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History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

Monkey Business: The Disappearance of Moe Davies

History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

Tim Scott

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4619 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2018

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

When a young American couple learned that they couldn't have children they decided to raise a monkey as their child. It did not end well.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Peter, colleague at Asda Bideford. I'm always asked by customers why our prices are so weirdly specific.

0:07.0

That's a good question, Peter. Like this 130 grand pack of Asda shredded iceberg lattice. See, 48p.

0:13.5

That's because at ASDA, we believe in passing on the pennies wherever we can to help you save the pounds.

0:19.8

Now that's good honest value.

0:21.9

That's Asda price.

0:24.0

Selected stores, subject to availability,

0:26.1

may exclude Asda Express and small stores.

0:28.1

See asda.com slash small stores.

0:43.6

Hi. Hi and welcome everyone to history leaves.

0:44.5

I am Tim.

0:49.6

Welcome to the podcast where we take a lighthearted look at the dark side of history.

0:57.7

And the topic of our podcast today is monkey business, the disappearance of Mo Davies.

1:03.3

Mo Davies. Brandy was a chimpanzee from the west coast of Africa.

1:13.1

And Mo, as he was known, was raised by a couple like a son, like a, you know, like a real child, Brandy.

1:15.5

Well, these people aren't weird at all.

1:22.4

After a series of somewhat tragic events, Moe disappeared, leaving the couple heartbroken.

1:25.5

So we're going to talk about Mo today.

1:29.6

It's sort of like a, what is the, you know, know the it's a cautionary tale to me it really really is brandy you got to you and well we're getting we're getting i feel

1:36.7

like it's a cautionary tale for you wanting to replace us with monkeys well yeah he's not a talking

1:43.1

monkey if they were talking monkeys, I would consider it.

1:46.8

Ain't neither of us yet to throw off feces at you, Timmy.

1:50.5

Well, yet.

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