In this episode, The Two Humans get even with an in-depth discussion of REVENGE!

Episode 81: REVENGE! Make Mine Cold and Sweet, Please.

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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