Episode description

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of letting a parrot stir you coffee with a spoon every day.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Pickle the barista birb loves to stir my coffee every morning : r/aww
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