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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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00:09:04

Forecast from Monday, 3-2-26

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/02

Forecast from Monday, 3-2-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:16:01

Madison Hosts World Cheese Championships

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/02

This week, Madison is the hub of the cheese universe, as it hosts the World Cheese Championship. We’ll hear from contest judge Luis Jimenez-Maroto, cheesemaker and contestant Andy Hatch from Upland Cheese, and Grace Atherton from Wisconsin Cheesemakers.

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00:47:42

In Search of Data, Schools Snoop on the Their Students

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/02

On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes is in conversation with Lindsay Weinberg about her new book, Smart University: Student Surveillance in the Digital Age. It’s a timely book that gives a snapshot of how higher education is increasingly relying on digital student surveillance presumably to better prepare students for the digital economy. But the reality is that education technology or “ed tech” too often perpetuates austerity, structural racism, and the privatization of public universities under

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00:13:38

Air Wisconsin Survives by Serving ICE

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/03/02

A moribund regional Wisconsin-based airline looked like it was heading for the trashbin, until they started catering to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Wisconsin Watch’s Paul Kiefer has been tracking their comings and goings, and he brings us a report.

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00:08:06

Cheddar Cheese price gouging

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/28

With the costs of food inflation on the rise, Pete and Bert simplify the data on cheddar cheese pricing and have an “Oh my gosh moment” when they find proof of a “man-made rip-off”. The farmer is the loser, the cheese plant is the loser and the consumer is the loser in this pricing game, but who is the real winner? Photo by Katrin Leinfellner on Unsplash

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00:04:12

MACHETES

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/28

The line for a seat at Senor Machetes on Capitol Square was out the door and down the block Friday night. It’s a testament to the good food and welcoming atmosphere crafted by the restaurant’s owners – husband Noel Quintana and wife Ofelia Anchondo. Quintana and Anchondo have long been a beloved part of their community – or so say Jane Richard and Jonathan Cooper, two neighbors who organized a GoFundMe for the couple after Quintana was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this

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00:56:18

He Had the Decency to Be a Hypocrite

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/28

This week on Mel & Floyd: It’s pledge time and Mel & ‘Pants are selling “Indulgences”!; Right wing voters now deny voting for “him”; Pope nixes A.I. for sermon writing; Attempting to justify tariffs; Can headphones turn you gay?; A “new” movie from the 19th century; A mug shot on the Department of Justice; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!

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00:30:50

When Climate Change Goes to Court

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/27

With the threat of drilling in the arctic on the horizon in Trump 2.0, host Esty Dinur focuses today’s show on the urgent threat of climate change with climate journalist Dana Drugmand. They discuss where we stand with current environmental policy in the US and Drugmand’s reporting on climate change lawsuits that would hold corporations accountable.Featured image of a smokestack from the Zimmer Power Plant via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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00:12:10

Bill Warner - Snug Haven Farm

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/27

Bill Warner - Snug Haven Farm by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:15:56

John Calabrese GROWW

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/27

John Calabrese of GROWW talks organizing, TikTok, and finding connection in everyday moments and political work.

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00:16:02

NIMBYism should have consequences, incumbent...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/27

Erin Welsh is the deputy director of the state DOJ’s Office of Crime Victim Services. She’s also represented Madison’s near west side on the Dane County Board since 2024.Welsh faces one opponent in her reelection bid this spring: John E. Fons. District 7 voters will pick their next supervisor on April 7th. Sitting down with our News Producer Faye Parks, Welsh touted her record over the past couple of years and described the work ahead. Image courtesy: Erin Welsh.

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00:05:17

Dane County jail consolidation “a tough project,”...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/27

Construction is moving along on two major projects that aim to expand and modernize the county government’s public safety facilities. Staff brought county leaders up to speed on the jail consolidation project and the new 911 center at a joint committee meeting Tuesday evening. Image courtesy: Potter Lawson Inc. via their website, an artist’s rendering of the new jail.

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00:08:00

Transparency Talk: "Still Twisting In The Wind"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/27

There’s only one more Senate floor period scheduled for Wisconsin’s current legislative session, and many proposed bills will be left in the lurch until next year’s session begins. On this week’s installment of “Transparency Talk”, hosts Bill Lueders and Tom Kamenick discuss some of the transparency-related bills that are currently trapped in legislative limbo, and their hopes for these bills in the future. But before we turn it over to Tom and Bill, our standard reminder that this conversation is

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00:43:27

From Venezuela to Cuba with Medea Benjamin and Ann...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/26

The US is busy saber rattling all over the globe. On today’s show guest host Norm Stockwell checks in with activists Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright about what they’re hearing on the ground in Venezuela and Cuba. Featured image of protestors gathered in Times Square against the invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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00:44:09

Subtle Desi Traits Feb 2026.mp3

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/26

Hip Hop is an International phenomena.” Tune into WORT 89.9 FM this Thursday, February 26th, 2026 at 1.06 pm to hear guest Mark “Shah” Evans and host Ankita Bharadwaj dissect how hip-hop began, how it has evolved over decades, and how it continues to be quiet an international phenomena, embraced by cultures all across the world from India, to France to Latin America. This Black History Month special will truly unravel little known facts and niche hip hop artists in an engaging conversation that

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00:26:50

Badgerland Pride Softball

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/26

Badgerland Pride Softball by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:05:51

Forecast from Wednesday, 2-25-26

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/26

Forecast from Wednesday, 2-25-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:09:39

Cardinal Call: UW-Madison to select new provost

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/26

This week, host Ellie Huber sits down with Daily Cardinal Campus News Editor Annika Bereny for a closer look at UW-Madison's search for its next provost.

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00:16:30

John E. Fons says he’s prepared to make tough budget...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/26

Writer John E. Fons is running this spring to represent Madison’s near west side on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. He’ll face off against incumbent Erin Welsh on April 7th.Fons joined our News Producer Faye Parks to introduce himself to District 7 voters – and explain how his knowledge of rural and urban life would be an asset in county government. Image courtesy: John Fons.

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00:04:02

Probe of external influences in DOJ a “partisan...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/02/25

Republican state legislators investigating “external influences” in Wisconsin’s Department of Justice butted heads with Attorney General Josh Kaul in a public hearing this morning. At issue: his department’s hiring of a Special Assistant AG to work on environmental litigation – a position funded by an NYU center with ties to Michael Bloomberg. Republicans say the hiring opened the door to outside, partisan influence. But AG Kaul maintains that the hiring is a non-issue – and the investigative

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