On today’s show, guest Abigail Swetz sat down with Ali Muldrow to discuss the future of LGBTQ+ advocacy in Wisconsin. They talk about how public disparagement of queer joy creates […] The post LGBTQ+ Advocacy during an Election Year with Abigail Swetz appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
On today’s show, guest host Jessa Nicholson Goetz sat down with Professor Aisha Beliso-De Jesús to discuss her new book “Excited Delirium: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a […] The post Aisha Beliso-De Jesús on the Invention of Excited Delirium Syndrome appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
On today’s show host Douglas Haynes sits down with Heather Swan to talk about her new book “Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnections.” Heather Swan is […] The post The Surprising Depth of Human-Insect Relationships With Heather Swan appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
On today’s show, host Esty Dinur speaks with journalist Joe Conason about grift, Trump University, and what Conason says is the moral decay of conservatism. In Conason’s new book, The […] The post The long line of grifters before Trump appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
On today’s show, Armando Ibarra joins Allen Ruff to talk about the prevalence of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the GOP platform. Ibarra discusses what makes anti-immigrant narratives so appealing and how […] The post The Myth of the Immigrant Threat with Armando Ibarra appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
On today’s show, Ali Muldrow hosts a late summer roundup. From the Madison Public Market to the new BRT system and the Madison Night Mares, there’s a lot going on […] The post Late Summer Madison Roundup appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
Today is primary election day in Wisconsin, and when you head to the polls, you can expect to see a number of partisan races and two proposed constitutional amendments on […] The post Why your primary vote matters with Nick Ramos appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes takes a field trip to speak with Alex Booker at Badger Rock Urban Farm. Booker is the Madison Public Library’s naturalist in residence. The […] The post Gardening with All Your Senses: A Conversation with Alex Booker appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
This week anti-immigrant rhetoric and online misinformation spurred riots in Great Britain following the fatal stabbing of three girls. The rioters attacked Muslim and migrant communities and immigration centers across […] The post Technologies of Border Violence with Petra Molnar appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
Ismail Haniyeh, a top political leader of Hamas, was assassinated in Teheran, presumably by Israel, on Wednesday, July 31. The day prior, an Israeli air strike in Beirut killed Fuad […] The post The threat of regional conflict with Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
Project 2025 is the Republican plan to rapidly remake the US government if Donald Trump is reelected. It’s over 900 pages long and was created by the Heritage Foundation, an […] The post Unpacking Project 2025 with Lisa Graves appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
Assembly District 47 covers Fitchburg and parts of Southeastern Dane County, from Stoughton, McFarland, the towns of Rutland, Dunn, Dunkirk, Albion, and Pleasant Springs. It’s both urban and rural, with […] The post Election Coverage with Assembly District 47 Candidate Joe Maldonado appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
“I want destination Madison to also be destination MMSD,” says new Superintendent Joe Gothard. He joins host Douglas Haynes today to talk about his vision for Madison Metropolitan School District, […] The post Destination MMSD with Joe Gothard appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9 ....
