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Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 3
Nicole Gruter brings us the latest installment of her travelogue “Finding Home on Highway 14.” But she joins us live from our Madison studio. Did he...
Money, Lies & God
Author Katherine Stewart will tell us about her new book, “Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy.”
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Wisconsin Elections Update
The Wisconsin Elections Commission appeals a court ruling requiring citizenship checks for voters. And who would have guessed that Representative Sco...
How Can Democrats Repair a “Toxic” Brand Name?
A study by Jared Abbott from Center for Working Class Politics shows Democrats history on free-trade and other have made the name "toxic" to rust-belt...
Dangers to Healthcare by the Federal Government Shutdown
Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, discusses an October 7 article posted ent...
Legalize It?
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Lesley Johnson, from Madison Herb Society (no! Not that herb!) jo...
Growing Up Native in Wisconsin
Ho Chunk Elder and storyteller Sherman Funmaker will give us a preview of his story workshop at Meadowridge Library.
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Birdability Makes Birding Accessible
Participating in birding, one of the most popular and fastest-growing outdoor activities in the country, shouldn’t depend on being physically abled....
Federal Workers Under Shutdown
The federal government shutdown enters its fourth week with no end in sight. What’s not getting done, and how is the shutdown affecting government wo...
The Adventures of t’Rump and Bibi Beezelbub
Jennifer Loewenstein, former Mideast lecturer, joins Tony Castañeda to talk about the implementation of a cease fire in Gaza as part of t’Rump’s peace...
A New ICE Age in Chicago
The Latino community in Chicago is being targeted by ICE agents regardless if they are legal residents or not, and people in Chicago are resisting as...
Toward Sustainable Land Use in Wisconsin & Madison
Trevor Roark, Executive Director of “1000 Friends of Wisconsin” and Sharon Johnson, Lead Organizer of “Madison for More Neighbors Campaign“, discuss e...
Colin Mochrie Brings New Improv Show to Overture
Improvisational comedy giant, Colin Mochrie, brings his new show “Asking for Trouble” to the Overture stage. But first, he joins us right here on the...
Waukesha County Judge Orders Voter Citizenship Checks
A Waukesha County judge has ordered all election clerks to check voters’ citizenship before allowing them to cast a ballot. Votebeat Wisconsin’s Alex...
Protecting Immigrant Rights During ICE Raids
As federal Immigration officers, backed up by the Texas National Guard, harass immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere, we thought it might be a good time...
15 Wisconsin Youth Sue WI PSC to Remove Restrictions on Climate Change...
On August 22, 2025, fifteen Wisconsin youth, ages 8-17 and from across the state, represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates and Our Children’s Tr...
“East of LA” Focusses on Asian Comedy, Performers
Organized by Cheshire Cat Comedy for November 7th at The Forward Club at Breese Stevens field, the comedy event “East of LA” promises to highlight Asi...
A Generational Curse
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, some serious talk for the pledge drive, Ruby Clay, Clinician for A...
MANIA: The Abba Tribute at the Barrymore
50 years ago, not only was WORT hitting the airwaves for the first time, but a combo out of Sweden called ABBA was lighting up the charts. This month...
Gen-Z Protests in Nepal: Whats Next?
Youth protests against corruption and elitism are erupting all over the globe. In Nepal, protestors toppled the government. We’ll talk with economis...
Naked Bicyclists Pose for Photos in Madison Park
Naked bicyclists pose for a promotional photo in a Madison park! (NSFW)
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tRump’s 20-Point Piecemeal Plan
Norm Stockwell, the editor of the Progressive Magazine, joins host Tony Castañeda to talk about the fallacy of the plan and about Israel’s interceptin...
Fallen Alterboy – The Art of John Sarris
Chris Murphy, local artist, electrician and owner of Rogue’s Gallery in Madison, joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about a new exhibition of the art of...
Dept of Labor Actions Could Threaten 401(k) Retirement Accounts
The Department of Labor’s hasty decision to rescind its 2021 guidance that warned plan fiduciaries about the risks of private equity and other alterna...
Protect Our Care Wisconsin Holds Van Orden Responsible for Health Cris...
With the Federal government officially shut down as of midnight last night, Joe Zepecki, Director of Protect Our Care Wisconsin, talks about the effec...
Monday 8 O’Clock Buzz with how a GOP member fights conspiracy th...
WORT 89.9 FM's Monday 8 O'Clock Buzz with Votebeat's journalist Alexandr Shur, Disability Rights and Services Specialist from the City of Madison, Reb...
Cheshire Cat Comedy: Researching the Silly Side of Science
Sasha Rosser, founder of Cheshire Cat Comedy, talks about the upcoming “Wisconsin Science Festival edition of Words with Nerds“, a juxtapositional eve...
U.S. Jews Oppose Trump’s Targeting of Colleges and Students
Sam Rosenthal, Political Director and Researcher at RootsAction, reported in Accuracy.org on a statement signed by 120 prominent Jewish Americans, sta...
Forever Promoting Everywhere
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, talking about events going on, including Antoine’s misunderstood a...
Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 2
We hear another report from the road, as Nicole Gruter brings you another installment of “Finding Home on Highway 14.” This episode explores central...
Getting Green with Microforests While Keeping Ticks at Bay
It might be great if that empty parking lot near you became an oxygen-generating microforest, but then what would you do with all those blood-sucking...
American Youth Unhealthy, Dying Young
If a society can’t take care of its children, what good is it? A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that child hea...
Celebrate Wisconsin Literacy’s 40th Anniversary
Associate Director Ashleigh Heinrichs talks about Wisconsin Literacy's programs and anniversary celebration.
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Grading RFK Jr.’s Food System Reform
Rebecca Wolf revisits her article on Food & Water Watch from February 13, 2025, entitled “Calling RFK Jr.’s Bluff on Food System Reform“, after 7 mont...
Urban Triage’s Full-Service Community Support System
Supporting Madison’s underserved community members with healthy families programming, housing services, agriculture programs, transformational educati...
Responsibilities Never Cease
Shar-Ron Buie, Data and Evaluation Analyst for Dane County Office of Justice Reform and tireless advocate joins us to talk about the work he does to h...
A World Beyond: Reconstructing Our Reality
Can art change our daily reality? Pinney Library Artist in Residence Ellie Braun talks about folk art, textiles and jewelry changing the world we liv...
Green Burial Offers Alternative to Embalming
Anita Lawrence from Solas Natural Burial Preserve tells us how to help protect the earth even after death.
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Data Centers Threaten Wisconsin and Global Climate
All that internet seems like it just floats around in space, but it chews up huge amounts of infrastructure, land and electricity. Amy Barrileaux of C...
CSW Community Change-Maker Awards, 2025
CSW Change-Maker Awards for 2025. Mary Ellyn and Joe Sensenbrenner, nominated by Rooted, are winners of the Liesl Blockstein Community Leadership Awar...