Episode 38: “Can’t You Make Him a Pair of Marble Underwear?”: Is It Art or Is It Pornography?

Is it possible for a 2000-year-old statue to be “hot”? The Two Humans put on their trench coats and head to the art museum to find out the real reason we’re not allowed to fondle—I mean, touch—the artwork.

Episode 38: “Can’t You Make Him a Pair of Marble Underwear?”: Is It Art or Is It Pornography?

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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Professor Lise

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