Episode 16: The Fears of a Clown, an Evolutionary History of Fear and Phobias

The Two Humans head to the big top to rip the nose and wig off their irrational fears and phobias.

Episode 16: The Fears of a Clown: An Evolutionary History of Fear and Phobias.

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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