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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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00:10:08

Working as a Music Therapist (Part 1)

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/17

Grace, a Music Therapist, shares her insights on the many working parts of healthcare on this week's episode of Madison's Backbone. "Music belongs to all of us", Grace states while discussing how this dynamic job offers unique and necessary support through any life-stage.

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00:26:03

The 2024 Sessions at McPike Park!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/17

Bob Queen, CEO, Creator and Event Coordinator of the Sessions at McPike Park came to WORT’s World View on Sunday, April 14th to talk about the 2024 Sessions June 14, 15, 16 and August 8, 9, 10 and 11.He told us about the musicians and performers who are coming from around the city, state, country and world to entertain us at the Summer 2024 Sessions at McPike Park, how he knows them, why they come to Madison and all the great combinations that go into making fun summer music. And all we need to

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00:52:44

Sprinkle a Little Sparkle on It

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/17

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, Antoine McNeail featuring RR Moore and Lolo Lature, Sehade Carter (Chief Development Officer) and Kimi Waller (Housing Coordinator) from Urban Triage join us to talk about their work and upcoming gala, along with movie reviews, Black culture in Madison, everything going around town, secrets of Popeye’s Chicken, and much more! More info on the Black Brilliance Gala coming up May 17th, to buy tickets, sponsor or volunteer, see:

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00:01:58

Meet the Community Members Helping Keep Brittingham...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/17

A private event this weekend at Brittingham Park left the area filled with trash, but community members have come to clean up where they can. WORT Reporter Lilah Grubb has the latest on how you, too, can help clean up local parks as Earth Day approaches.

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00:03:58

Madison Educators Rally to Demand Cost of Living Wage...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/17

Yesterday, more than a hundred educators in Madison public schools descended on the Doyle Administration building, which houses many administrators in the Madison Metropolitan School District. They were there to demand better pay and more resources as the district's budget cycle kicks into high gear. Image courtesy: Greg Geboski for WORT.

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00:07:59

City’s ARPA Relief Aid Helped Bridge Support For...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/16

Conservative lobbyists and state Republican lawmakers are looking to dredge up how the city of Madison spent part of its pandemic-era federal funding. At issue is a $700,000 grant that state Senator Duey Stroebel, a Republican from Cedarburg, calls, “yet another example of waste and abuse of COVID dollars.” But how was that money actually spent? WORT News Producer Faye Parks checked in with one of the grant recipients. Image courtesy: The city of Madison via their website.

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00:53:33

Facing Online Racism, Harassments, and Micro Aggressions

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/16

A 2017 Pew Research survey found that a quarter of Black Americans had faced online harassment due to their race or ethnicity. As our society moves more and more online, how do we cope with this reality? In his new book, When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age, Dr. Rob Eschmann analyzes a wealth of data, interviews with students of color, and millions of social media posts to unpack the influence of online communication on face-to-face interactions. He joins host Ali

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00:11:53

TaxFairness2024

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/16

It’s a simple matter of fairness: those who can afford to pay more should pay more, right? Well, not when it comes to big corporations that pay their CEOs more than they pay in taxes. A new report documents the problem and proposes some solutions.

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00:08:06

Boys and Girls Club’s Michael Johnson Says New Vel...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

This summer, a statue honoring Vel Phillips will be installed on the grounds of the state Capitol. Grounds officials approved the installation on Friday - after nearly four years of talks and private fundraising; the statue will be the first commemoration of a Black leader at the people’s house. Michael Johnson, CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, spearheaded the project. Earlier today, he told our News Producer Faye Parks that student protests in 2020 inspired him to act. Image courtesy:

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00:03:33

Madison Teachers Union Pushing Back Against...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

The Madison school board is grappling with a projected multi-million-dollar budget deficit for next year. And while Madison schools get squeezed by inflationary pressures and more, they're also facing advocacy from their workers - with Madison teachers calling for cost of living wage increases. Image courtesy: Madison Teachers Inc. via their website.

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00:04:00

Madison Mixology: Long Island Iced Tea

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Today on Madison mixology, WORT’s Charlie Belawski shows us how to make a Long Island Iced Tea, a cocktail with over 5 different alcohols, its connection to prohibition and a man with a strange last name.

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00:09:43

Director Matt Reines Talks about Race in Broom Street...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Director Matt Reines Talks about Race in Broom Street Theater's Da Classroom Ain't Enuf by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:10:08

Madison Psychedelic Society Presents a Psychedelic...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Madison Psychedelic Society Presents a Psychedelic Variety Show at the Bartell Theater by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:12:56

Underwater photojournalist Brian Skerry describes...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Underwater photojournalist Brian Skerry describes what he learned from the whales by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:53:33

The State of Student Loan Debt

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Last week, President Biden unveiled his latest student loan forgiveness proposal while speaking at Madison College. He described a plan that would cancel debt for anyone who began repaying undergraduate loans more than 20 years ago and would cancel accrued interest for some borrowers. Carole Trone and Benjamin Lee from the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt join host Douglas Haynes to talk about the proposed plan and the broader issues around student debt. The coalition is a nonprofit that aims

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00:10:09

Forecast For Monday, 4 - 15 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Forecast For Monday, 4 - 15 - 24 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:53:40

Madison Poet Cynthia Marie Hoffman on "Exploding Head"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Madison-based poet Cynthia Marie Hoffman is the author of four books, and her poems have been published widely in journals and magazines, including The Believer, Diode, Image, and The Missouri Review. Her latest book of prose poetry, Exploding Head, chronicles the journey through a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which manifests in fearful obsessions and counting compulsions that impact her relationships. She joins host Sara Batkie in this April 15, 2024 edition of Madison

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00:06:39

ENPA - Titulares del 9 de abril

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/15

Titulares del 9 de abril de En Nuestro Patio

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00:08:45

Cardinal Call: Indigenous Law Student Association...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/14

This week host Oliver Gerharz talks with the Daily Cardinal's Features Editor Ellie Bourdo to discuss her article on this year's Coming Together of peoples Conference, a yearly event held by UW-Madison's Indigenous Law Students Association, and the organization that runs it.

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00:23:48

The Freedom Flotilla Sails Again

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/04/12

Local advocate for Palestinian rights, dignity and humanity, Cassandra Dixon, will join the Freedom Flotilla in Turkey next week and sail with the U.S. Boat to Gaza to take food and necessities directly to people in Gaza. She said “I’m so appalled by the fact that children are starving ten minutes away from where aid is sitting in a truck.”She said, “We desperately need individuals from all the world’s countries to demand an end to this and demand that our governments take responsibility for this

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