8 O'Clock Buzz Brian Standing, Haywood Simmons & Michelle Naff, Jan Miyasaki, Tony Castaneda, & Jonathan Zarov

In Wisconsin’s April 2nd state presidential preference primary, over 47,000 citizens cast their ballot for “uninstructed” as a way to protest the Biden Administration’s unwavering support for Israel in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Reema Ahmad, today’s guest on the 8 O’Clock Buzz, talks with host Tony Castañeda about how important these “Gaza voters” are to Biden, and how his administration’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and position on military funding for Israel could cost him the November election.

Ahmad is a political strategist and the Campaign Manager for Listen to Wisconsin’s Uninstructed Campaign.

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Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz host Tony Castañeda welcomes Madison Blues Society President Steve Porter onto the show in advance of the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival at Millenium Park June 6-9. The Society is hosting a bus trip to the free festival on Saturday, June 8, and there still are seats open. With an 8:15am departure and 12:30am return, you’ll be able to see and hear the entire day’s extraordinary lineup and travel there and back in safety and comfort with other blues lovers.

The Madison Blues Society has been “celebrating blues music in the greater Madison area” for most of the past 30 years, and makes it their mission to keep the blues alive. Becoming a member helps them bring great blues musicians to Madison and supports local musicians and venues that host live music, and ensures that you’ll always know about upcoming shows and bus trips.

Details, pricing and the schedule for Chicago Blues Festival can be found on the Madison Blues Society’s webpage, and information about the festival in general can be found on the Chicago Blues Festival homepage.

The thrill is definitely not gone.

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Steven Monacelli, Dallas-based freelance investigative reporter, has been reporting on the Remnant Alliance, a coalition of seven groups espousing “Christian Nationalism” — a doctrine to provide a ruling “privilege Christianity” in law, policies, elimination of the separation of church and state. This religious movement is grooming and funding right-wing candidates for local school board elections in Texas and other states to advance their religious governmental goals.

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Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail featuring RR Moore, catching up after Antoine’s birthday, the state of spoken and hip hop scene in Madison, and more and more!

Catch RR Moore at The Legacy Lounge in Las Vegas on May 25th: https://www.instagram.com/thelegacyloungelv

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People living in southern Brazil, already dealing with the destruction of heavy flooding, were hammered again with torrential rain in the past week with more devastation forecast for the coming days.  Paulo Andrave, a Brazilian artist and social commentator visiting the Madison area joins host Tony Castañeda of the Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about the deadly flooding but also about the political situation in the country.  The former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, led a government that was anti-environment and pro-business that coupled with climate change has resulted in devasting consequences for the Brazilian people.  Extensive deforestation undertaken to promote new development has exacerbated the effects of flooding.

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WORTstock 2024 is this Sunday, May 19, and once again Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild is sponsoring the beverage selection on tap at the festival. Fred Swanson of the Guild joins host Tony Castañeda of the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss this year’s lineup of beverages and the state of brewing in the Madison area. There will no less than sixteen beverage selections on tap at any one time at the event, with different options rotating in and out as supplies last. There will be only one new brewery featured this year which reflects the slight downturn in craft beer sales nationwide. So, get over to Warner Park this Sunday, enjoy a beverage or two, and support this most worthwhile fund-raising event with other like-minded community members.

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