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Marked for Life

Alabama Astronaut
Serpent Handling
Andrew Hamblin

Cody Coots is a fourth-generation serpent handler. By age 6, he handles mock serpents with his sister, Trina, in the church, using leather belts for props. Cody secretly yearns for a normal childhood. He likes to ride his bike, play drums, and watch WWE wrestling with his father, Jamie. (Jamie is the world's most famous serpent-handling preacher.) A terrible act of violence befalls 8-year-old Cody... more

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Folk artist Abe Partridge, spurred by the Covid lockdowns, pursued Signs Following songs for six long years. 

These songs (which mention the handling of serpents and consumption of deadly poisons) have been performed for decades by the "serpent hand... more

Dalton Mills, narrator of Marked for Life, also shares the same hometown of Middlesboro, KY, with Cody and the Coots family. 

In this episode, he offers a "crater's-eye" view of the unique town, sharing his perspective on the serpent handlers and ho... more

Cody mounts a defense for the people of the faith.

Even with years of sinning copiously, he noticed many of the faithful remained steadfast and pure, particularly one man from Alabama who lived his faith to perfection: watching no TV, "doctoring" fo... more

Cody returns after two years to compose a final chapter of this memoir, Marked for Life.

"I thought writing this book would be like therapy," he said. "But then, I got my eyes off God."

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Recent Guests

Andrew Hamblin
Co-pastor of the Free Pentecostal House of Prayer
Free Pentecostal House of Prayer, Gray, Kentucky
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Taylor Hamblin
Bass player and vocalist
Free Pentecostal House of Prayer
Episode: A.A.R.T. (The Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission)
Sister Dootsie Rose
Gospel singer from Fox Town
Beale County church community
Episode: A.A.R.T. (The Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission)
Jimmy Morrow
Serpent handling preacher
Serpent-handling community in Tennessee
Episode: A.A.R.T. (The Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission)
Cody Coots
Serpent-handling preacher's relative
Serpent-handling community
Episode: A.A.R.T. (The Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission)
Jeb Kicker
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Ryan Engelberger
Recording engineer
Chase Park Transduction, Athens, Georgia
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Justin Messer
Drummer
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Derek Abrams
Lead guitarist
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Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 48 ratings
  • Raw honesty

    Cody’s story is unbelievable! But he is so honest about his life, I know people we hear and believe. Sin, faith, love, and tragedy- this podcast has it all.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kptx845
    United States2 years ago
  • Lucky we be

    I just love the days Cody pops in.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    K Bart
    United States2 years ago

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