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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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00:04:12

In Wee Hours, 2025 U.S. Federal Budget Passes House

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/24

In Wee Hours, 2025 U.S. Federal Budget Passes House by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:18:36

2025 05 20 LunART Interview

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/24

Interview with Iva Ugrcic about the 2025 LunART Festival by Peter Haney of WORT

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00:56:31

The Ability to Visualize Counterfactuals

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/23

This week on Mel & Floyd: Trolling for catnip in Columbus; Are straws “unmanly”?; The Darwinian jungle of ideas; Low-lights of the “Big Beautiful Bill”; No US representation at WHO?; RFK Jr is occasionally right; Engine block cooking; Wisconsin education spending near the bottom of the country; Gila Monster venom for weight loss; Steroid-positive “Enhanced Games” in Vegas; Decline in use of semicolons [but not here!]; Capuchin monkey kidnappers; And other random topics; Notice something missing?

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00:52:34

“You can’t put the oil back in the pipeline”

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/23

On today’s show, host Esty Dinur is joined by two legal experts from Earthjustice–Andre Segura and Stefanie Tsosie–to talk about the Trump administration’s attacks on the environment. Featured image by Simon Ingram via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

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00:06:52

Mark Skudlarek

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/23

Potter Mark Skudlarek previews the Midwest Fire Fest, a June celebration of clay, flame, and music in Cambridge.

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00:13:02

Bobby Peterson

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/23

Attorney Bobby Peterson explains how new Medicaid work requirements may lead to coverage loss for millions. Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

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00:02:11

Ankurs Picks 05232025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/23

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

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00:05:58

Andy Moores California Stars

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/23

Andy Moore returns from his daughter’s courthouse wedding in L.A. with stories of joy, frantic Trader Joe’s shoppers, and the quiet gravity of commitment.

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00:16:10

Charlie Sykes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/23

Charlie Sykes joins the Friday Buzz to break down MAGA madness, Biden’s challenges, and how Democrats must adapt.

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00:08:00

Transparency Talk: Friends of Frame Park

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

The primary incentive for government agencies to follow Wisconsin’s open records law is monetary – if you break the law, you get a fine, and the prosecuting attorney collects those fees.But in 2022, the Wisconsin state Supreme Court made a ruling that hinders prosecutors’ ability to hold bad actors accountable. The ruling has since received bipartisan opposition. On this week’s installment of “Transparency Talk”, hosts Bill Lueders and Tom Kamenick discuss the problems created by the “Friends of

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00:06:41

Dane County should provide civil legal aid, Colin...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

The county is holding a special election next month to fill a vacant seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. That’s after former supervisor Elizabeth Doyle, who was priced out of her district in downtown Madison, resigned from office this spring. Two candidates are running for her seat: Adrian Lampron and Colin Barushok. They’ll face off on June 17th. Colin Barushok is a legislative assistant to state Senator Tim Carpenter, a Democrat from Milwaukee. He’s also vice president of Capitol

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00:04:08

State Democrats introduce child care funding bill

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

Governor Tony Evers’ proposed budget included nearly half a billion dollars to support the child care industry for another two years. That budget item was among hundreds that Republican leaders axed earlier this month. A standalone bill state Democrats introduced today makes the same funding request. Image courtesy: Gautam Arora via Unsplash.

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00:15:33

Meriter Nurses Strike

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

Nurses at Meriter Hospital are set to commence a 5 day strike starting Tuesday, May 27, 2025, following a breakdown in contract negotiations with hospital management. Tony's guest on this week's Thursday 8 O'Clock buzz is one of those nurses, and Kelsey is here this morning to explain how current staffing ratios and stronger security are just a couple of the issues that have yet to be adequately addressed, despite negotiations that have been underway since January of this year. Represented by SEIU

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00:26:16

Queery 5.21.25 QueerSPEAKS!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

Queery 5.21.25 QueerSPEAKS! by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:26:16

QueerSPEAKS! A Humanities Happening in Madison

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

QueerSPEAKS! A Humanities Happening in Madison by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:52:18

How to Build Civic Courage with Henry Giroux

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

On today’s show, social critic Henry Giroux discusses what he calls the “politics of cleansing,” the multi-pronged offensive currently being waged against civil liberties, dissent, and ultimately democracy by “American-style fascism.” He says that cleansing means to purify in the service of domination. And in his recent article in CounterPunch he seeks a language that is comprehensive enough to describe Trump’s assault on democracy. Featured image: illustration of Henry Giroux by Jared Rodriguez /

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00:15:23

buzz-5-21-25-Hanna-Homestead

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

In New Mexico, a state with one of the highest rates of police killings in the country, the governor plans on activating 60-70 national guard troops, starting this weekend. Hanna Homestead, Research Analyst for the National Priorities Project, talks about the further militarization of police in the article "New Mexico’s National Guard Initiative Highlights the Nation’s Skewed Priorities", with a historical $1 trillion allocated in Trump's "Beautiful Budget" -- money which will line the pockets of

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00:14:48

buzz-5-21-25-Jessica-Becker

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

After 50+ years of partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Wisconsin Humanities lost all federal funding on April 3, as a result of Trump and Musk's chainsaw budget cuts. Director of Communications, Jessica Becker, talks about the program's temporary hibernation, with goals to preserve what is needed to restart these important programs at a later date. Your contributions are very welcome for "The Next Chapter". Read more at The Progressive Magazine.

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00:10:29

"When The Rubber Hit The Road" Screening Tonight at...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

Filmmaker B.J. Hollars joins Thursday Buzz host Tony Castañeda to discuss his new film, "When The Rubber Hit The Road", which delves into the closure of the Uniroyal tire plant in Eau Claire in June 1992 after 75 years of production. The shutdown resulted in the loss of 1500 jobs, profoundly affecting the local economy and community. Hollars' film examines the way both management and union folks tirelessly advocated for worker's benefits and retraining programs after the transition, and how

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00:18:58

buzz-5-21-25-Katie-Bielfuss

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/22

Did you know that May is National Wetlands Month, established in 1991 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with partners in federal, state, tribal, local, and non-profit private sectors to educate Americans about the value of wetlands as a natural resource. But the Wisconsin Wetlands Association has been working even longer with landowners, native tribes, and community groups, nearly 50 years, to give Wisconsin one of the strongest wetlands protections in the U.S., according to Katie

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