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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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00:08:49

The House Laways Wins: Deck Maintenance and Repair

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/03

It’s spring, and many people’s fancies turn to…. Deck maintenance?? Join Allie and John as they walk us through the process of doing some early summer maintenance of your deck, so it will look fantastic for the rest of the summer.

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00:08:05

The House Always Wins: Building a Deck

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/03

Thinking of joining all the cool kids on your block and adding a deck onto your home, but not sure how to go about it? Join Allie and John as they discuss what you have to think about when your thinking of building a deck on your home.

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00:09:00

The House Always Wins: Understanding Deck Railings

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/03

This week on The House Always Wins, carpentry instructors and deck enthusiasts, John and Allie talk about keeping your deck safe and making it beautiful with the right railing.

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00:08:06

The House Always Wins: When and How to get a Building...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/03

In this episode of The House Always Wins, carpenters, rule followers and overall good two shoeses, John and Allie explain why and how to get a building permit for your home improvement project.

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00:08:44

The House Always Wins: All about Zoning

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/03

In this episode of The House Always Wins, carpentry instructors and municipal ordinance enthusiasts John and Allie share the magic and mystery that is zoning. What is it and why do you need to care?

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00:07:54

The House Always Wins: Sump Pumps

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/03

There’s a big round hole in your basement floor. What’s going on down there? Is it a portal to the netherworlds? Nope, it’s just your sump pit. Join Drainage Doctors Allie and John as they explain exactly what’s going on underneath your house, and what you should know as a homeowner about your sump pit and pumps.

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00:51:31

Uncovering Hundred-Year-Old Black Queer Histories

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

In the newly released book Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known, author George M. Johnson blends essays, poetry and personal narrative to tell stories of Black queer writers, performers, and activists from 1920s. Many of their sexualities were obscured or forgotten throughout history. The book is illustrated by Artist Charly Palmer. Johnson joins host A Public Affair host Ali Muldrow to discuss the lives of the people in the book and the complexities of the writing a book about

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00:02:05

Latest Statewide Poll Finds Growing Confidence in a...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

Harris’ lead over Trump is holding steady here in Wisconsin, according to the latest Marquette Law School poll released today.The biggest change? Voters are now more confident that Harris will win the presidency. Image courtesy: Stephen Velasco via Flickr.

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00:59:49

Buzz - 10 - 2-24 - Thomas - Hairston - Green

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

With workshops facilitated exclusively by men and fathers, and a goal to pinpoint and discuss predominant issues impacting fatherhood, the inaugural "Fathers in Focus 2024" conference will work to empower fatherhood by providing resources, discussions of shared best practices, and intimate focus groups striving to reduce the stigma keeping fathers from looking for support. Organizers Dr. Alvin Thomas and Dr. Danielle Hairston-Green discuss the conference, being held on Friday, October 11.

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00:22:46

Buzz - 10 - 2-24 - Omar - Ocampo

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

In his recent article, "A New Permanent Affordable Housing Proposal", Researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies, Omar Ocampo talks about the housing shortage, the profits of Blackstone... the largest corporate landlord in the U.S... during the housing shortage, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposed "Homes Act", which could intercede for those paying a large percentage of their income for more affordable housing options.

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00:10:41

New Report Finds Expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

Wisconsin, along with nine other states, hasn't accepted a federal Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. While the state insures more than a million people through its health insurance option BadgerCare, a new report estimates that an extra 72,000 to 90,000 Wisconsinites would gain coverage under a permanent federal expansion. At the same time, accepting a federal expansion would save Wisconsin about $1.7 billion dollars over two years, along with millions more each year. But the

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00:12:41

UW anti-camping rule rarely used before police raid

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

Over the summer, W-O-R-T filed an open records request to learn more about UW-Madison’s response to students camping on school grounds. We take a closer look at the storied history of camping on campus.

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00:06:38

Wage Theft

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

Another case of labor abuse and wage theft. After he discovered how his employer was stealing money from his salary, Luis Miguel, a construction worker from Nicaragua, raised his voice and organized collective action. En Nuestro Patio has the interview. Image courtesy: WORT News 89.9 FM on Flickr

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00:07:08

The Milkweed on WORT: The World Dairy Expo

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

The Milkweed on WORT: The World Dairy Expo by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:30:04

Take a Left at the Road Less Traveled

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with RR Moore, talking poetry and trading poetry and songs, featuring Open Sore, Three Smiles, Soul Sister, Session 49, and some as-yet unnamed works.Catch Lolo Lature and RR Moore most Tuesdays at Food For Thought Milwaukee’s Poetry Night at Mi Casa Su Cafe in Milwaukee: https://www.instagram.com/foodforthoughtmke/ If you’re headed South, check out Fesha’s Kitchen in Jackson, Mississippi. Playlist of today’s music:

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00:12:27

Vote Like A Black Woman

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/02

Interview with Talamieka Brice, on the potential impact Black women might make in 2024 national and state elections.

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00:10:38

Donald Trump Rallies Republican Voters in Waunakee

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/01

Donald Trump held a rally in Waunakee today, his first campaign stop in Dane County this election cycle and the first to the area by a Republican presidential candidate in several decades. The small, bedroom community is located north of Madison. Its residents lean a bit farther right than much of the rest of the county, one of Wisconsin’s liberal strongholds. Trump won more a third of the vote in Waunakee in 2020, compared to less than a quarter of the vote countywide. The former president spoke

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00:10:10

Cardinal Call: Canvas and the Right to Disconnect

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/01

In this installment of the Cardinal Call, host Oliver Gerharz speaks to Daily Cardinal Opinions Editor Blake Martin about his article on Canvas, a Learning Management System that UW–Madison uses to connect its students to their classes at all times. In his opinion article Students have a right to leave the classroom. Canvas isn’t helping, Blake argues that changes should be made to the use of Canvas on campus through the angle of a student’s right to disconnect. Articles in this week’s “campus news

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00:51:01

Meg Kissinger on Writing About Family and Mental Illness

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/01

In her new book, While You Were Out: An Intimate Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence, journalist Meg Kissinger introduces the reader to the family of her childhood. Kissinger grew up in Chicago in the 1960s as one of 8 children. From the outside, everything looked picture perfect; however, inside the home, the family was struggling with a number of metal heath crises. Kissinger joins host Christina Lieffring to talk about about the book, and Kissinger's two decades traveling across the

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00:09:25

The Social Justice Center Celebrates its Jubilee

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/10/01

The Social Justice Center Celebrates its Jubilee by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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