Intersectional disability studies with scholar Jo Hsu; then Disability Pride Celebration in Madison

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Digital Production Director: Aaron Scholz – aaron@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

Tomorrow marks the 32nd anniversary the Americans with Disability Act. Since its signing, the ADA has open doors for folks of various disabilities. On today’s A Public Affair, guest host Karma Chavez is joined by folks within the community who are shinning a light on the importance of recognizing and celebrating disability.

For the first half of today’s show, Jo Hsu joins us to talk about their forthcoming book, Constellating Home: Trans and Queer Asian American Rhetorics. In the book Jo centers their experience as a queer, trans, disabled, Asian American. Jo joins APA to discuss how the existing literature rarely encompasses all these identities. The book is set to be released Fall 2022 from Ohio State University Press.

In the second half, we have two guests from Disability Pride Madison (DPM), Jason Beloungy and Martha Siravo. Jason is the executive director of Access to Independence, which is a disability-led and run organization that helps people with disabilities develop skills and tools. Martha is the president of the mother-led organization, Madtown Mommas & Disability Advocates. She was also crowned Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin 2020/21. DPM is hosting the Disability Pride Festival this Saturday, July 30th at Warner Park from 12-5.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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