WORT is proud to announce our triumphant return to the Struck & Irwin lot on the 800 Block for the Willy Street Fair Underground Stage on Sunday, … [Read More]
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Willy St. Fair Warmup Party Rocks the Wisco
WORT is warming things up on Willy Street Fair Weekend with three great bands at the Wisco! Join us on Friday, September 15th at 8:30pm for a great … [Read More]
Klezmer in an Old Synagogue: Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz Interview
Last month, Hejira world music radio show host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick had the opportunity to interview legendary klezmer violinist and composer Yale … [Read More]
Don Dexter and Madison Savoyards
Ava Borelli of Old World Sunrise chats wtih Don Dexter of Madison Savoyards, who is directing the Pirates of Penzance August 5th through 13th at … [Read More]
Tilla on Journeys Into Jazz
Taylor Scott and Tilla live! on Journeys into Jazz for Wednesday July 19. Tilla is a multi-genre Electro Acoustic ensemble born out of Baton Rouge, LA … [Read More]
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UW Health Presents Proposal for New Hospital Expansion
In fiscal year 2023, the University of Wisconsin Health system saw a record number of surgeries and visits to the emergency department. Over the last … [Read More]
Cooling Centers Provide Shelter During Madison-Area Heatwave
Following this week’s trend, southern Wisconsin is under an excessive heat warning until seven o’clock tonight. Temperatures will reach up to 96 … [Read More]
Madison, August 1965
Madison in the Sixties – August, 1965 As the month opens, a coalition of peace and civil rights groups forms the National Coordinating Committee to … [Read More]
Anti-SLAPP Legislation Introduced at the Capitol
Today, Democratic lawmakers introduced new legislation designed to protect media outlets from frivolous defamation lawsuits. The bill is designed … [Read More]
Three Dane County Board Supervisors Resign in Quick Succession
On Tuesday of last week, Board Supervisor Olivia Xistris-Songpanya of District 13 resigned from the Dane County Board of supervisors. Her district … [Read More]
Latest Talk
What’s With the Space Laser?
This week on Mel & Floyd: The grift machine springs into action; Visits from Esty, Gladys, Sybil and the Jaguar; Bad times in Zimbabwe & Cambodia, Don Jr. gets a real estate bargain; Time to replace our bleached-out flag on the moon; Mel & … [Read More...]
What did we learn from the UFO whistleblower?
Last month, the US House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee heard testimony of UAP* evidence from former Defense Department employee, David Grusch. Grusch is a Air Force veteran and former member of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. He … [Read More...]
Seized But Not Silenced
That was the banner headline from the Marion County Record after their office was raided by the full force of the Marion, Kansas police department after coming into possession of incriminating information regarding a local restaurateur, the local police … [Read More...]
Dancing in the Dark, and in the Air
They fly through the air with the greatest of ease. Cycropia Aerial Dance collective will once again take to the trees (or at least to the aerial rigs) as part of the 58th Orton Park Festival to be held Friday and Saturday, August 25th and 26th. Kari … [Read More...]
