5 Minutes on the Farm

Think about your favorite science fiction space opera.  Whether it’s Star Wars, Star Trek, or something more obscure like Larry Niven’s Ringworld novels, sooner or later someone’s going to jump into a spaceship, mutter some mumbo jumbo about warp drives, light jumps or wormholes and go winging past the stars at some fantastic speed,  crossing […] The post The Scale of the Universe appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

The Madison Cooperative Development Coalition (MCDC) – a project funded by the City of Madison and developed by the UW-Center for Cooperatives — aims to develop worker cooperatives in Madison as a way of providing equitable development, business and job creation.  Toward that end, the Madison Public Library is sponsoring “Co-Ops 101,” a series of […] The post Co-Ops 101 at the Library appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

With nearly 40 percent of all working-age Americans struggling to make ends meet, one might imagine that workers would be more than happy to receive a pay raise or promotion, but that’s not always the case. Because the struggle for basic family needs often requires the use of public assistance programs, some workers are concerned […] The post Falling off the Economic Cliff appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

In 1898, Marie and Pierre Curie discovered Radium, the 88th element on the periodic table.   Quacks of various sorts soon attributed all sort of magical benefits to the new radioactive, element. Radium started showing up in toothpaste, hair creams and food products, with manufacturers claiming it could cure all manner of ills.  Radium also had […] The post Radium Girls appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Madison and Vilnius Lithuania have been sister-cities for almost 30 years, providing cultural and charitable exchange between the cities. Jan interviews Debbie Kmetz and Daina Zemliauskas-Juozevicius from the Madison-Vilnius Sister-City organization about their organization and an upcoming “Singing Revolution” being held in the Capitol Rotunda on May 12th. The post Madison-Vilnius sister City nears 30 year partnership appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Jerome Dillard interviews David Liners from WISDOM, a grassroots organization comprised mostly of religious congregations of many denominations, from about 160 congregations of 19 different religious traditions. Besides criminal justice reform,WISDOM and its local organizations promote Immigrant Rights, Economic Justice, Health Care availability, Public Transportation, Workforce Housing, and more. The post WISDOM organizes justice reform and more appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

How will the proposed tax restructuring affect the “common man” (or woman)? Patty Lovera from Food & Water Watch talks about the history of tax cuts, trickle-down economics, how it affects the deficit… and you. The post Lovera: Tax Reform bill bad for the economy, and U.S. appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Katy Dickson was 6 months pregnant, finishing grad school in elementary education and teaching on an Indian reservation in New Mexico, when she realized she wanted to move home to Wisconsin and grow organic food. After spending about 12 years living and working across the U.S. and serving in the Peace Corps in Nepal., she ended […] The post Katy Dickson: Coming Home to Christensen’s Farm appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Chelsea Chandler, 31, and Scott Laeser, 35, are finishing up their fifth season at Plowshares & Prairie Farm near Argyle, Wisc. They met and fell in love just as Chelsea was finishing up grad school at Yale University in environmental policy. Scott had gone to Yale years before in the same program, and was already […] The post Plowshares and Prairie Farm: Balancing Environmental Work and Farming appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Farmers Tommy Stauffer and Shawn Kuhn, both 28, started their successful microgreens and produce farm while both still students at UW Madison. Neither majored in anything having to do with farming. They had no growing experience, no idea what they were doing,  just the desire to live a passionate, fulfilled life doing meaningful work. “We […] The post Vitruvian Farms: Vibrant Community, Beauty, and Restaurant Partnership... appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.