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8 O'Clock Buzz
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Tuba, or Not Tuba
If that is the question, definitely tuba. Dave Spies and members of the TubaChristmas orchestra join host Tony Castañeda and the Thursday 8 O’Clock B...
Whale Species Spotted in Wild for First Time
You might think that human beings have explored every inch of the planet earth, and that few mysteries remain. Yet, the earth, especially its oceans,...
Wisconsin Congressional Maps Go to Court
In December of 2023, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that state legislature district maps adopted in 2022 violated the state constitution. ...
WORT OG 1975
Host Tony Castañeda speaks with some of the original staff and volunteers who worked at WORT at the dawn of its existence. Mike DeMark, former audio...
Promoting the Positivity in the Community
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Jackie “Brodean” Morris joins us to talk about new magazine coming...
WORT’s Present and Future with Board President Grant Foster
On December 1, 2025, WORT celebrated its 50th birthday. We now turn from looking at WORT’s distant past to WORT’s present and future. During our la...
WORT Greets Denizens of “the Eyeball Planet”
Charles Cadieux
(photo courtesy Charles Cadieux)WORT sent out its first – admittedly ramshackle – broadcast on December 1, 1975. Since...
Fifty Years of WORT Weirdness
On December 1, 1975, an FM radio station was born. Broadcasting originally at 89.7 megahertz from a now-demolished ramshackle studio on Winnebago Str...
Champagne Problems
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, on Tara’s birthday-eve, some serious talk about dealing with the s...
Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode Four
Since August of 2025, Madison-based performance artist Nicole Gruter has been searching for someplace that feels like home out on U.S. Highway 14. Hi...
Cherish Fund Seeks to Fill Gaps in State Conservation
While the state legislature continues to dither on renewing the state stewardship fund, the Cherish Fund tries to plug the gap for conservation. We’l...
State GOP Balks at Election Reforms
A month ago, Votebeat reporter Alex Shur told us how GOP rep Scott Krug was the voice of moderation in the state legislature. Well now, the right win...
Crying Wolf
Wisconsin State legislators have recently passed a bill that would mandate a wolf hunt with a hard cap goal regardless of science, pack health or ecol...
Here’s a Shout Out!
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Governor House, A/K/A DJ G Money joins us to tell his story, talk...
150 Years X 150 Artists at Madison Public Library
The Madison Public Library is three times as old as WORT, and it’s celebrating its 150th anniversary with the art exhibit to end all art exhibits, fea...
Mexican Island Iguanas Not So Invasive After All
Iguanas on a Mexican island get a reprieve from extermination. Turns out they’re not invasive after all. Organismal biologist Daniel Mulcahy tells u...
Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez has Gubernatorial Aspirations
Wisconsin voters will elect a new governor in 2026, and the race is already on. The Monday Buzz kicks off WORT’s election coverage with an interview...
Staying Alive
Michael O’Meara has written a poignant memoir, The Long Return, about his experiences as a young draftee in the Vietnam War, and the reception he rece...
Event on 11/13 Supports the Middle East Children’s Alliance
With a tentative cease-fire, contaminate water and soil, and unexploded bombs scattered throughout Gaza, the Palestinians are struggling to recover. I...
Investigating Bee Health and Behavior Affected by Agricultural Chemica...
James Crall, Assistant Professor of Entomology at UW-Madison, talks about some of his studies on “Bee Health and Behavior Under Anthropogenic Stressor...
Remembrance of Lost Species — PSR Wisconsin
Global warming, lost habitat, and environmental toxins are just some of the assaults on animal, bird, and insect species around the world. Drs. Paul S...
Take Your Mess and Turn It Into a Message
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Founder and CEO of FOSTER of Dane County, and mother to the commun...
The Wisconsin Whey: Cheesemaking in the Driftless
A new book, The Wisconsin Whey, explores the world of artisan cheesemaking in the Driftless Zone. Author Kristin Mitchell joins us with more.
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Tracking Bears in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin DNR is trying to count all the black bear dens in the state, and they need your help. We’ll talk with research scientist Erin Morrison....
Staffing Shortages May Ground Air Travel Even Post-Shutdown
Airplanes around the U.S. are grounded as the government shutdown continues. UW Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering Laura Albert joins u...
The Mark of Zohran
Paul DeRienzo, an independent news podcaster, photographer, videographer, and former News Director at WBAI-FM in New York City, joins host Tony Castañ...
Can’t Throw a Rock at Every Barking Dog or You Won’t Reach Your De...
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, being seriously silly, talk about maintaining positivity and looki...
Midwest Mujeres Presents “Yo Quiero Dinero” Event
Midwest Mujeres presents its annual storytelling motivational workshop, geared specifically to Black and Latina women. We’ll hear from storytellers J...
Find Your Quilt
Textile specialist Sophie Pittman teaches us how to find our own quilt, one of a pair of quilt-themed exhibits taking place on the UW campus.
Th...
Bodypedia: A Brief Compendium of Human Anatomical Curiosities
Ever wonder what’s going on under your own skin? “Bodypedia” author Adam Taor joins us for an alphabetical romp through the human body.
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Building Communities of Care and Resistance
Gustavo Arellano, a Mexican-American writer and columnist with the LA Times, joins Tony Castañeda to talk about his participation in the lecture serie...
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ale Guevara, Communications Director for Voces de la Frontera, speaks with host Tony Castañeda about recent tactics by ICE including the militarizatio...
Are You in It for the Money, or in It for Community?
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Jackie “Brodean” Morris, subbing for a sick Antoine, Boys and Girls Club CEO “Money...
Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 3
Nicole Gruter brings us the latest installment of her travelogue “Finding Home on Highway 14.” But she joins us live from our Madison studio. Did he...
Money, Lies & God
Author Katherine Stewart will tell us about her new book, “Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy.”
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Wisconsin Elections Update
The Wisconsin Elections Commission appeals a court ruling requiring citizenship checks for voters. And who would have guessed that Representative Sco...
How Can Democrats Repair a “Toxic” Brand Name?
A study by Jared Abbott from Center for Working Class Politics shows Democrats history on free-trade and other have made the name "toxic" to rust-belt...
Dangers to Healthcare by the Federal Government Shutdown
Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, discusses an October 7 article posted ent...
Legalize It?
Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Lesley Johnson, from Madison Herb Society (no! Not that herb!) jo...
Growing Up Native in Wisconsin
Ho Chunk Elder and storyteller Sherman Funmaker will give us a preview of his story workshop at Meadowridge Library.
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