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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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00:02:33

Imperiled Nonprofit Awarded $250,000 in Emergency...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

The Trump administration announced draconian cuts earlier this month to the National Endowment for the Humanities. That marked the end of federal grant funding for Wisconsin Humanities, a loss of nearly 85 percent of their budget. But some recent good news could prevent them from shutting down completely. WORT New Reporter has more.

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00:52:45

May Day with Armando Ibarra

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

On today’s show, host Allen Ruff is joined in the studio by Armando Ibarra to celebrate International Workers Day or May Day, a day that has long been one of working class mobilization. Initiated in Chicago in 1886, May Day commemorates organized workers’ strength against oligarchs of the past and present. Featured image: a Worker’s May Day Rally in Chicago in 2018 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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00:16:45

Down on Main Street

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

Down on Main Street by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:11:12

On Tap in the Midwest

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

On Tap in the Midwest by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:12:49

May is for Mental Health

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

May is for Mental Health by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:29:30

Madison Roller Derby

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

Madison Roller Derby by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:07:01

Forecast From Wednesday 4-30-2025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

Forecast From Wednesday 4-30-2025 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:08:29

Mayor Paul Soglin's First Administration, part 2

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

A look back at the highs and lows of former Mayor Paul Soglin's first administration (1973-1979), part 2

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00:50:39

Years of Imagination Woven Into Four Books

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/05/01

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Lisa Malawski sits down with local Madison author Rachelle Kampen to discuss her journey from an imaginative Wisconsin farm girl to a self-published author of the Hanks Hollow series. In 2022, Rachelle self-published her books through Amazon, choosing to retain full creative control over her work. Her debut novel, Moon Over Hanks Hollow, introduced readers to the mystical town of Hanks Hollow, where werewolves and witches navigate an unusual and enchanting

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00:05:05

City leaders to consider harsher penalty for attacks...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/30

The Madison Metro system has already surpassed the number of assaults on bus drivers last year. There have been at least twenty-three physical or verbal attacks on Madison bus drivers in 2025, according to a report from NBC 15. And local elected officials are poised to consider an extra penalty to deter future attacks on drivers. Image courtesy: Faye Parks / WORT News.

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00:08:12

Wisconsin a “national model” for apprenticeship...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/30

Tracey Griffith says that apprenticeships strengthen the middle class and expand students’ options. Photo by Chali Pittman

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00:18:56

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/30

Following his December plea "Restore UNRWA Funding. Stop Famine in Gaza" (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East), Legislative Director for Middle East Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legistlation, Hassan El-Tayyab visited the Gaza area for a month, and reports back on the effects of starvation from total blockade of food, water, fuel, shelter, and medical assistance that would normally be coordinated by this U. N. aid group. With over 3000 aid

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00:54:05

A Roundtable of Black Women Leaders in Madison

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/30

On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow is joined by four accomplished Black women who are or have been in public office and who serve in organizations at the executive level. Brandi Grayson, April Kigeya, Sabrina Madison, and Dana Pellebon are local leaders who bring years of expertise and care to their work. However, they face an inordinate amount of scrutiny in their professional and personal lives. Featured image of April Kigeya, Sabrina Madison, Ali Muldrow, and Brandi Grayson (Dana Pellebon, not

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00:21:24

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/30

In her recent study "Who Would Pay the Biggest Price for Postal Privatization?" for the Institute for Policy Studies, Global Economy Project Director Sarah Anderson provided a careful analysis of the pros (spoiler alert, there are none) and cons of privatization of the USPS, which Trump has drafted an executive order as recently as February and which was approved by Musk last month. Anderson's study showed that rural customers will bear surcharges costs, as they do for UPS and FedEx, and also with

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00:49:35

Facing The Dominant Society’s Racism and Bigotry

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/30

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Stan Woodard comes to us from May 24th, 2005 with a conversation with Michael Eric Dyson that could have been recorded this week with just a few different names and cultural references, talking about Dr Dyson’s then new book, “Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?” Listen in Madison at 89.9FM or online anywhere at wortfm.org. Support your community radio with a donation online at wortfm.org!

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00:09:00

AFT-Wisconsin wants pro-labor voices on UW Board of...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/29

Two UW System regents are reaching the end of their terms next month – and Governor Tony Evers is tasked with appointing their replacements. The American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin started circulating a petition earlier this month urging the governor to select pro-labor representatives…and build a bridge between university leadership and the unions. Jon Shelton is a democracy and justice studies professor at UW-Green Bay and the president of AFT-Wisconsin. He gave our News Producer Faye

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00:03:06

Lapses in training and communication to blame for...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/29

The Madison city clerk’s office failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots in the November election. An internal investigation released today places the blame squarely on former city clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl, citing lapses in communication and incomplete training. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News.

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00:07:58

Cardinal Call: Slacktivism in UW-Madison Protests

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/29

On this episode of Cardinal Call, Host Oliver Gerharz speaks with the Daily Cardinal’s Life & Style Editor Kaylie Wiedmeyer about her story “Protesting everywhere but in person: The changing face of activism at UW–Madison” in a discussion of how protests have changed at UW–Madison. Articles featured in this week’s campus news in brief segment: 9 UW–Madison student visas restored as Trump administration reverses over 1,500 terminations - Annika Bereny, Francesca Pica and Ella Hanley ‘One of the

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00:03:21

Workers Memorial Day gathering remembers fallen,...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/29

Do you know someone who was injured or killed in a workplace accident? If so, they were one of the laborers memorialized at a ceremony yesterday at the Madison Labor Temple. Labor organizers, union workers, local and state politicians gathered there to honor Workers Memorial Day. Image Courtesy: Brian Standing/WORT News

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00:53:09

Bonnie Raitt Day

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/29

Fifty years ago today, on April 29, 1975, Bonnie Raitt gave a benefit concert with Mose Allison for WORT at the Capitol City Theatre in downtown Madison. This was a major event in the history of our station. On today’s very special edition of A Public Affair, WORT’s Production Coordinator Aaron Scholz is behind the mic to explain why. In addition to a special message from Bonnie Rait, we hear four interviews with folks who helped coordinate the benefit show, were at the show, or were involved with

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