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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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00:52:58

How do meteorologists talk about Climate Change?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/12

Bob Lindmeier has been reporting the weather for the last 4 decades. You probably know him as the senior chief meteorologist at WKOW. About 7 years ago, he started talking about climate change on air. "It was not a comfortable subject for me initially," he says. "For a lot of broadcast meteorologists, it's not an area in our expertise necessarily, we're worried about the near term, the next seven days. Talking about climate science in the long term is a whole different animal," he explains to host

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00:10:31

Forecast For Monday, 2 - 12 - 24

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/12

Forecast For Monday, 2 - 12 - 24 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:01:39

Commonplaces: "Love is a Physical Force"

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/12

We use metaphors to live by. Some have become commonplaces. This new commentary explores the metaphor "Love is a Physical Force." Credits Poem: "Love is a Physical Force" by Diego Alegría Image: "Informal/Formal Morphologies of Gran Valparaíso, Chile" by Víctor Alegría Corona * Usamos metáforas para vivir. Algunas se han vuelto lugares comunes. Este nuevo comentario explora la metáfora "El amor es una fuerza física". Créditos Poema: "El amor es una fuerza física" de Diego Alegría Imagen:

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00:03:42

AMASIAN celebrates first Madison Korean American Day

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/12

On Saturday, a Korean American Day celebration was combined with a celebration of the Lunar New Year after the former was postponed due to weather in January. Among other guests, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway was there to officially proclaim Korean American Day in Madison. Reporter Jess Miller spoke to some of the folks involved in the celebration about what the proclamation and the community mean to them. Image courtesy: Jess Miller / WORT News

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00:53:34

A conversation with Greg Mickells, retiring director...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/12

For more than a decade, Greg Mickells led the Madison Public Library. He's responsible for a significant transformation of the Madison library system. His tenure as Director took him to three continents, and to the White House in 2016, when Madison Public Library was recognized with a National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Additional awards received under Mickells' leadership include a Wisconsin Innovation Award for "The Bubbler" program, and as a Top Innovator by the Urban Libraries

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00:07:49

UW Madison, 1969 - the Black Revolution Symposium

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/10

A look back at the Black Revolution symposium at UW-Madison in February, 1969,which sparked the Black Studies Strike. Gary Schulz photo, courtesy UW-M Archives

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00:57:56

The Bariatric Surgery of Climate Control

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

This week on Mel & Floyd: Tornados in the movies & now in Wisconsin; Mel & Floyd’s weekly bible study; The death of Nixon; Dueling competency tests instead of debates?; A.I. reads 2000 year old flash-fried scrolls; Mattel dumping American Girl?; Good eatin’ in Idaho; US economy outperforming rest of world; Ending public libraries in Iowa?; Giant parasol to cool the Earth?; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes

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00:53:59

Victims of New York's Willowbrook, then Fitchburg's...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

Dr. William Bronston was the chief medical officer of Building 76 at Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, NY, which housed 200 disabled children. His new book Public Hostage, Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America tells the story of the injustices he witnessed at Willowbrook. About the book he writes, "The book contains my lifetime understanding and the pursuit of, health and social justice. We must end the profit driven, corporatization of human caring with rightful, health care owned

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00:28:46

UW's Kathleen Tissot on introducing empathy to...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

On this February 4 edition of Her Turn, hosts Eliza Howard and Sande Janagold speak with Kathleen Tissot. She's the Health Professions Educational Coordinator at UW-Madison's School of Medicine and Public Health. She and Eliza talk about SMPH's program that helps doctors learn how to approach healthcare from a place of empathy. They hold mock appointments for doctors to practice skills in patient relationships and identifying challenging cases like depression/domestic violence. Kathleen is also

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00:11:43

New Orleans Take Out

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

John Roussos, former owner of New Orleans Take Out, reminisced on 89.9 FM WORT about his 32 years in the restaurant business.

