Tune in to Strictly Jazz Sounds from 2-5p Thursday April 15 as host Chuck France celebrates the 91st birthday of NEA Jazz Master and Professor Richard … [Read More]
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Tune In the 6th Annual Vinylthon!
Community radio kicks off participation in Vinylthon 2021, an international celebration of vinyl records, at midnight April 17 with NuFone Rick's … [Read More]
Universal Soul Explosion In The Media
Rebecca Barber, aka "608Bosslady" on the air with hiphop Saturday nights from midnight-3 am on WORT's Universal Soul Explosion, was recently a … [Read More]
Forging a national identity with music: Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura
The country of Djibouti declared its independence from France in 1977, with few resources and ethnic divisions fomented by their former colonial … [Read More]
Antique Aloha CD Release Interview with Christo Ruppenthal
Dan Talmo of Global Revolutions sat down virtually with local guitarist Christo Ruppenthal to talk about his new project: Antique Aloha, a CD of 10 … [Read More]
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Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bills on Holocaust Education, PTSD, and Federal Aid
Today, Wisconsin’s state assembly met to vote on a slew of bills. The first two bills, one which set aside money to help soldiers with PTSD and … [Read More]
State, local health departments pause rollout of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is pausing distribution of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The move comes after the U.S. Centers … [Read More]
Madison water utility recommends measures to address PFAS contamination at Well 15
Yesterday, the city of Madison released a plan to mitigate PFAS contamination at one of its wells. Well 15 has been shut down since March 2019, after … [Read More]
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers DNR’s authority in regulating environmental standards
Nancy Utesch is a farmer in Kewaunee County in northeast Wisconsin. Utesch, alongside her husband, runs a 150-acre operation. The Utesch’s cattle are … [Read More]
Desire Lines: Seven Springs of Wisconsin
Up here in the upper midwest, winters sure feel long. But a recent climate change study reminds us that winter is actually shrinking. By 2100, summer … [Read More]
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Getting People the Help They Need – Alternative Models for Mental Health Reponses
Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr Damita Brown (in exile) ... In 2020, Madison Alder Arvina Martin proposed a resolution to the Madison Common Council to create a task force on pursuing alternatives to police response to mental health crises that … [Read More...]
Connections can be Made and Minds can be Changed
Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr Damita Brown (in exile) ... Social justice filmmakers Marie and Johnny Justice are the founders of Justice Media, using the power of visual storytelling to drive positive social change through photography and the … [Read More...]
How Big Oil Lied About Plastic Recycling
Last week, the city of Madison announced that it will no longer be recycling plastic bags now that it doesn't have a buyer for them. This got us thinking: What happens to recycled plastic anyway? Where does it go? It turns out the answer is more … [Read More...]
Inside the World of the Wealth Hoarders
As many Americans have struggled to make ends meet during the pandemic, the wealth of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and other billionaires has gone up by $1.3 trillion. And there is an entire professional sector—including tax attorneys, estate … [Read More...]
