The felony case against fake electors in Wisconsin’s 2020 Presidential Election creeps forward, even though it faces political headwinds under the Trump regime. Votebeat Wisconsin’s Alex Shur gives us an update.

June 29th is the anniversary of the day in 1936 when 100 Chicano mine workers were deported as "undesirable aliens" following a strike in Gallup, New Mexico. For decades, two thousand coal miners had risked their lives to work more than six hundred feet underground, digging hundreds of thousands of tons of coal each week in Gallup. They came from all over the world. Most had been recruited in Mexico. Feature contributor Harry Richardson, has the story.

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This week on Mel & Floyd:

Mad magazine nailed it!; Jetsons vs. Flintstones; Goodie bags for South African immigrants; Too hot for climate change conference; Administration cracks down on [some] illegally retained classified documents; Plato’s rules for wealth; Some Old Testament talk; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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The Trump regime’s attacks on public education at the federal level are filtering down to the states, like in Texas where the flagship university, the University of Texas, recently consolidated African and African Diaspora Studies, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Mexican American and Latino Studies into a single unit. On today’s show, host Esty Dinur is in conversation with scholar and friend of the program, Karma Chávez about what's happening in Texas and around the country.

Featured image of the University of Texas at Austin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

C.J. Bliss and Erika Koivunen preview the grand opening of Rogues Gallery and the Feral Garden Party.

Author Doug Bradley shares a moving look at his new caregiving memoir ahead of his Leopold's reading.

Joanne Junke breaks down the impact of moving special education oversight to the DOJ and HHS.

This Wednesday marked the 4 year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and rolled back constitutional protections to abortion rights nationwide.

In this week’s episode of Legal Brief, WORT feature contributor Fiona Hatch explores a 1991 Supreme Court case originating out of Wisconsin that ended a lot more favorably for reproductive rights.

Affordability, unity, and statewide Democratic victories were recurring themes at the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s 2026 State Convention this weekend.

WORT Reporter Fiona Hatch recaps the highlights.

Forecast from Wednesday 6-24-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison