Episode 85: Is That a Baguette in Your Pocket or Are You Just a Happy Francophile?

Oh la la!! The Two Humans travel back to their own adolescence to investigate why people become obsessed with certain activities. Episode 85: Is That a Baguette in Your Pocket or Are You Just a Happy Francophile? 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. Website: http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG: @introtoanthrowith2humans Patreon: https://patreon.com/AnIntrotoAnthrowithTwoHumans Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@introtoanthrowith2humans Merch: www.cafepress.com/shop/TheCaveShoppe/products?designId=13619501 Resources: American Psychological Association  2002   Developing Adolescents: A Reference for Professionals. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.   Amodeo, John 2018   Would You Like to Be More Interesting: Keys to Richer Connections. 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