As they struggled to adapt a beloved musical event to the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the Wisconsin Flute Festival made two big … [Read More]
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WORT Celebrates Professor Richard Davis’ 91st Birthday
Join the party and listen to the archive of Strictly Jazz Sounds for Thurs April 15 as host Chuck France honors the 91st birthday of NEA Jazz Master … [Read More]
Trevor Stephenson Previews MBM Concert
On April 18th's Musica Antiqua, Trevor Stephenson shared music from Madison Bach Musicians' (MBM) April 24 concert, A Baroque Tour: Masterpieces from … [Read More]
Tune In the 6th Annual Vinylthon!
Community radio kicks off participation in Vinylthon 2021, an international celebration of vinyl records, at midnight April 17 with NuFone Rick's … [Read More]
Universal Soul Explosion In The Media
Rebecca Barber, aka "608Bosslady" on the air with hiphop Saturday nights from midnight-3 am on WORT's Universal Soul Explosion, was recently a … [Read More]
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New Domains: Understanding the Push for Broadband
Governor Tony Evers has declared 2021 "the year of broadband access," joining lawmakers across the country making plans to increase spending for … [Read More]
City of Madison unveils 2021 Recyclopedia
The city of Madison first started offering recycling services in September 1968. Bryan Johnson, the city's Recycling Coordinator, says that makes our … [Read More]
Common Council Votes to Move Parking Enforcement Away from Madison Police Department
On April 20th, the Madison Common Council voted to shift the responsibility for parking enforcement from the Madison Police Department to the city’s … [Read More]
New program aims to improve financial health of Black Dane County families
A new project from the Progress Center for Black Women, a Dane County based non-profit, is seeking to increase financial stability amongst the … [Read More]
For Earth Week, Madison Mayor Announces City Climate Goals
Tomorrow is Earth Day. The first Earth Day was 51 years ago and was spearheaded by then US Senator from Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson. Ahead of the … [Read More]
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Is There a “New Cold War” Between the U.S. and China?
What are the contradictory messages being sent to Beijing by the early Biden administration? What are the dangers of an accidental slide into direct confrontation? What could it mean for the climate crisis if the world’s two major polluters remain at … [Read More...]
Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Embodied Fiction
Continuing her series of author interviews, today Ali Muldrow sits down with writer Dantiel W. Moniz to discuss her new debut collection of short stories, Milk Blood Heat. They have a wide-ranging conversation about writing and the stories in the … [Read More...]
What does colonialism look like today?
In Ursula Pike's new book, "An Indian among los Indígenas: A Native Travel Memoir", she talks about her expectations, experiences, and lessons learned during her two years as a Karuk tribe member participating as the U.S. Peace Corps volunteer. She … [Read More...]
Wall street contributed $2.9B to 2020 elections
Wall Street spent at least $2.9 billion on the 2020 elections, equating to $4 million a day, and a billion dollars more than the 2016 elections. Carter Dougherty, Communications Director of Americans for Financial Reform -- a 200-group coalition of … [Read More...]
