This week on Strictly Jazz Sounds, host Steve Braunginn features some of the hottest jazz for 2020 including 2021 Grammy Award nominees Joshua Redman, … [Read More]
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Global Revolutions Interview with Estrella Acosta from Cuba
By Dan Talmo
Hear Dan Talmo's exclusive interview with Cuban artist and Amsterdam resident Estrella Acosta, which aired on Global Revolutions Mon. Jan. 11, … [Read More]

Navigating the Digital Divide
By Aaron Scholz
I bought my first CD in the early spring of 1990 (it was Abbey Road). I was a college Freshman and my dormmate had gotten a player for Christmas. This … [Read More]

Rev. Billy Fri Night Radio Revival: EARTHALUJAH!!
Welcome, seekers to the irreverent musical ministry of Rev. Billy, heard the first Friday of the month from 11pm-midnight. Never fear! Billy and his … [Read More]

Tour the New York Hot Spots on New Years Eve on Strictly Jazz Sounds
This week’s edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds features a New Year's Eve of clubbing in New York City. We'll start at Birdland with Art Blakey & the … [Read More]
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Celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday with WORT
This Monday, January 18th, WORT will feature two special broadcasts honoring the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition to … [Read More]

Madison Police Prepare for Potential Armed Protests
Police in Madison are beefing up security around the state Capitol after a warning from the FBI earlier this week, in anticipation of right-wing … [Read More]

Wisconsin Sees First Case of U.K. Based Strain of COVID-19
By WORT News Department and Sam Kodzik
The Department of Health services reported on January 13th that a new COVID-19 variant had come to Wisconsin. The new strain, which scientists … [Read More]

In 2020, MPD deployed chemical weapons in record amounts
The Madison Police Department deployed more tear gas during Black Lives Matter protests in late May and early June than they did in the prior 16 years … [Read More]

Gov. Evers Focuses on Broadband, Unemployment, and Redistricting in State of the State
By Paul Hermann and WORT News Department
Like many other events in the wake of COVID-19, this year’s State of State looked much different. For the first time in state history, Democratic … [Read More]
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David Goodfriend on new local TV streaming app, Locast.
Currently based in D.C. but born and raised in Madison, David Goodfriend is the chairman and founder of the Sports Fan Coalition whose goal is to “to give you a seat at the table whenever laws or public policy impacting sports are being made.” David is … [Read More...]

Representative Jimmy Anderson on disability and voting rights.
A recent article in Wisconsin Watch— “We’re not going to be quiet; disability community in Wisconsin demands better access to voting” by Nora Eckert, published earlier this week, shows just how difficult voting can be for disabled people, and casts some … [Read More...]

Accountability in the Flint Water Crisis
Yesterday, former Michigan governor Rick Snyder and eight other top officials were indicted with forty-two charges—ranging from willful neglect of duty and involuntary manslaughter to obstruction of justice and perjury—after a new investigation into the … [Read More...]

Gene Editing and Pompe Disease
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine again explores the realm of gene editing. Five years ago this month, PNM talked with biomedical engineer Kris Saha about the process and techniques of gene editing. Borrowing an innate immunity mechanism in bacteria … [Read More...]