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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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00:52:36

Get to Know Lydia McComas, Madison’s New City Clerk

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/12

This week President Trump pardoned a group of Wisconsin Republicans who worked to overturn the results of the 2020 election by casting fake Electoral College votes. The pardons were symbolic, but the issue of the public’s faith in election results remains. Today host Ali Muldrow is joined by Madison’s new City Clerk, Lydia McComas, to talk about her role in making sure our local elections are accurate and secure. Featured image of Lydia McComas.

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00:19:42

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/12

James Krall, Assistant Professor of Entomology UW-Madison, talks about some of his studies on "Bee Health and Behavior Under Anthropogenic Stressors". So while past agricultural insecticides, like DDT, effects were large and obvious, death of insects with side effects on other species, today's insecticides are sometime much more subtle, and while some insects may be spared from immediate death, these chemicals may affect insect social behavior and lead to long-term species issues. Krall investigates

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00:19:49

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/12

Global warming, lost habitat, and environmental toxins are just some of the assaults on animal, bird, and insect species around the world. Drs. Paul Sondel and Ann Behrmann from Physicians for Social Responsibility - Wisconsin talk with Jan Miyasaki about these issues, along with some success stories, that will be topics of an evening to reflect -- "Remembrance of Lost Species" being held on December 4, 2025 from 6:15-9:00pm at Science Hall, 550 N Park St. Free to attend, but registration is

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00:04:57

Audio Menagerie: A Ceramic Sculptor at Work

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/12

Ceramics sculptor and associate professor of art Christina A West describes her work amid the banging, cracking and chipping sounds of an artist at work on her craft.

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00:50:42

Take Your Mess and Turn It Into a Message

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/12

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Founder and CEO of FOSTER of Dane County, and mother to the community, Jackie Hunt joins us to talk about helping each other and keeping the community together, persevering through adversity, her new book, cuffing season, and more! To help out or get help, contact FOSTER at 608-628-7708, foster.danecounty@gmail.com or through their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FosterDaneCounty/ . FOSTER is accepting help

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00:10:11

Climate advocates celebrate Alliant Energy settlement

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/12

Alliant Energy has agreed to more modest rate hikes than they’d initially requested in a settlement the Public Service Commission approved Thursday. Also included in the settlement: the utility company will implement a slew of new programs focused on energy conservation and affordability. The agreement comes after months of negotiations with stakeholders like Clean Wisconsin, an environmental advocacy group. Brett Korte, a staff attorney with Clean Wisconsin, tells WORT News Producer Faye Parks

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00:05:36

Verona Common Council Votes Against Flock Camera...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/12

Verona’s Common Council voted against renewing their contracts with Flock Safety - a technology company that has come under increasing scrutiny due to data privacy concerns. The move comes 3 months after the Wisconsin Examiner published a report reviewing how law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin used Flock data, and found gaps in transparency around why certain data searches were performed. Image courtesy: Michal Jakubowski / UNSPLASH

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00:03:17

State Democrats propose cap on utility rates

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/11

Energy prices across the nation have continued to rise leaving families worried about how they'll pay their bills. Responding to the affordability crisis, state Democrats have introduced legislation that would put a cap on utility rates.

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00:54:26

Diversity in Burlesque with Cocoa Pearlesque

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/11

Today we’re talking about burlesque and how BIPOC performers are advocating for diversity in the local burlesque scene. Host Dana Pellebon was a member of the first burlesque troupe in Madison and her guest today is fellow Black burlesque performer and producer, Cocoa Pearlesque. Featured image of Cocoa Pearlesque, courtesy of Cocoa Pearlesque.

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00:08:21

“‘Let them eat…’ then fill in the blank”

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/11

“The Price of Milk” is a new, award-winning docuseries examining dairy politics, dairy pricing, and dairy promotion. You can watch it for free at a screening this Friday on the UW-Madison campus. Make sure to stick around for a discussion panel after the credits to hear Pete Hardin’s take. Pete joins Bert Zipperer in this edition of “The Milkweed” for a short preview of his thoughts – and to try and unscramble the chaos and uncertainty on SNAP benefits. Image courtesy: Tribeca Film via their

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00:09:58

Gender & Women’s Studies Celebrates & Persists at UW...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/11

50 years ago, in 1975, a group of women professors in Madison decided they needed a place to study the lives of women, something that was missing at the university. To get the new discipline approved, which at that time was called “Women’s Studies,” they had to make a presentation to an all male, all white committee to explain why such a program was needed. The topic they used to convince the committee - menstruation. The panel, some members red faced, most of them speechless, had no questions and

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00:14:37

Tone Madison faces funding challenges

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

A self-described “lively voice in a sea of bland,” Tone Madison has been covering local culture and politics for the last eleven years. But in what’s become a familiar story, the online publication is struggling to cover costs and may be forced to shut down if they can’t reach their winter fundraising goal. Managing editor Christina Lieffring joins our News Producer Faye Parks for a closer look at the numbers – and to explain what’s at stake. Image courtesy: Tone Madison.

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00:03:26

MMSD Raises Awareness About Student Homelessness

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

More than five percent of students in the Madison Metropolitan School District are experiencing housing insecurity. A display in downtown Madison seeks to demonstrate the scale of the issue – and to drum up community support for a donation drive. W-O-R-T reporter Gabriel Gibbons has more. Image courtesy: Gabriel Gibbons / WORT News

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00:03:17

Madison Mixology: Gunfire

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

This week on “Madison Mixology,” we’re off to England to learn about a tea-based cocktail made famous through the military. Feature contributor Charlie Belawski will go in depth about “the Gunfire” – how it tastes, how to make it…and how to change it depending on your palette.

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00:51:16

Emily Mitchell on the power of speculative fiction in...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

Emily Mitchell on the power of speculative fiction in strange times by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:47:19

The soundtrack of war, peace, and struggle in El...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

Global Revolutions had the honor of welcoming legendary Salvadoran singer and activiist Sebastián Torogoz to the WORT studios, one November morning. During the 1980s, Sebastian participated in the armed struggle against the military and civilian dictatorships in his country. By chance, he became one of the founders of Los Torogoces de Morazán, a band that was originally put together to fill up airtime on the rebel radio Radio Venceremos. Over the course of the conflict, Los Torogoces provided the

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00:52:56

SNAP Whiplash and the Rollercoaster of Poverty

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

About 42 million people relied on federal food aid last year. That includes about 700,000 Wisconsin residents. Last month the Trump administration announced that it would not fund SNAP benefits starting in November because of the government shutdown. Though Congress voted to reopen the government and though a federal appeals court ordered the Trump administration to release SNAP funds, there’s much uncertainty about what is going to happen and when. To talk about food insecurity and the status of

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00:08:52

Forecast from Monday, 11-10-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

Forecast from Monday, 11-10-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:11:12

The Wisconsin Whey: Cheesemaking in the Driftless

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

A new book, The Wisconsin Whey, explores the world of artisan cheesemaking in the Driftless Zone. Author Kristin Mitchell joins us with more.

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00:11:47

Tracking Bears in Wisconsin

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/11/10

The Wisconsin DNR is trying to count all the black bear dens in the state, and they need your help. We’ll talk with research scientist Erin Morrison.

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