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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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00:07:12

Forecast from Wednesday 5-14-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/15

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00:09:29

Most Wisconsin schools already restrict cell phone...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/14

Nearly 70% of U.S. adults support banning student cell phone use in K-12 classrooms, according to a survey this fall by Pew Research Center. And lawmakers across the country are taking note. Wisconsin is one of sixteen states that’s considering adopting a statewide policy. But according to a new report from Wisconsin Policy Forum, many schools in our state are already enforcing restrictions. Mark Sommerhauser, the Policy Forum’s communications director, wrote the report. Sitting down with our News

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00:03:48

Labor activity continues at GHC, Meriter

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/14

There’s a flurry of labor activity in the local healthcare industry. Workers at Group Health Cooperative are pressing management to recognize their union. And nearly 1,000 nurses at Meriter Hospital are preparing to go on strike at the end of this month. Image courtesy: Greg Geboski / WORT News.

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00:05:15

Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee removes items from...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/14

The Wisconsin legislature's budget-writing committee, Joint Finance Committee (JFC), met yesterday and in a single vote removed 612 separate items from Gov. Evers proposed budget- everything from a higher tax for millionaires to legalization of marijuana and child-care grants. Photo: Rep. Andraca and Rep. McGuire at JFC

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00:53:25

“We’ve Got To Live Together”: A conversation with...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/14

Good luck trying to find an affordable apartment or buy a home in Madison these days. As the city keeps growing, so does the cost of housing. To talk about the situation we’re in and what local and state governments can do about it, host Ali Muldrow is joined by Senator Kelda Roys. Featured image: photo of Senator Kelda Roys.

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00:10:25

Strong Towns Madison wants to eliminate parking mandates

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/13

Madison is a growing city that’s projected to gain more than 115,000 new residents in the next quarter of a century. A group of residents have joined Strong Towns Madison, a self-described “local conversation” that’s advocating for sustainable and people-oriented development. One of their priorities: eliminating parking minimums citywide. Mike Tarby is one of the group’s coordinators. Sitting down with our News Producer Faye Parks, he described their vision for the city of Madison. Image

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00:03:26

Childcare Providers Demand Restoration of State Funding

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/13

Many child care providers in Wisconsin are strapped for cash. One of the budget items that got the ax in the state Legislature last week: nearly half a billion dollars to support the industry for another two years. Parents and child care providers gathered outside the state Capitol building this morning to pressure lawmakers to restore the funding. Image Courtesy: Kit Moore/ WORT News

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00:53:55

Roundtable on Black Leadership in Madison

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/13

On today’s show, Alder Isadore Knox Jr. hosts a roundtable discussion on Black political leadership in Madison. He says that this is a unique time for this conversation given the reduction of Black elected officials on the Madison City Council, from 9 alders to 5 in the current term. He’s joined by Richard V. Brown Sr, Sheri Carter, and Amani Latimer Burris. They talk about their reasons for running for political office as well as their civic accomplishments. Featured image: photo of today’s guest

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00:01:35

David Steiner Confirmed to be Next Postmaster General...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/13

Amber McReynolds, chair of the US Postal Service Board of Governors, announced today that President Trump’s choice for the next Postmaster General is confirmed by the Postal Board of Governors.

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00:08:23

“We are living in new territory,” immigration...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

It’s been a chaotic few months since Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office. One of his top priorities: following through on his campaign promise to implement mass deportation and “secure the border.” But just how much has changed compared to the previous administration? Shabnam Lotfi is the founder and principal of Lotfi Legal LLC, an immigration law firm based here in Madison. She and co-counsel Veronica Sustic sat down with our News Producer Faye Parks this afternoon to describe the trends

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00:07:01

State lawmakers advance sweeping changes to criminal...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

Three bills making their way through the state Legislature propose sweeping changes to Wisconsin's criminal justice system. Republican authors of the bills argue that they would improve accountability and public safety. But critics say they would remove nuance in the criminal justice system – and funnel more people behind bars. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

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00:02:00

News From a Parallel Universe #23

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

In the parallel universe, where Jill Stein and the Green party won the 2024 election in a landslide, the Green Party uses its mandate to build lots of low income housing for a public struggling to find an affordable place to live.

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00:10:25

Forecast from Monday, 5-12-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

Forecast from Monday, 5-12-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:02:43

The Past Isn's Past: Stevie Wonder's Birthday

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

May 12th is the birthday of Stevie Wonder, R+B musician and political activist. Aside from his music he was a lifelong activist, campaigning to make Martin Luther King, Jr Day a national holiday, fundraise for famine relief and AIDS care, and fight South African apartheid. Harry Richardson has the story. Image source: Motown Records, 1973 via Wikipedia

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00:10:21

"Lonesome Organist" at ArtLitLab

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

Jeremy Jacobsen, A.K.A. “The Lonesome Organist” takes the idea of the one-man band to a whole ‘nother level. He’ll demonstrate his wares at the Arts and LIterature Laboratory. But first, he’ll talk with us on the Buzz.

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00:11:31

"Riders 4 Race Amity" Bike to Montgomery

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

Young bicycle riders pedal from Madison, Wisconsin to Montgomery, Alabama to promote racial unity. We’ll talk with Riders 4 Race Amity organizers Kate Vestlie and Miquel Rivera.

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00:15:46

Personnel shuffles and quorum notices

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

There's quite a bit of shuffling of high-level personnel in Dane County and the City of Madison. Plus, quite a few notices of possible quorums this week. Host Rebecca Kemble and Producer Christina Lieffring will talk you through that and the rest of this week's meetings on this week's edition of Forward Lookout.

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00:31:19

Forgiveness is the Biggest Gift We Can Give

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/12

Vietnamese author Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai says writing her novel The Mountains Sing took her to unexpected places. Her writing about the war and its participants and victims helped her explore the feelings of hatred and a desire for revenge and the transition toward forgiveness and reconciliation. She says, "forgiveness is the biggest gift we can give to the world, ourselves and others. I think if we had more forgiveness in our world we would have less violence and less war.” The award-winning

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00:07:13

Federal funding cuts and the suspension of milk testing

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/11

The federal government is cutting funding to WIC, SNAP, the Farm to School program, and USAID. Pete Hardin tells host Bert Zipperer that the most vulnerable people will feel the brunt of the cuts. They’ll discuss these essential programs, as well as the suspension of FDA milk testing and the Dairy Market News layoffs, in this edition of “The Milkweed.”

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00:50:48

1pm Madison Book Beat 5-12-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/10

Jane Hirshfield—widely regarded as one of America’s greatest living poets—joins Madison Book Beat for a rich conversation about poetry, the natural world, and the human condition. The New York Times Magazine has called her work “some of the most important poetry in the world today,” and her latest collection, The Asking: New & Selected Poems, showcases the depth and range of a life devoted to lyrical inquiry.In this episode, host David Ahrens and guest co-host Heather Swan, a poet and faculty

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