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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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00:47:56

A Healthy Well-Rounded Existence

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/23

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, developer, basketball player, member of Madison’s 40 under 40, and all around community builder Julian “Ju-Ju” Walters joins us to tell his story, talk about what he’s up to, and give us a preview of the upcoming 5th annual Streetball and Block Party Weekend coming up in August! More information on Julian and Eminent Development Corporation: https://eminentdc.com/about-us/ More information on his Park Lofts project from WMTV:

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00:05:41

New coalition working to spread climate change awareness

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/22

It’s Earth Day today. To celebrate, Wisconsin health care workers and tribal representatives announced the launch of CHAT, which stands for Climate and Health Action Together. At an online press conference this morning, members from CHAT discussed their mission to spread awareness on the adverse health effects of our changing climate. Image courtesy: Samuel Regan-Asante / UNSPLASH

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00:07:01

Attorney Victor Forberger on state, national labor...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/22

Wisconsin law has blocked people on disability from collecting unemployment insurance since 2013. That is, until a federal judge ruled this summer that the law is discriminatory and violates federal law. But the state’s Department of Workforce Development is still rejecting claims from workers on disability. Victor Forberger, a Wisconsin-based labor and employment attorney, was part of the team that sued to challenge the law. He gave WORT News Producer Faye Parks the rundown today – and shared his

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00:07:41

Stuff Yer Face: Paul Huber of Troy Farm

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/22

This week on Stuff Yer Face, feature contributor Emily Tucker takes listeners to Troy Farm where she sits down with Farm Director, Paul Huber. Emily and Paul talk about all the ways Troy Farm is emulating Rooted Wisconsin's mission of connecting the community through food, land, and learning, and of course - which vegetables are best for stuffing your face with.

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00:53:41

The Freedom of Biking with Artist Julia Bourdet

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/22

On today’s Earth Day edition of A Public Affair, host Patty Peltekos speaks with artist and writer, Julia Bourdet about her decarbonized journey across the US. With a sketchbook in hand, Bourdet spent seven months traveling by boat, train, and bike from Europe and across the continental US. Along the way she met with environmental activists and Americans of all walks of life during the presidential election cycle of last Fall.

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00:09:03

Afterlives: Material Stories and Transformation

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/22

So what happens to an object once it enters a collection? Well, it depends on the object and the purpose of the collection.

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00:08:35

Hundreds Gather at James Madison Park for National...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/22

Saturday was another national day of action organized by the nationwide group '50501' in collaboration with the Madison Resistance Coalition and Healthy Food for All. While other cities across the country held marches, that wasn't quite the case here in Madison. Instead, local organizers decided to host a buy-in event at the Dane County Farmers Market. WORT reporter Shayna Clark headed out to James Madison Park on Saturday. Where she spoke with Anna Gerard, with the Madison Resistance

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00:05:48

Governor Evers’ 400-year school funding boost stands,...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

Governor Evers’ headline-grabbing veto from two summers ago remains standing, after the state Supreme Court’s decision last Friday. Image courtesy: Royal Broil via Flickr.

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00:26:59

An Eyewitness Account of Complete Impunity

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

Local resident Cassandra Dixon returned from more than a month in Masafer Yatta, in the Hebron Hills of the Palestinian West Bank on April 11th. She gave us an eyewitness report of what she saw and experienced while she was there. There are no words for their isolation and the abandonment of these rural Palestinian communities by most of the world. As the situation in Gaza deteriorates, Israeli armed forces and settlers in Masafer Yatta have attacked Palestinian herders with impunity to drive

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00:09:19

Forecast from Monday, 4-21-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

Forecast from Monday, 4-21-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:52:54

Climate Art with TetraPAKMAN

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

In the spirit of Earth Day, today’s show features an artistic wake-up call about the climate emergency. Host Douglas Haynes is joined by Madison artist, TetraPAKMAN, to talk about his role as artist in residence at the Madison Public Library. His current installation “Wake Up!” and exhibit “Doing Something” are on display at the Central Library through this week. Featured image: remix of a photo of Douglas Haynes and TetraPAKMAN outside the WORT studio by Sara Gabler/WORT. Photo by Chali

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00:05:10

The Past Isn't Past: Belle Case Lafollette

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

April 21 is the birthday of Bell Case LaFollette. LaFollette was a speechwriter, magazine editor, formidable suffragist, civil rights and peace activist. She also supported and guided the political careers of her husband Bob and two sons, Robert and Philip, who became governor, governor, and senator for Wisconsin. Image Courtesy: Library of Congress

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00:07:20

World Beyond War Hosts Events on Two Campuses

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

On-campus chapters of World Beyond War get active this week, with a panel discussion with Congressman Mark Pocan and a film screening about recent campus pro-Palestine protests. The Monday Buzz hears from World Beyond War’s Janet Parker.

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00:14:44

Clarence Thomas: Black Nationalist?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

Is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a black nationalist? That’s not such a far-fetched idea, and we ignore Thomas at our own peril. So says Brooklyn College professor Corey Robin, who joined the Monday Buzz with an explanation.

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00:16:48

SCOTUS vs. POTUS Fight Heats Up

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

The battle between the federal court system and the Trump Administration continues to heat up – where will it all end? Political Scientist Howard Schweber joins the Monday Buzz once more to bring us up to speed.

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00:08:19

Madison, April 1964

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/21

Stu Levitan looks back at the civil rights news and an existential threat to local urban renewal in April 1964.

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00:07:07

Madison - the hub of dairy market publications

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/20

The Madison area is blessed with a wide variety of weekly and monthly dairy marketing publications and resources, both public and private. These publications are vital to dairy farmers and cheese manufacturers. Bert and Pete take a good look at the history of dairy publications and their value to the farmers and cheese manufacturers today in this week’s edition of The Milkweed.

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00:56:14

A Musk Ox in a China Shop

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/18

This week on Mel & Floyd: Full house: Floyd joins Mel and Smarty Pants!; Old guys discuss surgery; Space travel tales; White House manipulating time and space??; Measles at Ft. Bliss; The “joys” of coal mining; Overachieving sperm donor in the Netherlands; Adventures with AI; The great Swedish moose migration; And other random topics; Notice something missing? We had to remove the music from the podcast version of Mel & Floyd. For the complete experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown”

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00:53:45

Skunk Hill Spring Gathering

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/18

This Spring, Fred and Germaine Pidgeon have reason to celebrate. On May 3, the Friends of Powers Bluff are hosting a Spring Gathering and Homecoming at present day Powers Bluff County Park in Arpin, Wisconsin, also known as Skunk Hill or Tah-qua-kik. This area was originally home to the Potawatomi, Ho Chunk, Ojibwe, and Menominee People. After years of work by the Pidgeons, the land is being preserved, and this will be celebrated with presentations, walks, crafts, and giveaways. The Pidgeons tell

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00:06:30

Purgolders Booster

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/18

Marlisa Condon joins the Buzz to talk about reviving the East High Booster Club and supporting student athletes beyond uniforms.

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