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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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00:01:48

Ankurs Picks 02142025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/14

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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00:05:04

Proposed Madison charter awaits school board approval

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/14

A local developer is spearheading the effort to establish a career-focused charter school here in Madison. The school’s supporters say it will expand opportunities for underserved high schoolers, while opponents worry it would harm MMSD’s finances. Image courtesy: Simone Impei via Unsplash.

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00:07:50

Transparency Talk: Open Meetings and Brad Schimel

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/14

This week on “Transparency Talk,” host Bill Lueders and Tom Kamenick discuss a recent, open meetings lawsuit against a Wisconsin school board. The case is significant because of its legal precedent – and because of its ties to Waukesha County judge Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate running for state Supreme Court this spring. But before we turn it over to Tom and Bill, our standard reminder that this conversation is not intended to be specific legal advice but rather a discussion of general

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00:06:33

Isthmus newspaper unveils internal emails on...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/14

Last November, nearly 200 Madison ballots went uncounted by the city clerk's office in the fall election. The fact that they weren't counted, though, took over a month to become public. New records unveiled by Isthmus newspaper shine a greater spotlight on internal mechanics of the fiasco. Image Courtesy: Christine Driscoll/WORT News

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00:07:19

Forecast from Wednesday, 2-12-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/13

Forecast from Wednesday, 2-12-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:53:35

The Crisis in Gaza with Ilan Pappé

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/13

On today’s show host Esty Dinur is joined by Professor Ilan Pappé, an Israeli historian, political scientist, and former politician. They talk about Mahmud Muna, the Palestinian book shop owner who, along with his nephew Amad Muna, was arrested by Israeli police and charged with “inciting and supporting terrorism” because they carried books by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappé, and others. Remix of Ilan Pappé via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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00:05:22

Bob Marley Birthday Bash

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/13

Frankie Pobar Lay, FEED Kitchens/Healthy Food for All Operations Coordinator, sits down with 8 O’Clock Buzz host Tony Castañeda to invite folks to help out our local food pantries Thursday night at the Crystal Corner’s Bob Marley Birthday Bash. By bringing your non-perishable food donations to tonight's party, you'll be helping Healthy Food for All Dane County raise awareness and funds to support local food banks and pantries which are experiencing ever-increasing need from local residents. Your

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00:59:24

The Cruel Mystery and Inequity of Lupus

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/13

Monica Messina hosted the Access Hour to discuss Lupus. As a volunteer for the WI chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), she wanted to increase awareness of this chronic disease which primarily attacks younger women and shortens their lives. RESOURCES Where can listeners find more information on Systemic Lupus (SLE)? Wisconsin Lupus Foundation of America, Wisconsin Chapter 2600 N. Mayfair Road, Suite 320, Milwaukee, WI 53226 lupuswi@lupuswi.org (414) 443-6400 Lupus Support Group for

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00:03:22

Proposed cuts to Medicaid

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/13

All 60 state Democratic lawmakers sent a letter today urging the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation to oppose significant cuts to Medicaid. Those cuts could have a devastating effect on millions of Wisconsin residents.

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00:10:48

Buzz - 2-12 - 25 - Kevin - Kamps

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

Holtec International had been awarded the job of decommissioning the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan, one of the oldest nuclear plants in the country. Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear talks about the plant, and the dangers of Holtec's plan to re-start the plant with $8 billion in government money, plus $7 billion for two new small reactors. Kamps will be arguing against the plan at a hearing today, February 12, 2025

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00:07:35

MITS.69.BLACKSYMPOSIUM.25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

An account of the 1969 "Black Revolution: To What Ends?" symposium at the University of Wisconsin, which sparked the protest which led to the creation of the African American Studies Department.

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00:19:59

buzz-2-12-25-Chuck-Collins

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

The wealth of billionaires worldwide increased by $2.2 trillion in 2024, with the ten most richest increasing their wealth by greater than $100 million/day. Chuck Collins, Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, says that "it's not about the money, it's about the power" -- specifically, the power over elections and policies. That power steals the voices and votes of the population, and blocks policies that could be helping people. More in

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00:54:26

Are we in a constitutional crisis?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

Our guest today, Howard Schewber, says we aren’t yet in a constitutional crisis, but we are in the middle of a constitutional revolution. Trump’s barrage of executive orders is radical, according to Schweber, because it denies Congress the authority of its power over the president. He’s in conversation with Chali Pittman about the separation of powers, the courts, the administrative state, and all the changes that the Trump Administration is making, including a call to end birthright

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00:07:44

Uline shuttled Mexican workers across the border,...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

Billionaires Dick and Liz Uihlein are some of President Trump’s biggest donors, contributing $130 million to his latest campaign. They own Uline, an office supply company based here in Wisconsin. Recent reporting from the Guardian U.S. uncovered the company’s “shuttle program,” which brought Mexican employees across the border to work at their domestic warehouses…for significantly lower wages than their American counterparts. Madison-based reporter Alice Herman, who co-authored those stories for

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00:43:09

A Room of Our Own

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

Together with Black Skrippa Brigade, SWOP Chicago, Clean Air Club, and many other individuals, Queery host Matvei Mozhaev explores how intersectional solidarity is flourishing through Chicago's Sex Work scene.

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00:16:21

buzz-2-12-25-Johnston-Julius

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

Annie Johnston, Coordinator of the Experiential Learning Continuum for Students at the Madison Metropolitan School District, talks about the Youth Apprentice Program available for high school juniors and seniors to gain outside job experience and earn school credit during their high school curriculum. There are over 80 pathways for students (depending on their location) for farming, healthcare, construction, and more. Current participant and high school junior, Natania Julius, talks about what the

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00:07:35

MITS.69.BLACKSYMPOSIUM.25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

An account of the 1969 "Black Revolution: To What Ends?" symposium at the UW-Madison, which sparked the successful strike for a Black Studies Department.

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00:53:02

The Romance of Breaking Up

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

Today we take a new spin on Valentine's Day. Host Ali Muldrow is joined by Myra McNair and Angela Russell to talk about the self-love it takes to get out of the wrong relationship. Our culture uplifts romance narratives of unending love, but our guests today found that this got in the way of their breakup journeys. There’s a lot of shame around divorce and breakups, which can be compounded by religious narratives. But sometimes, a “happily ever after” is about getting to the “after” of a particular

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00:29:41

Free Expression Can Exist-But Will It?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/12

Despite signing an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship”, Trump and his administration have wasted no time in violating it, says Thursday Buzz guest journalist Andy Herschfeld. Herschfeld, whose reporting appears in Daily Beast, Slate, Al Jazeera, CNBC and others, talked with host Tony Castañeda about the multipronged approach Trump is taking to undermine the press. Censoring speech, investigating news organizations and threatening to revoke broadcast

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00:51:45

Madison BookBeat with Theresa Okokon

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/02/11

Madison BookBeat with Theresa Okokon by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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