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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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April is National Poetry Month and as we approach the end of the month, we turn to the poets in our community. Host Douglas Haynes is joined by former Wisconsin […]
The post For the Love of Poetry appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Friday morning, Israel attacked Iran in the latest of mutual attacks. The first was an Israeli attack on April 1st of Iran’s embassy compound in Syria. Then on April 13th, Iran […]
The post Threat of war in Middle East with Richard Silverstein and Joost Hilter... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
While campus protests over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza have continued in recent months, so have attacks on academic freedom and free speech at universities across the U.S. In his […]
The post Who is Behind the Crackdown on Campus Free Speech? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Project 2025 is a sweeping policy blueprint for the first 180 days of next Republican president, written by the Heritage Foundation and supported by more than 80 conservative organizations. The […]
The post The Threat of “Project 2025” with Wendy Via appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
A 2017 Pew Research survey found that a quarter of Black Americans had faced online harassment due to their race or ethnicity. As our society moves more and more online, […]
The post Facing Online Racism, Harassments, and Micro Aggressions appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Last week, President Biden unveiled his latest student loan forgiveness proposal while speaking at Madison College. He described a plan that would cancel debt for anyone who began repaying undergraduate […]
The post The State of Student Loan Debt appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
“We do not believe that we can sit by and watch as people are being slaughtered, as children are being starved to death, and as our governments refuse to do […]
The post We Can’t Stand By and Watch: Gaza Freedom Flotilla and War Tax R... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Following the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, stories of horrifying atrocities against civilians spread through the media. Many of the most horrendous stories came from Zaka, an Israeli search-and-rescue […]
The post Debunking Israeli War Propaganda with Arun Gupta appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
After more than 10 years on A Public Affair, host Carousel Bayrd is stepping away from the show. To celebrate, we have a round table of colleagues and friends who […]
The post Real Life Parks and Rec: Celebrating Carousel Bayrd’s Last Show appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Today we are continuing our conversation about reproductive rights with an intuitive from University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. The Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) conducts and […]
The post Reproductive Research at UW’s CORE with Zakiyyah Sorensen and Mf... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
There are two referendums relating to the election process on the April 2nd ballot. If they are passed by voters, they would immediately amend the Wisconsin Constitution. Voters will see […]
The post The Increasing Reliance on Ballot Referendums appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
In his just released book Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry, author Austin Frerick tells the story of the corporate titans who own most of our food […]
The post Truth to Power in The Food Industry with Austin Frerick appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Throw this archived show on your speakers or in the car with your kids or grandkids while they are home this spring break! On this A Public Affair: Spring Break […]
The post Spring Break Extravaganza: David Landau, the Children’s Museum, ... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
This week, the US drafted a new UN security council resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza tied to the release of hostages. That’s as a UN panel of […]
The post Ralph Nader: Deaths in Gaza Are Vastly Underreported appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Our guest today argues that we’re all operating under the biased rules of capitalism – so much that we might forget to step back and take stock of the situation. […]
The post How the Extractive Economy Drives Today’s Crises appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
In her latest book, Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia author Kate Manne uses intimate stories and sharp analysis to explain why anti-fatness has become a vital social justice issue. She […]
The post Kate Manne on Anti-fatness appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today’s two-part show, host Jade Iseri-Ramos chats with Sarah Quinn, Academic and Career Planning Coordinator at West High School, about a pilot program happening on April 4th. The first […]
The post Equity Symposium at West, then Two Amendments on the WI Ballot appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
According to the December 2023 Challenger Report, which tracts job cuts and hiring, more than 3,000 digital, broadcast, and print news jobs were lost last year. In response to the […]
The post Policy Solutions for Journalism’s Decline appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
Today’s guest says that many evangelicals use characters from the Christian Bible to legitimize their support of Trump. Dr. André Gagné says the argument goes “God can use imperfect individuals. […]
The post André Gagné on Trump’s Evangelical Base appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
On today’s show, Allen Ruff is joined by environmental activist Aurora Conley of the Bad River Band and documentarian Mary Mazzio to discuss the ongoing fight between The Bad River […]
The post “When we said no, we meant that” appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
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