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Brian Standing, Haywood Simmons & Michelle Naff, Jan Miyasaki, Tony Castaneda, & Jonathan Zarov
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  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Reports from Palestine’s West Bank

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Reports from Palestine’s West Bank While the world has focused on Israel’s invasion and occupation of the Gaza Strip, other disputed territories on Israel’s borders have started heating up.  Last week, the Israeli government approved a land registration system to facilitate new settlements in the West Bank.  The Palestinian Authority decried the move, calling it a de-facto annexation of the disputed territory and a violation of international law.  For its part, Israeli authorities state the registration system is an administrative measure of little consequence.   A delegation of West Bank observers, Brenna Cussen Anglada, co-founder St. Isidore Catholic Worker Farm, Eli Newell, Field Organizer with IfNotNow and Ziv Scher, activist and native of East Jerusalem, joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on February 16, 2026. Map of West Bank in Palestine (Image by TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Reports from Palestine’s West Bank appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    14 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 5

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 5 Madison’s Nicole Gruter has been travelling the historic U.S. Highway 14, bringing us the stories of those who live along the iconic road.  This time around, she brings us a report from Mankato, Minnesota, where we meet the generous chef and punk rocker “Dagger Chuck.” Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode 5 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    10 min

  3. 1 DAY AGO

    New Madison City Clerk has Hands Full with Election Prep

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · New Madison City Clerk Has Hands Full with Election Prep Lydia McComas, Madison’s new City Clerk has only been on the job for seven months, but she already has her hands full.  McComas’ predecessor, Maribeth Witzel-Behl, resigned in April of 2025 amid investigations into 193 misplaced and uncounted absentee ballots in the November, 2024 elections.  Since then, Witzel-Behl and the City of Madison, in response to a lawsuit by disenfranchised voters, have made the novel argument that absentee voting is a privilege, not a right.  Meanwhile, on February 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility or SAVE Act, which, if approved by the U.S. Senate, would require proof of U.S. citizenship before registering to vote.  To top it all off, President Trump has spoken of trying to nationalize the election process in states like Wisconsin and has threatened to send Department of Homeland Security agents to the polls, allegedly to conduct sweeps for undocumented immigrants.  So, with all that background, we thought we’d check in with Lydia McComas, and see how the city’s getting ready for what promises to be a rollercoaster of an election season.  Lydia McComas spoke with Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on February 16, 2026. Madison City Clerk Lydia McComas (Photo courtesy Lydia McComas) City of Madison polling place (photo by Chali Pittman / WORT News) Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post New Madison City Clerk has Hands Full with Election Prep appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    14 min

  4. 6 DAYS AGO

    Can We Add More Black History?

    Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Jackie Brodean joins us in studio, dressed to the nines, to announce his upcoming birthday celebration and to talk Black History Month, Black Love, and much more on this Valentines Day Buzz! Catch special guest Oran Juice Jones and more at Jackie’s “Grown and Sexy” birthday bash at Hayes Place on February 21st! Catch Tara at Buraka on Thursday nights for R&B slow jams with DJ G Money! If you’re a Black entrepreneur in Madison and want to come on the show, contact Tara (https://www.facebook.com/EOTOCulturallyRooted) or Antoine (https://www.facebook.com/1MotionOutReachEnterprise) on Facebook or send a note through the “Announcements” form on the WORT webpage: https://www.wortfm.org/announcements/  Check out working in the trades with Foundations for For The Trades info sessions (8 training course) on Wednesday (2/11) at 10AM and 3PM at Urban League on Park St: https://ulgm.org/events/foundations-for-the-trades-information-session-no-appointment-needed/  Check in with Urban League at https://ulgm.org/calendar/ for info on resume and job seeking workshops, home ownership clinics (new sessions starting), information on Expungement, childcare assistance, fatherhood support, and much more!  Watch for a new Fatherhood Unfiltered coming up in March! Music from today’s show: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/21957743/Tuesday-8-O-Clock-Buzz  Listen in Madison at 89.9FM or online anywhere at wortfm.org.  Support your community radio with a donation online at wortfm.org! Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Can We Add More Black History? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    50 min

  5. 9 FEB

    Combo Noir Says, “To Hell with Love”

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Combo Noir Says “To Hell With Love” Saint Valentine, the patron saint of epileptics and beekeepers, was beheaded at the hands of Roman Centurions on February 14, 225.  For reasons no-one really understands – maybe because birds were once thought to pair up in mid-February – or perhaps because modern greeting card companies needed to make money – St. Valentine’s feast day has become associated with romance and love.  Madison’s slinky blues/soul outfit Combo Noir isn’t buying the whole Valentine’s Day nonsense.  They’re presenting “To Hell With Love” at the North Street Cabaret on February 14th.  Lead singer Anna Purnell joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on February 9, 2026. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Combo Noir Says, “To Hell with Love” appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    12 min

