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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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00:54:09

What Philip Berrigan Taught Us About Peace and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/24

Philip Berrigan, American peace activist and Catholic priest, is remembered as courageous example of nonviolent resistance. Beginning in 1968, Berrigan organized against war, systemic racism, materialism, destruction of the environment, and nuclear weapons. His unyielding stances led to imprisonment and excommunication from the Catholic church. In the recently published A Ministry of Risk: Philip Berrigan’s Writings on Peace and Nonviolence, editor Brad Wolf has compiled a collection of writings

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00:25:45

Buzz - 4-24 - 24 - Norman - Stockwell

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/24

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the presidential run of Robert M. LaFollette -- one of the most successful third-party campaigns in U.S. history. Norman Stockwell, Publisher of the Progressive Magazine talks in detail about the history of LaFollette, his progressive ideas of breaking the power of monopolies over politics and economy, denouncing the resurgence of the KKK, and fighting against "any discrimination between races, classes, and creeds." Stockwell gives some details of the

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00:21:25

Buzz - 4-24 - 24 - Sofia - Guerra

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/24

Congress requires the Pentagon to submit Unfunded Priorities List (UPL) each year, offering a backdoor of requests of $25.8 billion for 2025 (double from the previous year) to boosting already exorbitant military spending of $895.2 billion in military spending President Biden has already requested. In her recent article "The Pentagon’s Billion-Dollar Wish Lists", Sofia Guerra from the Friends Committee on National Legislation talks about these unmonitored requests, and new bi-partisan legislation

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00:06:24

Enpa 4.23 Mixdown

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/24

Titulares del 23 de abril por Zoe Sullivan. Foto por Kajetan Sumila via Unsplash.

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00:10:03

Cardinal Call: Academic Freedom and DEI Deal...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/23

On April 11th, a panel of experts held a discussion on challenges to academic freedom and the recent DEI deal in a session hosted by UW-Madison’s Center for Humanities. This week, host Oliver Gerharz is joined by daily Cardinal reporter Amari Mbongwo to discuss her article on the panel and the issues discussed by it's members.

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00:53:59

Amplifying Black Voices in Madison on Classroom...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/23

A 2019 study found that Wisconsin is has one of the worst racial disparities for Black children in the US. How does that pan out for student's living in Madison? Importantly, what is the actual experience for Black people who get their education in our schools? Today we are spending the hour with a group of Black scholars who are working to expose a more complete history of Black Madisonians’ experiences in education. In that work, the Black Madison Voices Project aims to advance anti-racist

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00:08:09

UW-Madison’s Dr. Paul Robbins Says Climate Impact...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/23

According to Dr. Paul Robbins, Dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, the threats to our climate often start on the local level. And earlier today, as part of our Earth Day coverage, Dr. Robbins told our News Producer Faye Parks what individuals can do to fight for the natural world. Image courtesy: Laura Bernhardt via Flickr.

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00:02:23

Activists Renew Call for Lawmakers to Support the...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

An Illinois-based activist is renewing his call for federal legislation that holds police officers accountable - after more than five years of inaction on the part of lawmakers. Image courtesy: Jonah Chester / WORT News. Travis Washington at the 2020 rally.

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00:05:08

Stuff Yer Face: Reese Railling of the Turn Key Supper...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

With the wide array of dining options all over Madison, it’s good to know where you can go for both a special occasion or a casual meal out – as well as where you can get a fish fry on a Tuesday! Look no further than the Turn Key Supper Club on East Washington Avenue, which opened in 2022 and rebranded to a supper club this past year. On this week’s edition of Stuff Yer Face, food feature producer Emily Tucker heads to the Turn Key to chat with General Manager, Reese Railling.

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00:07:46

Mills Folly at Art Lit Lab to Feature Live...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

Mills Folly at Art Lit Lab to Feature Live Video/Music Performance by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:10:06

Artists Celebrate DIY Culture at Print and Resist...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

Artists Celebrate DIY Culture at Print and Resist Zinefest by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:12:10

Local Labor Activists Report on Labor Conference in...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

Local Labor Activists Report on Labor Conference in Chicago by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:03:45

Parisi announces water quality, renewable energy...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

Every April, the United States celebrates Earth Month. This year, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi took the holiday as an opportunity to cement a legacy of environmental protection after a decades-long career in local politics. Parisi will retire this May. On Friday, Parisi announced changes to some Dane County water quality programs. And on Monday, a new solar energy initiative. Reporter Jess Miller has the story. Image courtesy: Jess Miller / WORT News

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00:54:16

For the Love of Poetry

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

April is National Poetry Month and as we approach the end of the month, we turn to the poets in our community. Host Douglas Haynes is joined by former Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kimberly Blaeser, current Madison Poet Laureate Steven Espada Dawson, and current Wisconsin Poet Laureate Nicholas Gulig. We hear a poem from each and discuss poetry in community, the impact of a poet laureateship, and what it's like to be, as Steven puts it, poetry's cheerleaders. Image by cromaconceptovisual from Pixabay

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00:36:45

Dr. Leila Harris on gender, water, and "watery...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

How can thinking differently about water help us build a better and more just future? That's the subject of a panel discussion on March 9, hosted by the UW-Madison Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies. The event, called "Running Deep— Understanding Water to Understand Our Future," will feature a panel of four thinkers who center water in their work: Dr. Samer Alatout (UW-Madison), Dr. Andrea Ballestero (USC), Dr. Emma Norman (Northwest Indian College) and Dr. Leila Harris (University

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00:09:32

Forecast For Monday, 4 - 22 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/22

Forecast For Monday, 4 - 22 - 24 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:10:50

Come along with the Great Wisconsin Birdathon!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/20

WORT reporter Catherine Garvens takes a look at Wisconsin's Great Wisconsin Birdathon and the new Fat Bird Week, and tags along with some birders.

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00:29:07

Da Classroom Ain't Enuf with director Charles Payne

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/20

A new work will premiere at Broom Street Theater. Da Classroom Ain't Enuf is an exploration of the intersection of Black and Brown communities, in and around the American educational system.It's written by Madison playwright and slam poet Charles Payne, written during the pandemic and based on his experiences as a teacher and a student. The play fuses poetry, prose and music, with original music by composer Richard Jones. The format of the play is a chorepoem, similar to the format of The Vagina

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00:29:09

Da Classroom Ain't Enuf, with Morgan Stewart and Matt...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/20

A new work will premiere at Broom Street Theater. Da Classroom Ain't Enuf is an exploration of the intersection of Black and Brown communities, in and around the American educational system. It's written by Madison playwright and slam poet Charles Payne and based on his experiences as a teacher and a student. The choreogram fuses poetry, prose and music, with original music by composer Richard Jones. And it stars Madison-based actors Morgan Stewart, Christian Kind, Asiah Doyle and Laura

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00:28:41

House of Queer with Bex Mui

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/20

Gregg and Bex discuss the importance of ritual and spirituality in LGBTQ life.

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