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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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00:28:10

Thinking About, Talking About And Working For A...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/30

The World View Collective has been talking about how to think about the future we want, how to imagine it and then stay true to our convictions to create political, practical and personal plans that would reflect what we believe in. We thought of ways to bring in guests to help us connect with listeners in this quest. We considered a number of guests who we could call on to further this contemplation and conversation. When Zara Chowdhary’s name came up, we all agreed that she would be someone who

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00:54:41

Who Bears the True Cost of So-Called Artificial...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/29

In 2025, a record $60 billion was invested in building AI data centers around the world, many of them in the US and Canada. Proposals for hyperscale data centers are popping up across Wisconsin, from Mount Pleasant, to Menominee, to Beaver Dam, and in Dane County. These complexes using anywhere between 5-50 megawatts of power would be filled with computer servers and take up hundreds of acres of land. To talk about the growing local opposition to AI data centers across the nation, host Douglas

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00:57:27

Tyranny Is Booming!

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/26

This week on Mel & Floyd: Flooding in the Smarty-cave?; Who will Esty fight first?; Plans for NYC mayor’s inauguration; Can chatbots change people’s political opinions?; Tales of A.I. videos; Check out Mel guest hosting “Who Cooks For You” along with his trusty sidekick on 12/26 via the WORT archives page [we can’t put the music in the podcast]; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your

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00:59:37

Growing Our Hearts and Healing the Grinches

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/24

On this special live Christmas Eve edition of A Public Affair, host Ali Muldrow is joined by Bianca Martin, the host of the podcast, City Cast Madison. They’re leaning into the festive season with loved ones, uplifting non-traditional ways of celebrating, and swapping favorite winter movies, like The Chronicles of Narnia and The Family Stone. Featured image of Bianca Martin and Ali Muldrow.

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00:09:44

Forecast from Monday, 12-22-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/22

Forecast from Monday, 12-22-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:25:42

What's Best for the People of Venezuela?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/22

World View hosts Gil Halsted and Amitabh Pal had a conversation on Venezuela with perhaps the most knowledgeable American scholar on the subject in the country, Professor Miguel Tinker Salas, who has taught, written and spoken on Venezuela for decades.He is the author of Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know; The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Society in Venezuela; co-editor with Steve Ellner of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez and the Decline of an Exceptional Democracy; and more as well as many

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00:09:57

Find Your Quilt

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/22

Carlee Latimer is an artist, a community builder, and a program assistant for the Madison Library Bubbler Project. Latimere took her first quilting class in 2022. Now, she finds herself and one of her quilts in an exhibit entitled Find Your Quilt at the newly named Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture. In this episode of Radio Chipstone, Latimere and contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields discuss how her role as a community builder shows up in her interactive quilt.

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00:08:42

In times like these, who needs monsters

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/22

Usually, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields loves a good Halloween fright. Not this year. In a time when everything is scary, who needs monsters? So, instead of raising the specters of ghouls passed, she decided to free herself of something that’s been haunting her for years. A perfectly good, unused sewing machine.

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00:09:33

Cheshire Cat Comedy Sends Out 2025 With a Laugh

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/22

Madison’s Cheshire Cat Comedy closes out 2025 with the Year in Review and an Ugly Sweater Contest. Sasha Rogers will tell us all about their year-end laugh fests.

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00:11:43

The Absence of Reality

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/22

Elon Musk and other titans of tech are convinced that we are all living in an extremely advanced computer simulation, like in the movie, “The Matrix.” Philosopher and author E. Hughes agrees, but not in the way you think. E. Hughes joins us with an explanation.

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00:15:45

Wisconsin DHS Breaks Ranks with CDC on Hepatitis Vaccine

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/22

Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services continues to break ranks with the U.S. Center for Disease Control. DHS Chief Medical Officer Ryan Westergaard explains why they’re ignoring the CDC’s most recent vaccination advice.

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00:07:00

Stomping grounds Ep #1: Mother Fools

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/21

Moving to a new city can be hard. But if you want to explore your new stomping grounds, local coffee shops are a good place to start.That’s the plan for recent transplants Tevah and Wenting, hosts of our new Tuesday segment “Stomping Grounds.” Each episode highlights a different cafe – meeting the owners, sharing their stories, and learning about their place in the Madison community.This first episode features an interview with Jon from Mother Fools! Jon shares how he became a co-owner of the cafe,

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00:12:10

Sarah Stellino Photography

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/21

A local photographer whose work explores identity, legacy, and intimacy. She primarily works with large format film. Her work "Queering Rural Spaces" has been exhibited in sows in New York, Los Angeles, and Wisconsin. Image courtesy: Sarah Stellino Photography

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00:57:56

Truth Has No Value

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/20

This week on Mel & Floyd: Hubert Humphrey’s history; Quantifying “his” awfulness; Dr. Oz says the testicles are extra; Mar-a-lago face; Australia DOES SOMETHING after mass shooting; High fat cheese fights dementia?; Vintage tips for housewives; Bird beaks evolved during pandemic; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM

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00:53:13

Oil Motivates US Attacks on Venezuela

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/19

On today’s show, host Esty Dinur is joined by scholar Marc Becker to talk about the Trump Administration’s rapidly escalating attacks on Venezuela. He puts the strikes on boats allegedly trafficking drugs in the context of Venezuela’s oil economy and Latin American politics. Featured image of a mural outside a Venezuelan state-owned oil and gas company from 2009 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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00:54:32

Friday Buzz Live From Willalbys 2025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/19

The Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz hosts its third annual year-end holiday special live from Willalby’s Cafe, featuring Gov. Tony Evers, Melissa Agard, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, and more reflections on 2025.

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00:27:43

Transform Dane: supporting incarcerated people and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/19

Hale sits down with Eli, Becky, and Emrys of Transform Dane, a new nonprofit that works to support incarcerated people and transform local carceral systems in Wisconsin through direct mail outreach, community advocacy, and uplifting voices. Share your story: https://transformdane.com/transform-dane/share-your-experiences/ Read Eli’s blog: https://transformdane.com/blog/ Support direct mail: https://transformdane.com/transform-dane/supportmail/ MOSES conditions of confinement task force:

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00:09:57

State Rep. Ryan Clancy proposes tax system overhaul

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/19

Wisconsin would be the first state in the nation to shift away from the property tax funding model for K-12 schools, in a package of bills state Representative Ryan Clancy released this week. His “Funding Fairness” package would also restore Wisconsin’s estate tax and create a new source of revenue for local municipalities that are struggling to cover costs. A Democrat from Milwaukee and a member of the Assembly’s Socialist Caucus, Representative Clancy tells our News Producer Faye Parks that it’s

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00:06:01

Madison’s interim police monitor hits the ground running

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/19

After years of setbacks, city leaders in police oversight are celebrating a fresh start. They got a preview of the work ahead Wednesday, in their first official meeting with Madison’s new interim independent monitor. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

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00:07:55

Transparency Talk: “When Things Don’t Go...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/19

Obtaining records can often come at a cost. Custodians are allowed to charge the requester any necessary costs for locating and reproducing records, but these fees are usually rather minor. But sometimes plans go awry, and both requesters and custodians can face much higher costs than expected. This week on “Transparency Talk”, hosts Bill Lueders and Tom Kamenick discuss two recent cases in St. Croix County in which records costs proved higher than either party bargained for. But before we turn it

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