This Sunday, July 5, Musica Antiqua host Sarah Brailey talks with Cheryl Bensman-Rowe and Paul Rowe, co-directors of the Madison Early Music Festival … [Read More]
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Missing jazz festivals? Strictly Jazz Sounds has the cure!
The Isthmus Jazz Festival, Madison’s perennial summer jazz outing, went dark this year because of the pandemic. Most festivals are canceling their … [Read More]
Music Makes The World Go ‘Round
Lockdown doesn't mean shutdown for musicians, no way! This year's virtual Make Music Day celebration went online for an international day of … [Read More]
Blues Specials This Weekend
I wrap up the blues radio specials which began with the COVID19 restrictions at the Station on March 28. On Blues Cruise Friday night from 6-8 PM … [Read More]
Concerts On The…Diamond?!
See You at the Drive-In WCO Concert Tonight! Tonight's S'Wonderful performances will go on at the Drive-In Event at Warner Park. Guidelines for … [Read More]
Latest News
Police detain local protester in connection with attempted arson
Protest organizer Marquon Clark is being held in the Dane County Jail on charges of probation violation after he was stopped by police at a stoplight … [Read More]
Madison, 1967 – Civil Rights
Madison in the Sixties – 1967 – Civil Rights 1967 is the worst year yet for race relations in Madison. The summer sizzles with what the Equal … [Read More]
MMSD Board approves preliminary 2020-2021 budget
Last Monday, the Madison school board voted 5-2 to approve a preliminary 2020-2021 budget. The decision comes after a tumultuous financial year for … [Read More]
County, City leadership announce new COVID-19 restrictions
This morning, Public Health Madison and Dane County announced several new restrictions on bars and restaurants. The new measures limit indoor dining … [Read More]
Dane County Board introduces new criminal justice reform package
Dane County leadership introduced fourteen new criminal justice reform measures today. Put forward by County Board Chair Analiese Eicher and … [Read More]
Latest Talk
Interview with Professor Doug McLeod on Ethics in Journalism Around Protest Coverage
Several weeks ago, WORT news producer Jonah Chester spoke with Doug McLeod, a Professor in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communications, about guidelines for how reporters can ethically cover the protests--and how listeners, readers and … [Read More...]
Attorney Jeff Spitzer-Resnick on the Tavern League’s Opposition to Public Health Rules
Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney based in Madison. Like many, he was troubled by that Wisconsin Supreme Court decision. He wrote about Justice Hagedorn's surprising dissent, and believes that when Jill Karofsky is … [Read More...]
Roundtable: Reforming the MPD and Alternatives to Policing
The growing movement to defund the police and nationwide demands for police accountability have a history in Madison as well. Today, Allen hosts a roundtable discussion about local police practices, ongoing efforts to reform the MPD, and alternatives to … [Read More...]
Democratic Socialists and Police Free Schools
Damita Brown talks with... Karl Locher from the Madison Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America about electoral reform and moving the Democratic party to the left and breaking the two party system Lorrie Hurckes Dwyer, Ryan Eykholt, and … [Read More...]
