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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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00:50:10

How Aid is Being Weaponized in Gaza

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/12

On today’s program, Allen Ruff speaks with friend of the show, Mouin Rabbani, about Yasser Abu Shabab, the continuing genocide in Gaza, the chaos created by US-backed aid organizations, and Israel’s military and political interventions in surrounding states like Syria, Yemen, and Iran. Featured image of humanitarian cargo being unloaded in Gaza via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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00:25:09

The Icemen Cometh

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/12

The Icemen Cometh by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:18:12

Send Out the Clowns

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/12

Send Out the Clowns by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:04:02

Stuff Yer Face: Food at WORTstock 2025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/12

On this week's edition of Stuff Yer Face, feature contributor Emily Tucker talks with folks from five of this year's food vendors at WORTstock - JD's Taste of Chicago, Ernie's Kettle Corn, Big Eats, Rollicious Creamery, and Cafe Costa Rica.

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00:04:02

Stuff Yer Face: WORTstock 2025 food

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/12

On this week's edition of Stuff Yer Face, feature contributor Emily Tucker talks with folks from five of this year's food vendors at WORTstock - JD's Taste of Chicago, Ernie's Kettle Corn, Big Eats, Rollicious Creamery, and Cafe Costa Rica.

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00:12:50

MCP Pinsonneault Brahms

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/12

Ava Borell talks to Bert Pinsonneault on Classical Jukebox 6-12-25 on WORT-FM

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00:06:55

Forecast From Wednesday 6-11-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/12

Forecast From Wednesday 6-11-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:08:22

New county landfill to revolutionize waste...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/11

After decades in use, the landfill on Madison’s southeast side is slated to run out of space by 2029. The county has a plan to maintain service and reimagine waste disposal – at a sustainability campus right across the street from the old landfill. The project is now advancing through the permitting process with the state’s DNR and, if all goes according to plan, is expected to break ground in 2027. But it has its opponents, namely nearby residents who flooded the county with their concerns about

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00:04:39

Housing package seeks to expand options

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/11

The city of Madison’s housing market is highly competitive – with steep prices, few vacancies, and a population that’s expected to gain more than 115,000 new residents by 2050. Madison leaders announced a set of proposals today that, they say, would expand housing options in the city and create more ownership opportunities. Image courtesy: Dane Buelow / WORT News.

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00:51:37

A Safe, Decent, Affordable Home for Everyone

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/11

On today’s show, host Matvei Mozhaev speaks with Maria Foscarinis, a principal architect of the 1987 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the first major piece of federal legislation to address homelessness. They discuss her recent book, And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America, which details the impact of homelessness on people’s lives and argues that ending homelessness in the US requires the recognition of housing as a basic human right. Featured image of And Housing for

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00:18:09

buzz-6-11-25-Jeanne-Meier

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/11

Jeanne Meier from "Hands off New Glarus" talks to Jan Miyasaki about being an activist in a small town, the origins of their group, how people are afraid to speak up, and how they can work together to bring change. See more on their Facebook page.

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00:18:53

buzz-6-11-25-J-B-Branch

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/11

"A genetic fire sale" -- that's the term used by J.B. Branch, Big Tech Accountability Advocate at Public Citizen, of the potential sale of the database of DNA of 15 million individuals involved in the bankruptcy sale of 23 and Me. Twenty-seven state attorney generals are also trying to block this sale, which involves not only individuals, but potential use of the data in extended family trees of those who had their DNA analyzed.

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00:07:58

Chris Purdy Radio mix

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/11

This is an excerpt of an interview with Chris Purdy, founder of The Chamberlain Network, which works with veterans on how to defend democracy in their communities.

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00:08:07

ACLU of Wisconsin backs lawsuit challenging...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/10

Democrats gained ground this fall in both chambers of the state Legislature, after the state Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin’s legislative maps and Governor Evers signed new ones into law. Two lawsuits are now taking aim at Wisconsin’s congressional map, including one from the Campaign Legal Center arguing that the districts’ uneven populations violate the state constitution. ACLU of Wisconsin filed a brief late last month urging the court to take up the case right away and skip the lower

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00:04:14

State budget back and forth continues

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/10

The state’s Joint Finance Committee continued its work today of hashing out a legislative proposal for the state’s budget. Depending on who you ask, they are either rushing through it, or are right on schedule. Image Courtesy: Chali Pittman via Flickr

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00:47:54

What's in Madison's Water?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/10

On today’s show, host Greg Michaud interviews Madison’s XXX, Joe Grande. They discuss what’s in Madison’s drinking water and what Madison Water Utility does to determine if water is meeting standards, as is disclosed in the recent Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. Featured image of a water droplet via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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00:52:36

AI Data Centers are Coming to Wisconsin

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/10

On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes unpacks the future of AI in the state of Wisconsin. He’s in conversation with Brett Korte who describes why big tech companies are looking to Wisconsin as the future home of their data centers. Lorena Jaume-Palasí adds an European perspective on the issue, saying that these projects require large-scale logistical support, usually taken up by governments. Featured image of a data center from 2013 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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00:06:42

06-10-2025 Factors affecting dairy pricing

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/10

A Chinese proverb says, ‘May you live in interesting times.’ “These are interesting times.” said Pete as he and Bert look at some of the factors that are affecting pricing in the dairy industry. MAGA vs MAHA, the defunding of federal nutrition programs, both domestic and international and the drought in Mexico are the things to watch in these times.

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00:06:24

Federal budget bill targets Planned Parenthood

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/09

The Republican budget bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives late last month. It’s now before the U.S. Senate – and Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm. They say the Republican budget bill is a thinly-veiled attempt to defund their organization. Tanya Atkinson is the CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin. She tells our News Producer Faye Parks that, if President Trump signs the budget bill into law, Republicans will be empowered to seek a national abortion

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00:05:01

State parties prepare for busy 2026

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/06/09

Leaders in both state parties joined WisPolitics President Jeff Mayers for a panel last Thursday outlining their recent wins and losses – and sharing their thoughts on what’s slated to be a busy 2026 in state politics. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News.

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