8 O'Clock Buzz

With the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act loaded with bans on abortion, trans health care, and racial diversity initiatives in the military, how will the Senate version, just passed last week, be reconciled, asks Lindsay Koshgarian, Director of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Will the Senate stand up for individuals’ rights? Will enough Republicans in the House do the same?

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Brought to media attention by the recently-released movie “Oppenheimer” and an updated study of the extent of the country which rained with radioactive fallout after the “Trinity” atomic bomb test (46 states), there is renewed hope that New Mexican residents directly affected and sickened by the radiation may become eligible to receive compensation by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, according the Tina Cordova, founder of “Trinity Downwinders”. Cordova talks about the update and relates some of the personal stories of those individuals and families affected.

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Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with 1neofmani (Breyon Sommerville), Chakari Daezhare joins to talk about her story and music, and making music in Madison.  Special guest Soultry Shibon joins in at the half.

Check out Chakari Daezhare on August 12th at Cargo Coffee.

Follow Chakari Daezhare on Instagram and Soundcloud. 

And Follow Soultry Shibon on Instagram.

Listen in Madison at 89.9FM or online anywhere at wortfm.org.  Support your community radio with a donation online at wortfm.org!

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In 1898, on flimsy evidence, William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal ran a banner headline, “Destruction of the Warship Maine Was the Work of an Enemy,” and the paper offered a $50,000 reward for any information about the maritime explosion.  Headlines such as that, termed “Yellow journalism” at the time, helped propel the United States into the Spanish-American War.

One hundred and twenty years later, the widespread distribution of lies, propaganda, mistakes and exaggeration is not limited to media titans.  In the internet age, everyone has the ability to reach thousands of people, and what we used to call “yellow journalism” now goes by other names, such as “fake news” or, more recently, “information disorder.”  With a grant from the National Science Foundation, the University of Wisconsin is working to help dispel information disorder, in concert with Wisconsin Watch.  Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic is one of the leads in the new project, and she joins us now to tell us more.

To find out more about the information disorder project, go to wisconsinwatch.org

Image by Karolina Grabowska from Pixabay

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Milwaukee-based Def Sonic has been bringing his unique brand of techno-folk to Madison and elsewhere for years now, but his profile is on the rise.  He recently headlined WORT’s Atwood Fest Warm Up Party at the Alchemy, and will be playing a number of shows in Madison in August.  

Def Sonic will be playing Robinia Courtyard on August 2nd, Peace in the Park on August 6, and the “expletive deleted” Barn in Spring Green on August 17. 

For more info, you can go to defsonicmusic.com

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Each year, over one hundred million wild plants and animals are removed from their native environment and relocated to other parts of the world as part of both the legal and illegal wildlife trade.  Scientists have long suspected that leaving such significant holes in natural ecosystems has cascading effects, and is therefore unsustainable.

However, until recently, such system-wide effects were difficult to pin down.  Ecologists at the University of Sheffield, England have recently published a global map of wildlife trade impacts in an effort to answer such questions.  Conservation biologist Oscar Morton led the study, and he joins us now by phone. 

Global map of wildlife trade reveals true cost to the planet

 

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No, this isn’t about a Steve Martin movie sequel, but rather the relatively new vegan catering company, The Walking Jerk, offering a plant-based take on the traditional Jamaican and Hispanic fare.  Chef Daijah Birchette and Chief Taster Drew Richmond, owners of the food service join the 8 O’Clock Buzz in a pre-recorded interview with host Tony Castañeda and Eli Wilz.  Currently the food service is part of Feed Kitchens, 1219 Sherman Avenue, which is a shared kitchen space.  The owners have recently purchased a food truck from which they plan to bring their meals to a location near you, but you can always order on-line from their kitchen.  They are looking for support for this Black, woman-owned business, from the greater Madison area to allow Daijah to fulfill her dream of eventually opening her own restaurant.  Discover how great vegan cooking can taste and how much better it can be for your soul.

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Rebecca Hoyt, the new Disability Rights and Services Specialist for the City of Madison joins the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz and host Tony Castañeda and Eli Wilz to talk about the upcoming Disability Summit, as well as the general state of affairs regarding policies and directions for the City.  The Summit will be a virtual event hosted by the City today, July 27th, and tomorrow, July 28th.  Access is open to the public and interested parties should visit the City’s website, City of Madison/Civil Rights, to register for this free event.  There will be many speakers addressing concerns and planning for disability rights.  This event will be held as a precursor to the Disability Pride Festival scheduled for Saturday, July 29th at Warner Park in Madison.

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Chief of Race, Wealth and Community for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad talks about the foundations of wealth inequality from when early settlers needed cheap labor, thus creating racial inequality to justify enslavement of workers. His recent report, “From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality” discusses how states are looking toward reparations.

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In these days of low rain, what needs to be to protect our trees? That’s the question Jan Miyasaki poses to Lisa Johnson, Horticulture Outreach Specialist at UW Extension. Johnson answers that question, and talks about some of the heritage tree genetic preservation efforts in the works as part of the Heritage Oaks program of the Tree Canopy Collaborative.

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