The Two Humans host a plethora of lice, fleas, and worms as they scratch, pick, and dig into the history of parasites and humans.

Episode 51—Many the Moochers: The Co-Dependent Relationship between Parasites and Humans.

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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