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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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00:09:01

Rent increases are slowing in Madison, reports...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/12

Median rent in Madison has gone up 47% over the last five years, while the city’s vacancy rates have improved somewhat compared to extreme lows in 2022 and 2023. That’s according to a new report from Isthmus newspaper compiling the latest data from local and national sources. Joining our News Producer Faye Parks this afternoon, Isthmus staff writer Liam Beran outlined the state of Madison’s housing market. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

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00:04:24

Plan commission debates tree protection ordinance

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/12

Madison’s Plan Commission delayed a vote last night on an ordinance that would strengthen the city’s tree protections. Image courtesy: Shayna Clark / WORT News

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00:03:47

Madison School Board Debates Raises and Benefits

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/12

The Madison Board of Education considers whether to offer health benefits and a pay increase to members during a Work group meeting yesterday. They hope the new pay would allow a more diverse pool of candidates to serve on the board. Image Courtesy: Chali Pittman/WORT News

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00:53:13

The Life of the Grind

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/12

Back in the 1930s and 40s when surfers in southern California first put wheels on wooden boards, there was no thought of skateboarding becoming a commercially-profitable sport, let alone an Olympic sport. On today’s show, guest host Andrew Thomas speaks with Joshua Heter and Josef Thomas Simpson about their edited collection, Skateboarding and Philosophy: Essays Concerning the Life of the Grind, and how the sport gets us to think philosophically about what we do with our bodies in space. Featured

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00:16:20

What’s happening in Madison’s Department of Civil...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

A division manager at Madison’s Department of Civil Rights is no longer working for the city, according to an internal email last week. This is just the latest news in a long history of personnel challenges within the department. Enjoyiana Nururdin, a local government reporter at the Cap Times, has been covering the complicated web of complaints and investigations for months. She joined our News Producer Faye Parks this afternoon to explain what’s going on. Image courtesy: Brian Standing /

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00:08:17

The benefits of sauerkraut juice

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

The Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science is publishing a report that has found that 15lbs per acre of sauerkraut juice removes 80% of the glyphosate or Roundup buildup, in just 6 months. The cows are not drinking the juice, but when mixed with their feed, the juice has had positive effects on the health of the cows. Bert and Pete talk about the linear progression: healthier soil, healthier crops, and ultimately healthier people. Image by Fred Burg from Pixabay

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00:08:17

8-12-2025 Benefits of sauerkraut juice EDITED

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

The Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science is publishing a report that has found that 15lbs per acre of sauerkraut juice removes 80% of the glyphosate or Roundup buildup, in just 6 months. The cows are not drinking the juice, but when mixed with their feed, the juice has had positive effects on the health of the cows. Bert and Pete talk about the linear progression: healthier soil, healthier crops, and ultimately healthier people.

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00:03:53

Fake Bakery fosters creativity at Madison Public Library

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

Cakes aren’t just a delicious, celebratory treat. They’re also a shared touch point of creative expression. That’s the inspiration behind a fake bakery at Madison Central Library, where folks of all ages are invited to create their own cakes. But don’t eat the frosting! Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

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00:03:44

Madison Mixology Drink Special 2 part 4: The Paloma

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

This week on “Madison Mixology”, feature contributor Charlie Belawski and fellow bartender Riley Kappel check out the “Paloma,” a tequila-based cocktail with a spicy twist.

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00:53:16

Food Programs Scrounge While ICE Feasts

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

The opaque realm of federal food and agriculture policy impacts all of us, from the farmers who grow our food to the folks who help get it to our tables. Today, host Douglas Haynes welcomes investigative reporter, Lisa Held, back to the show. She says that food policy is important all the time, because it affects everything from rural communities and the environment to hunger, wellbeing, and immigration. Food policy is never just one thing. Featured image of school bulletin board featuring a farm

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00:10:03

Forecast from Monday, 8-11-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

Forecast from Monday, 8-11-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:08:00

Stuff Yer Face: BJ Lee of The Deliciouser

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

On this week's edition of Stuff Yer Face, Emily Tucker visits the spice lab at The Deliciouser and talks with spice blender, BJ Lee, about the wide array of culinary offerings at this restaurant, bar, event space, and spice company. Cracking spices and cooking up meals, the team is working to create food and experiences that are more delicious, or... "deliciouser".

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00:13:11

Experiments in Body as Home

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

Can you find inner peace through belly dancing? Neuroscientist, clinical psychologist, athlete and performer Reenah Dixon thinks so. She’ll give us a preview of her upcoming event at the Arts Lit Lab.

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00:11:39

Dispelling the Myths About mRNA

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

Noted vaccine skeptic RFK, Junior just canceled half a billion dollars worth of federal research grants into mRNA vaccines. We’ll talk with UW Madison Biochemist Aaron Hoskins about why that matters.

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00:12:33

Third Try on Murdered Black Women Bill

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

Wisconsin leads the nation in the murder rate for black women and girls. Wisconsin Assembly representative Shelia Stubbs talks about her third effort to get the legislature to look at the problem.

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00:27:30

Africa Fest and Strides for Africa 2025

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/11

Chris Jimieson from Strides for Africa and Djodjo Amorin from Africa Fest were in the WORT studio to talk with Gil Halsted about the fun activities scheduled for Saturday, August 16 at McPike Park. Strides for Africa is the organization Chris started after he visited Africa and saw the difficulty some people had getting clean water. He’s built a network of partners that work to build wells in African communities with an emphasis on lasting functionality and community ownership. And this year

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00:12:36

2025AugustPregnancyExclusionInLivingWills

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/10

2025AugustPregnancyExclusionInLivingWills by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:30:00

Anna DeShawn: Chicago-Born Queer News & Radio...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/09

Anna DeShawn: Chicago-Born Queer News & Radio Broadcaster by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:55:43

Another One From the Archives

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/08

This week on Mel & Floyd: [Originally aired on 8/25/17 & titled “Totally Eclipsed”] Bannon blows his horn; Confederate flag waving; Americans in Germany; alternative history of the 20th century; southern constitution; protest hilarity; yummy yummy Foxconn dough; prescription for being an American; 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

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00:52:40

Corruption Feeds Violence from Washington to the West...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/08/08

In the first part of today's two-part show, host Esty Dinur speaks with Branko Macetic who writes about the Epstein case and Project 2029 for Jacobin. He calls the current status of the Epstein files, “a political crisis of the president’s own making.” In the second-half of the show, Dinur is joined by Aman Abhishek to talk about the murder of Awdah Hathaleen by an Israeli settler on July 28. Hathaleen was a teacher and civil resister who was shot while defending his community. Abhishek describes

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