8 O'Clock Buzz

Who is billion-dollar conservative donor Charles Koch? David Armiak, Research Director at the Center for Media and Democracy, talks about the man, his legacy, and his spending to sway elections in the U. S.

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Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz, Lolo Lature and RR Moore take on heavy subjects.  In the wake of multiple shootings talking about guns and gun control, and finding the real cause of our problems.  Later, more talk about racist incidents close to home, including continuing racial tension in Baraboo schools.

More on the Madison shootings from WORT News: https://www.wortfm.org/madison-leaders-call-for-gun-safety-reform-after-multiple-shootings-this-weekend/

And this week’s and past incidents in Baraboo from WPR: https://www.wpr.org/news/questions-racism-baraboo-school-district

More on Saturday’s Juneteenth celebration at Penn Park: https://kujichaguliamcsd.org/celebration-park/ 

Music from today’s show: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/19091592/Tuesday-8-O-Clock-Buzz

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On July 17 and 18, the Wisconsin Collaboration for Affordable Housing will host its 30th annual “A Home for Everyone” conference at Madison’s Marriott West hotel.  With the City of Madison experiencing the highest rent increases in the nation, the quest for solutions to the area’s housing crisis has never been more urgent.  But will more-of-the-same reliance on old solutions still work, or is it time for more innovative measures?  Dean Loumos has spent his entire career working as a housing provider and affordable housing advocate.  He joined the Buzz on June 10, 2024.

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This spring’s thunderstorms left more than downed tree branches and full-to-the-brim drainage ditches.  Solicitations from roofing and siding contractors proliferated throughout the area, as construction firms seek to capitalize on hailstorm damage and the associated insurance payouts.  But how do you know if the company that puts out those flyers in giant comic-sans fonts is on the up-and-up?  Michele Reinen heads up the Trade and Consumer Protection Division of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.  Michele joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on June 10, 2024.

Photo of hail: FCB Excalibur, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Knowing the history of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is critical to understand ongoing opposition to the company’s plan to reroute the pipeline. Every day, Line 5 moves over 23 millions gallons of natural gas liquids, light crude oil, and light synthetic crude over 600 miles through the heart of the Great Lakes and over the Bad River Reservation. Since its inception in 1967, Line 5 has spilled 33 times, releasing over one million gallons of oil along its length from Superior, Wisconsin through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, under the Straits of Mackinac, and down to refineries in Sarnia, Ontario.

On Tuesday, the Army Corps of Engineers held a public hearing in Ashland regarding the permit Enbridge needs to rebuild Line 5.

Longtime activist Marc Rosenthal attended the hearing and talks this morning with 8 O’Clock Buzz hosts Tony Castañeda and Eli Wilz about the specific threats the pipeline poses and the importance of organizing through groups like 350 Wisconsin and the Sierra Club.

Photo courtesy of PatternPictures on Pixabay.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony forgery charges against the three Trump associates who masterminded the state’s fake elector scheme, which sought overturn the 2020 presidential election. Join Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz hosts Tony Castañeda and Eli Wilz as they talk with Lucy Ripp, Communications Manager for A Better Wisconsin Together, about the significance of the charges and Wisconsin’s role as the epicenter of the scheme.

Photo courtesy of Clay Banks on Unsplash.

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Chuck Collins, Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, talks about his article, “Cracks in the Wealth Extraction System, Dissenters of the power elite“, where he discusses how some of the uber-wealthy are breaking ranks of the wealth-hoarders, and are offering to “pay their share” to reduce inequality.

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California’s Prop 12, a major victory to regulate the animal agriculture industry won a court victory in that state, but that hasn’t stopped Big Ag from trying to influence federal regulations, according to Rebecca Wolf, Senior Analyst at Food and Water Watch. In Wolf’s recent article, “The EATS Act: Lawmakers’ Big Gift to Big Ag in this Farm Bill“, she talks about how this federal bill will overrule animal rights, harm small farms, and shift the balance of power over agriculture from the states to the federal government.

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Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi featuring RR Moore and Lolo Lature, Rudy Scott, CEO and founder of Abstract Global Entertainment joins us to talk about his upcoming comedy show at The Barrymore, and to continue our ongoing conversation about event production and Madison’s scene.  And a bonus, recapping The Roots Family Picnic last weekend in Philadelphia.

Abstract Comedy Series is coming to Barrymore on June 8th, more info and tickets at  https://barrymorelive.com/event/abstract-comedy-series/ 

Keep up with Rudy at c.e.o._rudy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c.e.o._rudy/ 

Youth Programs (The Street’s Got a Job for Everybody) :

Catch Corey Whitmore and Madison youth performers at Summerfest on June 22nd!

Juneteenth and Father’s Day coverage next week!

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On one hand, it’s remarkable that Monona’s Aldo Leopold Nature Center is now in its thirtieth year of operation. On the other hand, the center’s nature summer camps for kids, educational outings and special events have become such a part of the fabric of the Madison area, that it’s hard to remember that they haven’t been around forever. Cara Erickson is the marketing and communications coordinator for the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, and she joins us now in the studio to tell us about how they’re celebrating their auspicious anniversary.

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