Season 2, Episode 8: Feet

Few body parts have been as useful to our function and the representation of our world as has the foot. In literature, a person’s manner or speed of walking or running is known as the fleet of foot. The historical military definition of an infantryman is a foot soldier. In measurement, a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches is referred to as a foot. However, for this edition of the podcast, we will focus on the following definition: the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle on which a person stands or walks.