🎙️Esty Dinur speaks with historian Thomas Richards Jr who says “there’s nothing originalist about a president with too much power.” Listen to their conversation about Richards's new book, The Unfinished Business of 1776: Why the American Revolution Never Ended, here: www.wortfm.org/life-liberty...

🎙️Bert Zipperer chats with @nicholsuprising.bsky.social of @thenation.com about the upcoming July 4 holiday and their new double issue, “250 Years in Search of a More Perfect Union.” Listen here: www.wortfm.org/reflecting-o...

🎙️Host @alimuldrow.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Niki Elliott about how to support kids who are neurodivergent, have a learning disability or are trauma survivors so that they can grow, learn, and be full members of our communities. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/belonging-is...

🎙️On today's show we cover the local music scene--from the best concerts and summer festivals to how Madison could better address equity in arts and entertainment. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/local-music-...

🎙️AI Resist List is a publicly accessible, collaboratively built website that champions projects that are fighting Big Tech’s vision of AI. We hear from @heidiheidilim.bsky.social about some of the inspiring projects from around the globe. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/resistance-t...

🎙️Guest @karmachavez.bsky.social says that we’re seeing a “manufactured backlash” on public education. It's happening in Texas, where the University of Texas recently consolidated ethnic, gender, and international studies, and all over the country. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/colonizers-a...

🎙️This week the Madison Metropolitan School Board voted for a district-wide cell phone policy. To talk about kids’ cell phone and technology use, host @alimuldrow.bsky.social speaks with two parent advocates with Parent Check on Tech. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/unpacking-mm...

🎙️Since 2013 (the year reporting became mandatory), over 32,000 people were killed by police while in custody. Scholar @terencekeel.bsky.social discusses the role medical examiners play in perpetuating the injustices of the criminal justice system. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/dying-in-cus...

🎙️A group of local historians are hard at work unearthing and preserving the rich histories of Madison’s neighborhoods. Make History Madison also tells the painful histories of dispossession and displacement that are part of our shared past. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/you-can-make...

🎙️Esty Dinur celebrates Juneteenth, “America’s second Independence Day,” with Dr. Timothy Golden. They talk about the symbolic importance of this federal holiday and how the US still struggles to make freedom meaningful for Black people. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/celebrate-ju...

🎙️Hosts Bert Zipperer and Pete Hardin of The Milkweed break down cheese consumption trends, chat about the history of the dairy industry in Wisconsin, and hear from two local dairy farmers, Jan Shepel and Adam Faust.  Listen here: www.wortfm.org/honoring-dai...

🎙️Host @alimuldrow.bsky.social speaks with Courtney Ann LaFaive about her new biography, Follow the Signs: Searching for Linda Goodman, America's Forgotten Astrology Queen, and how she found a language for compatibility and consent through astrology. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/decoding-the...

🎙️Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari is a child of Iranian immigrants, a working mother, and the founder of a mobile health clinic, bringing reproductive healthcare to rural patients in the Pacific Northwest. She joins host Dana Pellebon to discuss her new memoir. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/one-mobile-c...

🎙️Guest host Yuri Rashkin is in conversation with journalists @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social and @jjsmart.bsky.social as well as politician @levparnas.bsky.social about Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine and the status of support for Ukraine in the US. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/a-kaleidosco...

🎙️Today's guest, Marc Becker, says that Trump is “turning the screws” on Cuba via more blockades on petroleum and more sanctions on select members of the Cuban government. Listen to his conversation with host Esty Dinur here: www.wortfm.org/the-crisis-i...

🎙️What do the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the UFC have in common? Donald Trump. On today's show, @normstoc.bsky.social chats with sports writers @edgeofsports.bsky.social and Adam Szetela about the links between authoritarianism and sports culture. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/blood-sports...

Today Professor Nicholas Powers joins Ali Muldrow in a conversation about his new book, Black Psychedelic Revolution. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/the-line-bet...

Today host Douglas Haynes is joined by Kris Tazelaa of Second Harvest Food Bank, and Melissa Bublitz professor of human ecology at UW Madison to talk about nutrition security, partnering with local farmers, Foodshare benefits and more. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/we-need-nutr...

🎙️Author @annlarson.bsky.social wants to bust the myth that so-called “low-skilled” workers deserve low pay. In fact, she wants to ditch the idea of "unskilled labor" altogether. Her new book gives a peak into life of a supermarket cashier. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/theres-no-su...

🎙️ Before pregnancy and birth were medicalized by male physicians, they were the domain of midwives and women. @taramulder.bsky.social tells the story of birth in ancient Rome in her new book, A Womb of One's Own from @ucpress.bsky.social. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/the-story-of...

🎙️Host Dana Pellebon is in conversation with Rev. Staci Marrese-Wheeler and Rev. Tim Schaefer about the phenomena of white Christian nationalism and how their congregations are choosing to follow a table-flipping Jesus. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/following-a-...

🎙️1lb of phosphorus can lead to 500lbs of algae. That's what's in the Yahara Lakes. We hear from experts at Clean Lakes Alliance and the UW Center for Limnology about the 2025 State of the Lakes annual checkup. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/phosphorus-t...

🎙️The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais means that the Voting Rights Act of 1965-- “the most important piece of legislation in US history”--is "effectively dead," says Elie Mystal of @thenation.com. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/the-voting-r...

🎙️ Blending public and personal history, John Seabrook's new book uncovers the dark secrets of his family’s business and the growth of the American food industry in the 20th century. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/what-one-fam...

