Our Swolest Ancestor, Climate Fungi-pocalypse, Terrifying Bananas

Guest host Kasha Patel talks how wildfires could play a part in spreading Last of Us-like fungi, Rachel spins a yarn about how bananas can induce crippling fear, and Sara Kiley describes our buffest, beefiest ancestor ever.
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