  6. 9 FEB

    Magdalena Coline: A Life Beyond Slavery

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Magdalena Coline: A Life Beyond Slavery Daniel Lord Smail (photo courtesy Princeton University Press) Although the concept of slavery has existed, to some extent, throughout recorded history, the institution took on new dimensions in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, when it was transplanted to the Americas. Slavery in the United States of America marked the first time, slavery became institutionalized as an immutable condition of race, slaves were reduced to mere property, with no inherent rights at all, and with no chance of emancipation.   In medieval Europe, whether or not someone could be considered a slave was far more nuanced than commonly thought.   In his new book, Magdalena Coline: A Life Beyond Mediterranean Slavery, Harvard University historian Daniel Smail digs deep into the peculiar history of a captured Berber woman living in Marseille in the 1300s who successfully sued her former slaveowner in court.  Daniel Smail joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on February 9, 2026. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Magdalena Coline: A Life Beyond Slavery appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    14 min

  7. 9 FEB

    WI Democracy Campaign on Protecting 2026 Elections

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · WI Democracy Campaign on Protecting 2026 Elections Nick Ramos (photo courtesy wisdc.org) Last week, President Donald Trump continued to throw shade at election officials in traditionally Democratic states. On Monday, February 2nd, Trump told former FBI director turned podcaster Dan Bongino that “Republicans should take over the voting in at least 15 places.” Two days later, Trump told NBC news reporter Tom Llamas that he would accept the results of the midterm elections “only if they’re honest,” and renewed calls for the passage of the Safeguard American Voter Integrity or SAVE Act, currently pending in Congress. In other comments, Trump has threatened to send I.C.E agents to polling places, ostensibly to make sure non-citizens do not vote. While the Constitution grants states the right to manage elections, Trump’s rhetoric has many on edge. Is Wisconsin ready for whatever the federal government does this November?  Nick Ramos, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign joined the Monday Buzz on February 9, 2026. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post WI Democracy Campaign on Protecting 2026 Elections appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    12 min

  8. 5 FEB

    Governor’s Race – David Crowley

    David Crowley, the current Milwaukee County Executive, joins host Eli Wilz to discuss his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial primary to be held in August of this year.  David was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Legislature and served for three years before winning the County Executive race in Milwaukee.  In his interview on the 8 O’Clock Buzz, Crowley emphasized that affordable housing, health, safety and concern for the environment would be key issues that he would address if elected governor.  Photo by Connor Betts on Unsplash Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Governor’s Race – David Crowley appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    15 min

  9. 5 FEB

    In From The Cold

    Living at 10,000 feet elevation in bitterly cold weather can have its challenges.  Christine Verdico, Electronics Engineering Technician at UW-Madison, joins host Eli Wilz to talk about her participation in a research project in Antarctica, from where she recently returned.  Christine lived for over two months at the Amundson-Scott South Pole Station where the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is located which was developed by the UW-Madison, Physical Science Lab.  The project searches for subatomic particles called neutrinos which provide information to probe astrophysical sources like exploding stars and phenomena involving black holes. Image by Michele Pitzel from Pixabay Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post In From The Cold appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    12 min

  10. 4 FEB

    Beautiful Alchemy

    Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, talking about beautiful alchemy, taking adversity and doing good with it.  In the first half, Dr Kim Whitmore joins us to talk about the pain of losing a child and her work channeling that pain into helping others.  In the second half, Dee Star from OuttaDeeBox Podcast joins us to talk about his honor today from the city of Sun Prairie, joined by Kingston Robertson from Holy Godz Clothing to talk about coming from incarceration to business and giving back to the community, plus a quick call from Jackie Brodean! More information about the 7th annual Alana Rose Foundation Butterfly Ball coming up on February 22nd at Monona Terrace: https://www.alanarose.org/annual-butterfly-ball  More information about Dee Star, and to listen and Subscribe to OuttaDeeBox Podcast: https://outtadeeboxpodcast.buzzsprout.com/  To learn more about Kingston and Holy Godz Clothing: https://www.holygodz.store/  Catch Tara at Buraka on Thursday nights for R&B slow jams with DJ G Money! If you’re a Black entrepreneur in Madison and want to come on the show, contact Tara (https://www.facebook.com/EOTOCulturallyRooted) or Antoine (https://www.facebook.com/1MotionOutReachEnterprise) on Facebook or send a note through the “Announcements” form on the WORT webpage: https://www.wortfm.org/announcements/  Check in with Urban League at https://ulgm.org/calendar/ for info on resume and job seeking workshops, home ownership clinics (starting in February!), information on Expungement, childcare assistance, fatherhood support, and much more!  Watch for a new Fatherhood Unfiltered coming up in March! Music from today’s show: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/21922107/Tuesday-8-O-Clock-Buzz  Listen in Madison at 89.9FM or online anywhere at wortfm.org.  Support your community radio with a donation online at wortfm.org! Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Beautiful Alchemy appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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Listener Sponsored Community Radio in Madison, WI

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  • Creator
    Brian Standing, Haywood Simmons & Michelle Naff, Jan Miyasaki, Tony Castaneda, & Jonathan Zarov
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
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    Clean
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    © Back Porch Broadcasting, Inc.
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    8 O'Clock Buzz

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