The Two Humans climb into their gas-powered time machine to find out why farts are so damn funny. Fire retro rockets NOW!!

Episode 53—This Toot Shall Pass: The Fabulous History of Farting

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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