Many of the things we consume are legal but dangerous to our health. Gene Purcell and Veronica Rueckert hear from a public health expert who says industries from food and tobacco to cars and guns profit from lethal but legal products. They discuss a Wisconsin bill on deaths in custody going to a vote Tuesday and learn about some of the forgotten words of the English language.
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Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Products, And Public Health
Many of the things we consume are dangerous to public health, according to a public health expert, who says industries from food and tobacco to cars and guns profit off of lethal but legal products.
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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.
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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.
Episode Credits
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Nicholas Freudenberg Guest
- Chris Taylor Guest
- Grant Barrett Guest
- Galen Druke Producer
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