If the movie listings and TV programming haven’t told you yet, it’s Halloween season. Party pop-up stores have sprouted up around the city and front lawns are donning pumpkins and cobwebs. To help us get in the spirit, this week on “What’s the Word” Adam Schuster takes us into the history of the word “monsters,” […]
What’s the Word: Baseball
Well the Brewers’ season is officially over, but for many baseball fans the real excitement has just begun. It’s October, and that means we’re inching closer and closer to the “Fall Classic,” the World Series. This week on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster takes us back to the origins of the game, what actually goes […]
What’s the Word: Whistleblower
Last week was something of a rollercoaster in Washington, with an impeachment inquiry opened and a whistleblower complaint made public. And while the events as a whole made more than a few headlines, whistleblowing in America has quite a long history. This week on “What’s the Word,” we’ll hear a bit about that history, and […]
WORT Week-in-Review for September 20, 2019
In this September 20th edition of the WORT Week-in-Review, we hear about the city council’s vote on F-35 jets, the mayor’s plan for bus rapid transit, a right to die law coming to Wisconsin, state lawmakers skirting public records requests with fees, and the origins of gentrification. Contributors to this episode are Abigail Becker, Jade […]
