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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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00:05:41

Resolution Considers Future of Madison Ice Arenas

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/25

The city sold two indoor ice rinks to a local nonprofit twenty years ago in an effort to keep them running. And now that nonprofit is struggling to cover costs, too. Madison alders are slated to consider a resolution that would keep the ice rinks running. Image courtesy of Eliot Hughes

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00:14:38

Wisconsin Innocence Project Co-Director Discusses...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/25

Manuel Cucuta was released from prison on Monday, November 25th, 2024. His release comes after more than 27 years in prison. The Wisconsin Innocence Project worked with Cucuta and represented him in court to earn his freedom. The Wisconsin Innocence Project is a legal organization within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. This isn’t the only legal victory they’ve achieved recently for one of their clients: David Bintz was released in October, after 25 years in jail. Manuel Cucuta’s

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00:15:34

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences / Winners 2024

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/24

En Nuestro Patio conversation with Ph.D. student Elohim Monard about the 2024 Nobel Economics Price.

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00:06:26

West High School Civics Club Calls to Lower Voting Age

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/24

In recent years, a handful of cities around the US have opted to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections. The Madison West High School Civics Club is taking note, and pressing the case for Wisconsin. WORT News Director Chali Pittman has more.

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00:07:31

Transparency Talk: Tackling Open Records Delays

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/24

Open records attorney Tom Kamenick filed another lawsuit yesterday against the Racine County Sheriff’s Office – citing improper delays in fulfilling records requests. This week on “Transparency Talk,” he and host Bill Lueders discuss why such delays happen…and what can be done to address them. Feature contributor Ava Shumway brings us this episode. 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

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00:26:34

Straight Talk by Stephen Zunes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/24

Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, scholar, author of numerous books and articles and frequent speaker bases his work on his studies, experience and pursuit of truth. He talked with Gil Halsted and Amitabh Pal of WORT’s World View on Sunday, November 17th about the recent presidential election, President-Elect Trump’s cabinet appointments and the effect a Trump regime may have on the Middle East. Zunes brings a realistic,

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00:12:35

City of Madison Inks Deal to Prevent "Food Desert" in...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/24

City of Madison Inks Deal to Prevent "Food Desert" in South Madison by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:22:46

Resilience, Community and Taking Care of Yourself

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/23

Ivette reads short stories by Amelia Soth and helps find some peace and solace. Image courtesy: Diago Fagundes/unsplashj

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00:12:37

Cure for Black Friday Blues: Ho Ho Ho Holiday...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/23

Cure for Black Friday Blues: Ho Ho Ho Holiday Burlesque Coming to Bur Oak by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:16:19

Madisons Independent Police Monitor

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/22

On this week’s Friday 8 O’Clock Buzz, Andy Moore speaks with Robin Copley, Madison’s Independent Police Monitor, about the vital work of the Office of the Independent Police Monitor. Established in the wake of George Floyd's death, the office operates under the Police Civilian Oversight Board, providing independent investigations into the Madison Police Department to ensure accountability and responsiveness to community concerns. Copley discusses the full staffing of the office and the board, and

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00:13:10

Navigating Political Differences During The Holidays

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/22

On today’s Friday 8 O’Clock Buzz, Andy Moore welcomes Dr. Amanda Heins, a family psychiatrist from Rogers Behavioral Health in Oconomowoc, to tackle a timely issue: handling political disagreements at Thanksgiving. With families often divided along political lines, the holiday table can quickly become a battleground—or an icy silence. Dr. Heins emphasizes the importance of modeling healthy dialogue for younger family members, showing that disagreement doesn’t have to mean discord. While some

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00:07:25

Hoops For Hope

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/22

On today’s Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz, Andy Moore speaks with Deonte Thompson, a Recovery Coach and Peer Specialist with Safe Communities, about the upcoming Hoops for Hope event. Taking place on Saturday, December 8, at Madison College’s Redsten Gymnasium, this free event combines fun and purpose, raising awareness about substance use and mental health in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. Hoops for Hope features a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a 3-point contest, and cash prizes

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00:57:18

Ride That Barstool, Buddy!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/22

This week on Mel & Floyd: GOP to kill who now?; Pegging our hopes on incompetence & petty infighting; Ohio nazis?; WWE vs WWF; Melania renegotiates her pre-nup; Palace intrigue in ancient Rome; Mining in Minnesota? - nothing to see here!; Free meal options for Thanksgiving; A bullish year for bear hunters; Wall to wall hippos; First dates in Alabama; 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!;

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00:12:59

Why is UW Mechanical Engineer Studying the Human Brain?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/22

Why is UW Mechanical Engineer Studying the Human Brain? by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:54:06

Pushing Forward: Organizing in a Post Trump...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/22

On today's two part show, Esty Dinur speaks about what can be done to strengthen movements around immigration and other social justice issues. First Dinur speaks with photojournalist David Bacon who has a long history of documenting and fighting for immigrant rights. Bacon's most recent piece in Dollars and Sense is Domestic Workers: A New Face of Solidarity. He joins the program to discuss what needs to be done to protect the most vulnerable. Then Dinur speaks with organizer Nicole Carty about

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00:21:31

Buzz - 11 - 20 - 24 - Linda - Benesch

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/21

Despite campaign promises by Trump to support Social Security, he has nominated Dr. Oz to head the agency over Social Security and Medicare; Oz, a man who owns over a half million dollars worth of Medicare Advantage stock. In the group's recent paper "Republicans Are Already Breaking Trump’s Promise to Protect Social Security", Social Security Works talks about a number of ways Social Security and Medicare are already being sabotaged.

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00:21:18

Buzz - 11 - 20 - 24 - Luis - Velasquez

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/21

Luis Velasquez, Organizer at Voces de la Frontera, talks about the goals of their state-wide organization, including workers' rights, immigrant rights, voter organizing, citizenship for all, and more.

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00:26:08

WisDem's Chair Ben Wikler on What Happened, and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/21

If you’re still trying to figure out what happened in Wisconsin on Election Day, this is the show for you. Thursday 8 O'Clock Buzz host Tony Castañeda welcomes Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair and local hero Ben Wikler for what is a wide-ranging, fact filled and not altogether depressing discussion about turnout, the effect of fair maps on legislative races and what positives we can take from the outcome. Ben Wikler, chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party since 2019, has gained nationwide

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00:51:52

The criminalization of climate change protest with...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/21

In a piece titled Outrageous Anti-Protest Laws Can’t Silence the Climate Movement: But Will U.S. Protesters Face Even Greater Peril in 2025?, Stan Cox writes that since 2016, 21 states have passed a total of 56 laws criminalizing protest or dramatically increased the penalties for acts of resistance and civil disobedience. He notes that all the states adopting such anti-protest laws had Republican-majority legislatures. In light of these laws, and a return of a Trump presidency imminent, host Allen

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00:08:12

Baraboo education leaders consider “anti-hate speech”...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/11/21

Free speech isn’t a gift from the government on your 18th birthday. So says the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (or FIRE), a national group that defends First Amendment rights. And they’re calling on the Baraboo Board of Education to reject an “anti-hate speech” policy that would limit what students and faculty can say, wear, and post online – both on and off campus. Aaron Terr, director of Public Advocacy at FIRE, tells WORT News Producer Faye Parks that the policy’s definition of

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