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Jul 2018
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Vol 1 Ep 6 - Prehistoric speech and lang...

CHRIS HASLER
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How is it that we can talk?  Why are we the only animal that can successfully produce audio podcasts that can be listened to and understood?  And who wants to get to know Washoe the chimpanzee? 
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