PHO is a Twin Cities funk band creating a new "Minneapolis sound" utilizing modern taste and classic influences to break musical boundaries. While … [Read More]
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Upcoming Classical Music Events
Tuesday July 25 7 pm at 211 N. Carroll Street, Madison The Madison Community Orchestra Summer ReadingsAll orchestral musicians are invited. We … [Read More]
Music Charts for the week of July 11-18
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit retains the #1 spot on our top 30 this week, while Toro Y Moi (pictured) tops our Adds list. Jazz and World music charts … [Read More]
New Faculty at Mead Witter School of Music
The Mead Witter School of Music has announced new faculty that includes include one new assistant professor, four new adjunct professors and two … [Read More]
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Wildlife Weekly: Storm Injuries
This week on Wildlife Weekly, host Jackie Edmunds of the Dane County Humane Society, talks to us about the effects the recent storms have had on the … [Read More]
WORT Welcomes Nina Kravinsky as Assistant News Director
WORT is pleased to announce the hire of Nina Kravinsky as Assistant News Director.Nina was formerly the Managing Editor of the Badger Herald, … [Read More]
Support Wisconsin Workers
A lot of what is made and sold is designed to be discarded after a single use. Is the same thing happening to workers? Are people disposable? As … [Read More]
Dane County Expands Program to Fight Opioid Addiction
The recovery coach project focuses on patients who come into the emergency room at St. Mary’s because of an overdose.Hospital staff call a peer c … [Read More]
Latest Talk
The Big Business of the American Healthcare System
The current healthcare debate has been overtaking the news cycle for a long time. Today we break down the debate and system with doctor and writer Elisabeth Rosenthal. Her new book, “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can … [Read More...]
Funky Monday Finale: Clyde Stubblefield All Stars Tonight!
From 1965 to 1970, self-taught drummer Clyde Stubblefield played with the James Brown Band, in the process inventing the syncopated foundations of funk, soul and hip-hop. By 1971, Stubblefield had settled in Madison, where for the next forty years he … [Read More...]
Youth Job Center: getting teenagers skills to land and hold a job
The Madison Metropolitan School District and youth services nonprofit Briar Patch have teamed up to create the Youth Job Center, aimed at getting teenage kids the skills they need to land and hold a job. Joining 8 O'Clock Buzz host Brian Standing to tell … [Read More...]
Judge: Unabomber Has It Better! than WI Incarcerated Juveniles
In June, U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson condemned the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections for maltreatment of teenage inmates at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile detention centers. Calling the Department of Corrections … [Read More...]