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WORT 89.9FM Madison

WORT 89.9FM Madison

Listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered, noncommercial community radio broadcasting to south-central Wisconsin at 89.9 FM and online at wortfm.org via our studios in Madison. We provide an outlet for communication, education, free expression, entertainment, training and access for the purpose of sharing music, information, news, and cultural experiences, and strive to give people underrepresented elsewhere in traditional media a voice. NOTE: Most of the content posted at this time are news stories

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00:48:00

Champagne Problems

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/26

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, on Tara’s birthday-eve, some serious talk about dealing with the season, and talking about what we’ve got to be thankful for!Check in with EOTO Culturally Rooted on Facebook for information and to help out with winter break camp: https://www.facebook.com/EOTOCulturallyRooted Check in with Urban League at https://ulgm.org/ for info on the special fatherhood workshop coming December 9th,for resume and job seeking

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00:19:53

Meet Jamie Acton, Metro Transit’s new general manager

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/26

The city of Madison’s bus system is in the middle of a massive overhaul. Bus Rapid Transit, the mayor’s signature project, seeks to modernize the city’s public transportation and accommodate the growing population. The first BRT route launched last September and runs from the far west side, across the isthmus, and to the east side. The North-South BRT line is expected to begin service in 2028. And the project will move forward with Jamie Acton at the helm, Metro Transit’s new general manager. She

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00:04:14

Madison Teachers Speak Out Against Salary Compression

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/25

17 people registered to speak about fair pay for teachers at Madison’s Board of Education meeting last night. In nearly an hour of public comment, veteran and new teachers alike explained how the changes in MMSD’s compensation structure over the past two decades have affected the district’s most experienced educators. Image courtesy: Kimberly Farmer / UNSPLASH

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00:03:42

Data center debate continues

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/25

The topic of data centers took center stage yet again today at a luncheon hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Stakeholders on both sides of the issue weighed in, detailing data centers’ economic benefits – and the steep cost for utility customers and the environment.

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00:09:38

QTS Data Centers Partnership an Opportunity to Ask...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/25

As Wisconsin increasingly becomes a site of interest for data centers, residents, lawmakers, and environmental advocates all have concerns. Hundreds of people flocked to the DeForest Area High School yesterday evening, where tech company QTS presented their long-awaited plans for a new 1,600-acre data center campus just outside of town. The presentation came just days after QTS announced a new research partnership with UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Paul Robbins, Dean of

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00:54:14

April Kigeya Knows How to Survive the Holidays

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/25

On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon is joined by April Kigeya to swap tips about how to survive the stress of the holidays. Whether you’re hosting a large party at your home or visiting family or friends, you can still practice self care and set boundaries. Featured image of a broken Christmas ornament via Rawpixel.

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00:08:11

A2A2 milk a win for dairy farmers, consumers

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/25

A number of smaller milk processors and independent farmers are taking advantage of an untapped niche in the American dairy market – and turning a substantial profit. In this edition of “The Milkweed,” Pete Hardin tells Bert Zipperer why A2A2 milk is a win for both dairy farmers and consumers. Image courtesy: Volleman’s Family Farm via their website.

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00:03:41

Students, Mental Health Specialists Weigh Impacts of...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/25

Cellphone usage took center stage at an informational hearing Thursday, organized by the Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Protecting Kids. Wisconsin students and mental health specialists weighed in – saying that the issue is more complicated than just banning cellphones during class time. Image courtesy: ghcassel / PIXABAY

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00:08:14

Speaker Vos continues to block Medicaid extension for...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

Medicaid currently provides sixty days of postpartum care here in Wisconsin. But accepting federal aid would expand the benefits to one year. A move to have Wisconsin join 48 other states and broaden postpartum care was thwarted again last week by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The measure passed in the state Senate on a 32 to 1 vote in April, but the companion bill has been languishing for months in Assembly committee. Assembly Democrats planned to force a vote on the extension in a rarely-used

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00:03:40

Madison Mixology: PB n' J Martini

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

This week on “Madison Mixology”, feature contributor Charlie Belawski shares the recipe for a cocktail of his own invention: the PB n’ J Martini. He’ll explain how he chose the ingredients, describe some similar cocktails – and what makes his drink unique.

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00:34:59

A Frank Conversation with Dr. Alhaji Njai

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

Former and now honorary Madisonian, Dr. Alhaji Njai, was in town and came to the WORT studio to talk about the environment, health, health research, education and outreach, climate change and health and the work he is doing in his native Sierra Leone and in Africa and here in the U.S. He explained One Health and also talked about the open letter he wrote to his president in Sierra Leone which you can read in the Sierra Leone Telegraph here:

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00:34:59

A Frank Conversation with Dr. Alhaji Njai

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

Former and now honorary Madisonian, Dr. Alhaji Njai, was in town and came to the WORT studio to talk about the environment, health, health research, education and outreach, climate change and health and the work he is doing in his native Sierra Leone and in Africa and here in the U.S. He explained One Health and also talked about the open letter he wrote to his president in Sierra Leone which you can read in the Sierra Leone Telegraph here:

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00:11:00

Forecast from Monday, 11-24-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

Forecast from Monday, 11-24-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:52:52

Biodiversity Loss is the Local Face of the Climate...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

The world around us plays a key role in our health, though “nature deficiency" isn’t a diagnosis that you’ll likely hear from your doctor. On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes is joined by journalist Phoebe Weston to talk about how the biodiversity crisis is happening in our own bodies, and how efforts to reverse it are succeeding. Featured image: an illustration from The Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin (1909) via Flickr.

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00:11:53

Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode Four

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

Performance artist Nicole Gruter joins us again with more tales from the road.

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00:11:41

Cherish Fund Seeks to Fill Gaps in State Conservation

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

While the state legislature continues to dither on renewing the state stewardship fund, the Cherish Fund tries to plug the gap for conservation. We’ll talk with the Natural Resources Foundation’s Shelly Torkelson and the DNR’s Krista Lutzke.

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00:13:14

State GOP Balks at Election Reforms

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

A month ago, Votebeat reporter Alex Shur told us how GOP rep Scott Krug was the voice of moderation in the state legislature. Well now, the right wing of the state Republicans are balking at Krug’s moderate election reforms. Alex Shur joins us with an update.

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00:13:21

João Leão interview

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/24

Hejira world music radio host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick interview of João Leão

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00:57:52

It’s A Number Two!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/22

This week on Mel & Floyd: Monarchical envy; A discussion of vintage monster movies; Another intelligence deficit; Rooting out nonexistent fraud; Fighter jets to Saudi Arabia & nuclear subs to South Korea - what could go wrong?; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2

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00:45:29

Unhoused by Design

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/21

Today on A Public Affair, we bring you a special feature produced by Matvei Mozhaev. He tells the story of Brian Deschane, a Madisonian who experienced homelessness for three years.

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