Episode 44: How Sweet It Is (and Salty)! The Taste of Being Human

Calling all sugar babies and salty dogs! Grab your sodas and chips and listen while The Two Humans binge on the history of salt and sugar. My tummy doesn’t feel so good…

Episode 44:  How Sweet It Is (and Salty)! The Taste of Being Human

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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