x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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

news

All Episodes

00:10:49

Baldwins Books

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/25

Micah Robinson and Lily Someson share the mission behind Baldwin’s Books and Records, Madison’s first Black and trans-owned pop-up bookstore.

en

00:17:08

Mike Wagner on UW Madison funding cuts

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/25

UW Professor Mike Wagner discusses the political defunding of vaccine research and misinformation studies on today’s Friday Buzz.

en

00:03:22

Ankurs Picks 04252025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/25

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

en

00:27:20

Modern Cannabis in Wisconsin

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/25

Ian Marsden is the owner and mind behind Turtle Island Dispensary here in Madison, Wisconsin. He shares his passion for exploring the corners of the mind as a business owner as well as supporting indigenous rights and fighting the Enbridge pipeline. Ian, Codename Moon Turtle, is knowledgeable about the hemp and psychedelic side of Wisconsin. He joins mad scientist host Wally in the WORT studio on 4/17/2025. Public domain image from Franz Eugen Köhler's Medizinal-Pflantzen. Published and

en

00:10:13

UNA-USA Dane County to host second annual “Women’s...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

The United Nations Association, also known as UNA-USA, is an advocacy network that uses community-based programming to advance the United Nations’ mission. They have more than 200 local chapters across the country. The Dane County chapter is hosting their second annual Women’s Summit next Saturday, May 3rd. This year’s theme: “Women at the Crossroads.” Our News Producer Faye Parks sat down with Mary Rathbun, the chapter’s gender equity lead, and Debbie Kaddu Serwadda, a new member, to learn how

en

00:08:02

Transparency Talk: Letters from the DoJ

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

This week on Transparency Talk, hosts Bill Lueders and Tom Kamenick discuss the most recent batch of letters released by the Office of Open Government, as well as some of the pitfalls of the current correspondence system.

en

00:22:54

Jennifer Loewenstein

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

Jennifer Loewenstein by WORT 89.9FM Madison

en

00:53:00

A Robert McChesney Retrospective

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

On today’s A Public Affair we’re honoring the life and legacy of Bob McChesney who passed away on March 25. In addition to being a renowned academic and activist who fiercely advocated for independent media, McChesney was also a host on this show. In this episode from 1997, he interviews Allen Ruff about his first book, “We Called Each Other Comrade”: Charles H. Kerr & Company, Radical Publishers.

en

00:20:49

Judith Crown

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

Judith Crown by WORT 89.9FM Madison

en

00:08:26

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin - A Retrospective, part 1

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

Stu Levitan marks former Mayor Paul Soglin's 80th birthday with a survey of his personal story and political legacy (part 1)

en

00:07:15

Forecast From Wednesday 4-23-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

Forecast From Wednesday 4-23-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

en

00:21:06

2024 04 15 Don Giovanni Interview

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

2024 04 15 Don Giovanni Interview by WORT 89.9FM Madison

en

00:02:34

Wisconsin History Center breaks ground on construction

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/24

Over the past few months, you might have noticed the demolition of the former Wisconsin Historical Museum at the corner of State and Carroll Streets, just off the Capitol Square. The new Wisconsin History Center broke ground today, kicking off what's slated to be a two year construction project. Image courtesy: Sutton Johnson / WORT News.

en

00:06:36

Social Security Administration grapples with policy...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

Ready to get your Social Security benefits? Doing so by phone is no longer an option, after a controversial policy change that went into effect last week Monday. The agency’s staff is helping Americans navigate the change, as they grapple with nationwide staffing cuts and office closures. Image courtesy: Faye Parks / WORT News.

en

00:03:58

Wisconsin Lobbyists Protest Anti-Boycott Law

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

Wisconsin Lobbyists Protest Anti-Boycott Law by WORT 89.9FM Madison

en

00:06:19

Cardinal Call: UW-Madison Faculty Members Protest...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

This week host Ted Hyngstrom speaks to Copy Editors Zoey Elwood and Clara Strecker about their story (written with Isabella Barajas) “Faculty call on UW-Madison to help fight Trump’s attacks, support international students” in a discussion of a faculty protest calling on UW-Madison to fight Trump’s education attacks and to support international students.

en

00:54:03

Local Poets Roundtable

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

Continuing our April theme of talking with poets and artists about the role of art in times of political turmoil, today host Ali Muldrow is joined by three local poets in the studio to talk about their craft and their work in the community. juj e lepe, Jonny Teklit, and Andrew Chi Keong Yim talk about the competitiveness and performance of slam poetry, how art takes on a greater meaning in moments of social and political upheaval, how to address both human rights violations and joy within their

en

00:07:31

buzz-4-23-25-Parker-Carla

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

Madison World Beyond War will be hosting a viewing of the movie "Palestinian Exception" on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 6PM at the Memorial Union Chart Room, B147. Supporters Carla Rettunde and Janet Parker talk about their group, founded in 2014, and the movie and discussion.

en

00:19:56

buzz-4-23-25-James-Leary

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

James Leary, Emeritus Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies, American Folklore Society's representative on the Advisory Board for the National Recording Registry, Library of Congress announced this year's 25 entries to the National Recording Registry. Among the entries were the Harry Urata field recordings of Japanese immigrant canecutters in Hawaii, the first Asian American entries to the registry. The Hawaiian Quintette's influential 1913 recording of Queen Liliʻuokalani's "Aloha 'Oe" was

en

00:21:44

buzz-4-23-25-Lindsay-Koshgarian

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

Lindsay Koshgarian, from the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, recently co-authored an updated "Tax Day Receipt" -- a way of listing government expenditures as a grocery list. This year's receipt includes the government program slashes by DOGE, and compares the repercussions with the cost of eggs; as an example, the cost of the USAID program which was eliminated and could potentially save six million lives in coming years would cost 6 dozen eggs per taxpayer. And the

en

4,751 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS News

CD Voice

China Daily

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

Noa Levi

Jeffrey Epstein: The Coverup Chronicles

Bobby Capucci