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Two wacky funny guys broadcast a hilarious blend of political commentary, weird news, and stand up comedy. Consistently Madison's top radio personalities in the Isthmus MadFaves reader poll.
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WORT Local News

WORT News and Public Affairs

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Breaking news and feature stories straight from the WORT News team’s underground lair in Madison, Wisconsin. New episodes every Monday through Thursday at 7:30 PM. Also available live on 89.9 FM from 6:00-7:00 PM and online anytime at WORTFM.org.
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Labor Radio

WORT-FM Labor Radio

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Labor Radio is news by, for, and about working people in Madison, Wisconsin and around the world. It originates out of the studios of WORT 89.9 FM Madison.
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Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

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Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio/Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. Airs weekdays at 7:15a ET on WPFW 89.3FM #LaborRadioPod
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Wir sind hier, um dir zu zeigen, wie du mit nützlichen Hacks erfolgreich werden kannst. Wir decken ein breites Spektrum an Themen ab, von Leadership, Innovation bis hin zu persönlicher Entwicklung. Unser Podcast richtet sich an alle, die ihre Zufriedenheit im Leben steigern möchten - sowohl beruflich als auch privat. Egal ob du ein Unternehmer*in, Manager*in, Student*in oder einfach jemand bist, der seine Ideen verbessern möchte. Unsere Episoden sind vollgepackt mit Inspiration, Tipps und Tr ...
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Here's your local news for Thursday, September 5, 2024: We check in with U.S. Dep. Secretary of Education Cindy Marten after her tour of MMSD schools. Find out why a conservative radio personality pitched a tent on Library Mall today, Explore what it takes to make lasting change in underserved communities, Explain the whys and hows of building perm…
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On this week’s show: The Future of Work podcast explores the challenges facing athletes with disabilities…Labor History Today takes a labor walk in Wheeling…Debbie Goldman discusses her new book Disconnected: Call Center Workers Fight for Good Jobs in the Digital Age on the Heartland Labor Forum…then, on the CUPE Cast podcast, Brianna and Brittany …
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 4, 2024: We share the good news and bad news about Wisconsin's workforce economy, Head to Lapham Elementary for the first day of the fall semester, Find out how partisan politics is impacting the classroom, Hear from MMSD's new superintendent, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves…
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 3, 2024: We attend LaborFest 2024, which brought big crowds, big names, and calls to action, Get the latest Medicare savings estimates from consumer advocates, Find out why water birds are flocking to Dane County, And much more.توسط WORT News and Public Affairs
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It's Labor Day and WORT's Forward Lookout is back from their hiatus for an extended, welcome-back edition of the feature. Brenda Konkel sits down with new co-host/producer Rebecca Kemble to talk about why the Forward Lookout blog started decades ago, and why Madison's version of the Wheeler Report is still running. Plus: what's up with the city ref…
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The South Central Federation of Labor president speaks on LaborFest and other upcoming events around Madison, why US Labor Day is at the beginning of September and not May Day, a first-time attendee looks forward to Socialism 2024 in Chicago, UAW pushes back as Stellantis rewrites its agreement on jobs, the Association of Flight Attendants passes a…
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On today’s show: The Green and Red podcast reports from the streets outside the DNC in Chicago…Rick talks about Project 2025 with historian Erik Loomis on The Rick Smith Show… The Wealthy Ironworker askes the question “What is a union?”… Phillip Toner and Mike Rafferty discuss their new book, “Press Captured: How Neoliberalism transformed the Ameri…
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In tonight's news... Metro Transit leaders gave a sneak peek of the new BRT route on Tuesday, as the new service is set to launch next month, The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is looking to the future, hoping to build a new museum on the Capitol Square, Our open records feature, Transparency Talk, adds one more to the team while talking body camera foo…
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Here are your local headlines for August 28, 2024: Some Wisconsin Democrats running for Congress this time around are getting a necessary boost - we talk with a political analyst on why, The first leg of Bus Rapid Transit is coming to the city of Madison in a little under a month, and we get a preview from city leaders, including Mayor Rhodes-Conwa…
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On this show: Some municipalities open cooling centers during the heat wave. We learn about 'corn sweat' and how it contributes to humidity. Ospreys make their way to the Humane Society. We hear about a new exhibit at the Chazen. And more.توسط WORT News and Public Affairs
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In today's show: The UW Board of Regents lays off tenured professors under austerity measures. New rural road initiative is coming to Wisconsin. We hear from Senator Tammy Baldwin about the upcoming campaign. We learn to make a great Irish Coffee. We remember the fallout from Hurricane Katrina. And more…
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On this week’s show: Bill Ayers talks with What's Going On Labor Mondays about the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, in 1968 and today…from Labor Radio on WORT, Threatened job losses at Harley Davidson in Milwaukee… the Power at Work podcast explores Governor DeSantis' attacks on public employees…Keeping teachers ahead of the AI curve, tha…
