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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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00:49:13

When Someone Says “White Power” it Really Means...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/28

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Jackie Brodean is out sick, so it’s a grab bag show, talking Madison Black Restaurants, what’s going on around town, and gearing up for Black History Month... And as always a lot of laughs and serious talk.More on post-traumatic slave syndrome from Dr. Joy DeGruy: https://www.joydegruy.com/post-traumatic-slave-syndrome If you’re a Black entrepreneur in Madison and want to come on the show, contact Tara

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00:11:05

Dane County needs to increase its affordable housing...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/28

Freelance marketing specialist Sean Burke has become a familiar name in local politics. He made an unsuccessful bid for city council last spring and, the year before that, fell short in a race for the Dane County Board of Supervisors. In a redux of their matchup in 2024, Burke is challenging incumbent Tommy Rylander this spring to represent Madison’s north side on the county board. A third candidate in the mix, Otis Harris Jr., sends the race to a primary next month. Sitting down with our News

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00:05:41

DeForest moves to re-fluoridate water system

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/28

Less than a year after the DeForest village board voted to remove fluoride from the community's drinking water, it's taking steps to bring back the treatments. Image courtesy: Jos Speetjens via Flickr.

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00:53:44

Dr. Jonathan Lassiter Defines the Whiteness Mindset

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/27

On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon is joined by Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, author of the new book, How I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist. Dr. Lassiter works in private psychotherapy practice and provides culturally relevant care for marginalized professionals. His memoir makes the case for better cultural representation in the therapy field and defines the theory of the “whiteness mindset.” Featured image of the cover of How I Know

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00:08:16

Manure digesters: where industry, agriculture, and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/27

For dairy and poultry farmers, manure is a fact of life. But what do they do with all of that waste? In this edition of “The Milkweed,” Pete Hardin joins Bert Zipperer to explain how manure digesters work – and why they’re at the center of a local dispute in Waupaca County. Image courtesy: Agricultural Marketing Resource Center via their website.

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00:08:06

Cardinal Call: AI heads to class

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/27

This week host Ted Hyngstrom speaks to Daily Cardinal Staff Writer Addison Dama about her coverage of how professors are approaching AI usage in higher education.

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00:25:57

Good news from Sierra Leone

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/27

Dr. Alhaji Njai is known to many WORT listeners as a former DJ on our Saturday PanAfrica show. Perhaps they know that he’s also a founder of Project 1808 in his native Sierra Leone and that he has started a college there, Koinadugu College. Project 1808 held its 8th Science and Leadership festival in Alhaji’s home town, Kabala, last weekend and it was a great success in many ways. And as bad as the news is for us, Project 1808’s success is something that gives us hope and we want to pass that

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00:16:22

The tragedy of family separation is at a crisis point...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/27

Families are being torn apart. Pregnant and nursing mothers are being held in inhumane detention centers. Her Turn talks with Zain Lakhani from the Women’s Refugee Commission. Her group is on the ground in Central America and is monitoring the effects of Trump’s deportation campaign. She says there’s an emerging family separation tragedy being caused by Trump’s coercive anti immigration push, and we need to pay attention. The Women’s Refugee Commission has been around for over 30 years and works to

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00:06:53

Stuff Yer Face: Nar Topcu of Nar Turkish Halal...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Today on Stuff Yer Face, feature producer Emily Tucker sits down with Nar Topcu of Nar Turkish Halal. Nar and her husband, Cagri Topcu opened their Northside Madison restaurant nearly a year ago, balancing chef Cagri’s longtime dream with Nar’s graduate studies at UW–Madison. With help from their cousin Erkan Gozal, they’re serving up halal street food, classic Turkish ice cream, and other sweet and savory treats.

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00:09:59

Leadership should feel accessible and accountable,...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Otis Harris Jr. is a lifelong Madisonian and a business owner. His consulting firm PushedN2Destiny provides youth and professional development services with a focus on empowerment and community. This spring, Harris is challenging incumbent Tommy Rylander to represent Madison’s north side on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. A third candidate in the mix, Sean Burke, sends the race to a primary next month. Sitting down with our News Producer Faye Parks, Harris described his commitment to

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00:06:52

Madison protests second ICE-related killing in...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Hundreds braved the bitter cold Sunday afternoon and gathered outside the state Capitol to protest ICE’s violent crackdown in Minneapolis. It was organized just one day after Border Patrol officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who grew up in Green Bay. Here's what our news team heard on the ground. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

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00:53:12

Reflecting on 50 Years of Publishing Isthmus Newspaper

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes is joined in the studio by three representatives of Isthmus –Judith Davidoff, Linda Falkenstein, and Dean Robbins–who share their stories about Isthmus’s history and its arts and news coverage as the newspaper celebrates 50 years in the community. Featured image of Dean Robbins, Linda Falkenstein, Judith Davidoff, and Douglas Haynes courtesy of Sara Gabler/WORT.

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00:09:40

Forecast from Monday, 1-26-26

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Forecast from Monday, 1-26-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:11:19

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Despite the below zero temperatures, thousands gathered in Madison's Capitol Square to protest the killing of Alex Pretti by I.C.E. agents in Minneapolis.

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00:11:41

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Despite the below zero temperatures, thousands gathered in Madison's Capitol Square to protest the killing of Alex Pretti by I.C.E. agents in Minneapolis.

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00:04:33

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Despite the below zero temperatures, thousands gathered in Madison's Capitol Square to protest the killing of Alex Pretti by I.C.E. agents in Minneapolis.

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00:06:26

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Despite the below zero temperatures, thousands gathered in Madison's Capitol Square to protest the killing of Alex Pretti by I.C.E. agents in Minneapolis.

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00:04:39

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Despite the below zero temperatures, thousands gathered in Madison's Capitol Square to protest the killing of Alex Pretti by I.C.E. agents in Minneapolis.

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00:07:21

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WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Despite the below zero temperatures, thousands gathered in Madison's Capitol Square to protest the killing of Alex Pretti by I.C.E. agents in Minneapolis.

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00:07:54

06-SPEECH_Brian_WI_Bail_Out_the_People_Movement

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2026/01/26

Despite the below zero temperatures, thousands gathered in Madison's Capitol Square to protest the killing of Alex Pretti by I.C.E. agents in Minneapolis.

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