AdaptingClothingForAccessibility by WORT 89.9FM Madison

AdaptingClothingForAccessibility by WORT 89.9FM Madison

The amount of butterfat in the milk supply has gone up dramatically in the past 5 years – and a significant drop in butter pricing isn’t the only consequence. The high fat content in dairy milk is also affecting the process of making cheese. Cheese makers are experimenting with separators…but they are costly imported machines with tariffs.

Pete Hardin and Bert Zipperer discuss how cheese plants and dairy farmers are adapting, in this edition of “The Milkweed.”

Photo by Caroline Roose on Unsplash.

The U.S. Supreme Court has gone into overdrive on using the so-called “shadow docket” to overturn federal court decisions that the Trump administration does not like. Labor Radio spoke with Jeff Mandell, the President and General Counsel at Law Forward, about the rise in these unsigned, unprecedented decisions.

This week on Mel & Floyd: Smarty-Pants AND Mel are here this week!; A discussion of political rhetoric & violence; Noem micromanages resulting in great inefficiency; The Well-Organized Left?; Making the Kennedy Center great again; Don Jr. blatantly selling influence while “Senior” claims credit for Biden’s infrastructure work; Mental images of naked capitalism; Demise of a moss-free sloth; 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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From the murder of Charlie Kirk to the fatal shooting at a Colorado high school this week, political violence is front and center of the news and today’s conversation. In this two-part show, host Esty Dinur discusses the state of the US with Leader Stacey Abrams and reflects on the life of the peacemaker U Thant with his grandson Thant Myint-U.

Featured image: of "LIBERACIÓN A TRAVÉS DEL CONOCIMIENTO" (LIBERATION THROUGH KNOWLEDGE) by Aurelio Diaz Tekpankalli via UCCS Kraemer Family Library (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Musician and author Ritt Dietz joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about his debut novel Settle Down, a story of roots, restlessness, and young adulthood.

Martha Barnette joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss her new book Friends with Words, her radio show A Way with Words, and why language matters.

Bob Kahn and Jim Good join the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss The Gallery of Lost Gargoyles, a new book reimagining Madison’s architecture.

Reacting to a recent decision to cut students from the women’s swim team, including two disabled swimmers, the community rallied around the phrase “Let Them Swim,” encouraging the Board to prioritize inclusivity. Image courtesy: Zero / UNSPLASH