🎙️Dana Pellebon is in conversation with Jessica Jane Witham of Encore Studio for the Performing Arts about their original productions and the work of hiring and supporting actors with disabilities. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/theater-for-...

🎙️The Republican Party under Trump has a combative and conflicting relationship with big business, says @pmheideman.bsky.social in conversation with @michaelbilleaux.bsky.social. Heideman's book, Rogue Elephant is out now from @versobooks.bsky.social. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/trumps-comba...

🎙️Esty Dinur hosts a roundtable discussion about the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s decision to close walleye and musky fishing for non-tribal members on some of their lakes. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/fishing-isnt...

🎙️The phenomena of AI psychosis is growing, but AI companies aren't creating the guardrails necessary to protect users. We speak with Etienne Brisson who urges people to realize that AI isn't sentient, it's designed to say what you want to hear. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/if-the-ai-sa...

🎙️Family separation isn't immigration policy, it's cruelty. In Dr. Gabrielle Oliveira's new book from @stanfordpress.bsky.social she writes about the experience of immigrant children in the education system and the ripple effects of family separation. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/what-if-chil...

🎙️HB1 visas now cost $100,000, meaning that rural hospitals won't be able to afford to sponsor the immigrant physicians that they rely on. @eramalam.bsky.social joins us to talk about her new book on the history of foreign-born doctors in the US. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/no-healthcar...

🎙️What's in the House version of the Farm Bill? What could it mean for the US food system and future of SNAP? We're joined by @lisaelaineh.bsky.social of @civileats.com to learn more. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/the-farm-bil...

🎙️Combining scientific study with lived experience, @dghaskell.bsky.social's latest book, How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries, tells the story of the adaptability and cooperative nature of flowering plants. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/you-can-lear...

🎙️On today's show @enjoyiana.bsky.social speaks with Ms. Lilada Gee about the planning, implementation, and legacy of The Center for Black Excellence and Culture. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/a-madison-sp...

🎙️Young people are too often victims of our broken criminal justice system. Host @alimuldrow.bsky.social discusses a collection of poetry by 60 teens impacted by incarceration, detention, and deportation. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/youth-poetry...

🎙️Araceli Esparza says that freeing your voice is an action, but it takes healing to get there. She offers advice on how to address racial discrimination in the workplace on A Public Affair with Dana Pellebon. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/araceli-espa...

🎙️This year Olbrich Botanical Gardens embarked on a master planning process to ensure the future of the Gardens including expanding its physical space as well as services. Learn more in this roundtable discussion. www.wortfm.org/the-good-pro...

🎙️In response to ICE abductions in Madison this week, host Esty Dinur is in conversation with two organizers about the lessons other communities can learn from ICE resistance in the Twin Cities.  Listen here: www.wortfm.org/lessons-from...

🎙️On today's show @saragabler.bsky.social speaks with journalist Josiah Hesse about what it’s like to grow up inside a working-class Evangelical community and then leave it. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/no-longer-on...

🎙️On today’s edition of “Ali’s Book Club,” @alimuldrow.bsky.social celebrates the publication of Baker’s Dozen by Dasha Kelly, a book that grapples with mortality, grief, and desire. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/writer-dasha...

🎙️We host a roundtable discussion on the struggles of doing anti-oppression work in majority white spaces, namely in Madison's Rotary Club where our guests experienced racism and sexism. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/anti-oppress...

🎙️There's no shortage of bad climate news: unprecedented heat, US cities running out of water, etc. Climate therapist @lesliedavenport.bsky.social joins us to talk about how to stay human in a burning world. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/can-we-norma...

🎙️Foreign correspondent Jennifer Loewenstein joins us from Beirut to talk about Israel's "Gazafication" of Lebanon. From domicide, to ecocide, and ethnic cleansing, Israel is turning Southern Lebanon into a "dead zone." Listen here: www.wortfm.org/israel-is-tu...

🎙️After weeks of war with Iran, @redprof.bsky.social says that the US is in a dangerous position as Iran exposes the limits of US power. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/us-foreign-p...

🎙️In a world where our smart devices are surveillance devices, your Ring camera or Fitbit could rat you out. @alimuldrow.bsky.social speaks with @profferguson.bsky.social about his new book from @nyupress.bsky.social. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/your-smart-d...

🎙️From the Civil Rights period to the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, corporations haven’t delivered on their pledges for racial equity, says scholar @profadediran.bsky.social. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/public-state...

🎙️The Trump administration is ending student loan forgiveness programs and at the same time offering student loan forgiveness to ICE recruits. We hear from education reporter @nadrakn.bsky.social of @19thnews.org about impending changes. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/shrinking-op...

🎙️Kathy Kelly of @world-beyond-war.bsky.social compares economic sanctions of Iraq to the US's assault on Iran. In both cases, the civilians are the most harmed and the mainstream media isn't telling their stories. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/call-it-warf...

🎙️The food system in the US is broken, from ultra-processed foods to the new US dietary guidelines that recommend eating more red meat. @marionnestle.bsky.social walks us through the grocery store and why it's so important to eat real food. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/eat-real-food/

🎙️Did you know "We Shall Overcome" was sung by marchers in Selma and Derry? Learn more about the connections between Civil Rights in the US and Northern Ireland from historian Forest Isaac Jones and host @alimuldrow.bsky.social. @anthempress.bsky.social Listen here: www.wortfm.org/the-global-s...

🎙️A century ago, 14% of agricultural land was owned by Black farmers, but now that’s down to less than 2%. Urban Triage's agriculture programs are repairing people’s relationship with the land and supporting food security in Madison. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/wisconsin-is...