are discussing, check the youtube version of the episode here: https://youtube.com/live/whRcPHx9E3w
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Episode #315: Mysteries of Egypt - Part 1
04/04/2024
Episode #315: Mysteries of Egypt - Part 1
Ben from UnchartedX joins us in our first episode since returning from our six weeks in Egypt. We discuss discoveries and observations we made at many different sites across Egypt, our adventures in the Fayum and the surrounding desert, diving in the Red Sea, and more. Find Ben and his fantastic content here: Join us for the Eclipse in Texas! We will be at the Cosmic Summit in June, join us there or watch the livestream: https://cosmicsummit.com/
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Episode #314: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 3
02/01/2024
Episode #314: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 3
Martin takes us through more of his research into alignments of the megalithic structures in the UK, demonstrating that some of these monuments may be aligned with each other across vast distances, implying that there could have been an overall plan for all of them, rather than simple random placement. We also look at some alignments of sites with the word "Devil" in the name, and how those may be correlated with churches named after St. Michael. Thanks to Troy for the excellent episode art!
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Episode #313: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 2
01/26/2024
Episode #313: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 2
Martin returns for the second part of his presentation on his research into the possibility that at least some of the megalithic landscapes in the UK are enormous star maps that span many miles. This episode is heavy on the visuals, so be sure to check the YouTube version so you can see the images Martin is referencing. Stay tuned for part 3, which we will post just before we depart for Egypt! Thanks to Troy for the excellent episode art!
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Episode #312: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 1
01/16/2024
Episode #312: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 1
Martin Green (MegalithicMartin from our discord) joins us this week to begin a three part discussion on his research into megalithic structures in the UK and the possibility they were sophisticated star maps that span for miles across the landscape. This episode, we look at The Devil's Arrows, the Thornborough Henge, and possible connections to Orion and the Pleiades. The BBC program mentioned in the episode: Paul Devereux simulation of complex layout - DNA Analysis video: Download for Stellarium - Download for Inkscape Executive Producers: Robert Dressel Philip Baklamov Matt Shy Peter Shell Zachariah Baker Associate Executive Producers: Hagen Thomann Jim Niggles Captain River Rat Chris James Daniel Gandy Dave Cortes Patrick Hicks Thanks to everyone who supports the show! And thanks to Troy for the amazing episode art!
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Episode #311: Listener Communications - Live
01/16/2024
Episode #311: Listener Communications - Live
We stream live from the Tangent Cube, reading and responding to listener emails and questions and comments from the chat!
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Episode #310: Assembly Theory
12/26/2023
Episode #310: Assembly Theory
GoFundme we talk about in the beginning of the episode: We recorded this shorter episode just before Christmas because Kyle has injured himself and wasn't able to sit for a normal episode. We discuss Assembly Theory, a new way to look at natural selection and the formation of complex structures. We also talk about the continued investigation of 9000 year old stone hunting structures beneath the waters of Lake Huron. Thanks to Edfu for the awesome Christmas poem! Executive Producer: Anne who Knits Associate Executive Producer: David Cree Assembly Theory paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06600-9
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Episode #309: Luke Caverns - Live - Exploring the Ruins of the Ancient Maya
12/17/2023
Episode #309: Luke Caverns - Live - Exploring the Ruins of the Ancient Maya
Luke Caverns joins us live in the Tangent Cube to discuss his recent excursion into southern Mexico, exploring the deep jungle, looking for Mayan ruins, and worrying about snakes. Support Luke on Patreon: Follow Luke on YouTube:
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Episode #308: Listener Communications - Live
12/10/2023
Episode #308: Listener Communications - Live
Thanks to everyone who sent the great emails! We love reading and responding to them on the show. We also read and respond to questions and comments from the live chat, thanks to everyone who donated, and for the 1up boxes! Executive Producers: Li Peter Shell Clueless Krees Philip Baklamov Matt Shy Zachariah Baker Associate Executive Producers: Johnathan Bracken Edfu_TextYa_Later Jim Niggles Captain River Rat Chris James Daniel Gandy Dave Cortes Patrick Hicks
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Episode #307: UFOs and the Occult - AMA With Marty Garza
12/01/2023
Episode #307: UFOs and the Occult - AMA With Marty Garza
We have Marty with us in the Tangent Cube once again, talking UFOs and answering questions from the livestream chat.
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Episode #306: Precision in Ancient Technology
11/27/2023
Episode #306: Precision in Ancient Technology
We have Ben from UnchartedX on to talk about the latest research and information on the ancient stone vases from Egypt. Clearly, someone was capable of high tech, high precision work in the deep past. Thanks to Troy for the Episode Art!
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Episode #305: The Art of Sound - with Scotty Baldwin
11/17/2023
Episode #305: The Art of Sound - with Scotty Baldwin
Scotty is back! We have Scotty Baldwin on once again to discuss interesting moments in his career as Front Of House engineer for some of the biggest names in American(and now Chinese) music. We also discuss archaeoaccoustics, sasquatch, exploring the wilderness of the Boundary Waters, and more. Thanks to Troy for the episode art!
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Episode #304: Airbursts and Cratering Impacts
11/13/2023
Episode #304: Airbursts and Cratering Impacts
In this episode, we read from the five papers recently published by the Comet Research Group in their new journal, about evidence for an airburst that destroyed Abu Hureyra ~12,800 years ago, and comparisons of impact proxies at Meteor Crater to materials found at known nuclear test sites. There is also a paper about a possible impact or airburst much more recently, around 700BC, over Kansas, that was witnessed by the native american Pawnee. We also discuss the new paper about Gunung Padang, a megalithic mound in Indonesia that has evidence it's earliest building phase may be as much as 24,000 years old. The Cosmic Tusk post on the new CRG Journal: "Airbursts and Cratering Impacts" Journal Gunung Padang paper Thanks to Troy for the amazing episode art!!
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Episode #303: Listener Communications - Live
11/02/2023
Episode #303: Listener Communications - Live
We read and respond to listener emails in this episode, which was live streamed to YouTube. Thank you all so much for the great emails, and the support for the show! Executive Producers: LalaC Philip Baklamov Matt Shy Peter Shell Zachariah Baker Associate Executive Producers: Edfu_TextYa_Later Jim Niggles Captain River Rat Chris James Daniel Gandy Dave Cortes Patrick Hicks
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