A few weeks ago, we aired an episode about the opposition to the Air National Guard’s proposal to site a fleet of F-35 fighter jets at Madison’s Truax Field. For today’s show, guest host Brenda Konkel sits down with local officials to get updates on the F-35s and the city and county resolutions opposing them. […]
A Tribute to Mary Nohl
What is it about Wisconsin that produces so many compulsively productive and offbeat artists? From Baraboo’s Dr. Evermor, to Phillips’ Fred Smith, to Spring Green’s Alex Jordan, to Madison’s own Sid Boyum, what gets into these souls that they feel compelled to create so many strange figures out of scrap metal, concrete and whatever else […]
Gin Mill Hollow at 89.9 Social Club
The WORT 89.9 FM Social Club provides an opportunity for WORT’s listeners, programmers and volunteers to meet, quaff some libations, break bread and hear some great music. It takes place the third Thursday of each month. This time around, on Thursday, September 19, the Social Club visits the Come Back Inn down on Wilson Street. […]
The Farewell: How to Have Good End-of-Life Conversations
Death is a heavy topic for people. We go to great lengths to avoid it and sometimes even greater lengths just to avoid talking about it. But when a family member is facing death as a very real possibility for their future, is avoiding the topic necessarily the best option? University of Michigan Professor Nick […]
The Rights of Nature
In 2017, the government of New Zealand enacted the Te Awa Tupua Act, which afforded the Whanganui River the same legal rights that human beings enjoy under New Zealand law. In February of 2019, voters in the City of Toledo, Ohio attempted to follow New Zealand’s lead, approving a referendum to amend the City Charter […]
The Bedbugs’ Mission Statement
This week on Mel & Floyd: Mr. Smarty Pants Explains A Parliamentary Procedure Involving Physical Restraint; A Sleazy Maneuver in North Carolina; A Banjo Used As An Instrument of Destruction; A Profusion of Racial Categories in Virginia; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and Never Miss Another Episode [Unless the Power Goes […]
