The Crisis

Today we are sharing an episode from one of our newest series -- A Show About Animals. This season, we tell the strange and wonderful story of the wildly famous Koko the “talking” Gorilla. In the early 1970s, a grad student named Penny Patterson set out to investigate a big question: is language unique to humans? 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, of course, that's not the whole story. You can listen to our weekly series, A Show About Animals, in all the places you get your podcasts. A Show About Animals is hosted and reported by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Julia Nutter and Pete Lang-Stanton. Our associate producer is Leily Rezvani. Sound design and original score by Pran Bandi, with additional support from Steve Bone. Annie Aviles is our executive editor. Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Special thanks to Maximo Anderson for fact-checking. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Una nueva investigación en Colombia promete nuevas respuestas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nuestra investigación revela nuevas versiones sobre cómo ocurrieron los asesinatos. Incluido el relato del hombre que fue a la cárcel por ellos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

¿Qué tienen en común un exejecutivo de Drummond, una exestrella de la NBA y un pequeño pueblo en las afueras de Birmingham? Un escándalo de sobornos que estremeció al estado de Alabama. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Empieza el juicio. Terry quiere probar que Drummond estuvo implicada en los asesinatos. ¿El jurado de Alabama le dará la razón? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Un abogado norteamericano decide hacerse cargo del caso del sindicato. Pero primero necesita encontrar testigos dispuestos a declarar. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Una empresa de carbón procedente de Alabama abre una mina en medio de la guerra civil colombiana. Y varios miembros del sindicato empiezan a recibir amenazas de muerte. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EMPEZAMOS AQUÍ. Dos líderes sindicales asesinados. Y sus muertes revelan una historia mayor sobre combustibles fósiles, poder y conflictos civiles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new investigation in Colombia promises answers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our reporting turns up other accounts of how the killings went down -- including an interview with the man who went to prison for the murders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What do a Drummond executive, an ex-NBA star, and a small town outside of Birmingham have in common? A bribery scandal that rocked the state of Alabama. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The trial is on. Terry’s out to prove that Drummond had a hand in the murders. But will an Alabama jury agree? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An American lawyer decides to take on the union’s case. But first he needs to find people willing to testify. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A coal company from Alabama opens up a mine in Colombia during a civil war. And members of the miners union start receiving death threats. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

START HERE. Two coal miners are murdered setting off a decades-long saga that changes the lives of people in Colombia and the United States forever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A coal company from Alabama. Two murdered union leaders in Colombia. A civil war. And a new way of looking at environmental crime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.