{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"340 - Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978)","description":"Researchers at Stanford University conducted a decades-long experiment wherein Koko, a female gorilla, was taught American Sign Language. &amp;nbsp;The findings and the ethics of this experiment were then (and remain today) controversial. &amp;nbsp;Director Barbet Schroeder captures intimate footage of Koko, scholars, and her caretakers, leaving the viewer to be charmed by Koko and come to their own conclusions about whether a gorilla can and should be taught how to converse at a high level with humans. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store.&amp;nbsp; T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you\u2019d like to watch ahead for next week\u2019s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Arthur Crabtree\u2019s&amp;nbsp;Fiend Without A Face (1958).&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Random Acts of Cinema","author_url":"http:\/\/randomactsofcinema.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39216415\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196009635"}