Episode 28: Please Don’t Touch! Mumblings and Musings on Museums

Be sure to have your permission slips signed and your lunches packed, in this episode The Two Humans take us on a field trip to the art museum. Please stay in line and keep your hands by your sides!

Episode 28: Please Don’t Touch! Mumblings and Musings on Museums

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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