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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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00:21:55

Buzz - 10 - 30 - 24 - Omar - Ocampo

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/30

In case you were worried about the wealthy, the United States currently has 813 billionaires, which cumulatively hold $5.7 trillion, up $2.7 trillion since March 2020, a Forbes figure cited by Omar Ocampo from the Institute for Policy Studies in his article "Billionaire Wealth Is Soaring. We Need Progressive Taxation Now." Ocampo and others propose a progressive world-wide wealth tax, supported by international treaties -- to prevent sheltering assets in non-participating countries -- starting with

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00:01:34

Campaign donations: how is the Madison area giving?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/30

Political pundits say that, for candidates on the campaign trail, there’s two races: one to get votes…and one to get donations. And when it comes to campaign donations in the Madison area, Harris is winning by a landslide. Image courtesy: Eric Lynch via Flickr.

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00:53:35

Racial Diversity with the Jewish Committee at a...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/30

Earlier this year, the Jewish advocacy group Anti-Defamation League reported a record breaking 8,873 of antisemitic incidents in 2023. That is an increase of 140% compared to 2022. In light of this reality, host Ali Muldrow sits down with the director of Edot Midwest Regional Jewish Diversity and Racial Justice Collaborative Shahanna McKinney-Baldon. They discuss the reality of being both Black and Jewish in a time of rising hatred. About our guest: Shahanna McKinney-Baldon is the Founding

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00:51:52

What do WORT listeners think about the election?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/30

On today's show, host Allen Ruff opens the phone lines to hear from listeners about the 2024 presidential election. We hear from a remarkable 23 callers listeners about their key concerns, candidate misgivings, and who they are voting for. Image by Alexa from Pixabay

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00:02:56

Madisonians talk early voting options

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/30

Wisconsin’s in-person early voting sites started accepting ballots last Tuesday.It’s an option for folks who want to avoid lines on Election Day – and this year, it’s especially popular. Nearly 100 thousand Wisconsinites cast their ballots on the first day alone. WORT reporter Sam Marrese-Wheeler headed to the Woodman’s grocery store on Madison’s east side, and the Willy Street Co-op on the north side, to ask shoppers their opinions on early voting. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News.

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00:12:02

Mi casa está en otra parte (Home is Somewhere Else)....

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/30

Proyección: “Mi casa está en otra parte" (2022) Director Jorge Villalobos & Carlos Haberman Marquee Theatre, Union South, UW-Madison Nov. 4, 2024, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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00:25:15

What Now in Kashmir? It’s Complex

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/29

World View was especially pleased to have a long anticipated interview on the situation in Kashmir with Pradeep Sopory, professor of communications at Wayne State University in Detroit and native Kashmiri.Legislative Assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir from September 18th to October 1st to elect 90 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Results were announced on October 8th. This was the first assembly election since the territory's special status was revoked, its

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00:07:26

Forecast For Wednesday 10-30-24mp3

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/29

Screen Grab of Upper-level Water Vapor Imagery for Continental US (GOES-East) from College of DuPage https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=continental-conus-08-200-1-100-6&checked=map-mslp&colorbar=undefined

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00:12:44

Cardinal Call: Student Views on the Upcoming Election

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/29

This week host Oliver Gerharz speaks to the Daily Cardinal‘s Features Editor Tomer Ronen about his story “Here’s what UW-Madison students think of Harris, Trump as they gear up for the election” and Daily Cardinal reporter Jake Wesson about his story “ ‘A lot less unity’: College Democrats and Republicans reflect on party values, candidates heading into the 2024 election” to try and gauge the thoughts of UW-Madison students going into this historic election. Articles in this week’s “campus news in

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00:25:11

Commissioner Martin O'Malley On the Future of Social...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/29

Martin O’Malley is the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. He was in Madison on Wednesday to visit a Social Security field office. And tonight, he's hosting a panel discussion about the past, present and future of Social Security. Commissioner O’Malley stopped by the W-O-R-T studio ahead of this evening’s panel to talk about the twin issues of funding Social Security: one, the crisis in customer service; the second, funding the benefit program.

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00:10:19

10.29 Food Farm Issues in 2024 Elections

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/29

Bert and Pete are discussing food and farm Issues in the Upcoming election and their importance for US voters. According to a survey from last December, food cost or price inflation was the greatest concern of most American citizens. COVID disrupted so many things in the food industry, such as agriculture production, poultry production, supply chains, etc., but how to manage those impacts is vague in both candidate policies.

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00:05:14

State referendum asks Wisconsinites to bar...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/29

Wisconsin voters will approve or reject a statewide referendum on the ballot next week. It asks Wisconsinites to approve a small word change in the state constitution. It would bar people without citizenship status from voting in local elections. Image courtesy: Faye Parks / WORT News.

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00:07:32

Republican state Assembly candidate Robert Relph says...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/29

Wisconsin voters will cast their ballots next Tuesday in the general election. This is the first time Wisconsinites will select their state representatives since Governor Tony Evers signed new voting maps into law earlier this year. The 80th Assembly District’s new boundaries now include Verona, and parts of Middleton and Cross Plains. Other parts of Middleton, Cross Plains and Fitchburg have been assigned to other districts. Two candidates ran in the Democratic Primary in August, with incumbent

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00:05:12

Madison’s Independent Monitor now accepting the...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/28

Starting this week, Madison residents can submit complaints to the city’s Independent Monitor. That comes as city leaders consider significant funding cuts to Madison’s police oversight efforts, and as the Independent Monitor defends months of delays. Image courtesy: Faye Parks / WORT News, Independent Monitor Robin Copley speaking Friday at the JustDane offices.

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00:48:30

Observing Ann Garvin as an Author and a Human Being

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/28

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Lisa Malawski talks with local Madison author Ann Garvin. Ann Garvin became an author at age fifty. Ann Garvin Ph.D. is a nurse, a professor, and USA Today Bestselling Author. She thinks everything is funny and a little bit sad. Ann writes stories about people who do too much in a world that asks too much from them. Ann is the founder of the multiple award-winning Tall Poppy Writers where she is committed to helping women writers succeed. She is a

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00:03:52

Madison Mixology: Jungle Bird

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/28

This week on “Madison Mixology,” Charlie Belawski takes us to Malaysia to uncover the true creator of the Jungle Bird cocktail. We’ll dive back into tiki culture and the drinks that entered the mainstream.

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00:54:21

Free and Robust Discussions in an Environment of...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/28

College Uncovered, from GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, is a podcast that pulls back the curtain on higher education and expose problems and struggles facing students, administrators, and professors living and working on campuses today. The podcast is on their third season. On today's show, host Douglas Haynes speak with hosts Kirk Carapezza and Jon Marcus. They highlight the disproportionate impact of closures on rural areas, the debate over student loan debt forgiveness, and

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00:09:43

Forecast For Monday, 10 - 28 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/28

Forecast For Monday, 10 - 28 - 24 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:11:11

Sean Kleve Brings Marimba Music to the Chazen Museum

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/28

Sean Kleve Brings Marimba Music to the Chazen Museum by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:16:41

International Bat Week: DNR Scientist Reports on the...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/28

International Bat Week: DNR Scientist Reports on the State of Bats in Wisconsin by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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