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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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00:30:07

Wisconsin's Evergreens with USDA Forester Karl Welch

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/30

The Perpetual Notion Machine speaks with USDA Forester Karl Welch about the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest where he works, and the species of evergreen trees such as pines, spruces and cedars that are found in Wisconsin. Photo: Catherine Garvens

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00:04:43

Stuff Yer Face: Kevin Schmidtke of Zippy Lube

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/30

This week on Stuff Yer Face, food feature contributor Emily Tucker heads to Zippy Lube on Madison's north side. What was once an oil change shop, is now a bustling oasis serving up coffee, donuts, and arguably some of the best fried chicken in Madison. Kevin Schmidtke, front-of-house lead, talks with Tucker about what makes Zippy Lube run smoothly - consistency and camaraderie.

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00:11:55

MMoCA Brings Back Summer Rooftop Cinema with Eclectic...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/30

MMoCA Brings Back Summer Rooftop Cinema with Eclectic Films by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:16:15

UW Scientists Testing Vaccine Against White Nose...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/30

UW Scientists Testing Vaccine Against White Nose Syndrome in Bats by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:13:26

Vague Constitutional Amendments Continue to Confuse...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/30

Vague Constitutional Amendments Continue to Confuse Voters, Attorneys, Election Clerks by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:04:11

Local Dems Rally Behind Vice President Kamala Harris

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Democrats are rallying behind the Harris campaign one week after she became the party’s de facto nominee. And they're targeting Project 2025 and the GOP position on abortion as key campaign points. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News.

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00:07:26

Assembly District 77 Candidate Thad Schumacher Says...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Under Wisconsin’s new voting maps, Assembly District 77 now represents Madison’s near west side and Shorewood Hills. And with three Democrats and no Republicans in the race, the partisan primary on August 13th will more than likely decide who takes the open seat in January. Thad Schumacher is one of the Democrats in the running. He told WORT News Producer Faye Parks that, if elected to the state Assembly, he’ll fight for affordable health care and abortion access. Image courtesy: Thad

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00:05:15

Vel Phillips, trailblazing Black leader, honored with...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Vel Phillips’ career is impossible to reduce to a single achievement. In 1956, she was the first woman and first person of color to be elected to Milwaukee’s Common Council. In 1971, she became the state’s first Black judge. And in 1978, when she was elected Wisconsin’s Secretary of State, she became the first woman and first person of color to be elected to statewide office. On Saturday, Phillips made history again. As the first Black leader to be honored with a sculpture on any state Capitol

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00:09:29

“Cheddar, It Isn’t:” Dairy Alternatives and Food...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

If a food's packaging says it has cheese, what does that really mean? In some cases, no cheese at all. Pete Hardin, editor of the Milkweed, talks to contributor Bert Zipperer about dairy alternatives and food labeling enforcement. Feature contributor Britta Wellenstein brings us this episode of Mondays with the Milkweed.

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00:04:10

Madison Mixology: Bloody Mary

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

WORT’s Charlie Belawski is back with another cocktail. Today we take a deep dive into the Bloody Mary, and learn about where it came from and why it’s become a breakfast staple.

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00:29:09

United Methodist Church & LGBTQ+

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Vicki's guests are the Rev Kelly Fowler and the Rev Cathy Weigard. Both are United Methodist Church (UMC) clergy and bring to the interview there perspective on the UMC's LGBTQ+ policy and the split over that issue. Both are veteran pastors who bring insight and compassion to the conversation and to the UMC vision moving forward. photo courtesy: Merek Studzinski/unsplash

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00:54:13

The Potential Impacts of Two Proposed Constitutional...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Voters will see two proposed constitutional amendments on their upcoming August 13 primary ballot. To talk about what these proposed amendments mean and their potential impacts, host Douglas Haynes talks with Bill Davis of the River Alliance and Eileen Newcomer from the League of Women Voters. They say their organizations are opposed to both amendments because they would inhibit the governor from responding to emergencies like public health crises or natural disasters. Newcomer says that the first

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00:10:04

Forecast For Monday, 7 - 29 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Forecast For Monday, 7 - 29 - 24 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:54:41

Elizabeth Holden Rolls Out Young Adult Novel

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Millie Novak (or Mighty as her teammates know her) is 15-years-old and miraculously made it on the junior roller derby team. For the homeschooler, this is her chance to finally have a social life. In Mighty Millie Novak , which is geared for grades 7 to 12, author Elizabeth Holden tells a story about the transformational power of team sports. Holden wrote a majority of forthcoming Mighty Millie Novak while missing her own roller derby team in 2020. She sits down with Madison BookBeat host Jade

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00:02:00

News From the Parallel Universe #15

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/29

Joe Biden stuns the nation by doing the right thing with an unprecedented decision. He may get a leadership award for managing an orderly transfer of power with more decorum than Trump on January 6th, 2021.

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00:09:19

Dairy Cattle and Calf Populations Declining

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/27

The USDA reported this January that beef and dairy cattle are declining to populations not seen in over 70 years. Pete Hardin, editor of the Milkweed, talks to contributor Bert Zipperer about what’s behind these declining cattle populations. Feature contributor Britta Wellenstein brings us this episode of Mondays with the Milkweed.Read more about The Milkweed: http://www.themilkweed.com/WhoWeAre.htm

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00:57:49

The Little Piece of Sand in the Oyster

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/27

This week on Mel & Floyd: Ruby sits in while Mel mends; Pants’ sport of choice and the “Odd Olympics”; Cardboard beds in Paris; The latest in presidential politics; Earwig happiness; Monona sewage festival; Canadian women’s soccer scandal; 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!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood. Photo courtesy Charlotte Coneybeer on

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00:02:40

Vox Pop Memorial Union Mixdown

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/26

Summers in Madison are festive, colorful, full of events and sometimes people just decide to relax by lake Mendota. On Sunday, July 14 WORT reporter Jeliel Pena de First talked with some visitors at the Memorial Union Terrace “Memorial Union Terrace” by Joshua Mayer is licensed under CC BY 4.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/wackybadger/4488465038/in/photostream/

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00:02:00

News From The Backyard Universe UK Edition:...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/26

Welcome to the News from the Backyard Universe for the summer of 2024 with me, Helena White. I’ve just returned from a trip to the United Kingdom, and I’ve got one more episode of the sounds of England. From Buckinghamshire, a rural county in southern England, listen for the skylark and the sheep.

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00:52:57

“Stoking the Flames of War” with Jennifer Loewenstein

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/26

This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received applause while addressing the US Congress. That’s despite the rising death toll in Gaza, which some analysts consider to be near 186,000. On today’s show, Jennifer Loewenstein joins host Esty Dinur to discuss the absurdity of Netanyahu’s visit to Congress. Loewenstein calls the genocide in Gaza a slow motion genocide and says that the US is “stoking the flames” of a major regional war in the Middle East by supporting Israel with military

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