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This week on Mel & Floyd: Luther joins ‘Pants while Mel becomes bionic; A missing blob near Panama; And other random topics. The post Dining in D.C. appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Rebecca Wolf revisits her article on Food & Water Watch from February 13, 2025, entitled “Calling RFK Jr.'s Bluff on Food System Reform“, after 7 months to see how his […] The post Grading RFK Jr.'s Food System Reform appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Associate Director Ashleigh Heinrichs talks about Wisconsin Literacy's programs and anniversary celebration. The post Celebrate Wisconsin Literacy's 40th Anniversary appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Author and scholar, Dr. Sagashus T. Levingston, tells host Ali Muldrow about economic shame and the power of homeownership for her “little disheveled band of humans.” The post Mothering Doesn't Equal Martyrdom appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Shar-Ron Buie, Data and Evaluation Analyst for Dane County Office of Justice Reform and tireless advocate joins us to talk about the work he does to help reform the legal system, and especially the plight of veterans entangled in the legal system. The post Responsibilities Never Cease appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Supporting Madison's underserved community members with healthy families programming, housing services, agriculture programs, transformational education, equity, and social justice consulting, Urban Triage, with Brandi Grayson as Founder and CEO, has […] The post Urban Triage's Full-Service Community Support System appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

On today's program, host Dana Pellebon speaks with Alder Davy Mayer and Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner about the different ways that the city and the county have supported and can support the Dairy Drive community. The post The Future of Dairy Drive Could Be Decided Tonight appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Our guest, Paul Glastris, says that higher education excellence is not catering to the wealthy but meeting the needs of the average student. The post A Successful College Should Not Look Like A Country Club appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

All that internet seems like it just floats around in space, but it chews up huge amounts of infrastructure, land and electricity. Amy Barrileaux of Clean Wisconsin explains how a data center near you might wreck Wisconsin's and the globe's environment. The post Data Centers Threaten Wisconsin and Global Climate appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Can art change our daily reality? Pinney Library Artist in Residence Ellie Braun talks about folk art, textiles and jewelry changing the world we live in. The post A World Beyond: Reconstructing Our Reality appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Anita Lawrence from Solas Natural Burial Preserve tells us how to help protect the earth even after death. The post Green Burial Offers Alternative to Embalming appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

This week on Mel & Floyd: Don Jr. blatantly selling influence while “Senior” claims credit for Biden's infrastructure work; And other random topics. The post Chicken Feet in China appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

In this two-part show, host Esty Dinur discusses the state of the US with Leader Stacey Abrams and reflects on the life of the peacemaker U Thant with his grandson Thant Myint-U.  The post Stacey Abrams and Thant Myint-U on How to Build Peace appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Today's guest, John Bellamy Foster of the Monthly Review, tells host Allen Ruff about Albert Einstein's legacy as a socialist. The post The Smartest Man Ever was a Socialist appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Journalist Haley Cohen Gilliland joins host Ali Muldrow to talk about her new book and the lessons we can still learn from the unrelenting grandmothers who fought to find their missing grandchildren. The post The Indomitable Spirit of Argentinian Grandmothers appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Today on the too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, DJ Dee Franko joins us in studio for some laughs and some serious business. The post Who OK'd Club Culture? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

CSW Change-Maker Awards for 2025. Mary Ellyn and Joe Sensenbrenner, nominated by Rooted, are winners of the Liesl Blockstein Community Leadership Award, have worked for decades to safeguard public lands […] The post CSW Community Change-Maker Awards, 2025 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Rowan Childs of the Madison Reading Project tells host Dana Pellebon that it's important to teach kids not just how to read but how to love reading. The post Getting Joyful Books in the Hands of Kids appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Learning about your local environment is a great way to feel more at home. That's the message that Madison Public Library's latest Naturalist in Residence Andrea Debbink wants folks to understand. The post Do you know the birds in your backyard? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Could a sit in a sauna save an endangered frog population? Environmental journalist Saugat Bolakhe brings us the story of a surprisingly simple solution to a conservation problem in Australia. The post Saving a Species with a Frog Sauna appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Several Republican Congressional reps, including Wisconsin's own Tom Tiffany and Glen Grothman, recently took the Canadian government to task for failing to contain forest fires this summer. As you might expect, the truth is more complicated. We speak with Natural Resources Canada Wildfire Scientist Richard Carr. The post Canadian Wildfires in Perspective appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

By law, revenues generated from federal prosecutions go to a special crime victims service fund. But that money has been drying up, forcing deep cuts in service agencies, such as rape crisis centers, around the country. Former federal prosecutor Martin Weinstein explains what's going on and how to fix it. The post White Collar Prosecutions Linked to Crime Victims Services appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

This week on Mel & Floyd: The Plague coming back?; Adam Sandler as Homer SImpson??; And other random topics. The post The Slide Into Fascism appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Norma Wong advises listeners do small things to create a better world and not fixate on fighting everything that you are ideologically opposed to. The post Collective Acceleration Counteracts Modernity appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Oswaldo Zavala speaks with guest host Carlos Dávalos about the myth of drug cartels, the US's military occupation of Mexico, and his study of the Latin American author, Roberto Bolaño. The post How the Drug Trade Relies on the US Military appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