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00:15:03

Mardi Gras Events

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

Christopher Roc Ohly of Mama Digdowns Brass Band and Briana Guttierez of Otimo Dance were interviewed on an upcoming Mardi Gras and Carnaval event in Madison. Both guests provided insights into their respective groups and the upcoming celebrations. Photo by tommao wang on Unsplash

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00:15:04

Madison Is For People

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

Will Ochowicz, founder of Madison is for People, appeared on 89.9 FM WORT, discussing the organization's mission and activities. The group aims to advocate for inclusive urban development in Madison. Ochowicz highlighted their efforts to address economic justice, urban sprawl, and climate change, echoing the YIMBY movement's goals, while bringing attention to NIMBY issues like exclusionary zoning and parking mandates. They collaborate with similar groups nationwide, but remain focused on local

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00:09:14

Cardinal Call: UW System Records Stolen in Data Breach

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

This week the Cardinal all returns with a new host, Oliver Gerharz. He talks with the Daily Cardinal's Campus News Editor Liam Beran about his article on a recent data breach affecting the UW System's data.

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00:07:42

Incumbent Candidate Jay Brower Outlines His Campaign...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

The 2024 Spring Election season is ramping up. In terms of local elections, the big races on the ballot are for the Dane County Board of Supervisors. Only two Dane County Board seats have more than two candidates. That means that they are first headed to the spring primary in two weeks, on February 20. This week, we're taking a look at District 13, where three candidates are vying to represent Madison's near-west side. The top two finishers from the primary will move on to the spring election on

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00:08:20

Fitchburg Leaders Hold Public Information Meeting on...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/09

Fitchburg city officials want to construct a new police facility. They say there's not enough space to continue to house police in Fitchburg City Hall. Some Fitchburg residents, though, are voicing concerns. They say there are better ways for Fitchburg to use the roughly $50 million. Supporters and detractors clashed at a community meeting earlier this week, and another meeting is scheduled for tonight. Image courtesy: Faye Parks for WORT News.

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00:08:13

Heart, Head, and Hand: Berea College Student Craft

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/08

In this edition of Radio Chipstone, Danielle Burke, a Ph.D student in Design Studies and History and co-curator of Heart, Head and Hand, tells contributor Gianofer Fields, how her experience during a fellowship at Berea College caused a shift in how and what she’s weaving. Heart, Head, and Hand: Making and Remaking at Berea College Student Craft is an exhibition on display in the Ruth Davis Design Gallery, in Nancy Nicholas Hall at UW Madison until March 3rd, 2024. Image: Overshot Coverlet, “Whig

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00:25:13

The Rise of Fascism in America

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/08

Rick Perlstein is an author, journalist, and historian who has written extensively about the rise of the American radical conservative movement and he joins the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss the dangerous impact this movement can have on our democracy. Rick is concerned that the main-stream media in the US isn’t giving sufficient coverage to this issue which allows disinformation and violent rhetoric to fill the airways. He argues that only a mobilized electorate can be an

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00:53:45

War on Gaza and Beyond with Middle East Analyst Rami...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/08

With Israel’s horrific war of attrition against the entire population of Gaza showing no signs of ending, the US last Friday escalated its direct military involvement in the region as its war planes carried out air strikes on more than 85 targets at different locations in Syria and Iraq. Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut, Rami Khouri joins host Allen Ruff to discuss his perspectives and provide some context for the current situation. Rami George Khouri is a senior

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00:08:37

Bob Marley and Healthy Food for All

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/08

The 20th annual Bob Marley birthday tribute and dance party is taking place tonight, February 8, at the Crystal Corner Bar. In conjunction with this event, there’s a benefit for local food pantries spearheaded by Healthy Food for All Dane County. Frankie Pobar Lay joins the Thursday morning edition of the 8 O’Clock buzz to talk about the event but more importantly to discuss the importance of work done by local organizations to ensure that all Dane County families can access affordable, healthy

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00:28:40

Defending Indian Democracy for 40 Years

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2024/02/08

Shabnam Hashmi is an Indian social activist and human rights campaigner from New Delhi. She has spent the past 40 years focused on the vision of India as a multi-ethnic equitable country and society that all Indians have a part in building. On the January 28th edition of WORT’s World View she talked with Gil Halsted and Amitabh Pal about her own estimable activities and about the death of her brother, Indian theater activist Safdar Hashmi. She also provided background information about the

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