Animal Slander! The Origins Of "Badgering" Will Bum You Out
Short Wave - A podcast by NPR

It's the latest installment of our series, "Animal Slander," where we take a common saying about animals and see what truth there is to it. The case before the Short Wave court today: "badgering." We look at the dark origins of the word and explore the wild world of badger biology with University of Oxford scientist Tanesha Allen.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy