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On today’s show, host Esty Dinur asks listeners to pick up the phone and share their thoughts on local and global issues. We hear from folks who are staying aware and vigilant about international news, finding hope and comfort in making your own food, the Democratic primary for governor, and the value of collective self-determination. Featured image of a bright blue phone via Pexels.

This is Deputy Sheriff Collins, Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon. Will Andy Moore accept a call from Elliot LeBrun?

Wisconsin Watch reporter Natalie Yahr discusses overcrowding in Wisconsin women’s prisons, incarceration trends, and conditions inside state facilities.

On the Friday 8 O'Clock Buzz, Ankur Malhotra shares his picks for the best music events happening around Madison the next week.

Filmmaker Celia Ramsey discusses her upcoming Wisconsin-shot feature film The Mysterious Affair at Stone Fences and the challenges of independent filmmaking.

Ever wondered where your water comes from – or whether it’s truly safe to drink? Madison Water Utility answers these questions and more in their latest annual report.

Fitchburg is the latest Wisconsin municipality to sever ties with Flock Safety – a surveillance tech company that’s come under fire due to data privacy concerns. Fitchburg alders decided to end the city's current contract with the company in a unanimous vote Tuesday. Image courtesy: Flock Safety.

Tribal nations sidelined by Trump admin; await Truth and Healing by WORT 89.9FM Madison

On today’s show, host Bert Zipperer is in conversation with Elie Mystal, The Nation’s justice correspondent and columnist, about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais that undermines the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mystal says the “most important legislation in US history” that ended 100 years of apartheid is now “effectively dead.” Featured image of the signing of the Voting...

UW-Madison and Tribal Nations partner to support indigenous food sovereignty by WORT 89.9FM Madison

"Refuge and Resistance" art exhibition opens at Imaginary Factory by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Forecast from Wednesday, 5-27-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

After months of delays, a highly-anticipated men’s shelter on Madison’s east side could open later this summer. City staff still haven’t named an exact date, though a meeting of the city’s Finance Committee on Monday marked a small step forward. Image Courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News

The city of Madison is partnering with Madison schools to develop a new plan that aims to make walking and biking to school safer for students, as part of a citywide effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries on roadways to zero. Community members joined a public information meeting Thursday to weigh in on the draft plan. Image courtesy: Mircea Iancu / Pixabay

County leaders wouldn’t be able to consider or approve new data center development for eighteen months, under a resolution that the full county board is slated to take up at their meeting on Thursday, June 4th. A slew of county supervisors have already signed on as sponsors of the resolution, including Aria Trucios – a power plant operator elected last month to represent Madison’s far west side on...

On today’s show, guest host Patty Peltekos is in conversation with John Seabrook about his new book, The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty. Blending public and personal history, Seabrook uncovers the dark secrets of his family’s business and learns that the heroic capitalist family narrative he grew up on wasn’t true. It’s a story about fathers and sons, changing social realit...

Interview aired on WORT 89.9-FM, Madison on 5/26/2026.

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, it’s officially looking like summer time! Talking about 608 Day coming up in a few weeks in Penn Park and other events we’re looking forward to; in the second half, Antoine drops in on his day off after a big weekend and Jackie “Brodean” Morris calls in to recap the wildly successful 10th anniversary poetry and comedy jam, and more go...

Wisconsin’s multibillion-dollar projected surplus could have turned into a nearly 3 billion dollar deficit by 2029, if a spending deal Governor Evers spent months negotiating with Republican leaders was signed into law. That’s according to a new analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, which came out just days after the deal died in the state Senate. Tyler Byrnes, a senior research a...

The state Supreme Court ruled last summer that an infamous 1849 law doesn’t ban medical abortions. But reproductive rights are still on the ballot, according to a group of lawmakers, physicians and advocates who joined forces at a press conference today ahead of the spring election. Image courtesy: Connor Betts / UNSPLASH

On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon is in conversation with Jessica Jane Witham of Encore Studio for the Performing Arts about their original productions and the work of hiring and supporting actors with disabilities. Encore was founded in 2000 with the goal to put people in artistic spaces who aren’t traditionally given access to them. Featured image of Dana Pellebon and Jessica Jane Witham court...

Pete and Bert talk about the three factors that seriously affect the American farmers; fertilizer shortages, drought and uncertain global markets. With nearly 25% of the world's fertilizer going through the Strait of Hormuz, excessive drought throughout the states, and tariffs affecting the global market, American farmers are being pushed to their economic limits.

"Party with a Purpose" at Camp Createability by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Peggy Choy’s newest work, "Dreams of the Abandoned Daughter" by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Organizers Bring Minneapolis Labor Lessons to Madison by WORT 89.9FM Madison