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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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00:11:22

Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 2

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/22

We hear another report from the road, as Nicole Gruter brings you another installment of “Finding Home on Highway 14.” This week, Nicole reports from South Dakota.

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00:09:40

Getting Green with Microforests While Keeping Ticks...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/22

It might be great if that empty parking lot near you became an oxygen-generating microforest, but then what would you do with all those blood-sucking wood ticks? Nikki Blunier of the IPM Insitutute Sustainable Communities Project attempts to answer both questions.

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00:16:09

American Youth Unhealthy, Dying Young

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/22

If a society can’t take care of its children, what good is it? A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that child health has declined, and child mortality increased in the United States over the last 17 years. We’ll talk with pediatrician and researcher Chris B. Forrest.

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00:08:37

The calm before the (budget) storm

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/22

This week is Rosh Hashanah and an extra fifth week, so the City of Madison and Dane County are a little short on meetings this week. But the meetings that are happening, are still important. Hosts Brenda Konkel and Rebecca Kemble will run you through what you need to know in this week's Forward Lookout.

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00:56:04

Dining in D.C.

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/19

This week on Mel & Floyd: Luther [Luthor?] joins ‘Pants while Mel becomes bionic; Attempted proselytizing at the farmers’ market; Threats at HBCUs; Who should buy the ad space in your dreams?; WORT loses BBC News; Whitewashing American history; An overdue book review; A missing blob near Panama; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen

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00:09:28

Tall Tall Trees

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/19

Banjo innovator Mike Savino, aka Tall Tall Trees, joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz ahead of his Bur Oak show in Madison.

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00:14:10

Patrice Haste

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/19

Principal Patrice Haste joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about returning to East High as its new leader and her vision for the Purgolders’ future.

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00:16:27

Nate Gibson

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/19

Musician Nate Gibson joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about his new album of Brewers-inspired songs, blending baseball spirit with country music roots.

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00:06:49

Bob Queen

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/19

On the Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz, Andy Moore pays tribute to Bob Queen, the visionary behind Madison’s east side music festivals.

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00:11:09

buzz-9-17-25-Ashleigh-Heinrichs

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/19

Celebrating 40 years of working to improve all aspects of literacy -- reading, math, health, digital, and more -- Wisconsin Literacy is holding a 40th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 5:30 pm-7:30 pm at the WYSO Center for Music 1118 E. Washington Ave. This state-wide association of 85 literacy organizations works to correct the statistics: 1 in 7 residents struggle with reading literacy, 1 in 4 have issues with math, and over 350,000 people do not have high school

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00:17:18

buzz-9-17-25-Rebecca-Wolf

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/19

Rebecca Wolf revisits her article on Food & Water Watch from February 13, 2025, entitled "Calling RFK Jr.’s Bluff on Food System Reform", after 7 months to see how his policies have improved the food system. Spoiler alert: he gets bad grades.

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00:08:10

Madison’s Room Tax Commission prepares for 2027 deficit

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/18

Madison’s Room Tax Commission is the latest local government body grappling with a structural deficit. The commission is anticipating a 1.3 million dollar gap in its 2027 budget, according to projections from city finance leaders.The options moving forward: commissioners can take action to raise revenue, lower expenses…or a combination of the two. But that’s easier said than done, Isthmus staff writer Liam Beran tells our News Producer Faye Parks, as the commission’s largest expenditures also

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00:03:24

Representative Francesca Hong joins Democratic...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/18

The field in next year’s Democratic primary for Wisconsin State governor has expanded once again, after Democratic state Representative Francesca Hong officially announced her campaign this week. Image courtesy: Maria Segura / WORT News.

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00:04:52

Fresco Opera: Whispers from the Woods 2025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/18

Interview on Fresco Opera's outdoor presentation of Whispers from the Woods

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00:05:56

Forecast From Wednesday 9-17-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/18

Forecast From Wednesday 9-17-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:14:23

Tone Madison dissects unsuccessful campaign to ban...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/17

The Dane County Board is slated to take action tomorrow on a proposed five-year contract with Smart Communications. Based in Florida, the third-party contractor turns a profit by administering incarcerated people’s phone calls, emails, and text messages. Their initial pitch to Dane County included mail scanning, a practice that eliminates physical mail and fully digitizes incarcerated people’s access to the outside world. County supervisors were slated to vote on Smart’s proposed contract at the

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00:04:25

Employee Health Coverage Under Scrutiny as Dane...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/17

With the county’s expenses set to outpace revenue in 2026, county leaders are looking for solutions. Among them, a controversial proposal to change county employees’ health insurance coverage. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News

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00:09:01

From Sheep to Shawl: A Peek into the Wisconsin Sheep...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/17

In early September, knitters and sheep farmers gather for the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival at the Jefferson County Fair Park. I’ve been attending the festival since I moved to Wisconsin 10 years ago. But this year, I packed up my recording equipment and headed out to meet some newborn lambs and make some new friends. Featured image by Sara Gabler/WORT.

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00:07:55

Madison, September 1963

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/17

Stu Levitan looks back on Madison in September 1963, a month featuring a mournful civil rights march, a building boom for public housing and education, and the international commemoration of a fallen hero.

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00:52:12

Mothering Doesn’t Equal Martyrdom

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/17

On today’s show, we’re joined by author and scholar Dr. Sagashus T. Levingston who talks about her new book, A Pot to Piss In. She tells host Ali Muldrow about economic shame and the power of homeownership for her “little disheveled band of humans.” Featured image of Dr. Sagashus Levingston from Infamous Mothers.

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