8 O'Clock Buzz

Brian Standing, Haywood Simmons & Michelle Naff, Jan Miyasaki, Tony Castaneda, & Jonathan Zarov
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  1. 10H AGO

    Sometimes Words Are All We Have

    Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Jackie “Brodean” Morris is back in the studio to talk about the upcoming third edition of his magazine, Women’s History Month, finding clothes that fit, some serious talk about aggression and the power of words, and always lots of laughs and good times! For information on and to contribute to the magazine – “for the ladies” – contact Jackie or Tara through Facebook. Don’t miss Antoine’s 10th anniversary Poetry and Comedy Jam coming up on May 23!  Tickets and more information coming soon!  Call or text 608-616-0089 or check them out on social media. Catch Tara at Buraka on Thursday nights for R&B slow jams with DJ G Money! If you’re a Black musician 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/ .  We’d love radio safe versions of your music to play on the show too! Catch a special Women’s History Month celebration of Black women leaders at The Hub on March 12th: https://ulgmhub.org/onevents/where-womens-leadership-takes-center-stage/ and the next Fatherhood Unfiltered a week later on 3/19: https://ulgmhub.org/onevents/fatherhood-unfiltered-building-bonds-breaking-barriers/   Check in with Urban League at https://ulgm.org/calendar/ and https://ulgmhub.org/calendar/  for info on resume and job seeking workshops, home ownership clinics (new sessions starting soon), information on Expungement, childcare assistance, fatherhood support, food safety and trades training, and more! Music from today’s show: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/22098984/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 Sometimes Words Are All We Have appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    48 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Astria Suparak Presents “Asian Futures Without Asians”

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Astria Suparak Presents "Asian Futures Without Asians" Helen Lee (Photo by Kaleb Autman) For years, performance and multimedia artist Astria Suparak has been challenging audiences with her blend of science fiction movies, rock ‘n’ roll, internet memes and sports images to explore topics such as feminism, racism and colonialism.  Suparak returns to the University of Wisconsin campus with a live cinema event on March 11 and March 12 at the Play Circle Theater at the Memorial Union.  Helen Lee is a Professor of Glass at the UW Art Department and was instrumental in getting Suparak back to Madison.  Helen Lee joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on March 9, 2026. Photo of Astria Suparak courtesy University of Wisconsin Art Department. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Astria Suparak Presents “Asian Futures Without Asians” appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    10 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Bonobos’ “Make-Believe” Play Challenges Assumptions ...

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Bonobos’ “Make-Believe” Play Challenges Assumptions of Human Intelligence Heidi Lyn (Photo courtesy University of South Alabama) Human beings guard their intellectual achievements very jealously.  For decades, students were taught that so-called “lower animals” were creatures who operated purely by instinct, incapable of abstract thought, complex communication or imagination.  Mounting evidence suggests, however, that we actually share many of these traits with other animals.  In recent experiments a bonobo named Kanzi seemed to understand the concept of “make-believe,” drinking from a cup filled with imaginary fruit juice, much the way children would at a pretend tea party.  Heidi Lyn is the Joan M. Sinnott Chair at the Comparative Cognition and Communication Lab of the Department of Psychology and Marine Science at the University of South Alabama.  Heidi joins us now by phone. Featured image: Kanzi, language-reared male bonobo, converses with Sue Savage-Rumbaugh in 2006 using a portable “keyboard” of arbitrary symbols that Kanzi associates with words. (Photo by William H. Calvin, PhD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Bonobos’ “Make-Believe” Play Challenges Assumptions ... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    11 min

  4. 2D AGO

    Federal Law Puts the Squeeze on Cannabis Market

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Federal Regulations Put the Squeeze On Cannabis Market In 2018, Congress passed the omnibus Farm Bill, which included changes to how the federal government regulates the plant cannabis sativa L., otherwise known as hemp.  While attempting to remove only industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances list, the legislation’s wording – apparently inadvertently – also deregulated a wide variety of cannabis compounds that have mild psychoactive properties.  The loophole resulted in an enormous boom in THC and CBD products, becoming a multi-billion dollar industry by 2020.  In 2025, Congress passed an emergency budget bill to end a long shutdown.  That later bill included language that will close the THC loophole by November 2026, making the sale of THC products illegal under federal law once again.  Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recently wrote to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation urging Congress to delist THC products, citing the economic boom the market has provided to consumers and farmers alike. Cam Newberry is a co-owner of Dank of America, a cannabis product retail store on Madison’s Williamson Street, and he joined the Monday Buzz on March 9, 2026. Photo of Presidential Kush cannabis strain  (Photo by Forcefield21, CC BY-SA 4.0  via Wikimedia Commons Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Federal Law Puts the Squeeze on Cannabis Market appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    13 min

