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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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00:49:55

Andy Spectacular

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/26

Well, well, well...look who it is! Even when he's gone, he's the center of attention. We put together some Andy Moore's spoof interviews for todays show. Enjoy! Today's show consists of the following segments: …Aaron Rodgers? Really? Spoof Poets An Attempted Exorcism With Part-Time Exorcist Craig Anderson Andy Moore’s Hotel California

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00:05:08

Crime is down, but not zero in Madison

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/26

The Madison Police Department and other community agencies hosted a safety summit at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center last Tuesday. W.O.R.T Reporter James Tishler was there

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00:05:37

Madisonians React to President Biden Stepping Down

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

President Biden is slated to address the nation tonight, in a primetime address starting at 7 o'clock Central. It'll be the President's first address since he announced — via Twitter — that he would step down as the Democratic nominee. That announcement came just after 1 o'clock on Sunday. It's the first time since 1968 that a sitting president dropped out of a presidential race. Today, WORT reporter Kit Moore ventured outside to ask folks how they found out about the historic shift on

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00:08:18

What’s With the Referendums on the August 13 Ballot?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

In 2022, 80% of Dane County voters cast their ballots in the general election. Less than half as many voters showed up to the polls for the partisan primary just three months before. But in the partisan primary coming up on August 13th, voters won’t just narrow down the candidates to appear on the ballot in November. They’ll also approve or reject two constitutional amendments. Bryna Godar is a staff attorney at UW Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative. She told WORT News Producer Faye

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00:56:23

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

Have you ever considered how mentoring could make a difference? Or how creating a life-long bond could empower an individual? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County was on the Access Hour and answered these questions and shared the impact that you can make on the community. Hear from matches in their programs and CEO Sandy Morales, and more as we discuss creating relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Listen about the biggest fundraising event of the year, the Dream Big Gala, an

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00:07:44

Madison, late July 1962

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

A tragic few days in Madison, 1962 - the former police chief is shot to death by his wife, and the president of the UW suffers a fatal heart attack at his desk. Stu Levitan has the sad headlines from 62 years ago this week on tonight's Madison in the Sixties.Airdate - July 23, 2024.

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00:06:46

Orquesta Tipica

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

Playing music that’s anything but typical, The New Mexican string band, Lone Piñon, is coming to the Sugar Maple Music festival for a performance on Friday, August 2. Jordan Wax from the band speaks with Tony Castañeda on the 8 O’Clock Buzz about the band’s music and influences. Their wide spectrum of music involving fiddles, guitars, upright bass, accordian and bilingual vocals continues a tradition of incorporating traditional music passed down from their elders but also with a willingness to

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00:22:48

Nasty Politics

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

Thomas Zeitzoff, Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about the violent rhetoric that seems pervasive in American political discourse in recent years. While Professor Zeitzoff acknowledges that political violence has existed in different forms, such as social activism in the 20’s and 30’s, or during the Viet Nam War in the 1960’s, the difference now is the prevalence of guns in the United States. The combination of guns and violent

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00:52:59

The Crisis in Wisconsin’s Prisons with Steven Wright

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

Wisconsin’s prisons continue to operate in a state of “modified movement.” That’s how the Department of Corrections describes conditions that are commonly referred to as lockdown. During this period of “modified movement,” specifically from June 2023 to February 2024, four inmates died in Waupun Correctional Institution. On June 5, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt arrested Waupun warden, Randall Hepp, and eight other Waupun employees. They face misconduct and felony inmate abuse charges. Today,

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00:14:31

Kamala Harris comes to Milwaukee

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Milwaukee today, speaking from Wisconsin's largest city to address the nation as the de facto presidential nominee for the 2024 Democratic ticket. There's been an incredible amount of news in the past 48 hours. To wrap it up, and for more on the VP's speech today, WORT News Director Chali Pittman attempts to wrap it up with some help from Milwaukee Correspondent Keith and Faye Parks here in Madison.

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00:05:59

Forecast For Wednesday 7 - 24 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

Screen capture of WV Image – Contiguous U.S., w/ pressure fields 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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00:05:59

Forecast For Wednesday 7 - 24 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/25

Screen capture of WV Image – Contiguous U.S., w/ pressure fields 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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00:06:38

Madison Artist Lilada Gee Creates Kamala Harris ‘24...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/24

For more reactions to this weekend’s historic shake-up, WORT News Producer Faye Parks spoke to Lilada Gee, a Madison activist and artist.Gee is best known for her brightly-colored digital artwork and murals, many of them celebrating Black womanhood, excellence, and joy. And after Sunday’s announcement, she channeled her talents into some new yard signs supporting Kamala Harris’ presidential run. Image courtesy: Lilada Gee.

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00:03:22

Maria Powell: Tribute to Madison Environmental Advocate

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/24

Memorial and tributes to leading environmental scientist and advocate, Maria Powell.

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00:03:10

Action on Climate Emergency

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/24

Report on Action on Climate Emergency protest at Wisconsin State Capitol on Monday, July 22nd. Interview with Art Shegonee of Menomonie and Potawatomi tribes, Tom Seery, other

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00:53:06

Women are the Backstop for our Deficient Social...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/24

In today's show, host Ali Muldrow talks with sociology professor Jessica Calarco about how women are shaped by multiple forces in our society to take up the role of mother, of homemaker, and of caregiver. They discuss how, from a young age, girls are trained to put others first, and to do emotional labor. That training spills over into adulthood, where ideas of gender shape the workplace, the division of labor in the family, and how people feel fulfilled. And in the end, women provide much of the

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00:19:56

Buzz - 7-24 - 24 - Laura - Esquivel

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/24

Laura Esquivel, Policy and Legislative Team at Earthjustice, talks about the group's latest report, "New Protections for the Artic": an effort to improve on the Department of the Interior advancing a process to enact stronger protections for public lands in Alaska’s Western Arctic, which, according to Esquivel, needs loopholes and vague language clarified and protections strengthened for 13 million acres of preserved land.

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00:48:47

This Is Not the Time to See Shades of Gray

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/24

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi featuring Lolo Lature and RR Moore, it’s serious talk about current events, race relations, the upcoming presidential race, and being Black in America. Events and More: - Mad Lit - Starts Friday July 26th: https://www.ucanmadison.org/madlit/ - Lolo and RR Moore and more on stage August 2nd. - Boys and Girls Club White Party - Saturday, July 27th at the Capitol: https://www.bgcdc.org/whiteparty - Catch Lolo and RR and more poetry at Mi

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00:02:51

“This is a surge of energy," Dems Say of VP Harris'...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/23

It's been two days since President Joe Biden withdrew his campaign for re-election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Since then, she's secured enough support from Democratic delegates to become the party’s de facto nominee. Democratic leadership is now calling for unity and touting a spike in campaign donations. Image courtesy: Vice President Kamala Harris via Facebook.

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00:07:41

Cybersecurity Expert Explains CrowdStrike Outage

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/07/23

Last Friday, a private company’s faulty security update caused the “blue screen of death” on an estimated 8.5 million computers across the country. CrowdStrike customers in both the private and public sectors were impacted, with thousands of flights canceled or delayed and some hospitals canceling elective procedures until they could get back on line. Dave Schroeder is a cybersecurity expert at UW-Madison. He tells WORT News Producer Faye Parks that the outage points to a serious vulnerability in

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