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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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00:53:09

What to Expect at YWCA's 2024 Racial Justice Summit

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/18

Next Wednesday, the Madison YWCA is hosting their annual Racial Justice Summit. This year, the 2024 Racial Justice Summit will occur virtually on September 25th and 26th and in-person at Monona Terrace on September 27th. The theme for the summit is Reflect, Connect, and Create New Worlds. Ahead of the event, A Public Affair host Ali Muldrow is joined today by YWCA's Race & Gender Equity team Libby Tucci, Myxee Thao, and Semaj Sconiers. They discuss what can be expected next week, the complexities

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00:07:05

Cardinal Call 9 - 17

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/18

Podcast Director Oliver Gerharz is joined by the Daily Cardinal’s Elijah Pines to discuss his article on the recent closure of StudentPrint, an on-campus print shop run by students. They discuss the history of StudentPrint, the 23 employees laid off during the closure, and the services offered by StudentPrint’s replacement, the Registered Student Organization Print and Resource Center.University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked #1 public university by Washington Monthly - Kate Eaton Go Big Read book

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00:09:13

Kelly Meyerhofer on Joe Gow and the Adult...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/18

UW-La Crosse got national attention late last year, after the Board of Regents discovered that former Chancellor Joe Gow was posting adult content online. He was promptly fired. An estimated 2 million people across the country produce and post adult content – often at the risk of being exposed and losing their day jobs. That’s according to a new article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Kelly Meyerhofer, a higher education reporter with the Journal Sentinel, wrote that article. She tells WORT

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00:49:22

Madison: A Climate Haven? with Richard Keller and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/17

What is a climate haven? They are seen as places with an abundance of freshwater that are cooler on average, and would benefit from milder winters. Wisconsin, and Madison in particular seem to fit that bill. This CBS News piece, holds Madison is stark contrast to Paradise, California which burned to the ground in 2018. Madison is toted as a place safe or even benefiting from climate change. In her recent piece There will be no “climate haven”, Tone Madison News and Politics Editor Christina

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00:13:49

Sharing is Caring

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/17

As election season heats up, it's important not to forget about the important local items that you'll be asked to vote for on November 5. To that end, Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway talked to Thursday 8 O'Clock Buzz hosts Tony Castañeda and Eli Wilz about a referendum on the ballot which asks voters to allow the city of Madison to raise property taxes. Another property tax hike will be a tough pill to swallow for homeowners who already await their December tax bills with trepidation that borders on

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00:53:59

Appreciating the Waubesa Wetlands with Cal DeWitt and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources calls the Waubesa Wetlands "one of the highest quality and most diverse wetlands remaining in southern Wisconsin." This nature preserve, just south of Madison, is the location and subject of the new documentary film "An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands." Wetland scientist and UW-Madison Professor emeritus Calvin "Cal" DeWitt has lived on the edge for the marsh for more than 50 years. In An Invitation to Wonder, filmmaker and DeWitt's grandson Ben

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00:03:34

Madison Mixology: Amaretto Stone Sour

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

This week on “Madison Mixology,” feature contributor Charlie Belawski teaches us about the Amaretto Stone Sour: the cousin of the amaretto sour and the Harvey Wallbanger. Charlie will explore the unique tastes of Italian liqueur - and the stone sour’s relatively mysterious history.

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00:08:49

Forecast For Monday, 9 - 16 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

Forecast For Monday, 9 - 16 - 24 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:10:41

Musician and Actor Tom Kastle Describes Bringing...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

Musician and actor Tom Kastle has made a career recalling stories of the Great Lakes in music and on the stage. Now he brings the little-known story of a legend of the Midwest in a new one-man show “Dan Seavey, Confessions of a Great Lakes Pirate.”

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00:12:22

Journalist Dalmeet Singh Chawla Describes the Market...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

Journalist Dalmeet Singh Chawla tells Buzz listeners about how authors of online academic publications can purchase fake citations to inflate their supposed impact.

