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A Show About Animals

10 Episodes

27 minutes | Jan 12, 2022
BONUS: A Trip to the Zoo
We hit the road to meet Ndume, the last living gorilla who had been part of The Gorilla Foundation. But we're in for a wild surprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 minutes | Dec 22, 2021
8. I Just Knew I Was a Chimp
So... can we talk to animals? We look back at what we can learn from the ape language research experiments, and what it says about humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 minutes | Dec 15, 2021
7. "Man Is Stupid"
Koko addresses the world at the Paris Climate Conference - and she is not impressed with humankind. And when she passes away a few years later, her legacy is uncertain, and often hotly contested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 minutes | Dec 8, 2021
6. Nipplegate
Penny Patterson focuses on Koko’s future, including trying to find her a mate. But former foundation staffers say behind the earnest headlines and cheery videos coming out of The Gorilla Foundation, Koko’s world is way more complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 minutes | Dec 1, 2021
5. "A Witch Hunt"
The claws come out at a major science conference in New York, throwing into question the field of animal language research and the future of Project Koko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 minutes | Nov 24, 2021
4. Nim Chimpsky from the Bronx
Nim the chimp moves uptown into a picturesque mansion in the Bronx. But the experiment only gets harder to manage. And Dr. Herb Terrace reveals a shocking conclusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 minutes | Nov 17, 2021
3. Uptown Chimp
A rival ape language experiment takes shape. Herbert Terrace, a psychology professor at Columbia University, moves a chimp into a brownstone, names him Nim Chimpsky, and hires an entire team to teach him sign language. Can a chimp create a sentence? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 minutes | Nov 10, 2021
2. A Gorilla Who Lied
Koko is learning signs at lightning speed, and Penny’s getting all kinds of attention for her work. But defining language isn’t exactly straightforward. And now, the San Francisco Zoo wants Koko back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
36 minutes | Nov 3, 2021
1. A Talking Gorilla
It’s the early 1970s, and grad student Penny Patterson sets out to investigate a big question: is language a uniquely human skill? So she begins an ambitious experiment -- with the help of a young gorilla named Koko. Pretty soon, Penny says Koko is learning sign language. But some doubt Penny’s version of events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 minutes | Oct 20, 2021
Project Koko
In 1972 a Stanford graduate student named Penny Patterson meets a young gorilla named Koko at the San Francisco Zoo, sets out to teach her sign language, and proceeds to turn the world on its head. This is the first season of our new podcast A Show About Animals. Drops November 3rd, 2021.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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