In tribute to the 50th anniversary of WORT, host Tony Castañeda is welcoming back former volunteers to speak about the history of the radio station.  The post A Blast From the Past appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

The Sexual Violence Resource Center (RCC), formerly known as the Rape Crisis Center, has been providing critical services for survivors of sexual assault, incest, harassment, and sexual exploitation for over fifty years for those in Dane County. The post Surviving Sexual Violence appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Ali Muldrow welcomes Steven Olikara back to WORT to talk about building narratives with the power to unify the US political terrain. The post Reinventing Political Media Through Storytelling appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Today on the too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Johnny Winston, Jr and Shar-Ron Buie join to talk about non-traditional mentoring, supporting the community, the state of Black business and spaces in Madison, and much much more! The post Cognac and a Cupcake appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

This year's Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW) “Lifetime Achievement Award” winner is Denise Matyka. With over forty years of community service, highlighted by her co-founding CSW in 1985, and currently […] The post Denise Matyka Awarded CSW “Lifetime Achievement Award” appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Ross Winklbauer, President of the Board of the Wisconsin Alliance of Retired Americans, reminds us that Social Security isn't just for retired people, but supports people with disabilities, children who […] The post WI Alliance of Retired Americans Holds Rally to Support Social Securit... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

When we talk about public education, we're talking about the heart of democracy, says today's guest Heather DuBois Bourenane, the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Public Education Network. The post Public Education is the Beating Heart of Democracy appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Alba Velasquez and Darin Von Ruden are experts in the US food system, and they tell host Douglas Haynes that they're concerned about the rising fear they see in immigrant communities in California and Wisconsin. The post Immigrants Are the Backbone of the Food System appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Chimney Swifts, one of Wisconsin's most distinctive birds, have been in decline ever since people started capping their chimneys. Now some new conservation techniques bring hope for a revival. The Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance's Matt Reetz joins us with more. The post New Hope for Chimney Swift Conservation appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Can filmmakers make a good pandemic film five years after the globe-changing year of 2020?  The recently released Eddington makes an attempt, but it's not the only film that can help viewers understand 2020. The post Can a pandemic movie be an engine for empathy? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

This week on Mel & Floyd: A submarine parade; Denmark to stop taxing coffee, chocolate & books;.And other random topics. The post The Green(land) New Deal appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Listeners kept the phones ringing today during our open line show. Host Esty Dinur heard from callers concerned about vaccines and public health as well as the political health of the democratic party.  The post Open Line with Esty Dinur appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

On today's show, we hear from journalist Nyki Duda who draws a line from anti-immigrant movements of the 1920s to the present. The post Repatriation is Just Deportation Dressed Up appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

If you're a mom on social media, you might know Kate from her Instagram profile, @motherhoodforgood. She joins host Ali Muldrow today to talk about parenting and women in democratic politics. The post Moms Are the OG Organizers appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Today we're rebroadcasting a show from December of 1998 in which host Dan Jaffee interviews Susan Nossal, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Wisconsin, and Nancy Cole of the Union of Concerned Scientists.  The post From the Archive: The Politics of Climate Change in 1998 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Sara Gabler speaks with renowned theologian and social ethicist, Gary Dorrien, about his new memoir, Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life. The post The Intellectual Roots of Social Gospel Christians appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

This week on Mel & Floyd: Musk's DOGE cuts result in increased ant smuggling; And other random topics. The post Ants Gone Wild! appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Mary Geddry joins host Esty Dinur to discuss how Trump's authoritarian chaos is only spreading and how the privatization of healthcare, infrastructure, and all the services that are essential to everyday life, is the antithesis of democracy. The post Privatization Poisons Democracy appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

In July, American Muslims for Palestine released a timely report that surveys efforts to suppress Palestinian solidarity movements. On the show today, host Allen Ruff is joined by the author of the report, Halah Ahmad. The post Christian Right Leads Attacks on Student Activists appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

In a world that wants women to be silent, or silent about certain topics, Myra McNair and Bianca Martin talk candidly about their careers and their triumphs as podcast hosts. The post The Journey from Chatterbox to Podcast Host appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

On today's show, we reflect on a past that may feel all too familiar, as host Margo Robb discusses the US's bombing of Iraq in 1998 with Matt Rothschild and Erik Gustafson.  The post From the Archive: The US Bombs Iraq in 1998 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Nicole Karlis offers a strong antidote to the cruelty and loneliness of modern life by championing acts of altruism. The post Altruism, the Antidote to Loneliness appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

This week on Mel & Floyd: Mel's [triumphant?] return!; Wit removal surgery yet to come; And other random topics. The post The Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Esty Dinur is joined by Peter Hutchinson to tackle the overwhelming and slippery topic of neoliberalism and this ideology's impact on everyday life. The post The Invisible Doctrine of Neoliberalism appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Guest host Matvei Mozhaev speaks with Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan of Oh Joy Sex Toy about the importance of building a culture of communication, consent, and care through sex education. The post Sex Education Comics Are For Everyone appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.