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

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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