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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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00:54:07

How many hands touch your coffee before you drink it?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/06/03

Maria Cleaveland, one of today's guests, says "coffee is often touched by nine separate hands before you consume the product." From the people who grew, picked, milled, prepared for export, exported, imported, roasted, sold, and finally brewed, so much tenuous labor happens before the first sip. Inspired by Anne Connor's recent article "Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee" for Civil Eats, host Douglas Haynes speaks with a panel of guests about sustainability challenges as well as gender

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00:03:08

New Mosque Opens on Madison’s West Side

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/06/03

A new mosque and Muslim community center opened last Friday on Madison's west side.

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00:14:42

Nastasia Y Interivew

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/06/03

Hejira world music radio show host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick interview of Nastasia Y. about her new album Kyiv Soul.

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00:27:41

Delta Beer Pub

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/06/03

Vicki takes on brewing, community and the challenges of a small business operating in Madison. She and Tim Petroski, of the Delts Brew Pub, discuss the ins and outs of a small business that values its employees and its community! image courtesy: Will Stewart/unsplash

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00:30:25

Credit to the People of Gaza

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/06/03

The Madison Rafah Sister City Project has worked on projects with the Middle East Children’s Alliance or MECA for many years. World View listeners have donated to these projects for water, food, education, children’s mental health programs and more. The beauty of MECA’s work in Gaza is that MECA staff were already in place in Gaza and continue to work use their local connections to provide aid to children and families there even when Israel closes off supplies and help from outside. We wanted to

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00:56:54

The Best Cicadas

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/31

This week on Mel & Floyd: Pants returns from drag racing in Ohio; Biden leads international poll; Orca and dolphin fads; State investing in crypto?; Psychology of trumpism; How to get out of Rockford; Online superspreaders; Even cicadas can be FIBs; 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 Joshua J. Cotten on

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00:09:04

Several Questions With Nate Chappell

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/31

Nate Chappell joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to give us a sneak peek into his upcoming comedy show, “Several Questions with Nate Chappell,” set for June 12 at the Gamma Ray Bar. Nate’s unique approach to comedy involves tackling the often daunting task of small talk, turning it into an engaging and entertaining experience.

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00:11:35

Waterfront Festival Preview

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/31

Josh Harty brings an exciting preview of the upcoming Waterfront Festival to the 8 O’Clock Buzz today. As the director of the Cottonwood Stage, Josh shares the festival’s rich history and the vibrant atmosphere that makes it a staple of Madison's summer events.

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00:02:11

Ankurs Picks

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/31

Jun 1 grand opening Crabsitter at Gamma Ray sold out June 1 at Cafe CODA Anders Svanoe’s Teleporting Rhythmic Orchestra (album release) Jun 1 Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque NCS Jun 6 Appalachian Armageddon bur Oak .. count this penny, harmony landing Jun 6-8 Bonfire Music and Arts Fest Driftless Music Gardens, Yuba

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00:14:22

Ancient Canoes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/31

On this Friday's 8 O'Clock Buzz, host Andy Moore dives into an astonishing archeological discovery with Dr. Amy Rosebrough, Wisconsin's State Archaeologist. Recently, a dive team uncovered a 4,500-year-old dugout canoe in Lake Mendota, adding to a growing collection of ancient canoes found in the lake over the past few years. Image credit: Wisconsin Historical Society

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00:53:40

Life in Turkey with Robert Schoville, Then...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/31

On today's two part, A Public Affair, host Esty Dinur is first joined by Robert Schoville who is best known in Madison as the founder of the Brazilian percussion group, The Handphibians. Robert has spent the last five years living on the Aegean coast of Turkey with his family. He joins us in the studio to talk with Esty about life under the current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the role of the country in the Middle East, and much more. Then, textile artist Laila Hasan joins us by phone. For many

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00:08:24

New Dane County Executive will prioritize...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/30

Jamie Kuhn, is the former Medicaid director for Wisconsin's health department and also a former Dane County Board supervisor. Last week the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved her appointment as Interim Dane County Executive.Sara Gabler spoke with Jaime this morning about her background in public service and the Dane County 2025 budget process which will begin this fall. County Executive Kuhn says that Dane County is in a good position financially and that she will work to ensure strong

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00:03:42

New Parking Ramp Rates Approved At Transportation...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/30

If you’re headed to the Arts + Lit Lab or Sylvee, expect to pay $15 to park at the South Livingston Street garage. The Transportation Commission signed off on the new rates despite push back from community members and alders. Photo courtesy of Carl Graph/Flickr.

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00:22:53

Update on Gaza

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/30

Another week and more horrific stories from the ongoing genocide in Gaza as Israeli military forces continue their assault on Palestinian civilians. Jennifer Lowenstein, activist and freelance journalist, joins the Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about recent events there including the bombing of a refugee encampment resulting in 45 deaths, the Biden Administration’s backtracking of enforcing tougher measures against the Israeli government, and the International Criminal Court seeking arrest

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00:52:54

Stephen Zunes on Israel and the International...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/30

In a recent Truthout article, Stephen Zunes writes that the U.S.'s continued military aid to Israel violates both the Section 6201 of the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act and the 1999 Leahy Amendment. "The Biden administration refuses to abide by these laws and neither Congress nor the courts have been willing to enforce them," he says. Zunes joins host Allen Ruff to discuss his latest piece and the global response to the war happening in Gaza. Dr. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and

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00:12:06

Should You Stay or Should You Go

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/30

Definitely go to the Burr Oak tomorrow night, Friday, May 31, as Madison’s own The Dead Johnnys pay tribute to the English punk rock band, The Clash. Jim Goronson, one of the main members of the Madison band joins the Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about their show and the musical odyssey that made the English punk pioneers a “clash-ical” act. Tomorrow night’s lineup includes The Blue Herons and the Broken Boards. This is your chance to rock the Casbah, or at least the Burr Oak. Photo by Dark

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00:18:17

Interview on Lunart Festival 2024 and Iva's new...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/30

Interview with Dr. Iva Ugrcic about the 2024 LunART Festival and her new recording of the music of Doina Rotaru. Aired on WORT in Madison on 5/21/2024.

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00:06:29

Forecast For Wednesday 5 - 29 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/30

Photo by David Devereaux-Weber

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00:08:20

Antitrust lawsuit could break up ticket sales monopoly

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/29

Ticketmaster controls 70% of event sales market. That’s because a 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster gave the firm unfair control of the market. But there was concern over Ticketmaster’s power even before the merger: in 1994, the rock band Pearl Jam raised the alarm.Now, 14 years after the merger, the US Department of Justice is accusing Live Nation of using long-term contracts with event venues, blocking venues from using alternate forms of ticket sales, and even threatening venues if

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00:02:36

Home prices in Dane County second-highest in state

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/05/29

We may not need another report telling us how stressed the Madison area housing market is. But the data from the most recent Wisconsin Realtors Association home sales report provides a window into how Dane County stands up against other regions in the state. Photo courtesy of Mark Mox/Flickr.

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