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Listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered, noncommercial community radio broadcasting to south-central Wisconsin at 89.9 FM and online at wortfm.org via our studios in Madison.
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I Didn’t Have Money, But I Had Ideas (opens the original)
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Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi featuring Jackie Brodean, another packed day! Filmmaker Rafael Raglan joins us to tell his story and talk about his latest project, Where Scriptures Breathe, showing September 26th at Madison Central Library. Intermixed around and in between, Greg Hampton joins to talk about taking care of kids and his new business, Hampton Boats; Tyrone Austin of TY Cooks talks food; and Gabriel Taylor from Cafe CODA joins to talk about the upcoming
State government moves to reduce footprint in downtown Madison (opens the original)
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Wisconsin's state government is moving to sell off a significant portion of the land it owns in downtown Madison, as it plans on increasing the number of state employees who live and work outside the city. A recent example: the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee approved the sale last week of two downtown office buildings to a private developer, freeing up the 2.5 acre site for redevelopment. State Senator Kelda Roys, who represents the area, was the lone vote against the sale. She
Dane County sees record high homelessness (opens the original)
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The number of people experiencing homelessness in Dane County has reached a 17-year high, according to data collected in January of this year. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.
Stuff Yer Face: begonia. (opens the original)
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On this week's edition of Stuff Yer Face, host Emily Tucker visits begonia., the newly opened modern Latin restaurant on Monroe Street. Chef Christopher Lund and his mother-in-law Sara Anderson co-own the restaurant, with Chris running the kitchen and Sara leading the front of house. Scratch made dishes, sauces, cocktail ingredients, and desserts—as well as personal touches throughout the space—make begonia. a friend among neighbors in the Monroe Street food corridor.
Study Shows Bail Risk Assessments Don’t Work (opens the original)
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On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon tackles the criminal legal system with scholar Jim Greiner, whose lab recently released a study of Dane County’s bail risk assessment tool. Featured image of the Dane County Courthouse via Brian Standing/WORT.
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