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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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00:14:20

Ustad Zakir Hussain

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

The Friday Buzz honors tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, revisiting his artistry and legacy in a 2022 interview, following his passing in December 2024.

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00:20:09

Davy Mayer

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

District 6 Alder candidate Davy Mayer shares his vision for housing, transit, and local leadership on the January 10 Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz.

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00:01:27

Ankurs Picks For 01102025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Ankur’s picks are not influenced by any outside entities. Ankur consults with an advisory board of 1. The cost of admission to any recommended show is of no concern to Ankur, nor the price of beer, nor the cleanliness of the venue restrooms. Ankur has one goal and one goal only in the delivery of Ankur’s picks: For you to have a kickass musical experience. Ankur’s Picks is a trademark of the multinational corporation DJ Spin Cycle.

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00:13:33

WBA EXCERPT: Tracking Competition and Dialogue in...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Isthmus newspaper and WORT partnered to present a reporting special as part of Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces.

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00:00:14

OuttaDeeBox Podcast: Rediscovering Joy in Childbirth...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Winners snippet for WBA Contest. Uchenna Jones, a doula and soon-to-be midwife, was recognized as one of Wisconsin’s 51 most influential leaders of 2023. On this week’s “OuttaDeeBox,” Jones tells host Dee Star what brought her to the field - and how she works to bring the joy back to childbirth. Originally broadcast on the WORT Local News on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Listen to the full version at

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00:00:11

Winner's Snippet: Inside the Silver Dollar Tavern's...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Winner's snippet for WBA Awards. Find more at this link: https://soundcloud.com/wort-fm/inside-the-silver-dollar-taverns-last-last-call

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00:00:13

Huron Consulting (Winner's Snippet)

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Winner's Snippet: In 2015, the Republican controlled legislature slashed the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $250 million dollars. But that wasn’t the first major blow. In 2003, Governor Doyle signed off on a $250 million dollar spending reduction over two years. Despite the sharp cuts in state funding to the UW System, WORT has found that the UW System is spending tens of millions of dollars on contracts with consulting firms.

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00:00:17

Madison in the Seventies: The Commercial Sex Industry...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Stu Levitan presents a special report on Madison in the Seventies. Photo of Paul Soglin, election night 1973 courtesy Capital Newspapers

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00:00:13

(Winner's Snippet) Voices of Resilience & Dignity:...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Winner's Snippet for WBA Awards. After dealing with wage theft and other forms of labor abuse, a group of Spanish-speaking migrants from Puebla, Mexico, have finally started fulfilling their dreams. Through organized collective action, they formed the Los Volcanes Coop, to empowered themselves to create their own working conditions. Now they created their own printing shop, specializing in embroidery, alterations, and screen-printing.

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00:07:20

OuttaDeeBox Podcast: Rediscovering Joy in Childbirth...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Uchenna Jones, a doula and soon-to-be midwife, was recognized as one of Wisconsin’s 51 most influential leaders of 2023. On this week’s “OuttaDeeBox,” Jones tells host Dee Star what brought her to the field - and how she works to bring the joy back to childbirth. Originally broadcast on the WORT Local News on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Listen to the full version at https://madison365.com/outtadeebox-podcast-rediscovering-joy-in-childbirth-insights-from-influential-doula-uchenna-jones/

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00:53:59

Local and international climate and justice activists...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

This weekend is the Building Unity conference at the Wisconsin state capital. Today’s guests are speakers, organizers, and participants in the conference. First, we’re joined by Canadian climate activist, Olivier Huard, who talks about cross-national organizing and the work of the Antigone Collective, a group of climber-activists.

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00:12:30

Madison in the Seventies: The Commercial Sex Industry

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Stu Levitan presents a special report on Madison in the Seventies. Photo of Paul Soglin, election night 1973 courtesy Capital Newspapers

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00:00:15

Madison Enters "Voting Mode" With Public Equipment...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/10

Winner's snippet: The City of Madison held a routine test of it election equipment to ensure its machines that will count ballots on election day are doing so accurately. The tests are open to the public and a small crowd of the curious, the suspicious, and a WORT reporter went to check it out. Image courtesy: Christine Driscoll / WORT News

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00:08:02

Meta changes fact-checking policy ahead of second...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/09

Social media companies looking to dispel misinformation on their platforms rely on one of two models – third-party fact-checking and community notes. Third-party companies are paid to comb through and fact-check feeds, many of them staffed with working and former journalists. On the other hand, the community notes model that we see on platforms like X rely on users to submit corrections. Meta-owned social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram have run on third-party fact-checking for the

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00:05:35

Candidates Submit Filing for Spring Elections

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/09

Eight days into 2025, the spring election is already looming on the horizon. After yesterday's deadline for local candidates to submit paperwork, some races are poised to be crowded, while some are poised to be smooth sailing for incumbents.

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00:07:33

Conversion therapy ban in limbo, pending state...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/09

20 states have already banned conversion therapy, with the majority of mental health professionals saying the practice is both illegitimate and harmful. Governor Evers has attempted several times over the years to ban it here in Wisconsin. But Republicans have killed it in committee each time – suspending the ban over and over again. A lawsuit headed to oral argument next week in the state Supreme Court could change that. Marc Herstand is the executive director of the National Association of

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00:52:54

Jimmy Carter’s Legacy with Stephen Zunes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/09

President Jimmy Carter’s funeral is today, and to commemorate his presidency, host Allen Ruff is joined by Stephen Zunes to take stock of what is remembered and misremembered about President Carter. They take on the challenge of critically assessing the legacy of a former president as most media tend to overlook the low points of Carter’s time in office. Featured image: Portrait of Jimmy Carter by Ansel Adams (1979) via Wikimedia Commons.

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00:20:33

Trump, Tariffs, and Taxes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/09

There has been much discussion regarding Don Trump’s blustering about placing tariffs on imported goods from certain countries, as a means to punish those countries not willing to kowtow to his global vision, but how do tariffs work and what is the likely outcome of implementing this strategy. Thomas Kemp, department chair and professor of economics at UW-Eau Claire, joins Tony Castañeda and the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about the possible result of using this economic strategy to impact trade

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00:04:34

Leaded gas at Middleton Airport linked to nearby...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/09

For more than five years now, a Middleton official has been sounding the alarm on lead exposure. But not from old pipes or paint. Light sport airplanes – like those flown out of the Morey Airport in the city of Middleton – are among the few vehicles still allowed to run on leaded gasoline. The town of Middleton has commissioned a series of studies investigating the airfield’s environmental and public health impacts. And the latest study released last month found a connection between groundwater

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00:21:34

Gaza Update

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/01/09

Jennifer Loewenstein, activist and freelance journalist, and Mark Rosenthal, Jewish Voice for Peace, join host Tony Castañeda on the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss the current situation in Gaza. The Biden administration has recently approved $8 billion of military arms and munitions to the State of Israel to ensure the continued destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza. It would seem that things couldn’t get worse there, but wait, the incoming Trump administration may be

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