On this special live Christmas Eve edition of A Public Affair, host Ali Muldrow is joined by Bianca Martin,  the host of the podcast, City Cast Madison. They’re leaning into the festive season with loved ones, uplifting non-traditional ways of celebratin

On todays show, host Esty Dinur is joined by scholar Marc Becker to talk about the Trump Administrations rapidly escalating attacks on Venezuela. He puts the strikes on boats allegedly trafficking drugs in the context of Venezuelas oil economy and Lat

More than 3,800 Starbucks baristas have joined a nationwide strike since mid-November. Theyre demanding increased staffing, more predictable hours, and better wages. To talk about the exploitation of service workers like baristas, host Allen Ruff is joi

WORT 89.9FM Madison The Tragic Repetition of School ShootingsThis week marks the 1-year anniversary of the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Meanwhile the search for the Brown University shooter is ongoing. To talk about these

WORT 89.9FM Madison One Man Stalled Healthcare Expansion for New MomsCurrently, Wisconsin and Arkansas are the only two states that have not expanded healthcare coverage for new moms. On todays show, host Dana Pellebon speaks with ProPublica reporter

As WORT celebrates its 50th birthday this year, weve been reflecting on what the last half-century has meant to our community. But on todays show, host Douglas Haynes asks, what will the next 50 years look like? Hes joined by the next generation of ra

On todays show, host Esty Dinur is joined by Ojibwe elder, Great Grandmother Mary Lyons, who recaps what happened at the United Nations Climate Conference of Parties (COP 30) in Belm, Brazil last month. The gathering of world leaders and representative

In the news this week, the Presidents birthday was added to the list of free entry days at the National Parks, meanwhile Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth were removed from the list. On todays show, host Allen Ruff is joined by activist and sch

On todays show, host Ali Muldrow speaks with Dionne Koller about her new book, More Than Play: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport. As a former athlete who signed her kids up for youth sports, Koller says she wrote the book to make

On todays show, host Dana Pellebon is joined by Dane County Human Services Director, John Schlueter, to help listeners understand the breadth of the largest department in our county. Schlueter is a long-time Madison resident whose service to the communi