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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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00:27:18

Madison City Government roundtable

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/12

On the Friday 8 O'Clock Buzz, Ankur Malhotra shares his picks for the best music events happening around Madison the next week.

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00:16:07

MMSD continues bid to reduce suspensions, disparities...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/12

The introduction of MMSD’s Behavior Education Plan (BEP) in 2014 was a paradigm shift in how Madison schools approach discipline.More than ten years later, district staff are still tracking the BEP’s impact. They joined the school board’s Instruction Work Group on Monday to share the latest data and their next set of achievement goals. For more insight, our News Producer Faye Parks sat down with Dr. Leia Esser, the executive director of student and staff supports, and Lili Hangartner, coordinator

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00:03:08

Bill package aims to bolster Wisconsin’s agricultural...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/12

State Democrats are circulating a package of five bills that aim to bolster Wisconsin’s agricultural industry and protect valuable farmland from development. Image courtesy: Eric Allix Rogers via Flickr.

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00:53:15

The Transformative Power of Black History with...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/11

In the news this week, the President’s birthday was added to the list of free entry days at the National Parks, meanwhile Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth were removed from the list. On today’s show, host Allen Ruff is joined by activist and scholar Nicholas Powers to talk about the Trump administration’s attacks on Black history and his latest article for Truthout, “Black History Has the Power to Ignite Movements. That’s Why the Right Fears It.”Featured image of the facade of the

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00:09:43

Tuba, or Not Tuba

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/11

Tuba, or Not Tuba by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:07:33

The Death of Otis Redding

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/11

Stu Levitan recounts the death of soul giant Otis Redding in a plane crash in Madison WI, Dec. 10 1967.

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00:06:36

Forecast from Wednesday 12-10-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/11

Forecast from Wednesday 12-10-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:11:57

Environmental law firm sues PSC for data center...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/11

Data centers are a hot button issue here in Wisconsin, thanks to the recent flood of construction proposals from tech giants like Meta and Microsoft. Supporters say the centers would boost local economies, while critics warn of steep costs for utility customers and the environment.But it’s hard to have an informed debate about data centers when government agencies refuse to release relevant records to the public. Midwest Environmental Advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state’s Public

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00:53:14

Aren’t Youth Sports Supposed to be Fun?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/10

On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow speaks with Dionne Koller about her new book, More Than Play: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport. As a former athlete who signed her kids up for youth sports, Koller says she wrote the book to make the experience of youth sports more acceptable and accessible. Featured image of the cover of More Than Play by Dionne Koller.

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00:30:10

Laura Paisley Beck from Madison's OPEN Foundation

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/10

Laura Paisley Beck from Madison's OPEN Foundation by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:10:59

UWPD prioritizes status quo over campus safety, Tone...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/10

On the morning of May 1, 2024, the UW-Madison Police Department led a multi-jurisdiction raid of a student protest encampment on Library Mall. They assaulted protesters, arrested 34 people, and tore down tents.A new article in Tone Madison offers more insight into law enforcement actions that day, thanks to more than 200 pages of police documents obtained via open records request. Roman Fritz is a Tone Madison contributor and a student council representative at UW-Madison. He joined our New

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00:03:44

Wisconsin Democrats renew call for paid medical and...

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/09

Democratic lawmakers in the Wisconsin Legislature are renewing their call for paid family and medical leave for workers in the state. Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News.

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00:52:31

What Does the County’s Human Services Department Do?

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/09

On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon is joined by Dane County Human Services Director, John Schlueter, to help listeners understand the breadth of the largest department in our county. Featured image of the Dane County Human Services logo.

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00:10:30

A news roundup on Roundup

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/09

The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has retracted their 2000 article that concluded Roundup poses no health risks to humans, citing “serious ethical concerns regarding the independence and accountability of the authors.” Roundup owners Monsanto and Bayer have fielded almost 200,000 individual lawsuits over the last decade claiming that exposure to the herbicide caused cancer. But just last week, the U.S. Solicitor General filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging them to

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00:07:36

Cardinal Call: The Free Press on Simpson Street

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/09

This week host Ted Hyngstrom speaks to Daily Cardinal Staff Writer Jilian Denlow about her story “At Simpson Street Free Press, youth voices tackle local journalism” in a discussion of how the nonprofit, community-based organization empowers young writers. Article in this week’s “Campus News in Brief” segment: Future of UW foreign language programs at risk amid federal, campus funding cuts - Ty Javier UW receives approval to move L&S’s largest majors to new AI-focused school - Annika

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00:03:59

Verona Food Pantry Receives Helping Hand From Mark Pocan

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/09

Democratic U.S. Representative Mark Pocan volunteered today at one of Dane County’s largest food pantries. He then took the opportunity to highlight rising costs and what lawmakers can do to help struggling Wisconsinites. Image Courtesy: Gabriel Gibbons / WORT News

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00:10:23

Madison’s civil rights director looks to the future

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/09

Norman Davis, director of Madison’s Department of Civil Rights, was cleared this fall of claims that he discriminated against disabled and female employees. The city paid an outside law firm to investigate his conduct, after nearly a dozen employees alleged that Davis had subjected them to unfair treatment. Investigators concluded that, while Davis’ management style created a problematic workplace culture, he hadn’t violated his employment contract or city policies. In the aftermath, Director

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00:50:23

2025 Year in Review with Madison Independent Booksellers

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/08

2025 Year in Review with Madison Independent Booksellers by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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00:26:18

If You Build It They Will Come

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/08

The Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin (HMMW) that began in 1997 to provide preventive and primary health care services and health education for Haitians is still going strong in one of the most remote corners of Haiti, the region around Thiotte. Gil Halsted and Amitabh Pal talked to Carole Wakefield, the Executive Director of HMMW, about how the organization built and started the clinic to provide basic care and eventually supplied specialized medical services, medicine and equipment for almost 30

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00:10:13

Forecast from Monday, 12-8-25

WORT 89.9FM Madison ·

2025/12/08

Forecast from Monday, 12-8-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

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