You better take a knee because in this episode, The Two Humans discuss everything from squatting to bean bag chairs.

Episode 74: Taking a Sit: 5,000 Years of Taking a Load Off

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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