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

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

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

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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