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00:15:12

UW Professor Allison Prasch Discusses the Debate, the...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

Allison Prasch, professor of rhetoric, politics and policy with the University of Wisconsin - Madison, comments on the fear mongering in the presidential race, the significance of the recent Trump/Harris debate, and what undecided voters actually care about in deciding who to vote for.

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00:52:46

Former Ambassador Tom Loftus on his "Mission to Oslo"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

Mission to Oslo is a rollicking tale of the true adventures of President Bill Clinton’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway: Tom Loftus, grandson of Norwegian immigrants and former Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly. "Ambassador Tom" joins Madison Book Beat host David Ahrens to talk about his vibrant time in Oslo during the first Clinton administration. Originally broadcast August 19, 2024.

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00:13:22

esperanza spalding Interview

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

Hejira world music radio show host interview of esperanza spalding.

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00:25:48

What's Really Happening in Venezuela?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/16

Venezuela held presidential elections on July 28th. That same night the national election authority said that President Nicolás Maduro had won with 51 percent of the vote, a result immediately challenged by the Venezuelan opposition. Most Latin American and international leaders expressed skepticism or called for Maduro to release the results that should be available from the Venezuelan election system. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on August 1st that Edmundo Gonzalez

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00:05:36

Voters in Assembly District 51 Are Mixed on New Maps

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/14

Mount Horeb has switched legislative districts, in the wake of new maps signed into law by Governor Evers earlier this year. It's now in Assembly District 51, which stretches from Madison area suburbs in western Dane County in the east to the dairy farms of Lafayette County in the west. The new maps promise to make some state legislative districts more competitive. Including AD 51, which lost chunks of Richland and Green counties, but gained Mount Horeb in Dane County, where voters choose

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00:21:02

Meet Todd Novak, the Republican Incumbent for...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/14

Five-term Republican Assembly member Todd Novak is fighting to keep his place in the state Legislature. He's running for a reconstituted district. Under maps signed into law earlier this year, Assembly District 51 lost chunks of Richland and Green counties. It also gained Mount Horeb in Dane County, where voters choose Democrats by a two-to-one margin. It's expected to be newly competitive for Democrats. And Novak is facing a challenge from Democrat Elizabeth Grabe, a real estate agent running

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00:31:47

Meet Elizabeth Grabe, the Democrat running for...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/14

Elizabeth Grabe is running as the Democratic candidate in Assembly District 51, one of many reconstituted districts under new maps signed into law by Governor Evers earlier this year. A first-time candidate, Grabe says she agreed to run after being shown numbers showing that a Democrat’s odds of winning went up under the new maps. She's challenging Republican Todd Novak, who is running for his sixth term in the state assembly. WORT and Isthmus Community Media followed Grabe on her canvassing

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00:05:40

Artist Lauden Nute is behind WORT's fall fundraiser...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/13

The theme for the 2024 Fall Fundraiser is "I Hear Voices." And, the t-shirt special to this fundraiser features an ambiguous mammal on the front. A cat? dog? liger? You decide. The design comes from Madison artist Lauden Nute, and, this isn't the first ambiguous mammal he's designed. You can find another of his designs on the mural behind Mickey's Tavern. Nute, who is a professional artist, also posts as American Trash Corp. He joins the Real Jaguar to talk about how he got into graphic design,

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00:55:54

See the Mermaid

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/13

This week on Mel & Floyd: Train travel endorsement; Another pledge show means another couple of visits from Esty; History of the Department of Education; Linda Ronstadt speaks up; Alito stays at a German castle en route to Wagner festival; Church committee investigations into CIA meddling in South America; Witchcraft blamed for debate debacle; Cuddling AI ducks; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] –

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00:54:54

Challenging Voter Legitimacy, Then Expanding Voting...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/09/13

On today's two part show, host Esty Dinur talks about fighting for voting rights. First, we talk with author and journalist Greg Palast about his new documentary Vigilante Inc: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen. The film centers on self-appointed vote-fraud hunters or "vigilantes" who are challenging voter registration and blocking ballots from being counted. Then, we continue the show by recognizing the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Crime Bill. The extensive federal crime legislation authorized

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