We hear from some of the thousands of discontented souls who turned out for Madison’s “Kick Out the Clowns / No Kings” rally.

Dads speak out for child care at the Wisconsin State Capitol. We’ll hear a report from last week’s listening session sponsored by Kids Forward.

Cattle numbers in the United States are way down – with both dairy and beef herds at a seventy year low.

Pete Hardin tells host Bert Zipperer that this shortage and the loss of ‘Ma and Pa’ farms are changing the pricing landscape, in this edition of “The Milkweed.”

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In the parallel universe, where Jill Stein and the Green party won the 2024 election in a landslide, Vice President Buch Wald celebrates the new holiday: National Asylum Seeker Appreciation Day.

This week on Mel & Floyd: Sage co-hosts with Mr. Smarty Pants while Mel is on injured reserve; All about the queens; A scathing letter; How cats identify people [“odor donors”??]; Another coffee study; Positive effects of exercise; A collection of poetry by the dear leader?; Whales’ vision issues; 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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Today’s guests give an on-the-ground perspective on the ongoing ICE raids in Los Angeles. Bill Gallegos and Aquilina Soriano Versoza highlight the work of immigrant rights activists and protesters who have taken to the streets to oppose Trump’s sending of 200 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines to LA. 

Featured image of the skyline of Los Angeles via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Interview with Maggie Townsend of the Oakwood Chamber Players by Peter Haney. Aired on WORT, 89.9-FM, Madison on 6/10/2025.

As one of his first actions back in the Oval Office, President Trump issued an executive order abolishing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from all federally funded institutions.

Many affected organizations have resisted the order, arguing that it violates the Constitution. But a handful of Wisconsin hospital systems have responded by quietly removing diversity language from their websites.

That’s according to a new investigative report from Margaret Shreiner, a statehouse intern at Wisconsin Watch. Sitting down with our News Producer Faye Parks, she outlined her findings and explained why advocates are sounding the alarm.

Image courtesy: UW Health via their website.

Madison alders and staff outnumbered the public yesterday evening at a tense budget listening session on the city’s north side.

Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

Committing to Community Care at Communication by WORT 89.9FM Madison