Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Week of August 16

This is the insurgent radio kiosk for Monday, August 16

On this day in 1900, Racine hosted its first automobile race. The course was through fourteen unpaved miles to Western Union Junction and back to Racine. The racers were A.J. Horlick and Robert W. Hindley. Horlick started the race in the lead but stalled one mile outside of Racine, where Hindley overtook him. Horlick could continue the race, but Hindley won.

Today at six pm, the McFarland Library is hosting Jeff Steuer for his lecture Climate Reality. Steuer is a retired water engineer with the United States Geological Survey. In this lecture, he will share what he learned with the Climate Reality Project, the environmental group founded by former vice-president Al Gore. He will cover the science behind climate change, its effects, and what can be done about it. Register for the event at mcfarlandlibrary.org.

Today at seven pm, the Center for Healthy Minds and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are hosting The Aging Brain: Developing Well-Being For Your Future. This is a virtual conversation that will focus on the latest neuroscience and discoveries about keeping a healthy mind while aging. To register, visit centerhealthyminds.org.

Want to get your thoughts on the airwaves? We want to broadcast your two-minute commentary. Write a script, then record it to have it played right here on the Insurgent Radio Kiosk. Find more information at wortfm.org/kioskcommentary.

This has been the insurgent radio kiosk heard at 5, 6:30 and 9 in the morning and at 2 in the afternoon. Submit event announcements online at wortfm.org/announcements.

This is the insurgent radio kiosk for Tuesday, August 17

On this date in 1936, the state of Wisconsin issued the first Unemployment Compensation Check in the United States. The amount on the check was for fifteen dollars and made out to Neils N Ruud. Rudd sold it for twenty-five dollars for its historical value sometime later. The check now resides with the Wisconsin Historical Society. Wisconsin was the first state to establish an Unemployment Compensation program.

Grab a blanket or bring a lawn chair and enjoy a FREE movie at Worthington Park. The fun starts at five-thirty pm with a bilingual storytime, featuring stories read in both English and Spanish. The movie starts at six pm. Today’s movie is the live-action version of The Lion King.

Today at six pm, Common Cause Wisconsin is hosting the webinar Ending Partisan Gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Join a panel of Democratic politicians as they discuss their upcoming redistricting reform bills that are putting people before politicians. Redistricting happens once a decade, and a new cycle of it is coming up soon. To register for this event, visit commoncause.org/wisconsin.

This has been the insurgent radio kiosk heard at 5, 6:30 and 9 in the morning and at 2 in the afternoon. Submit event announcements online at wortfm.org/announcements.

This is the insurgent radio kiosk for Wednesday, August 18

On this day in 1893, Burleigh Ariand Grimes was born in Emerald, Wisconsin. Grimes played major league baseball from 1916 to 1934. He won two-hundred-seventy games over nineteen seasons for seven major league teams. Grimes was known as “Ole Stubblebeard” for his habit of not shaving the day he was scheduled to pitch. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 and passed away in 1985 in Clear Lake, Wisconsin.

Today from five to seven pm, learn to fish with Madison Park and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This class meets at Filene Park. There is no cost to attend but anglers over the age of sixteen will need a Wisconsin fishing license. Wisconsin’s Fishmobile will be onsite with all equipment needed to participate. Advanced registration required. Register at cityofmadison.com/calendar.

Today from five-thirty pm to eight, head downtown for Jazz on State, a free downtown concert series. Music is happening at Thirty on the Square in the one hundred block, where State Street meets Capital Square. Tonight’s performers are Leo Sidran and Friends.

This has been the insurgent radio kiosk heard at 5, 6:30 and 9 in the morning and at 2 in the afternoon. Submit event announcements online at wortfm.org/announcements.

This is the insurgent radio kiosk for Thursday, August 19

Suggested Music: The Fame

On this day in 2008, Lady Gaga’s debut album was released. The album, titled “The Fame” is the fifth best-selling album of 2009. As of January 2019, it sold over four-point-nine million copies. Lady Gaga will go on to become one of the most recognizable pop culture icons in recent decades. Her accolades include twelve Grammy Awards, eighteen MTV Video Music Awards, sixteen Guiness World Records, and many others.

Grab a blanket or bring a lawn chair and enjoy a FREE movie at Worthington Park. The fun starts at six pm with a showing of Jumanji: The Next Level. This is a rescheduled event.

Also at six pm, Radicals and Progressives are having a Meat and Eat at Ichiban on Park Street. For more information, call 608-284-9082.

Have you noticed murals painted around storm drains and wondered what they were about? Join the Madison Area Muncipal Stormwater Partnership at Lussier Family Heritage Center to learn about stormwater pollution and solutions. The talk will cover some of the main water pollution threats in Dane County and what you can do to keep our lakes, rivers, and streams clean. Gates open at five-thirty pm and the presentation begins at six pm. Please bring your own chairs. For more information, visit lwrd.countyofdane.com.

This has been the insurgent radio kiosk heard at 5, 6:30 and 9 in the morning and at 2 in the afternoon. Submit event announcements online at wortfm.org/announcements.

This is the insurgent radio kiosk for Friday, August 20

Music: NFL Theme Song

On this day in 1920, the American Professional Football Association was formed. Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe was installed as president for the first year. In 1922, the association was renamed the National Football League and has since grown into one of the biggest athletic associations in the world.

Today is the last day to donate school supplies at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center. Donations can be placed in select bins in the lobby until two-thirty pm today. For a list of accepted school supplies, visit cityofmadison.com/calendar.

It’s the Eken Park Festival today! From four pm until midnight, head out to Eken Park for live music, local cuisine, local beer, kids activities, and much more. Celebrate your local community radio with this local festival. For more information, visit wortfm.org/calendar.

On Sunday, August twenty-second, from two-thirty to five, join the No F-Thirty Five Action Faction for a vigil and picket at Senator Tammy Baldwin’s 14th Annual Summer Barbeque. This will be a visible and vocal display of opposition to F-thirty five planes. For more information, call 608-284-9082.

This has been the insurgent radio kiosk heard at 5, 6:30 and 9 in the morning and at 2 in the afternoon. Submit event announcements online at wortfm.org/announcements.