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Episode 5

By: Lauren Ober
Narrated by: Lauren Ober
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  • Dr. Penny Patterson was nothing if not ambitious. She fought to keep Koko at any cost. But that ambition alienated Penny from the scholarly scientific community. So she had to make her own way. And she did that by turning Koko into a brand. Koko the science experiment had become Koko, Inc., complete with movies, books, and plush dolls. And what do all brands want? Celebrity endorsements. Koko got those in spades. Everyone from William Shatner to Betty White to Mister Rogers wanted an audience with Koko. But what did the gorilla want?
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