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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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00:19:35

Speed dating for alders, public art updates, and more

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/06

This week on Forward Lookout, Host Brenda Konkel and Producer Christina Lieffring talk about last week's election results and run through the week's meetings for Dane County and the City of Madison, including speed dating for new alders, some public art updates and a few mystery meetings.

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00:20:01

2024 03 31 WI Flute Festival Interview

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/06

2024 03 31 WI Flute Festival Interview by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:11:25

Capitol Testimony of Self-Described Conservative Goes...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/06

At the Wisconsin Legislature’s March public hearing on a bill prohibiting gender-affirming care, 85-year old Larry Jones’ brief testimony went viral. Wisconsin Watch reporter Hallie Claflin caught up with Jones and brings us his story.

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00:09:12

Douglas Rosenberg on "The Sea"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/05

Douglas Rosenberg is Professor in the UW-Madison Art Department, and the director and screenwriter behind The Sea, a black and white film screen dance staged against the landscape of the Baltic Sea. It makes its Midwest premiere this Sunday at 2pm at Music Hall. (Photo courtesy: Erik Schwerdtfeger / WORT News)

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00:08:15

Grace Mitchell and Sofia Theodore-Pierce on...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/05

Grace Mitchell and Sofia Theodore-Pierce are the team behind Heart-Shaped, an epistolary short set in the various fantasy suites within the Don Q Inn in Dodgeville. It screens Friday at 6pm at the Chazen Museum as part of a series of a dozen or so experimental shorts.

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00:07:55

Sean Hanish on "Just A Bit Outside"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/05

Sean Hanish is the director behind Just a Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers, which screens Friday at 5:30 at Music Hall. Hanish is a Brookfield native and UW-Madison alum. He joins Mel & Floyd to talk about his film. (Photo courtesy: Erik Schwerdtfeger/WORT News)

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00:11:42

Tim Hunter on "By Kevin Thomas"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/05

Tim Hunter's 1986 film River’s Edge won that year’s award for Best Picture at the Independent Spirit Awards. His film, Tex will air at the Wisconsin Film Festival on Saturday at 4pm at the UW Cinematheque. His narrative film, Returning to Earth will also play at that time, and his documentary, By Kevin Thomas will play on Sunday at 3:30pm. He joins WORT to talk about his film. (Photo courtesy: Erik Schwertfeger/WORT News)

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00:06:25

WI Film Fest's Mike King On Picks

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/05

Mike King is the Senior Programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival. He also curates UW Cinematheque’s seasonal series and heads up the Spotlight Cinema at the Madison Museum of Community Art. Here he joins host Esty Dinur to give an overview of the fest. (Photo courtesy: Erik Schwerdtfeger / WORT News)

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00:06:51

Four Star Video's Lewis Peterson on Wisconsin Film...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

Four Star Video Cooperative’s Lewis Peterson joins us by phone from the Bartell Theatre, ahead of a showing of Zodiac Killer Project. Lewis gives us some of his picks of the fest — and you can read about more of his selections at tonemadison.com.

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00:08:28

Piano Accompanist David Drazin

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

David Drazin will be performing piano accompaniment to 1928's The Wind, screening this Sunday at UW Cinamatheque. Drazin joins JoAnne Pow!ers on The Wages of Cinema to talk about his career.

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00:01:35

Ankurs Picks 04042025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

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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00:09:45

Carl Segall

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

Cary Segall talks about hiking the full Appalachian Trail and the reflections captured in his new book about the journey.

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00:17:02

Charlie Sykes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

Charlie Sykes discusses Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, Trump’s tariffs, Elon Musk, and the state of the Republican Party.

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00:09:29

German Art Students

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

German Art Students talk about their new album "Diamonds and Queens" and share tracks live on the Friday Buzz.

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00:09:23

Erik Gunneson of "Milk Punch"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

Who Cooks For You speaks with Erik Gunneson: director, producer, and screenwriter of "Milk Punch," a film chock-full of Madison lore from the 1990s. In this vintage indie, which premiered at the Wisconsin Film Festival in 200, two duos joyride around Madison streets and pass erstwhile Madison favorites like the O'Cayz Corral. The film features music from local legends like Killdozer and the Blue Meanies. Milk Punch screens on Saturday, April 5 at Music Hall.

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00:04:30

Guy Who Can't Say Goodbye

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/04

Guy Who Can’t Say Goodbye makes an appearance on the Get Well Soon Elliot LeBrun edition of the Friday 8 O'Clock Buzz.Guy Who Can’t Say Goodbye is played by music producer and promoter Benjamin Van Howe. Photo by Paulina Milde-Jachowska on Unsplash

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00:12:36

Catherine Léger on "Two Women"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/03

Catherine Léger writes for film, TV, and theater. Her screenplay for “Charlotte a du fun” won her the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2019 Canadian Screens. She joins A Public Affair host Esty Dinur by phone from Montreal to talk about her new film, Two Women, screening on Sunday, April 6 at 7pm at Union South and Thursday, April 10 at 5:45pm at Flix Brewhouse.

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00:53:00

Poet Martín Espada Reads from Jailbreak of Sparrows

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/03

On today’s show, host Allen Ruff is joined by Martín Espada who has just published a new volume of poetry, Jailbreak of Sparrows. Espada is a longtime friend of WORT and former Madisonian. He reads from his collection on the air and discusses the supple power of language. Featured image: the cover of Jailbreak of Sparrows.

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00:06:00

John Otterbacher on "Tales of Harsh Gruder"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/03

John Otterbacher, co-director and co-producer of "Tales of Harsh Gruder" joins Who Cooks For You to talk about his film screening at the Bartell Theatre this Sunday as part of the Wisconsin's Own. It's a film — based on that tragic events in real life — that deals with men's mental health and also features an incredible soundtrack of music from Fugazi, Soulside, Screaming Broccoli, The Switch, Hollywood Indians and Ethan Azarian. Otterbacher is in conversation with Who Cooks For You's Real

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00:28:14

Congressman Mark Pocan

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/04/03

Congressman Mark Pocan by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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