Episode 18: A Furious Drive on the Ol’ My-Five, a Handy History of Masturbation

Birds do it, bees do it, even chimpanzees in the trees, do it. We're talking, of course, about self-love. The Two Humans discuss the matter that's always at hand.

Episode 18: A Furious Drive on the Ol' My-Five: A Handy History of Masturbation.

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

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

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