1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Did you know that human beings share 90% of their DNA with chimpanzees? What would happen if you grafted a human with 2% avian DNA? The Maximum Rides series would imply that those people would have functional wings. And psychic powers.&amp;nbsp; Maximum Ride is NYTs bestselling-est author James Patterson's entry into the YA market (or one of his co-authors' entry). We explore the series and it's hero,human/bird hybrid Max Ride. She and her five siblings are escapees of The School, a top secret research lab that specializes in whatever field produces human/bird hybrids.&amp;nbsp; This week's FT! was commissioned by our patron @squirrelmancer! You can commission your own Flavor Text right now at patreon.com/debatethiscast. We'll record an audio book report on whatever you want. Do you yearn for a dissertation on the Void Mother, or even something from a different and obscure IP? You can have that! Get all the details at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast&amp;nbsp; Have you seen our YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/@debatethiscast&amp;nbsp; Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!&amp;nbsp; Debate This! http://debatethis.libsyn.com/debatethiscast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41584985/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/41584985