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17:58

U.S. Jews Oppose Trump’s Targeting of Colleges and...

8 O"Clock Buzz ·

2025/09/24

Sam Rosenthal, Political Director and Researcher at RootsAction, reported in Accuracy.org on a statement signed by 120 prominent Jewish Americans, stating, in part “We write, specifically, as Jewish Americans who […] The post U.S. Jews Oppose Trump’s Targeting of Colleges and Students appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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52:14

Forever Promoting Everywhere

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2025/09/24

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, talking about events going on, including Antoine’s misunderstood and misinterpreted post over the weekend. Plus, of course, promoting all the events going on around town! The post Forever Promoting Everywhere appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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11:23

Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 2

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2025/09/22

We hear another report from the road, as Nicole Gruter brings you another installment of “Finding Home on Highway 14.” This episode explores central South Dakota. The post Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 2 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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9:41

Getting Green with Microforests While Keeping Ticks...

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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. The post Getting Green with Microforests While Keeping Ticks at Bay appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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16:09

American Youth Unhealthy, Dying Young

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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. The post American Youth Unhealthy, Dying Young appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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11:10

Celebrate Wisconsin Literacy’s 40th Anniversary

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2025/09/19

Associate Director Ashleigh Heinrichs talks about Wisconsin Literacy's programs and anniversary celebration. The post Celebrate Wisconsin Literacy’s 40th Anniversary appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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17:19

Grading RFK Jr.’s Food System Reform

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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 […] The post Grading RFK Jr.’s Food System Reform appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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15:44

Urban Triage’s Full-Service Community Support System

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2025/09/17

Supporting Madison’s underserved community members with healthy families programming, housing services, agriculture programs, transformational education, equity, and social justice consulting, Urban Triage, with Brandi Grayson as Founder and CEO, has […] The post Urban Triage’s Full-Service Community Support System appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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52:03

Responsibilities Never Cease

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2025/09/17

Shar-Ron Buie, Data and Evaluation Analyst for Dane County Office of Justice Reform and tireless advocate joins us to talk about the work he does to help reform the legal system, and especially the plight of veterans entangled in the legal system. The post Responsibilities Never Cease appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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50:02

CSW Community Change-Maker Awards, 2025

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2025/09/10

CSW Change-Maker Awards for 2025. Mary Ellyn and Joe Sensenbrenner, nominated by Rooted, are winners of the Liesl Blockstein Community Leadership Award, have worked for decades to safeguard public lands […]The post CSW Community Change-Maker Awards, 2025 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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51:16

Who OK’d Club Culture?

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2025/09/10

Today on the too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, DJ Dee Franko joins us in studio for some laughs and some serious business. The post Who OK’d Club Culture? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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13:10

Saving a Species with a Frog Sauna

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2025/09/08

Could a sit in a sauna save an endangered frog population? Environmental journalist Saugat Bolakhe brings us the story of a surprisingly simple solution to a conservation problem in Australia. The post Saving a Species with a Frog Sauna appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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9:12

Canadian Wildfires in Perspective

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2025/09/08

Several Republican Congressional reps, including Wisconsin’s own Tom Tiffany and Glen Grothman, recently took the Canadian government to task for failing to contain forest fires this summer. As you might expect, the truth is more complicated. We speak with Natural Resources Canada Wildfire Scientist Richard Carr. The post Canadian Wildfires in Perspective appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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13:00

White Collar Prosecutions Linked to Crime Victims...

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2025/09/08

By law, revenues generated from federal prosecutions go to a special crime victims service fund. But that money has been drying up, forcing deep cuts in service agencies, such as rape crisis centers, around the country. Former federal prosecutor Martin Weinstein explains what’s going on and how to fix it. The post White Collar Prosecutions Linked to Crime Victims Services appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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23:12

A Blast From the Past

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2025/09/04

In tribute to the 50th anniversary of WORT, host Tony Castañeda is welcoming back former volunteers to speak about the history of the radio station. The post A Blast From the Past appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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18:07

Surviving Sexual Violence

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2025/09/04

The Sexual Violence Resource Center (RCC), formerly known as the Rape Crisis Center, has been providing critical services for survivors of sexual assault, incest, harassment, and sexual exploitation for over fifty years for those in Dane County. The post Surviving Sexual Violence appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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14:50

Denise Matyka Awarded CSW “Lifetime Achievement Award”

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2025/09/03

This year’s Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW) “Lifetime Achievement Award” winner is Denise Matyka. With over forty years of community service, highlighted by her co-founding CSW in 1985, and currently […] The post Denise Matyka Awarded CSW “Lifetime Achievement Award” appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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11:36

WI Alliance of Retired Americans Holds Rally to...

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2025/09/03

Ross Winklbauer, President of the Board of the Wisconsin Alliance of Retired Americans, reminds us that Social Security isn’t just for retired people, but supports people with disabilities, children who […] The post WI Alliance of Retired Americans Holds Rally to Support Social Securit... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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51:35

Cognac and a Cupcake

8 O"Clock Buzz ·

2025/09/03

Today on the too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Johnny Winston, Jr and Shar-Ron Buie join to talk about non-traditional mentoring, supporting the community, the state of Black business and spaces in Madison, and much much more! The post Cognac and a Cupcake appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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17:35

Gone With The Wind: Trump Blows Off Clean Energy (Again)

8 O"Clock Buzz ·

2025/08/28

Tony's guest on the Thursday Buzz is UW Public Affairs Professor Greg Nemet, who sees Trump's rollback of clean energy policies as a strategic misstep, likely leading to higher energy prices for consumers and imperiling US competitiveness-without any real justification.The post Gone With The Wind: Trump Blows Off Clean Energy (Again) appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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