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Added 2026-02-13 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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The Harambe thing was that a little black boy fell into the exhibit and the gorilla had to be put down on the spot to protect the child. There was a lot of racialized jokes about it. And racism-feuled shaming of the family for "letting" the boy fall.
Alicia Cuadrado
2026-02-16 03:23:37 +0000 UTC@berto: yes to Goonies. I saw it in the eighties in a movie theater and it still scares the shit out of me 🙃
Tonja
2026-02-15 15:47:11 +0000 UTCThank you! Yes, Harambe was a well known Gorilla, and some people came to the Cincinnati Zoo specifically to see him. He was actually on loan from another zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo has a world renown program for breeding endangered animals and trying to return as many as possible to the wild. Harambe was very gentle and did not show any aggression. When the toddler got into the enclosure, Harambe went to him and was holding onto him by his pants. The crowd of people was getting agitated. Harambe appeared to be protecting the boy, but this was a very dangerous situation and Harambe could have easily killed the boy, even if he didn't mean to. The vitriol the public had for the mother was terrible and unwarranted. The toddler should not have been able to get into the enclosure, and there was no reason for her to think that such a thing was possible. She turned her attention to her crying baby and in that moment, the toddler slipped away. The toddler had said that he wanted to get in the enclosure with the gorillas, but again, that should not have been possible. This was a tragedy and was 100% the zoo's fault.
DuckHouse
2026-02-14 19:03:31 +0000 UTCHey, I do appreciate the podcast, but I had a burning question that I repeated the 8th minute twice to double confirm I've heard it right, is it fair to categorise Huberman and Tate together? I'm not sure how talking about neuroscience is tangent to whatever Tate does. Honestly I'm not trying to cause controversy, I'm genuinely curious why how they compare to your eyes.
MHAJ
2026-02-14 09:30:51 +0000 UTCFollow up post- would you both do another deep dive or just talk more about immigration and what's been going on over the past few months and also talk about Bad Bunny and the superbowl? Thanks!
Cristina Moncayo Gilstrap
2026-02-13 20:58:53 +0000 UTCLol, Berto did the family guy thing of "in soviet Russia car drives you!" at the same time that I was doing it. I love your podcast so much!
Cristina Moncayo Gilstrap
2026-02-13 20:57:25 +0000 UTCFor anyone who doesn’t know or remember - Harambe the gorilla was emergently euthanized when a preschool-aged boy fell into the enclosure. There was no other safe way to rescue the boy, as sedation would take too long. Harambe did grab the child before he was killed (shot, if a recall.) His mother was widely criticized for negligence. People were outraged.
Paige Edris
2026-02-13 18:34:07 +0000 UTCHumberto with a special assignment. Do it for the Patrons!
Ed Wile
2026-02-13 15:50:39 +0000 UTCoh we are SO BACK
Alex (they/he)
2026-02-13 14:13:36 +0000 UTC
