This Friday night, February 22, on "The Rattlesnake Shake", D.J. el Serpentine welcomes local "punk 'n roll" band Cindy Sets My Hair On Fire in to the … [Read More]
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Thursday Morning: Celebrating John Harbison Part III
WORT continues its celebration of the 80th birthday of Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Harbison at 7:08 Thursday morning (February 21) with a … [Read More]
Upcoming Classical Music Events
Thursday February 21 7:30 pm at Memorial Union-Shannon Hall 800 Langdon Street, Madison University Opera and University Theatre: Sondheim’s Into the W … [Read More]
Jimmy Buffett Tribute to Benefit WORT
Join Chuck Bayuk and the Drunken Sailors for the music of Jimmy Buffett and others on Sunday, February 24th from 3 to 7pm to benefit WORT Community … [Read More]
World Radio Day Gathering at Parched Eagle Taproom
WORT celebrated World Radio Day 2019 at the Parched Eagle Taproom, 1444 East Washington Ave. This world-wide event brings volunteers and listeners … [Read More]
Latest News
Decriminalizing Marijuana on Gov. Evers’ Budget Proposal
Governor Tony Evers put forward a plan today that would decriminalize marijuana. This comes after years of failed attempts at similar legislation -- … [Read More]
Podcast short: At capacity
We're changing up the Tone Madison podcast feed, bringing you short episodes every other week between our usual, longer episodes. On this short, Tone … [Read More]
Madison City Council Primary Guide: District Fifteen
District 15 is on Madison's east side. It's been represented by David Ahrens since 2013 and isn't seeking reelection. The district includes Atwood … [Read More]
Finding Bacteria on Insects for New Antibiotics
You should be aware that we have a health crisis! More and more bacterial diseases, such as Staphylococcus and Strep pneumonia, have become resistant … [Read More]
Madison City Council Primary Guide: District Thirteen
District 13 is on Madison's near west side. It's been respresented by Allen Arnsten. The retired attorney has been filling in for Sarah Eskrich, who … [Read More]
Latest Talk
Split Show: Mayoral Race Recap and Residual Governance in Africa
Today's episode is a two-part show highlighting local politics and global affairs. On the first segment, guest host Chali Pittman speaks with the two mayoral candidates who received the most votes in yesterday's primary election and will be advancing to … [Read More...]
River Alliance of WI polices Wisconsin’s Water
The River Alliance of Wisconsin is a non-profit group that works to maintain clean rivers, lakes, and streams all over the state -- focussing on aquatic invasive species, agriculture run-off, sulfite mining, high-capacity wells, and more. Jan talks with … [Read More...]
Wisconsin Updates: Clean Drinking Water and Medical Marijuana
Earlier this month, Governor Tony Evers declared that 2019 is the year of clean drinking water in Wisconsin. Yesterday, he announced that he will propose legalizing medical marijuana in the upcoming budget. For today's show, we hone in on these two … [Read More...]
Project Home
Jason Hafeman and other employees, volunteers, contributors and beneficiaries of Project Home work talk about what’s good with Project Home in 2019. Contributors to the program include representatives of Project Home's WX, Home Repair & Optimus; T … [Read More...]