Sunday June 24 2:30 pm at the Hillside theater 6604 Hwy. 23, Taliesin, Spring Green The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society presents “Toy Stories: R … [Read More]
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The Mighty Weasels to Play WORT Benefit
Bob Kenison and Al Craven, (White Raven and Troy from Dr. Bop and The Headliners--a popular Madison-based band in the 70's) are coming to the Harmony … [Read More]
Exclusive Videos Live from Blue Ox Festival!
Red-winged blackbirds sing back up for Pert' Near Sandstone, Them Coulee Boys, Charlie Parr, Trout Steak Revival, Laska, and White Iron Band in this … [Read More]
Your Source for the Best New Music = WORT!!
Our top add is the new John Fogerty album The Holy Grail featuring Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Support WORT Community Radio today with your pledge at … [Read More]
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Expelled UW Student Sentenced to Three Years in Prison For Serial Assaults
Alec Cook will serve 3 years in prison, 8 years of probation, and 15 years on the state sex offender registry. That’s what Dane County Judge Steven E … [Read More]
State Reps, Community Protest Inhumane Family Separation Policy, Walker Deploys National Guard
State Representatives JoCasta Zamarripa and Chris Taylor joined child advocates, pediatricians, and religious community members Wednesday morning in … [Read More]
Redistricting Advocates Protest U.S. Supreme Court Decision
The U.S. Supreme court ruled unanimously that the 12 Democratic voters challenging how the state draws legislative maps didn’t have legal a … [Read More]
Redistricting in Wisconsin
The jury is still out on whether today’s news from the US supreme court is good or bad for Wisconsinites who want to see the state’s Assembly District … [Read More]
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The Cat Did It!
This week on Mel & Floyd: Update on William H. Taft; North Macedonia can finally order stationary; the great A.I. debate; Space is the Place Force; tales of Koko the gorilla and this week’s monkey news … [Read More...]
The Experiences of Single Black Parenthood in Madison
What is it like to be a single Black mother in Madison, and how is that experience different from being a single Black father? Filling in for regular Wednesday host Lilada Gee is Harry Hawkins, Executive Vice President of Nehemiah Center for Urban … [Read More...]
Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project teaches about migration
Madison Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP) was created in 1986 at the height of the brutal Salvadoran civil war, which lasted from 1980 until the Peace Accords in 1992. Jan talked with the Madison coordinator, Marc Rosenthal, and a group of delegates who … [Read More...]
50 years following the Fair Housing Act, and still no joy
50 years after the passage of the "Fair Housing Act of 1968" and housing discrimination is still an issue. William Tisdale, President/CEO of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, and Alison Ahlgrim, Program Services Coordinator of the Fair … [Read More...]