AtwoodFest turns 40 years old in 2022! The esteemed east side festival is celebrating by hosting an expanded musical lineup including 29 acts on 3 st … [Read More]
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Moon Dance Music Festival Brings Jam to Wisconsin
The July 23, 2022 edition of the XL II 90 Live Music Radio Hour previews the 2022 Moon Dance Music Festival, going down July 28th - 30th in Gleason, … [Read More]
Psychoacoustics X Psychedelic Furs = Beautiful Chaos
Enjoy the July 21 edition of Psychoacoustics, comprised entirely of music by X and Psychedelic Furs, available on-demand through WORT's website and … [Read More]
Hovering Above the Abyss: An Evening with Franz Kafka
Bringing a bit of theater into WORT musical airwaves, members of Fermat's Last Theater Company joined Martin Alvarado of Global Revolutions in the … [Read More]
Maestro John DeMain on Opera In The Park – Rescheduled to July 24
Ava Borelli spoke with Maestro John DeMain, who will conduct Madison Opera’s performance at this weekend’s Opera in the Park event. UPDATE: The event h … [Read More]
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Talking with the Voters: 2022 Fall Primary
It's Election Day! Have you voted yet? WORT producer Nate Wegehaupt hit the polls earlier today to talk with voters to learn why they were voting … [Read More]
Valerie Bailey-Rihn Named Henry Vilas Zoo Investigator
After allegations of racism and supervisory retaliation emerged at the Henry Vilas Zoo, Dane County approved an independent investigation of the zoo … [Read More]
Does Oshkosh Defense Owe Loyalty to the City of Oshkosh?
When Oshkosh Defense announced in 2021 that they were not going to be building the next generation of postal service vehicles here in Wisconsin, labor … [Read More]
On the ground at a Waukesha Trump Rally
I arrived at the Waukesha County Fairgrounds around 1:30 on Friday, amid sweltering heat wearing a trucker hat, a neutral Hawaiian shirt, and … [Read More]
Nurses Labor Action Update
Many Labor radio listeners have heard about a possible strike in mid-September by nurses at UW Hospital. Labor Radio asked the nurses to comment. In … [Read More]
Latest Talk
If We Don’t Show Up in Our Full Humanity, How Can Our Students Show Up?
Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Aaron Perry and Dr. Logan Edwards, Tamara Mouw, Mark Schwingle, Kevin Ingram, Bianca Williams-Griffin, Alisia Marquez, and Alfonso Zepeda-Capistran from Department of Public Instruction join us to talk about the Love In … [Read More...]
All Pregnancy Care Just Got Harder
Even before this summer's landmark Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, many pregnant patients were not receiving the care they need. Cultural, social, and economic environments shape how people get pregnant and what resources they have … [Read More...]
Will the Reign of Monarchs Continue?
The lifecycle of monarch butterflies is one of the most remarkable of any migrating species. As familiar as these beautiful insects are, last month monarchs were listed as endangered species. In this edition of the Perpetual Notion Machine, host Patrick … [Read More...]
The Changing Meaning of Being Single
When writer Melissa Faliveno went to fill out her tax forms one year, she paused at the marital status checkboxes. She wasn't married, but as someone in a long-term partnership, it didn't feel quite right to choose "Single." More and more young adults … [Read More...]
