More fallout from the City of Madison’s lost vote debacle greets the city’s new clerk. Votebeat Wisconsin’s Alexander Shur has the story.

Stu Levitan welcomes award-winning journalist Tom Alesia to discuss his new book, "Baseball Like It Ought to Be: How a Shoe Salesman's Madison Mallards and His Renegade Staff Ignited a Summer Collegiate Baseball Revolution"

What will Madison's stronger tree protection ordinance mean for construction and infrastructure? Three City Committees are meeting (at the same time!) to talk through it. Hosts Brenda Konkel and Rebecca Kemble will talk through those and all the other City and Dane County meetings this week on Forward Lookout.

This week on Mel & Floyd: The kazoo will be ready!; Musk’s DOGE cuts result in increased ant smuggling; Tommy Tuberville rails against male cheerleaders [R.J. needs to step it up to retain his “Dumbest Senator” title]; Fighter jet noise in Madison; A bumper crop is a bad thing?; Shocker: trump meme coins nearly worthless; 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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There’s so much chaos in the news and in many communities across the country. To discuss this week’s headlines, Esty Dinur is joined by writer and political analyst, Mary Geddry. They discuss how Trump’s authoritarian chaos is spreading.

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Queery host, Gregg Potter, an international collaboration coach and Executive Director of the International Institute on Collaboration, helps us dig in an find some internal JOY!

Sit a spell and listen in as Gregg coaches us to find the Joy from within each of us.

Elizabeth Tucker joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to share how the Textile Arts Center’s new south side location opens September 7 with a quilt showcase.

JP Patterson from JP Hair Design joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss free student haircuts this Sunday at the Alliant Center.

On the Friday 8 O'Clock Buzz, Ankur Malhotra shares his picks for the best music events happening around Madison the next week.

Charlie Sykes joins the Friday Buzz to unpack Trump’s week of controversies, from Putin to the Smithsonian.