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A World Beyond: Reconstructing Our Reality
Can art change our daily reality? Pinney Library Artist in Residence Ellie Braun talks about folk art, textiles and jewelry changing the world we live in.
Green Burial Offers Alternative to Embalming
Anita Lawrence from Solas Natural Burial Preserve tells us how to help protect the earth even after death.
Data Centers Threaten Wisconsin and Global Climate
All that internet seems like it just floats around in space, but it chews up huge amounts of infrastructure, land and electricity. Amy Barrileaux of Clean Wisconsin explains how a data center near you
CSW Community Change-Maker Awards, 2025
CSW Change-Maker Awards for 2025. Mary Ellyn and Joe Sensenbrenner, nominated by Rooted, are winners of the Liesl Blockstein Community Leadership Award, have worked for decades to safeguard public lan
Who OK’d Club Culture?
Today on the too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and Antoine McNeail, DJ Dee Franko joins us in studio for some laughs and some serious business.
Saving a Species with a Frog Sauna
Could a sit in a sauna save an endangered frog population? Environmental journalist Saugat Bolakhe brings us the story of a surprisingly simple solution to a conservation problem in Australia.
Canadian Wildfires in Perspective
Several Republican Congressional reps, including Wisconsins own Tom Tiffany and Glen Grothman, recently took the Canadian government to task for failing to contain forest fires this summer. As you m
White Collar Prosecutions Linked to Crime Victims Services
By law, revenues generated from federal prosecutions go to a special crime victims service fund. But that money has been drying up, forcing deep cuts in service agencies, such as rape crisis centers,
A Blast From the Past
In tribute to the 50th anniversary of WORT, host Tony Castaeda is welcoming back former volunteers to speak about the history of the radio station.
Surviving Sexual Violence
The Sexual Violence Resource Center (RCC), formerly known as the Rape Crisis Center, has been providing critical services for survivors of sexual assault, incest, harassment, and sexual exploitation f