Candidates on both sides of the aisle are courting the rural vote ahead of this fall’s high stakes election.

In rural communities, top concerns include dwindling state investment in road maintenance, land use disputes, and the profitability of conventional agriculture.

Pete Hardin and Bert Zipperer share some insights from a recent gubernatorial listening session, in this edition of “The Milkweed.”

A note before Bert and Pete take it away – milk prices have rallied since they recorded this segment.

Image courtesy: Jereme Rauckman via Flickr.

This week on Stuff Yer Face, feature contributor Emily Tucker talks with local social media food reviewer Sterlyn W. – better known online as Solo Eatss. They dig into his fast-paced, on-the-spot food review style, some of his current favorites, and how sharing meals on camera might actually bring us all a little closer.

Melissa Faliveno makes the case for Midwestern gothic by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Interview by Peter Haney with Scott Gendel and Kathryn Smith on the Madison Opera's production of Gendel's "Everlasting Faint."

The deadline is fast-approaching to agree on Homeland Security funding for the next year. And it appears that Congressional Democrats are holding the line this time around. Immigration enforcement guardrails would be codified in the law under draft legislation they sent to Republicans on Sunday.

But Democrats can do more to back up their messaging with action, according to WisDems Chair Devin Remiker. He joined our News Producer Faye Parks last week to share his take on the immigration crackdown in Minnesota – and what’s at stake if Wisconsinites elect a Trump loyalist as governor this fall.

Image courtesy: Chali Pittman / WORT News, a sign displayed outside a bar in Milwaukee during the 2024 Republican National Convention.

This week, host Ellie Huber speaks with Daily Cardinal campus news editor Annika Bereny about the latter’s coverage of UW-Madison community members reflecting on Chancellor Mnookin’s legacy.

On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes is in conversation with Chris Purdy, the Founder and CEO of the Chamberlain Network, an organization dedicated to mobilizing veterans to protect democratic values and institutions. They discuss the changing civilian-military relations in the second Trump presidency, the tradition of the military as an apolitical institution, and the militarization of ICE.

Featured image: photo of Chris Purdy courtesy of The Chamberlain Network.

Forecast from Monday, 2-9-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Dane County’s Advisory Committee on Data Centers is slated to meet for the first time this week. And despite very little public support for the change in a recent ballot referendum, the city council’s Executive Committee plans to discuss reducing the number of alders.

Brenda Konkel and Rebecca Kemble have the rundown on the week ahead, in this edition of “Forward Lookout.”

President Donald Trump threatens to nationalize elections and send I.C.E. agents to conduct raids on polling places. Is Wisconsin ready? Nick Ramos from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign comes to the Buzz with some strategies to keep our elections fair.