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Latest Episodes

WORT Greets Denizens of “the Eyeball Planet”
December 01, 2025

WORTs radio bubble at 89 megahertz has now traveled 50 light years from earth. That means that denizens of the Eyeball Planet are just now hearing WORTs inaugural broadcast from December First, 197

Fifty Years of WORT Weirdness
December 01, 2025

Fifty years ago, WORT hit the airwaves for the first time. Engineer and editor John Wilson takes us on a tour of some of the wild and wooly highlights of our first half-century.

Champagne Problems
November 25, 2025

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, on Taras birthday-eve, some serious talk about dealing with the season, and talking about what weve got to be than

Finding Home on Highway 14: Episode Four
November 24, 2025

Performance artist and roving reporter Nicole Gruter joins us again with more tales from the road.

Cherish Fund Seeks to Fill Gaps in State Conservation
November 24, 2025

While the state legislature continues to dither on renewing the state stewardship fund, the Cherish Fund tries to plug the gap for conservation. Well talk with the Natural Resources Foundations She

State GOP Balks at Election Reforms
November 24, 2025

A month ago, Votebeat reporter Alex Shur told us how GOP rep Scott Krug was the voice of moderation in the state legislature. Well now, the right wing of the state Republicans are balking at Krugs m

Crying Wolf
November 21, 2025

Wisconsin State legislators have recently passed a bill that would mandate a wolf hunt with a hard cap goal regardless of science, pack health or ecological conditions. Melissa Smith, founding member

Here’s a Shout Out!
November 18, 2025

Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, Governor House, A/K/A DJ G Money joins us to tell his story, talk business, shout people out, and of course have a f

150 Years X 150 Artists at Madison Public Library
November 17, 2025

The Madison Public Library is three times as old as WORT, and its celebrating its 150th anniversary with the art exhibit to end all art exhibits, featuring 150 artists. Well talk with Bubbler maest

Mexican Island Iguanas Not So Invasive After All
November 17, 2025

Iguanas on a Mexican island get a reprieve from extermination. Turns out theyre not invasive after all. Organismal biologist Daniel Mulcahy tells us how he saved the day.