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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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02:00:00

Hmong Radio for May 2025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/10

Serving the Displaced: Beverly Martin and the Hmong Refugees of Ban Vinai Through the algorithms of social media, I unexpectedly came across a striking body of photography captured by Beverly Martin. What initially drew my attention was not just the historical context of the images—taken of Hmong people following the communist Pathet Lao takeover in 1975—but the subjects themselves. Among them was my mother, Sia Xiong. In 1983, my mother was in her late teens or early twenties, serving as a

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00:56:50

Trees Are Trying to Have Sex With My Nose

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/10

This week on Mel & Floyd: Mel’s cadaver knee in action; Which sports team does the Pope support?; North Carolina judge finally gives up trying to steal election; Measuring neutrinos; Are “chemtrails” turning Florida’s frogs gay?; Weak passwords at the NSA; How Esty wins arguments; Do golf courses cause Parkinson’s?; Revisionist [inaccurate] history in Oklahoma; Cave Art in Africa; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete “Mel and Floyd Experience,” buy the CD “The Very

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00:53:49

Why Is Trump Still So Interested in Greenland?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/09

“We need Greenland for national security and even international security,” President Trump said during his first State of the Union of his second term. “One way or the other, we’re going to get it.” That bold claim set off a new wave of awkward diplomacy, including surprise visits from Donald Trump Jr., and Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha. Acquiring Greenland is not a new obsession. Trump floated the idea in his first term. Numerous presidential administrations have floated the idea,

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00:05:59

Rep. Revives Effort for Task Force Addressing...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/09

Wisconsin is one of the deadliest states for Black women and girls, according to a 2020 analysis from the CDC. That year, 42 out of 100,000 Black women and girls in our state were murdered.For years now, addressing this epidemic of violence has been a top priority for state Representative Shelia Stubbs, a Democrat from Madison. Rep. Stubbs is renewing her push again this session, this time with the governor’s backing in his biennial budget proposal. She shared an update with W-O-R-T reporter Maria

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00:09:52

Helen Osborn-Senatus

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/09

Helen Osborn-Senatus on how The River Food Pantry is adapting to federal cuts and advocating for long-term food security in Wisconsin.

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00:10:44

Erica Krug

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/09

Erica Krug of Rooted explains how AmeriCorps cuts impact garden education and what’s needed to keep kids connected to food and land.

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00:02:13

Ankurs Picks 05092025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/09

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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00:08:41

Jody Bartnick

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/09

Jody Bartnick of United Way discusses the impact of AmeriCorps’ elimination and how the community can help fill the gap.

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00:13:14

Rick Cohen

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/09

Rick Cohen on how the Trump administration’s budget attacks threaten nonprofits—and what the public can do to help.

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00:06:39

What happened at yesterday’s chaotic Assembly hearing?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

The state Assembly Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing yesterday considering a spate of proposals.Among them, a bill that seeks to protect police from John Doe cases. Discussion of the bill took up nearly half of the five hour meeting…and at one point led to a shouting match between lawmakers and the public. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News.

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00:08:00

Transparency Talk: Open Information for Open...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

Last December, “Transparency Talk” hosts Bill Lueders and Tom Kamenick discussed a robbery in River Hills, and the ongoing struggle to acquire investigation records from the police. The police insisted that they could not release records pertaining to an open investigation, despite legal evidence to the contrary. Now, Bill and Tom are back to follow up on this and other cases where open investigations have presented difficulties in obtaining records. But before we turn it over to Tom and Bill, our

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00:15:55

Queering Support for Homeless Communities

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

As homelessness accelerates globally, queer communities provide survival aid to their neighbors. Queery host Matvei explores how 4 collectives from around the world- Street Aid Daily from Ukraine, WarmUp Boston and Witch City Action from Massachusetts, and Community Kitchen from Minneapolis -infuse their work with care, communication, and compassion that is foundational to many Queer communities. See transcript at https://www.wortfm.org/queering-support-for-homeless-communities/

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00:11:30

Taking Stock of WORTstock

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

Festival season is upon us and with that in mind, Tony's guest on the Thursday Buzz this morning is WORT business development director extraordinaire Doug Holtz. Doug wears a lot of hats at the station, but "WORTstock wrangler" - staying on top of many of the moving parts it takes to pull off Madison's first official festival of the season - might be one of the most demanding jobs he does for the station. Now in its 28th year, WORTstock, formerly known as the WORT Block Party, gets the 2025

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00:27:51

The Dope on the (NEW) Pope!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

Ava Borelli, host of Old World Sunrise and Classical Jukebox on WORT every Thursday from 5-8am joins Thursday Buzz host Tony Castañeda to edify listeners on the conclave currently underway in Rome to determine the successor to the late Pope Francis. Ava, whose ancestors hail from Italy, shares the mic today with another Thursday morning regular, Captain Zero, and together they help clear the smoke surrounding the conclave-a secretive process in which a group of very serious people in very fancy

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00:51:39

Neoliberalism on Steroids

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

On today’s show, host Allen Ruff is joined by David McNally to reflect on Donald Trump’s first 100-ish days in office. They try to make sense of Trumpists’ multi-pronged offensive on immigrants, trade, DEI, and so much more. McNally says that Trump relies on shock, awe, and fear, but even within this climate, there are cracks that can be exploited. Featured image of David McNally via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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00:05:50

Abrupt AmeriCorps Cuts Hurt Wisconsin Programs

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

Federal funds for the AmeriCorps program were abruptly cut by the Trump administration on Friday, April 25th. Labor Radio spoke with Jeanne Duffy, executive Director of Serve Wisconsin, about the cuts and their impact on people and programs in Wisconsin.Photo courtesy: Upward Bound Edison State College on Flickr

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00:26:06

Radio Literature: Poetry of the Spring

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

Aired on 2025-03-20

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00:07:17

Forecast For Wednesday 5-7-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/08

Forecast For Wednesday 5-7-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:03:27

Utilities Seek Big Rate Hikes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/07

MG&E and Alliant have proposed increases of about $12/month starting next year. In addition to paying for new expenditures on non-fossil fuel energy, the utilities will want customers to pay for the old fossil fuel plants. Will share-holders be responsible for any expense?

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00:07:02

Wisconsin lawmakers gear up for state budget process

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/07

Governor Tony Evers released his biennial budget proposal in February. Among his priorities: sweeping investments in K-12 education, tax cuts for the middle class, and a plan to reform Wisconsin’s prison system.In each of the last three budget sessions, the state’s GOP has stripped down the governor’s proposal and started essentially from scratch. The Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee, which is under Republican control, is slated to take up the budget tomorrow. JR Ross is editor of

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