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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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00:17:49

Queery - Pledge Drive + Classical Jukebox

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/27

Queery - Pledge Drive + Classical Jukebox by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:07:32

The definition of "butter"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

In the interest of food safety and consumer protection, federal and state regulators have definitions for what exactly qualifies as “butter.” But not all retailers comply with those standards – including a retailer here in Wisconsin that’s been selling “Polish butter product.” Sitting down with Bert Zipperer, Pete Hardin shares how he discovered the rule-breaker and what happened after he notified the authorities – in this episode of The Milkweed.

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00:20:40

buzz-2-26-25-Betsy-Leondar-Wright

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

Betsy Leondar-Wright, co-author of "Is It Racist? Is It Sexist?: Why Red and Blue White People Disagree, and How to Decide in the Gray Areas" investigates how people determine if things in the world around us are racist or sexist, and what influences their perception of identical situations. In a study lasting over two and a half years and interviews with 127 individuals from various locales, party affiliation, age, and social backgrounds, Leondar-Wright and her co-author were able to identify some

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00:08:06

The Big Share

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

Joining Thursday Buzz host Tony Castañeda is Cheri Dubiel, Executive Director of Community Shares Wisconsin, to talk about The Big Share, a single day of online giving to raise funds and support for nearly 70 local grassroots nonprofits, including WORT. Community Shares Wisconsin, which brings donors and nonprofits together to address social, economic, and environmental issues, has hosted the Big Share since 2016. The theme for this year's event, “Build Our Future Together, focuses on social and

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00:22:39

Meet Bill Milosz - WORT's OG DJ

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

Joining host Tony Castañeda on the Thursday Buzz this week is Bill Milosz, who was one of WORT's first on-air DJs. Bill talks with Tony about the earliest days of our favorite community radio station, which went on air December 1, 1975 from a rented studio on Winnebago St. Photo courtesy of Goh Rhy Yan on Unsplash.

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00:03:25

Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin sounds the...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin Addresses Key Issues: Republican Budget Bill, DOGE, Elon Musk, and Federal Employee Layoffs

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00:07:49

The cost of tariffs and mass deportation

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

Chuck Nicholson, an agricultural economist at UW-Madison, gave a presentation late last month estimating how much the Trump administration’s tariff and immigration proposals could cost the dairy industry. Pete Hardin gives host Bert Zipperer the rundown, in this edition of The Milkweed.

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00:08:05

Toxic cattle feed causes serious losses

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

A slew of dairy farmers in northeast Wisconsin are still waiting for compensation and accountability after a toxic substitute in their cattle feed caused serious losses. Pete Hardin tells host Bert Zipperer the details in this edition of The Milkweed.

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00:08:25

buzz-2-26-25-Linda-Benisch

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

As Republicans in Congress continue to implement plans to cut Medicaid and threaten Medicare and Social Security, Communications Director for Social Security Works, Linda Benisch, talks about the benefits that these program provide to Americans across the country.

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00:53:39

The Art of Protest

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

On today's show, host Carlos Dávalos is joined by Tony Castañeda and two Chicano artists who will be in Madison in just a few weeks. Dewey Tafoya is an artist and screen printer who makes art echoing the urban landscapes, cultures, and communities of inner city Los Angeles. Malaquias Montoya is a major figure in the Chicano Art Movement, and professor emeritus of Chicano studies at the University of California Davis. His silk screen posters are notable for addressing social justice issues like

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00:09:53

Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin sounds...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/26

Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin tackles some tough topics on the Republican Budget Bill, DOGE, Elon Musk and Federal Employee Layoffs in this special interview with WORT Reporter Maria Segura.

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00:08:17

buzz-2-26-25-Karisa-Johnson

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/25

Mark you calendar for this coming Saturday, March 1, 2025, where the Art House 360 in Verona will be coordinating the "Spotlight on the Arts" event, from 2-5PM. With a number of artists in various locations in Verona, featuring ceramics, mural art, animal photography, street art, and showings from high school artists, this promises to be an interesting get-away from winter doldrums.

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00:15:51

Badri Lankella calls for more economic development

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/25

Badri Lankella has two decades of experience in the public and private sectors, working for the state’s Department of Natural Resources and founding two local tech companies. He’s running this spring to represent Madison’s southwest side on the city council. The district’s current alder Nasra Wehelie isn’t running for another term. Her husband Abdirahman Siad, a senior IT manager, is the second candidate in the race. Lankella and Siad will face off on April 1st. Sitting down with WORT News

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00:51:33

Taking the Organic Flow

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/25

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, Farmer, Educator and co-founder of Ase Cooperative, Alex Booker joins us to talk about farming, being a black farmer in Wisconsin, communicating with the land, soil science, and more! More about Ase Cooperative at https://www.asecooperative.org/ More about National Black Urban Farmers at https://www.blackurbangrowers.org/ Listen in Madison at 89.9FM or online anywhere at wortfm.org. Support your community radio with a donation

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00:14:43

The Scope of the Federal Government

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/25

Almost one month ago to the day, the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, issued memo number M-25-13. In the memo, the OMB, which oversees federal agencies and administers the federal budget, ordered a halt to over two thousand federal programs. The halt, said Acting Director Matthew Vaeth, was to review federal programs and identify any that advanced "Marxist equity, transgenderism, and New Deal social engineering policies". Facing significant pushback and a stay from a federal judge, the

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00:05:39

Deja Vu... Again?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/25

On Presidents Day, the 50501 movement called for citizens across the country to protest the current administration by taking their outrage to the streets. While dangerously low temperatures made the idea of marching to our State's Capital daunting, Madisonsoinans showed up to voice their concern for the current state of our Union. The crowd was not the record number of protesters who traveled to Madison to demand that then governor Scott Walker face a recall. Then again the weather in 2012 was a

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00:24:08

Contracting The Welch Group, cutting committees, and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/24

This week, February 24, 2025, hosts Brenda Konkel and Rebecca Kemble dive into the City's potential contract with The Welch Group, a plan to cut City committees, and a request for proposals for mail scanners for Dane County Jail inmates.

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00:19:39

American Dark Ages (long)

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/24

Would-be monarchs are all the rage these days. Turns out, America’s perverse love affair with royalty has a long history. As black history month draws to a close, we talk with Harvard Fellow, Keidrick Roy, author of “American Dark Ages: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism.” (extended interview version)

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00:11:58

Waiting for Robots (short)

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/24

Artificial Intelligence has a dirty secret –it actually depends on human sweatshop labor. Sociologist Antonio Casilli talks about his new book “Waiting for Robots: the Hired Hands of Automation.” (Short broadcast version)

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00:36:59

Waiting for Robots (long)

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/24

Artificial Intelligence has a dirty secret –it actually depends on human sweatshop labor. Sociologist Antonio Casilli talks about his new book “Waiting for Robots: the Hired Hands of Automation.” (Extended interview version)

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