  5. MAR 4

    Are You Working a Dream or Working a Business

    Today on the Too Turnt Up Pledge Drive Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, multi-entrepreneur and music business expert Will “Chill” Rinehart joins us to talk about his businesses, accomplishments, story, and the ins-and-outs of being in the music business! More on Will’s business deals: Come Clean Empire https://comecleanempire.net/ Maverick Global Distribution https://www.maverickglobaldistribution.com/  Hype Magazine: https://www.thehypemagazine.com/  More on Will’s accomplishments from Grass Roots Music Seminar: https://grassrootsmusicseminar.com/about.html  Information on the IGM awards at https://igmawards.com/ and Will’s Lifetime Achievement Award from Straight Official Magazine: https://www.straightofficial.com/william-rinehart-lifetime-achievement-award-2026/  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 (new sessions starting soon), information on Expungement, childcare assistance, fatherhood support, and much more!  Watch for a new Fatherhood Unfiltered coming up March 19th!  Get on the list for more training to get in to the trades coming up soon! Music from today’s show: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/22063885/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 Are You Working a Dream or Working a Business appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    50 min

  6. MAR 2

    Air Wisconsin Survives by Serving ICE

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Air Wisconsin Survives by Serving ICE Paul Kiefer (photo courtesy wisconsinwatch.org) Across the country, regional short-hop airlines face potential extinction, as rising costs, pilot shortages and industry upsizing of commercial aircraft have led to air carriers dumping markets like Toledo, Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania.  A recent analysis by Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting shows that major carriers have stopped serving over 74 small and mid-sized cities since 2020.  Here in Wisconsin, one regional carrier, Air Wisconsin, has managed to survive by catering to a new client: the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.  Paul Kiefer focuses on immigration and data reporting for Wisconsin Watch, and he’s put together a deep analysis of Air Wisconsin’s new flight patterns.  Paul Kiefer joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on March 2, 2026. Image of Air Wisconsin’s travel routes after its acquisition by CSI courtesy Paul Kiefer and Wisconsin Watch Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Air Wisconsin Survives by Serving ICE appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    14 min

  7. FEB 25

    There Are Always Ways to Dance

    Today on the Not Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, Jennie Mullins, Director of Arts Education, and Matthew Sanborn, Exhibitions Manager, from Arts for All Wisconsin join us in the studio to talk about what they do and who they serve. For more information on Arts for All Wisconsin and their programs statewide, visit their website: https://www.artsforallwi.org/. More information on the Creative Power exhibition at MyArts, including the opening reception on March 3rd and the celebration and jury awards on April 18th, see: https://www.artsforallwi.org/creative-power .  Watch for Creative Power on the road coming to a location near you! Follow Arts For All Wisconsin on Facebook and Instagram at @artsforallwi. For more on arts, check our interviews with LaShay the Artist from January: https://www.wortfm.org/color-wherever-you-are/ https://www.wortfm.org/the-more-i-want-to-be-myself/ 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 (new sessions starting soon), information on Expungement, childcare assistance, fatherhood support, and much more!  Watch for a new Fatherhood Unfiltered coming up March 19th!  Get on the list for more training to get in to the trades coming up soon! Music from today’s show: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/22028706/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 There Are Always Ways to Dance appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    48 min

  8. FEB 23

    Lead Between the Rhymes: 50 Years of Hip Hop in Wisconsin

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · Lead Between the Rhymes: 50 Years of Hip Hop Think of vibrant hiphop scenes, and major metropolitan areas like New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit come immediately to mind.  But hiphop’s cultural influence has permeated throughout the U.S., including Wisconsin.  Through the month of February, the Wisconsin Historical Society features the exhibit “Lead Between the Rhymes: Celebrating Over 50 Years of Hip Hop Culture in Wisconsin,” part of a documentary project by Pyramidal Productions.  Curators Menkhu Ara Maat and Greg Doby joined the Monday Buzz on February 23, 2026. Menkhu Ara Maat (photo courtesy Pyramidal Productions) Greg “G!Nx” Doby (photo courtesy Pyramidal Productions) Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post Lead Between the Rhymes: 50 Years of Hip Hop in Wisconsin appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    14 min

  9. FEB 23

    UW African-American Studies Student Symposium 2026

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · UW African American Studies Student Symposium 2026 On February 27th from 8:00 am to 4:00 PM the University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of African American Studies will hold its 2026 student symposium. It’s an all-day affair taking place at the UW Madison Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons. Professor Max Felker-Kantor and undergraduate students Heaven Williams and Sophia Grigsby joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on February 23, 2026. Heaven Williams (photo courtesy Hope Kelham) Sophia Grigsby (photo courtesy University of Wisconsin-Madison) Max Felker-Kantor (photo courtesy University of Wisconsin-Madison) Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post UW African-American Studies Student Symposium 2026 appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    13 min

  10. FEB 23

    A Good Clerk is Hard to Find

    WORT 89.9FM Madison · A Good Clerk is Hard to Find Alex Shur (photo by Nicholas Wootton) Between April, 2025 and February, 2026, thirteen towns, villages and cities in Wausau County, Wisconsin lost their municipal clerks due to retirement, only to have the new replacements resign within a few months.  That kind of turnover wreaks havoc on all kinds of functions for small communities, ranging from issuing dog licenses to running local, state and federal elections.  Votebeat Wisconsin’s Alex Shur has dug into why nobody wants to be the town clerk anymore, and he joined the Monday Buzz on February 23, 2026. Photo of Wausau Town Hall (Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)   Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here The post A Good Clerk is Hard to Find appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

    14 min
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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
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Back Porch Broadcasting, Inc.
  • Show Website
    8 O'Clock Buzz

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