8 O'Clock Buzz

Over 400 Christian church sponsored “Indian Schools” have been in existence in the U.S., separating families, destroying communities and lives of Indigenous Peoples in the country. Bridget Moix, General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, talks about programs for reparations and the proposed legislations in Congress for a “Truth and Healing Commission on the Indian Boarding School Era“.

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Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, Antoine McNeail featuring RR Moore and Lolo Lature, social worker, CEO and founder of FOSTER, Jacquelyn Hunt joins to tell her story, her work,  what she’s looking forward to coming up and looking back, and most important, giving back to our community.

More about FOSTER Dane County on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FosterDaneCounty/

Connect with Miss Jackie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacquelyn.hunt.7

Coming up this week:

Wednesday evening: Kipp’s Home Cooking Pop-up at Badger Rock Middle School

Thursday night: open mic at Forward Club 7-10, celebrating Miss Jackie’s birthday and more!

His weekend: Papa Kobina and The Hitterz Collective Hip Hop dance competition “Battle @ Da Badgers” World Hip Hop Tour Qualifier at sites around town: https://www.thehitterzcollectivellc.com/event-details/battleatdabadgers

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In a recent study by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies published recently, 35 major U.S. corporations paid less in federal income tax between 2018 and 2022 than they paid their top five executives. Co-author of the study, Senior Writer Will Rice, gives some of the details of how corporations have seen their tax rate steadily decline as earnings skyrocket for execs. Some Biden policies have tightened the loopholes, but more is needed to make the system fair to “common taxpayers” who pay a higher percentage of their income to support government programs.

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Tess Romanski, Communication and Development Manager for CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Coalition. CSA Coalition is a way to buy local food directly from a farmer, as fresh as it can be, supporting both the farmer and the consumer, you. CSA coordinates with many local farmers and you choose which farmer to affiliate with (by buying a share of his/her produce). Sign up now through the end of April for the best “pickins”.

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Today on the Too Turnt Up Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi, Antoine McNeail featuring RR Moore and Lolo Lature, talking about cultural and gender norms, relationships, how men and women work together or not, how they raise kids together or not, what it means to be a parent, what to learn and unlearn from childhood, internalized white supremacy, and more (including, of course, the weather)!

Coming up this week:

Wednesday – Soul Karaoke at Cafe Coda: https://cafecoda.club/

Thursday – “Chakari’s Cool Cat Collaboration” – Open Mic at Copa Madison: https://copamadison.org/

Saturday 11pm – “Late Night at the TK” with DJ Pain 1 and Cupcake: https://www.tavernakaya.com/latenite

Sunday 2-4 – “Behind Closed Doors – The Mental Health Toll of Domestic Violence”  at Wil-Mar Center: https://www.facebook.com/events/7077511488991893

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Not that long ago, absentee ballots made up a tiny proportion of total votes cast in any U.S. election.  In recent years, due to changes in lifestyle, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic, absentee voting has soared.  Absentee voting peaked in the 2020 November election, at the height of the pandemic, accounting for more than half of the 3.2 million votes cast in Wisconsin.

Even in 2022 after the pandemic had ebbed, more than 750,000 Wisconsin voters chose to vote absentee.  Absentee voting, it seems, is here to stay.

This year, in-person absentee voting starts Tuesday, March 19th, two weeks ahead of the Wisconsin spring nonpartisan elections and partisan primary on April 2nd.  Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl called in to the Buzz to tell us how absentee voting works and how Madison residents can use this voting option.

photo courtesy of WORT-FM

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The Wisconsin Legislature continues its efforts to sidestep Democratic Governor Tony Evers’ veto pen with a couple of state constitutional amendments on this April’s ballot. Constitutional amendments must pass two successive Legislative sessions and then be approved in a statewide referendum, but are not subject to gubernatorial approval.

The Wisconsin League of Women Voters and Dane County League of Women Voters urge a “NO” vote on both amendments up this year.

Sue Jennik, Program Director of the Dane County League of Women Voters and chair of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative Committee called into the studio to explain why.

Photo courtesy of WORT photo archive

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It’s no small accomplishment to stick with something (or someone) for 20 years, but despite those odds, Atlas Improv has done just that. In honor of this vigentennial milestone, Atlas will host 20 hours of free improv from March 21-24 at its theater, located at 609 E. Washington Ave. Atlas company member Michael Thomas joins 8 O’Clock Buzz hosts Tony Castañeda and Eli Wilz to talk about the upcoming comedy marathon, dubbed the Endurance Improv Comedy Festival, which will feature professional improvisors, as well a team tournament for which they are currently accepting applications.

Photo courtesy of Andrii Leonov on Unsplash.

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Join Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz hosts Tony Castañeda and Eli Wilz as they welcome their favorite rural newspaper correspondent into the studio. Charley Preusser, Editor of the Crawford County Independent and Kickapoo Scout, is in town for the 2024 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Convention and talks with Tony and Eli about the importance of small town newspapers, and how to keep them alive in our ever-changing media landscape. Up for 16 awards at the WNA convention this week, the Independent-Scout is a great example of how one community newspaper manages to thrive, despite its small circulation and subscribers with unpredictable news consumption habits.

Photo courtesy of StockSnap on Pixabay.

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To describe Marlon F. Hall as an artist doesn’t even begin to encompass the breadth and depth of the ideas, experiences and collaborations he’s exploring as an Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence in UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts and the School of Education’s Art Department this spring. In collaboration with the Dane County Food Collective, REAP Food Group and local citizens, musicians and culinary artists, Hall invites Wisconsin residents to participate in the Mosaic Dinner Movement he has created to bring social healing to communities around the world.

Photo courtesy of REAP Food Group.

 

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