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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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00:07:43

Denise Sweet seasonal special 04032026

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/03

Denise Sweet discusses poetry, spring traditions, and civic life in northern Wisconsin.

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00:15:05

Hanah Jon Taylor 04032026

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/03

Hanah Jon Taylor explores jazz, its meaning, and must-hear tracks for Jazz Appreciation Month.

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00:02:28

Ankurs Picks 04032026

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/03

On the Friday 8 O'Clock Buzz, Ankur Malhotra shares his picks for the best music events happening around Madison the next week.

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00:20:17

Jessie Opoien spring politics 2026

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/03

Jessie Opoien breaks down protests, vetoes, and Wisconsin’s spring election landscape.

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00:03:48

Republicans, Democrats butt heads over DOJ oversight...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/02

Wisconsin law needs an update to keep external influences out of the state’s Department of Justice, according to a report Republicans pushed through a Senate oversight committee on Tuesday.But Democrats on the committee say they only received the report Monday afternoon, had no part in its drafting, and the committee itself is political theater. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

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00:53:40

Iraq: Caught in the Middle

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/02

Today, Allen Ruff speaks with Erik Gustafson, founder and executive director of Enabling Peace in Iraq Center to talk about some of the history as well as the latest developments in Iraq. Modern Iraq has undergone many years of devastating war, including the Iran/Iraq war of 1980-198 which was costly for both countries and included the use of chemical weapons, the 1991 Gulf War and the years of conflict following, in addition to the economic sanctions and air strikes 2003 US-lead invasion and the

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00:19:27

Trumpargo on Cuba

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/02

Trumpargo on Cuba by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:59:40

Query Music - Featuring Cathy Grier

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/02

Query Music - Featuring Cathy Grier by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:07:13

Forecast from Wednesday 4-1-26

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/02

Forecast from Wednesday 4-1-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:10:57

UW System puts money over morals, student activists say

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/01

More than two-thirds of UW-Madison’s student government backed a resolution last Wednesday, calling on the UW System and its flagship university to disclose their financial dealings and cease investments that are “complicit in apartheid and genocide.”The resolution specifically names the Israeli occupation and military operations in Sudan, arguing that related investments violate a state statute that prohibits UW from buying into a company that practices or condones discrimination. UW-Madison

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00:08:36

Cardinal Call: Daily Cardinal 2026 Spring Action Project

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/01

This week host Amellia Fowler speaks to Daily Cardinal Editor in Chief Noe Goldhaber and Managing Editor Nick Bumgarder about this year's spring action project titled “Cost of College”

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00:58:32

Climate Change in Wisconsin

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/01

Access Hour host Heather Allen (Elevate, Policy Director) interviews guests Allie Berenyi (Elevate, Construction Manager), John Viner (Elevate, Associate Director) and Claire Oleksiak (Sustain Dane, Executive Director) about how to lower energy bills. They discuss the Efficiency Navigator program, an innovative initiative that provides energy efficiency, health/safety, and other improvements for small- and medium-sized affordable apartment buildings that saves energy while reducing operating costs

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00:03:12

Plan Commission analyzes 2025 housing progress, looks...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/01

Plan Commission analyzes 2025 housing progress, looks to the future by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:12:20

Her family was imprisoned during WW2; now immigrants...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/01

Immigrants today are being locked away just as Japanese Americans were detained and incarcerated during World War Two. Why? For no good reason, except racism. For the last 6 decades, Community Change and Community Change Action have been building the capacity of low income people, especially low income people of color, to change policies and institutions that affect their lives. Community Change Creative Director Mikka Kei Macdonald recently spoke with Her Turn reporter Arlene Zaucha about her

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00:53:06

Thank Goodness for Local Election Clerks

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/01

Next Tuesday, April 7 is the Spring Election in Wisconsin. On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow is in conversation with two local election officials: Madison City Clerk, Lydia McComas, and Dane County Clerk, Scott McDonell. They talk about absentee and early voting, voter turnout, and the vicious environment around elections created by the Trump administration.Featured image of a polling sign courtesy of WORT.

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00:49:52

Understand what Blessings Look Like

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/04/01

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, we’re joined by Larissa Ako from the Urban League of Greater Madison to let us know about their upcoming trainings, especially “Level Up: Computer Training”; In the second half, Action Jackson from Jackson’s Yard Care joins us to tell his story, and talk about giving back through his workforce development programs, and training in the trades More information on the Level Up Training:

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00:17:46

“Justice is personal,” Huma Ahsan says

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/31

Huma Ahsan, a former appellate chief judge and founder of Madison Immigration Law, is running for Dane County Circuit Court this spring. She’ll face off against incumbent Branch 1 Judge Ben Jones, a recent Evers appointee, in the April 7th election. Ahsan told our News Producer Faye Parks last week that she’s a tested, effective leader who’s prepared to defend the rule of law. Image courtesy: Huma Ahsan.

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00:15:50

Amir Amiri & Shawn Mativetsky interview

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/31

Hejira world music radio show host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick interview of Amir Amiri and Shawn Mativetsky about the album they released with Sarah Pagé, entitled Metamorphose

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00:22:48

Common Council District 20 Candidate: Sammy Khilji

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/31

Sammy Khilji says that if he’s elected, he will improve traffic, school access, and community halls. Traffic in the McKenna and Gammon Road areas is too congested, says Khilji. He’d like to see better facilities at Elvers Park and more police surveillance of the kids who play there. Khilji says he will work to address racial disparities by improving community centers and public parks. He’d like to see more folks in his district “raise their voice” on issues that concern them. Featured image: remix

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00:21:52

Common Council District 20 Candidate: Barbara...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/31

Barbara Harrington-McKinney has served as an Alder since 2015, and she wants to keep her seat at the table this term before passing the baton. She wants to see Madison police adopt body cameras in order to support public safety. She says that increasingly, this city is unaffordable for the working class and she wants to see more construction for the “missing middle.” In a city with some of the worst racial disparities in the nation, McKinney says that she would seek to improve education for Black

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