An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

To celebrate their 80th episode, The Two Humans get a belly full of corn (and we’re not talkin’ about moonshine)!

Episode 80: Gettin’ Corny! The Amazing History of Maize.

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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In this episode, The Two Humans discuss COLORS and what happens when “our brains and the universe meet.” Oh, wow, man; like, far out!!

Episode 79: Well, Sex Me Up and Color Me Bad!! A Kaleidoscopic Look at Colors

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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Pronouns are little words that cause big problems. In this episode, The Two Humans discuss the quest for a non-gendered, third-person, personal pronoun.

Episode 78: BYOP (Bring Your Own Pronoun): The Profound Power of Personal Pronouns.

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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The Two Humans go searching for the Iron Age and discover the ancestor of reality television instead.  

Episode 77: Iron Age House: “Living in the Past” and the Evolution of Reality TV

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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Calling all high rollers! The Two Humans roll the dice and discuss why humans love to gamble. Trust me, this episode is a sure bet!

Episode 76: Come on! Daddy Needs a New Pair of Shoes

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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Think YOU can do it better? In this episode, The Two Humans take a swing at creating a better world. The suggestion box is outside the entrance to the communal showers.

Episode 75: I’ll Topia if U-topia: Why It’s So Hard to Create a Perfect World.

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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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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Are you a hepcat, a skibidi rizzler, an NPC, or a square? In this episode, The Two Humans wrap their tongues around the latest lingo. You dig, Daddy-o?

Episode 73: Slinging the Slang

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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Forget Bladerunner, I Robot, and The Jetsons! In this episode, The Two Humanoids discuss the truth about the coming AI-human merger. You’re going to need a full battery pack for this one!

Episode 72: One Singularity Sensation Every Exponential Step It Takes

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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Calling all sherd nerds and pot-heads! The Two Humans get their hands dirty as they look at the history and significance of prehistoric pottery!

Episode 71 – Totally Potted: A Crash Course in Prehistoric Pottery

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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Oh, waiter! The Two Humans reserve a table for two as they discuss the history of dining out and restaurants. Check, please!

Episode 70 – Dining Out: A Hungry Human’s History of Restaurants

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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The Two Humans try to remember exactly what it was they were going to say about memory.

Episode 69: Oh, Yes, I Remember It Well (I Think)

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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The Two Humans take a long, unblinking look at rubbernecking to figure out just what the hell is going on over there!

Episode 68: A Rubbernecker’s Guide to the Universe, OR, I’m Not Staring at You, I’m Staring with You

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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The Two Humas celebrate a good ol’ traditional Thanksgiving with platefuls of platitudes and mouthfuls of myths.

Episode 67: Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving, OR, Gratitude Is More Than a Platitude

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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Kaching!! The Two Humans discuss whether money can buy happiness—and if yes, how much do you want for it?

Episode 66: Money Can’t Buy Happiness, But It Sure Buys a Lot of “Meh”

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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Get ready to get creeped out as The Two Humans turn off the lights, pull the covers over their heads, and discuss why humans tell ghost stories.

Episode 65: Boo Who and Boo Why? What Ghost Stories Do for Us

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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The Two Humans “wing it” with improv master Susan Messing as they discuss why improvisation makes humans unique.

Episode 64: Look, Ma, No Plans! What Improv Can Teach Us about Being Human

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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The Two Humans put on their bathing caps and dive into the topic of water. Don’t forget to bring a towel!

Episode 63:  I Want My Wa Wa! Why We Need Water

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Yee-haw!! The Two Humans saddle up and go in search of the American cowboy in legend and reality!

Episode 62: Yippee Ki Yay! Cowboys and Westerns in American Culture

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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The Two Humans never mind the gap as they leap headfirst into generational conflicts.

Episode 61: People Try to Put Us Down (Talkin’ About EVERY Generation)

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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2023   ‘My Generation’ by The Who: The Making of the Ageless Anthem for Rebellious Youth. Go...