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University of Wisconsin unions show up at the university system's Board of Regents meeting with actions and demands, striking University of Illinois Hospital nurses speak to Labor Radio at the picket line, the federally-appointed "neutral" monitor tries to make the UAW do his bidding on Gaza policy, unions strike across Cornell University, and we h…
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We round out a week's worth of reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with an extra-special, four-hour broadcast featuring the speech from Democratic Nominee Kamala Harris herself. The theme for the night was "for our future,” and featured additional speeches from Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly,…
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The theme of the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was "a fight for our freedoms," and featured speeches from former President Bill Clinton, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, and a surprise appearance from Oprah. And Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz took to the stage for the biggest speech of his life. In keeping…
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The theme of the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was “a bold vision for America’s future,” and featured speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders, Vice President Harris speaking in Milwaukee, and a symbolic roll call from each state and US territory. Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman spe…
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The first day of the Democratic National Convention was labor heavy, featuring the heads of at least seven unions. We take we take up housing and labor issues facing the city of Chicago — and across the nation. Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman speak with local journalist Kari Lyderson about the Bring Chicago Home campaign, Chicago Teache…
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On this week’s show: The RMIT Strike: 1000 days without an agreement, Stick Together reports from Australia. Then, on The Dig, a discussion of international solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn and Laleh Khalili. Next, some podcast solidarity, as the Classes of Mail podcast features a conversation with Fred Woodley from the Delivering Solidarity Podcast. …
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Expiris in Milwaukee says its job cuts have nothing to do with the union drive, Harley in Milwaukee says its threatened job moves overseas have nothing to do with its union shop, an AFSCME Madison city worker testifies in support of putting a budget referendum on the November ballot, Nick Ramos of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign gives an analysis …
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Here's your local news for Thursday, August 15, 2024: We find out what to expect during this year's "Hippie Christmas," Get an update from the Coalition to March on the DNC, Learn how a new platform is trying to close economic gaps, Ask an election official how turnout is calculated, Explain why the digital age makes open records law more complicat…
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 14, 2024: We hear the mayor's pitch for a property tax referendum, Check in with the Coalition to March on the DNC, Interview Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer, Hear about life as a solar panel installer, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1969, And m…
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 13, 2024: We'll recap today's partisan primary, Head to Madison polling places to hear what voters are thinking, Check in on Wisconsin's spending of federal COVID relief funding, Find out why voting advocates say today's referendums are 'undemocratic,' Visit a northside bakery, Celebrate barn swallows, And…
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Here's your local news for Monday, August 12, 2024: We check in on this year's Black Restaurant Week, Find out why environmental advocates are campaigning against tomorrow's voter referendums, Get the latest updates from the Coalition to March on the DNC, Investigate the new federal guidelines for dairy consumption, Revisit one of the largest strik…
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The president of the South Central Federation of Labor-AFL-CIO talks endorsements and urges against the constitutional cahnges on Tuesday's ballot, UW Health nurses demand better family leave, a Rally for Democracy in Madison includes calls for working people, a health care apprenticeship program gets funding in South Central Wisconsin, and the sta…
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On this week’s show: labor policy analyst Sophie Mariam, on The rise of union curious: Support for unionization among America’s frontline workers, on the Labor Exchange; the UFCW 3000 podcast reports on Macy's unfair labor practice strikes; then, Is Stellantis planning to send jobs from Sterling Heights to a plant in Mexico? We find out, on the UAW…
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Here's your local news for Thursday, August 8, 2024: We investigate yesterday's joint statement from four AD 48 candidates, Learn how Science Moms talks about climate change, Take a closer look at the voter referendums on next Tuesday's ballot, Discuss the challenges of the foster care system, Learn the value of an energy audit, Celebrate Hippie Ch…
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 7, 2024: We check out Marquette Law School's new polling results, Attend the Harris-Walz rally in Eau Claire, Find out how Henry Vilas Zoo is protecting local songbirds, Get the latest on the lawsuits against Wisconsin's DOC, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time…
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 6, 2024: We attend the grand re-opening of Madison's ballot drop boxes, Get the details on a new eviction "heatmap," Find out why advocates say Wisconsin needs to shut down its oldest prisons, Interview both candidates running to represent District 80 in the state Assembly, Air a mid-summer update from the…
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Here's your local news for Monday, August 5, 2024: We'll hear what Madison bus riders have to say about the new routes, Get Wisconsin's latest income inequality stats, Look ahead to the 2026 race for governor, Discuss misleading cheese labels, Remember Nixon's infamous downfall, Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, Review two new features, And…
