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Billboards Urge GIs to Refuse Illegal Orders by WORT 89.9FM Madison

The staff from Olbrich Gardens revealed the intended facility expansion and development plan today. The plan detailed garden expansion into the western side of Starkweather Creek, greater access for all, and many additional amenities for the location. The comprehensive blueprint comes after several public meetings and workshops where community members and staff brainstormed and presented ideas. Im...

Wisconsin Wetlands Association aims to conserve and restore vital ecosystems by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Latin American families choose to migrate to the US for a better life, but they face arduous journeys and too often stigma, violence, and separation from their children when they arrive in the US. On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow is in conversation with Dr. Gabrielle Oliveira about her new book, Now We Are Here: Family Migration, Children’s Education, and Dreams for a Better Life. Featured image...

Religious radio is pervasive in the US by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, it’s Antoine’s birthday! Talking about life and living in Madison, what’s coming up over the summer and putting on events around town! Don’t miss the 10th anniversary Poetry and Comedy Jam and Antoine’s birthday party coming up this Saturday (May 23, 2026) at 7:00 at The Hub! More information and ticket info on htt...

Wisconsin law requires absentee ballots to arrive at the polls before they close on Election Day in order to be counted. But the state elections commission made the wrong decision, a Dane County judge ruled Thursday, when it ordered the city of Madison to remove 23 late-arriving ballots from the spring election’s final tally. Scott Thompson is staff counsel at Law Forward, a Madison-based firm tha...

City officials and Downtown Madison Inc leaders met with community members and the city Landmarks Commission last night to discuss what is called Envision Downtown Madison, a strategic plan to help the area reach its full potential. Image courtesy: Destination Madison via their website.

Funding cuts and AI are causing chaos at the Social Security Administration by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Healthcare in the US depends on immigrant doctors, but these physicians face a paradox: they’re celebrated as essential but are subjected to intense scrutiny and bias. On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon is in conversation with historian Dr. Eram Alam, about the history of migrant physicians and how they filled roles in rural areas neglected by American-born doctors. Featured image of the cover of...

This week on Stuff Yer Face, host Emily Tucker sits down with James Beard–nominated chef and Emmy Award–winning host of Wisconsin Foodie, Luke Zahm. Tune in as Luke dispels the myths surrounding Upper Midwestern cuisine and unpacks the evolving landscape of Wisconsin’s food system.

Wisconsin Republicans backed Congressman Tom Tiffany for governor at their annual state party convention this weekend. Rumored infighting, including a recent attempt to oust the party chair, also took a back seat amid calls for unity. But their overall strategy to retain control of the state Legislature and counter Democrats’ enthusiasm remains unclear. Henry Redman, a staff reporter at the Wiscon...

Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board, or PCOB, and the city office it oversees, the Office of the Independent Monitor, have been a repeated topic of discussion in the Madison city council since their founding in 2020. Now, the council is weighing a proposal that would restrict the PCOB and OIM’s independence to increase their accountability to the city. The local social justice non-profit Fre...

Stu Levitan welcomes Nancy Kathman to Madison BookBeat to discuss her new memoir, "Love, Cuba, Goats and Music"

Calls to claw back ICE funding amid government shutdown and Target protests by WORT 89.9FM Madison

The United States is ramping up cheddar cheese manufacturing – at a time when cheese-making equipment made of stainless steel from Europe has tariffs compounding on tariffs. And as cheesemakers scramble to best compete in this difficult foreign market, production of dairy protein and cottage cheese is also being increased. In this edition of “The Milkweed,” Pete Hardin joins Bert Zipperer to outli...

Today on “Madison Mixology,” we travel a century into the past to learn about the ‘White Lady’ cocktail and how it's made. Feature contributor Charlie Belawski will teach us more about sidecars and sours – and bring back some famous names from past segments. Photo courtesy of Tim Nusog and Liquor.com

This week on “Madison Mixology,” we head off to Dijon, France to learn about the Kir. Feature contributor Charlie Belawski will teach us how to mix up this easy, two-ingredient cocktail and explain how it got its name.

Gil Halsted and Amitabh Pal recorded a Zoom interview with Dr. Harsh Mander in India on the most recent Indian elections in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Assam. Harsh Mander is an Indian author, columnist, researcher, teacher, speaker and social activist who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service in protest against the 2002 Gujarat anti-Muslim violence. Since then he ha...

Forecast from Monday, 5-18-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

On April 30, the US House of Representatives passed its version of the Farm Bill. If it is approved by the Senate, it will be the first comprehensive farm bill since 2018. On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes is joined by journalist Lisa Held to talk about what’s in the farm bill, the controversy it sparked, and what it could mean for the US food system. Featured image of a tractor spraying a fiel...

The Past Isn’t Past Harry Richardson recalls Blanche Kelso Bruce, the first African-American elected to the US Senate to fill out the full term, elected by the Mississippi legislature in 1875 Image Source: Library of Congress. https://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cwpbh.05070/

The Madison Children’s Museum celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month with taiko drumming, lion dances, Korean barbecue and much more. Junko Yamauchi and Charlotte Cummins have the details.

The federal government removes Boundary Water protections against mining, and a Chilean mining company is chomping at the bit to start a copper sulfide mine in the wilderness area’s headwaters. Outdoor Alliance’s Jamie Ervin tells us more.

The U.S. Supreme Court has unleashed a gerrymandering arms race as many states scramble to either take advantage of, or build a defense against, the court’s gutting of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Political scientist David Canon joins us with an analysis.