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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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00:04:43

How are tariffs affecting Wisconsin’s economy?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/16

How has Trump’s tariff plan impacted Wisconsin’s economy? Scholars and industry leaders took up that question today, at a panel hosted by multimedia news outlet WisPolitics. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News.

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00:52:43

The Future of Dairy Drive Could Be Decided Tonight

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/16

We simply do not have enough affordable housing in Madison and Dane County. This is a topic we cover regularly on A Public Affair. As both the city and the county prepare their upcoming budgets, the issue of how to address housing, especially for unhoused folks, is front and center. On today’s program, host Dana Pellebon speaks with Alder Davy Mayer and Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner. They talk about the different ways that the city and the county have supported and can support the Dairy Drive

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00:15:20

Justin Gray Interview 091125 Hejira

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/16

Hejira world music radio show host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick interview of Justin Gray about his new album, Immersed.

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00:04:12

Proposed County Budget Cuts Could Hit Public Health,...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

Dane County is preparing for a steep budget deficit next year. With sweeping cuts proposed across all county departments, public health and human services leaders outlined their pitches last week – though they warned that crucial programs and services could be impacted. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News

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00:52:47

A Successful College Should Not Look Like a Country Club

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

As the fall term kicks off, we’re ready to get a unique perspective on the value of a college education with the editor of the Washington Monthly which just released its 20th anniversary college ranking issue. Paul Glastris tells host Douglas Hayes that he and his team rank schools on what the schools do for the country and hope to change how families, policy makers, and higher education officials imagine the purpose of a college degree. Featured image of Berea College, the top school on the

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00:08:24

Forecast from Monday, 9-15-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

Forecast from Monday, 9-15-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:10:42

A World Beyond: Reconstructing Our Reality

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

Can art change our daily reality? Pinney Library Artist in Residence Ellie Braun talks about folk art, textiles and jewelry changing the world we live in.

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00:11:03

Green Burial Offers Alternative to Embalming

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

Anita Lawrence from Solas Natural Burial Preserve tells us how to help protect the earth even after death.

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00:15:49

Data Centers Threaten Wisconsin and Global Climate

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

All that internet seems like it just floats around in space, but it chews up huge amounts of infrastructure, land and electricity. Amy Barrileaux of Clean Wisconsin explains how a data center near you might wreck Wisconsin’s and the globe’s environment.

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00:26:37

Stephen Mikesell, Our Man in Nepal

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

World View collective member Stephen Mikesell has a knack of being in Nepal when consequential things happen there. Steve originally began working on World View, then known as Third World View, in the 1990s when he called in reports about the political upheaval as the country transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. When he lived in Madison, Steve was a regular contributor to the show, performing the roles of news writer, reader, host, interviewer and engineer and he

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00:07:23

AdaptingClothingForAccessibility

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

AdaptingClothingForAccessibility by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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AdaptingClothingForAccessibility

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/15

AdaptingClothingForAccessibility by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:07:46

How cheese making plants are dealing with higher fat...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/14

The amount of butterfat in the milk supply has gone up dramatically in the past 5 years and is affecting the process of making cheese. Cheese makers are experimenting with separators but they are costly imported machines with tariffs. One farmer is considering capping the milk fat content which would mean less income for the dairy farmer. Pete Hardin and Bert Zipperer discuss how the cheese plants and the farmers are dealing with the dropping butter prices and the higher fat content in today’s milk

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00:17:35

U.S. Supreme Court's Use of "Shadow Docket" Explodes

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/13

The U.S. Supreme Court has gone into overdrive on using the so-called “shadow docket” to overturn federal court decisions that the Trump administration does not like. Labor Radio spoke with Jeff Mandell, the President and General Counsel at Law Forward, about the rise in these unsigned, unprecedented decisions.

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00:57:12

Chicken Feet in China

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/12

This week on Mel & Floyd: Smarty-Pants AND Mel are here this week!; A discussion of political rhetoric & violence; Noem micromanages resulting in great inefficiency; The Well-Organized Left?; Making the Kennedy Center great again; Don Jr. blatantly selling influence while “Senior” claims credit for Biden’s infrastructure work; Mental images of naked capitalism; Demise of a moss-free sloth; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The

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00:52:49

Stacey Abrams and Thant Myint-U on How to Build Peace

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/12

From the murder of Charlie Kirk to the fatal shooting at a Colorado high school this week, political violence is front and center of the news and today’s conversation. In this two-part show, host Esty Dinur discusses the state of the US with Leader Stacey Abrams and reflects on the life of the peacemaker U Thant with his grandson Thant Myint-U.Featured image: of "LIBERACIÓN A TRAVÉS DEL CONOCIMIENTO" (LIBERATION THROUGH KNOWLEDGE) by Aurelio Diaz Tekpankalli via UCCS Kraemer Family Library (CC

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00:07:53

Rick Dietz

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/12

Musician and author Ritt Dietz joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about his debut novel Settle Down, a story of roots, restlessness, and young adulthood.

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00:15:21

Martha Barnette

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/12

Martha Barnette joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss her new book Friends with Words, her radio show A Way with Words, and why language matters.

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00:17:38

Madison Gargoyles

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/12

Bob Kahn and Jim Good join the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss The Gallery of Lost Gargoyles, a new book reimagining Madison’s architecture.

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00:04:40

Let Them Swim: West High School Cuts Disabled...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/09/12

Reacting to a recent decision to cut students from the women’s swim team, including two disabled swimmers, the community rallied around the phrase “Let Them Swim,” encouraging the Board to prioritize inclusivity. Image courtesy: Zero / UNSPLASH

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