Ahoy there! The Two Humans take to the seas and celebrate their 60th episode with an authentic British naval dinner from 1805.

Episode 60: Episode 60: Hardtack, Spotted Dog, and Suet Pudding: Haute Cuisine on the High Seas

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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The Two Humans pay homage to H. G. Wells and Mr. Peabody and Sherman as they travel back in time to the year 1933.

Episode 59: Encyclopedic Time Traveler, 1933

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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The Two Humans stamp their passports and say “bon voyage” as they set off to find the current state of tourism. 

Episode 58 – One Man’s Trip Is Another Man’s Fall: Tourism, Over-Tourism and Anti-Tourism

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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The Two Humans close their eyes, click their heels, and say, “There’s no place like home” as they look at the history of housing.

Episode 57: Home Sweet Home, A Place to Lay My Weary Bones

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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The Two Humans wax on, wax off, and wax nostalgic as they look back at humans’ longing for bygone days.

Episode 56: Remembrance of Things Past (Redux 2024) OR The Nauseating Neurasthenia of Nostalgia.

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Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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What kind of doctor treats you if you step on a duck? The Two Humans cure what ails you as they look at the history of medical quackery. Please open your wallet and say “ah”!

Episode 55: Trust Me, You’ll Feel Better, Medicine from Quackery to Science to Quackery Again

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Please take your seats, silence your phones, and get ready to get shushed as The Two Humans take on bad behavior in cinemas, theaters and planes. SHHHHHH!!

Episode 54: Rude, Crude, Lewd and Unglued, Bad Behavior in Public Places.

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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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

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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1993 The History of Farting. S...

It’s their party and they’ll cry if they want to! The Two Humans celebrate their one-year birthday with a buffet of birthday foods and traditions from around the world. 

Episode 52: Spanking Off the Years, A Celebratory Look at Birthday Traditions

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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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

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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The Two Humans push their love over the borderline to find out what’s going on with borders.  

Episode 50: “Borderlines, Seems Like We’ve Already Lost Our Minds”

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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2009 Mexican Border Crossers: The Mexican Body in Immigr...

I see you listening to a podcast… I sense you are going to like this one…The Two Humans clear their minds and project their thoughts about extrasensory perception. 

Episode 49: “WTF with ESP? Is it QED or BFD?”

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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Scandals, mysteries and murder! And guess who was seen at Cannes on the arm of one of Hollywood’s top actors? The Two Humans dish gossip on celebrity mummy Otzi the Iceman. 

Episode 48: Otzi, Brad, Juanita and Pete, Hollywood A-Listers and the Celebrity Mummies of Archaeology 

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Rubber ducky? Check. Shower cap? Check. The Two Humans head to the bathroom to investigate the history of personal hygiene. 

Episode 47--Squeaky Clean: A Holistic History of Human Hygiene

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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2024 AOBiome Therapeutics (website), www.aobiome.com.

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The Two Humans adjust their berets and trim their goatees before heading off to the coffee house to ask: Why Art? Finger snapping is encouraged.

Episode 46: Why We Do Art OR What’s with All the Scribbles, Doodles, and Ditties?

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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Get ready to catch some Z’s as The Two Humans grab their blankies and pillows and head to the bedroom to see what’s so exhausting about sleep.

Episode 45: Sawing Logs and Hitting Hay, The Exhausting Labor of Sleep

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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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

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Double, double, toil and trouble! The Two Humans grab their wands and broomsticks and fly off to discover the truth about witches and witch hunts.

Episode 43: Bewitched, Bothered and Burnt: The Honest Truth about Witch Hunts

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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The Two Humans follow in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the history of forensic anthropology.

Episode 42: Forensic Anthropology in Action OR If Professor Plum Dies, How Long before He Becomes a Professor Prune?

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Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Hey, Grandpa, what’s for supper?! The Two Humans try to keep it “tasteful” as they discuss the history of cannibalism. We’ll provide the fava beans, you bring the chianti.

Episode 41: Man—It’s What’s for Dinner

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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