Video and audio of this sold-out event is now available on-demand. Country music historian and WORT host Bill Malone, featured voice and consultant on … [Read More]
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Block Party Warmup Show!
Join WORT at the Wisco for three great bands and WORT DJs! Momotarõs -- Adrenaline-fueled garage rock Bent Antenna -- Loud indy pop rock Daily … [Read More]
Painted Caves Headline WORT Block Party
On Sun. May 19 at 5:50 pm, Painted Caves will shake up MLK Blvd for our annual celebration! The Milwaukee-based Caves are no strangers to fans in the … [Read More]
22nd Annual WORT Block Party
Come celebrate the 22nd Annual WORT Block Party and 16th Annual No Crap on Tap on Sunday May 19th from 11 am to 7 pm on the 200 Block of Martin Luther … [Read More]
Cindy Set My Hair On Fire LIVE on The Rattlesnake Shake
Madison punk n roll band Cindy Set My Hair On Fire played a set on The Rattlesnake Shake on Friday April 26. Enjoy this encore performance! … [Read More]
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Rachal Duggan on drawing, Madison, and drawing Madison
Rachal Duggan moved from Chicago to Madison in early 2017, and since then has quickly made a mark with her live-drawing offerings, a residency at the … [Read More]
Wisconsin Sues Drug Company Over Opioid Epidemic
Wisconsin joins more than 40 other states trying to hold drug companies responsible for the nation’s opioid epidemic. Attorney General Josh Kaul a … [Read More]
The Anti-Draft Sit-In of 1966, part 1
Madison, third week of May 1966 –the anti-draft sit-in, part 1. As the war in Viet Nam escalates, so too does the monthly draft. When it h … [Read More]
Taking Evolutionary Theory to a World View
In tonight's episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine, we learn about the nature of Darwin's theory of evolution, you know, the biological processes of … [Read More]
Hear the first episode of Record Store Dropouts
This week we're turning over the Tone Madison podcast feed to a new show called Record Store Dropouts. It's a music-adjacent podcast by Shaun Soman … [Read More]
Latest Talk
Maternal Health Care in Rural Wisconsin
According to national statistics, more than 54% of rural counties have no hospital-based obstetrics services, leaving 18 million reproductive-age rural women without access to care. Here in Wisconsin, there are twenty counties with no practicing OB-GYN. … [Read More...]
Sparse Justice for Immigrants
“You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you.” So goes the now-familiar Miranda rights read to people accused of a crime. But if you are an undocumented immigrant in the United States facing deport … [Read More...]
Wisconsin Assembly Passes “Born Alive” Bill
In May of 2019, eight states, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas and Utah have passed laws banning abortions that occur in the first or second trimester. The rash of legislation is an apparently coordinated attack … [Read More...]
Students and Tetrapak Man Team Up for the Climate
On March 15, 2019, thousands of students across the globe walked out of their schools as part of a global climate strike to protest their governments’ inaction on climate change. The protest included a strong showing from Wisconsin schools, as almost a t … [Read More...]