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The Poor Peoples Campaign has an upcoming march and a meeting in Madison, Madison-area union members in the APWU and UE speak on their unions signing a letter to President Biden demanding an arms cutoff of Israel, new slates win elections at the United Federation of Teachers and at the Amazon Labor Union, Disney workers get a contract soon after a …
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On this week’s show: the Art and Labor crew discuss Kamala Harris and Millenialism…From the Say Watt, podcast, the influence of technology on the electrical industry…Then, a couple of driver organizers from San Diego Drivers United talk with the Union or Bust podcast about their efforts to organize app-based drivers, including Uber and Lyft…Calgary…
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Here's your local news for Thursday, August 1, 2024: We visit "Wisconsin's first comic shop," Hear how a new grant fund could help protect the state's coastline, Find out what UW administrators had to say during last semester's student protests, Explore pricey open records fees, Broadcast the latest fishing report, Check in on Madison's Flamingos, …
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 31, 2024: We'll get the details on Madison's new air monitoring program, Hear the latest stats on youth mental health in Wisconsin, Interview the two Democrats running to represent District 78 in the state Assembly, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1965, An…
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 30, 2024: We hear the latest report on housing in Wisconsin, Learn how civic engagement groups are working to reach disinterested voters, Interview two more candidates in the race for the 77th Assembly District, Visit a fried chicken oasis on the north side, Find out why fish-eating wildlife can be especiall…
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Here's your local news for Monday, July 29, 2024: We hear what local Democrats have to say about the Harris campaign, Head to the Capitol for the historic unveiling of a new sculpture, Interview a candidate in the race for Assembly District 77, Find out why the U.S. cattle population is on the decline, Mark the day that FDR attempted to reshape the…
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South Central Federation of Labor organizer Issy Bilek talks to Labor Radio, a worker talks about worker security during the Republican convention in Milwaukee, an education advocate talks ballot questions, seven unions representing around 6 million workers call on President Biden to end arm sales to Israel, there's a new farmer-labor podcast, the …
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On this week’s show: Project 2025 and the labor movement…The plan to destroy worker power…Universal basic income and the 4 day week…The AAUP and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1955-1965. This week’s featured shows are On the Line, Power at Work, The Organizing for a Change Radio Podcast, and AAUP Presents. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clic…
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Here's your local news for Thursday, July 25, 2024: We hear Madison's latest crime stats, Take a closer look at the August 13 voter referendums, Preview a historic moment happening at the state Capitol this weekend, Assess the pros and cons of learning how to build, Learn how a horse can churn ice cream, And much more.…
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 24, 2024: We ask Madisonians what they think about Biden's history-making announcement on Sunday, Find out why a local artist is declaring "I'm with her," Honor the memory of two local activists, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1962, And much more.…
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 23, 2024: We check in on Wisconsin's Democratic Party after this weekend's historic shake-up, Find out why young environmentalists gathered outside the Capitol yesterday, Get the details on last Friday's CrowdStrike outage, Take a closer look at Kamala Harris' campaign, Explain why drivers should keep an eye…
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Last month, our Summer News Collaborative kicked off. The pilot project from WORT is intended to train people the basics of journalism, storytelling, and audio production. In a rare move for community radio, it also aims to give people a paycheck to learn these skills. Our first cohort of Fellows are Shy Aikens, César Gonzalez Paz, Jeliel Peña de F…
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On this week’s show: IBT VP John Palmer discusses Sean O'Brien's RNC appearance; Discussion of solar power in America with Nick Iacovella; Do you ask questions?; Nicole Schwartz discusses labor challenges in the trades. This week’s featured shows are The Real News Network Podcast, The Labor And Energy Show; The Wealthy Ironworker; The Construction …
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A Madison city worker talks about the budget battle, 28,000 United Airlines flight attendants are moving to a strike authorization vote, Trump is with us, fellow workers! if you believe Teamster President Sean O'Brien and Harvard Law hillbilly/Vice Presidential candidate J. D. Vance from the GOP convention stage in Milwaukee, a former major league …
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Welcome to the final day of the RNC, slated to culminate with a lengthy speech from former President Trump focused on "unity." The RNC theme tonight is "Make America Great Once Again." Other speakers are slated to include Tucker Carlson, Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham), Hulk Hogan and Dana White (CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship). Al…
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Take a listen to our coverage of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention from Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee. The Pacifica Radio Network’s national coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members. Yesterday on the second night of the RNC the theme of the night was "Make America …
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