Marked for Life

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, shocking the serpent handling community. A preacher pleads guilty to charges of deviant sexual abuse, but it's too late: Cody's innocence is shattered. Anger boils inside him, so he turns his wrath upon his parents, his church, and even his God. As he cruises the backstreets of Middlesboro, Ky, looking for nothing but trouble, Cody's sins begin piling up. But the consequences do, too. Is Cody beyond salvation? Or, is he as the community describes him: "Marked for life?"

Marked for Life is a history podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #34

  A.A.R.T. (The Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission)

  Aug 9, 20261h 5mS0

  <p>Folk artist Abe Partridge, spurred by the Covid lockdowns, pursued Signs Following songs for six long years. </p><p>These songs (which mention the handling of serpents and consumption of deadly poisons) have been performed for decades by the "serpent handlers" of the Appalachians.</p><p><br>At a music festival in Kentucky, Abe Partridge – along with podcasting buddy Ferrill Gibbs – attempt to document these songs live, using a professional recording engineer. (Ryan Engelberger, Chase Park Transduction. Athens, GA.)</p><p><br>The service opens with Sister Dootsie Rose. Then, a five-member band – led by co-pastors Andrew and Taylor Hamblin...

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  Episode #33

  The "Real" Afterword

  Sep 8, 202412 minS0

  <p>Dalton Mills, narrator of Marked for Life, also shares the same hometown of Middlesboro, KY, with Cody and the Coots family. </p><p>In this episode, he offers a "crater's-eye" view of the unique town, sharing his perspective on the serpent handlers and how actually they are perceived by the people of east Kentucky.</p><p>Want to hear more about this subject? We have a podcast called Alabama Astronaut at alabamaastronaut.com detailing the recording session that Cody described in Episode 30 of Marked for Life, "The Ballad of Ol' Lemonhead."</p><p>Thanks for listening!</p>

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  Episode #32

  32. "On Them that Believe"

  Aug 25, 202411 minS0

  <p>Cody mounts a defense for the people of the faith.</p><p>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" for nothing, and clean shaven. He also had no Facebook, too.</p><p>Some of the revered believers, however, reports Cody – the ones who performed all the signs – were actually full of the devil all along.</p><p>"Not everything that shines is gold," he concludes about the serpent handlers.</p>

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  Episode #31

  31. "Mr. Weatherman"

  Aug 18, 202426 minS0

  <p>Cody returns after two years to compose a final chapter of this memoir, Marked for Life.</p><p>"I thought writing this book would be like therapy," he said. "But then, I got my eyes off God."</p>

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  Episode #30

  30. "The Five Signs of Mark 16"

  Aug 11, 202411 minS0

  <p>Cody explains his beliefs, and how they are properly demonstrated. (At one time, he "learned" how to do them, manufacturing miracles. But this way, Cody says, the Signs are accomplished to edify God...)</p><p> Cassy is pregnant. But Cody, though excited, gets a bad feeling one Thursday when she goes to the doctor for a checkup...</p>

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