This week, Chai Tea Latte takes over with a reading of the 1998 transcripts of AOL’s chat with Koko the gorilla, famed for her ability to use sign language in communication with researcher Dr. Penny Patterson. AOL also has their own ASL translator though, and what Dr. Penny Patterson says Koko says may not match up…

Be sure to check out Chai’s podcast Ephemera, over at https://storiesfromtheinter.net, for more examples of stories that could only be found within the depths of the internet.

Music featured:
Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

With Chai Tea Latte

Edited by Chai Tea Latte and Shell Game
Content provided by Chai Tea Latte
Cover art by Shell Game