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A Public Affair is WORT's daily hour-long talk program. It aims to engage listeners in a conversation on social, cultural, and political issues of importance. The guests range from local activists and scholars to notable national and international figures.
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Douglas Haynes opens up the phone lines, and we hear from local and international activists protesting Enbridge's pipelines at the Wisconsin DNR offices.
The post Enbridge Protesters and Listener Call-in Special appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Today’s guests are speakers, organizers, and participants in this weekend's Building Unity conference at the Wisconsin state capital. They talk about climate activism, Enbridge's Line 6 pipeline spill, and ending gun violence.
The post Local and International climate and justice activists unite appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On the day of President Jimmy Carter's funeral, Allen Ruff is joined by Stephen Zunes to take on the challenge of critically assessing the legacy of a former president.
The post Jimmy Carter’s Legacy with Stephen Zunes appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today’s show, we pay tribute to and appreciate a few Madisonians who passed away this year. Each one contributed to our community and lifted us all up. Over the hour, meet various people and WORT volunteers who we lost in 2024.
The post An Obit Special: People We Lost in 2024 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today’s show, guest host Bert Zipperer speaks with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy about her new book, Corporatocracy, dark money, and the US's campaign finance system.
The post Will corporations outlive democracies? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today’s show, Douglas Haynes is joined by two journalists from the non-profit digital news site, Civil Eats, to talk about the best of their reporting on food systems and agriculture from last year.
The post Civil Eats year in review with Margo True and Lisa Held appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today's two part show, host Esty Dinur speaks with journalist Maureen Tkacik and Cherokee chef Nico Albert Williams.
The post Plutocracy with Maureen Tkacik and then Indigenous Cooking with Nico A... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On his first show of the year, host Allen Ruff speaks with The Progressive publisher Norman Stockwell about the year in review and what's to come in the 2025.
The post A Retrospective on 2024 with Norm Stockwell appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On this special New Year’s Day edition of A Public Affair, host Sara Gabler speaks with three radio professionals about the vital role that local radio plays in our democracy from Chicago to Viroqua and with Madison and Monona in between.
The post The Sound of the Driftless, The Voice of Monona, and The Low Power to ... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Today Reverend Dr. Carmen Porco joins host Christina Lieffring to discuss his decades long career working in low-income housing.
The post Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco on 50 years of low-income housing advocacy appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
During this A Public Affair, Madison Book Beat crossover episode, host Andrew Thomas and producer Jade Iseri-Ramos bring you a 2-hour jazz on vinyl special.
The post Jazz on Vinyl: Improvised Music, Birth of the LP, and the Vinyl Reviva... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today's show, host Esty Dinur talks with WORT's News, Talk, and Public Affair Director Chali Pittman about the broad scope of Project 2025 broadly. They dive deep in how the agenda could impact broadcasting and WORT's future.
The post Project 2025 and The Impact on Broadcasting appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today's show, Prison Policy Initiative spokesperson Wanda Bertram joins host Allen Ruff to discuss their biggest reports from 2024.
The post What the Data Tells Us About the State of Prisons in the U.S. appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today's holiday special, cohosts Richelle Wilson and Nate Carlin chat with Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece about the year in film.
The post 2024 at the Movies with Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today's show, host Yuri Rashkin speaks with Mark Pomar, a distinguished expert on US-Russia relations.
The post Mark Pomar on US Foreign Policy appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Nisrin Elamin joins host Esty Dinur to explain the ongoing war in Sudan and it's impact on the Sudanese people.
The post You should know what is happening in Sudan appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today's show, host Christina Lieffring speaks with Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz about her recently published book The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America.
The post The Complicated History and Practice of Tribal Enrollment with Carrie ... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
WORT host Sara Gabler talks with a number of guests about the recent school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
The post This Touches Everyone appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today's show, Rafael A. Martinez joins host Karma Chávez to discuss his new book Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States.
The post Everyone Should Be Involved with Social Movement Organizing with Rafae... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today’s show, we look back on 2024 by reviewing the biggest stories from our friends at small papers. First we talk to Charley Preusser and Gillian Pomplun from the […]
The post Big Stories from 2024: Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Sco... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
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