Deaths In Custody Bill, Fossils Of The English Language, Animal Dignity

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You can be inept, but not “ept,” and disgruntled but not “gruntled”…what gives? Gene Purcell and Veronica Rueckert talk to a language expert about some of the missing words from the English language. They also talk with a guest who says we may be moving beyond the era of animal rights toward a new time of animal dignity, and get an update on a criminal justice bill headed to a vote on Tuesday.

Featured in this Show

  • Bill On Deaths In Custody Gets A Vote

    A bill being voted on in the state Assembly Tuesday would take investigations of in-custody deaths out of the hands of the Milwaukee police department.

  • A Way With Forgotten Words: Fossils Of The English Language

    We can be inept, but not ept…and disgruntled, but not gruntled. A language expert fills the gaps on the missing words of the English language.

  • New Era Of Animal Dignity

    It used to be animal rights were on the fringe, but today, with science at work to understand animal cognition, our guest says we may be entering a new era of animal dignity.

Episode Credits

  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Chris Taylor Guest
  • Grant Barrett Guest
  • Kerry Lauerman Guest

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