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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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00:51:50

Rebroadcast: L’Eau Est La Vie Camp And Standing Rock

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/25

This week the climate advocacy group Greenpeace was ordered to pay $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer, the oil company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. The protests against DAPL in 2016 and 2017 were organized by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous water protectors. Greenpeace peacefully supported the protests but was charged with defamation by Energy Transfer. Now, a North Dakota ruling in favor of Energy Transfer could have far reaching effects on first-amendment rights and is

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00:03:07

Stephen Ratzlaff challenges Melissa Agard for Dane...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/25

Dane County Executive Melissa Agard was elected just last fall, but she'll be on the ballot again in next week's election. This time, she'll face a different challenger: Stephen Ratzlaff.

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00:02:04

Staggered Alder Elections Begin This April

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

Staggered Alder Elections Begin This April by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:29:04

Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney wants to strengthen...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

Incumbent alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney first joined the city council in 2015 and has represented the southwest side ever since. She faces a familiar opponent this spring in Sammy Khilji, who also ran for the council in 2023 but was eliminated in the primary. Top priorities in her re-election platform include housing, public safety, and transparency. Sitting down with WORT News Producer Faye Parks, alder Harrington-McKinney emphasized that Madison needs to approve a balanced budget…a budget

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00:54:01

Engaging Youth in the Legislative Process

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

In a time when public trust in government is near historic lows, today’s show highlights regional efforts to revamp civics education. Host Douglas Haynes is joined by Kate Ullman and Adah Lambeck to talk about two initiatives to educate and engage young people in the political process. Ullman and Lambeck discuss how focusing on policies not “politics” is the key to engaging young folks. Lambeck says that young people are motivated by local issues that impact them, like gun violence. Featured

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00:12:07

A Conversation about Beatles Tribute Bands with...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

A Conversation about Beatles Tribute Bands with Madison Mystery Tour founding member Aviv Kammay by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:03:58

MIX

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

Feature contributor Charlie Belawski is back with another “Madison Mixology,” continuing his shot special with fellow bartender Riley Kappel. Today, they discuss the “Pineapple Upside-Down Cake” shot – and the many different ways to make it.

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00:08:57

Forecast from Monday, 3-24-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

Forecast from Monday, 3-24-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:07:19

Train advocates encourage support for state funding

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

This long fight for a passenger rail connection between Madison and Milwaukee continues. Rail advocacy organizations and state Democrats are banding together to support Governor Evers’ biennial budget proposal, which includes 15 million dollars for passenger rail spending. Image Courtesy: Aris/UNSPLASH

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00:04:53

Mary Mallon got a bad rap

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

This Thursday, March 27th, is the anniversary of Mary Mallon’s second quarantine. Better known as “Typhoid Mary,” Mallon unknowingly passed the disease to the wealthy people she cooked for. She was one of two hundred super-spreaders in New York at the time – but received the most severe punishment because she was a poor, working class Irish woman. Feature contributor Harry Richardson has the story. Image from the June 20, 1909 issue of The New York American, courtesy of Nova, pbs.org

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00:47:44

Moving Beyond Us and Them

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, Ali Muldrow and Tori Larned join us to talk about reaching across to our friends and neighbors to find common ground on controversial issues, and the hard and rewarding work it takes to make the world better. Join Ali, Bria Halama and Jake VandenPlas on Sunday, March 30th at 1PM for a screening of The Tennessee 11 followed by a panel discussion featuring participants from the film, Dr Charles Franklin, Steve D'Orazio, and Steven

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01:19:43

What Do You Want in a Beatles Tribute: Sound or...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

What Do You Want in a Beatles Tribute: Sound or Vision? An Expert Answers by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:00:39

ICE Detains Man In Madison Last Thursday

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

WORT received a tip that a man was detained during an ICE mission last Thursday. Eliot Hughes has the story.

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00:10:23

El Salvador and US Governments Have Old Ties

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

Donald Trump’s illegal deportations of U.S. immigrants to El Salvador are the result of a long, difficult and complicated relationship between the governments of the United States and of El Salvador. Marco Aguirre of the Madison-Arcatao sister city project gives us some perspective.

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00:13:02

State Supreme Court Race Gets Pricey and Nasty

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/24

The Wisconsin Supreme Court race gets expensive and nasty. And there’s a lot of misinformation about what the Supreme Court actually does. Wisconsin Watch’s Jack Kelly has the story.

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00:09:11

Forward Lookout for March 24, 2025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/23

This week on Forward Lookout, hosts Brenda Konkel and Rebecca Kemble run down the week's meetings. A Dane County board will receive a presentation from a diversified vegetable farm educator, the City of Madison will work through how to go about hiring a new police chief, and Madison alders may revisit some of the committee changes they made at their last meeting.

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00:06:06

Make a knot and hang on

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/21

Once again, we find ourselves in a situation that calls for a palate cleanser. And by palate, I mean brain. We all could use a bit of chill right now. In this archival episode of Radio Chipstone, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields brings you the soothing voice of Historical Farmer Dirk Hildebrandt and his amazing Rope Machine. Close your eyes and breathe deeply.

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00:57:59

So Much Probing Involved!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/21

This week on Mel & Floyd: Floyd sits in while ‘Pants is on a sausage run; Alien abduction day celebration; Happiness in Finland; RFK Jr’s strategic neglect; Solving the egg problem; Putin’s old-school power move; More non-action from RFK; Monkey babysitting practices; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood. Photo courtesy

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00:27:09

What You Need to Know about El Salvador

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/21

Arcatao, El Salvador and Madison, WI is our oldest sister city relationship. The Madison Arcatao Sister City Project dates from 1986. You can read about it here: http://www.madisonlivinghistory.org/collections/madison-arcatao-sister-city-project Gil Halsted talked with Madison Arcatao Sister City member and Salvadoran-American Madison resident, Marco Aguirre, who wanted to make our listeners aware of what’s happening in El Salvador. He doesn’t feel as though most Americans know the real

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01:18:29

Citizens Speak out at an “Empty Chair” Town Hall for...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/03/21

Citizens Speak out at an “Empty Chair” Town Hall for Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson. An estimated 650 people filled the seats at Madison’s First Congregational United Church of Christ on Friday, March 21st for a chance to speak to their Senator, Ron Johnson, who was absent. An empty chair with a sign illustrated his absence. The event was organized by Indivisible Madison East and Indivisible Dane County and supported by a number of progressive groups. Image courtesy: Sam Breidenbach

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