The unlikely duo of Lucinda Williams & Charles Lloyd (above) collaborate on Vanished Gardens, newly released on Blue Note Records. Check out music … [Read More]
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Upcoming Classical Music Events
Saturday July 21 2 pm at Bethel Lutheran Church 312 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison The Beloit Chorale presents “Good Work: A Concert on Love and L … [Read More]
WORT Seeks Local Music Show Host/Producer!
Fans of local music, would you like to seek out and share the best of our scene with radio and online listeners? Apply to be a host of our monthly … [Read More]
Musicians For WORT Sat. July 14 at Harmony Bar!
Join us for a Musicians For WORT benefit at the Harmony Bar on Saturday July 14 featuring The Civil Engineers and Swamp Thing! Swamp Thing was a … [Read More]
Alice Bag Comes to Madison
Alice Bag was the front person for L.A. punk band The Bags. She played in numerous projects during the Hollywood punk scene and has continued to make … [Read More]
Latest News
Proposal Would Expand Access To Methadone Treatment
Methadone is the most well known treatment for addictions to opioid drugs like heroin and prescription painkiller. While other treatments exist, … [Read More]
MG&E to Lower Rates Next Year
Wisconsin consumers may greet an unfamiliar sight next year: lower electricity rates. Madison-area electric bills are set to go down a … [Read More]
Satya Rhodes-Conway Announces Run for Madison Mayor
Satya Rhodes-Conway is one of three candidates so far who hopes to replace Mayor Paul Soglin in next year’s mayor’s race. The mayoral election will be … [Read More]
Mayor Paul Soglin Announces He Won’t Seek Reelection
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin will not seek re-election in the 2019 spring mayoral election. The decision marks the end of three separate Soglin … [Read More]
Latest Talk
The Great Lakes: Ecology and Public Health
The Great Lakes covers 94,000 square miles of surface area and accounts for twenty percent of the world's fresh surface water. In many ways, their health is our health. Today in the studio, guest host Rebecca Kemble speaks with Dan Egan about his research … [Read More...]
A Close Look at Banking, Trade, and the Global Economy
On this segment, host Allen Ruff and guest Nomi Prins take a deep dive into the current state of the global economy. Prins clarifies the difference between the economy, the financial system, and the monetary system and gives an insider's look into the … [Read More...]
Sibling Rivalry: A Conversation with Brothers and Sisters
It's a family affair on today's show! Wednesday host Lilada Gee is joined in the studio by her brother, the Rev. Alexander Gee, and another set of siblings: Harry Hawkins and Tiffany Washington. Together, they discuss the dynamics between brothers and … [Read More...]
Blacks as pioneers of the Northwest Territory
Did you know that tens of thousands of Blacks helped settle the Northwest Territory, which included Wisconsin? And that before the Wisconsin constitution, Blacks in WI had the right to vote, and that right was taken away when Wisconsin became a state? Jan … [Read More...]