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Donald Trump continues to boast that he will bring about the fall of Cuba and Marco Rubio continues to assert that Cuba poses a national security threat. On today’s show, host Esty Dinur is in conversation with Marc Becker about the latest signs of US aggression toward Cuba.

Featured image of a map of the 1962 US blockade of Cuba via Wikimedia Commons.

Singer-songwriter Paul Otteson joins Andy Moore to discuss his intimate new chamber folk album, "Alright, I Get It, Alright."

Crestwood Elementary art teacher Luke Bassuener previews his students' new animated myth "Arachne" and advocates for the vital role of arts education.

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

Stream the interview with Pam Barrett as she looks back at Madison's legendary lost music venues ahead of the Make History Madison panel.

After four years marked by success and tremendous popularity, the Wisconsin Divers Club is set to shut down June 11th. The news comes after UW-Madison and UW RecWell made the decision to cut the club’s access to its diving pool.

WORT Reporter Fiona Hatch spoke to the club’s founder and parent advocate to get the full story.

In honor of Pride Month, WORT feature contributor Fiona Hatch takes a look at a Wisconsin-originating predecessor to Obergefell v. Hodges – the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case that lifted same-sex marriage bans nationwide – in this week’s episode of Legal Brief.

Wisconsin is still one of the worst states for Black families to live, based on results from the latest Kids Count Data Book. At the same time, Wisconsin ranks near the top of the list in overall child well-being, revealing a deep racial disparity.

WORT News Producer Faye Parks sat down with Emily Miota and Faith Roska of Kids Forward, a statewide policy center, to discuss the findings.

Image courtesy: The Annie E. Casey Foundation.

A date is now set for nurses at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to hold a federally supervised election to join SEIU Wisconsin. A St. Mary's nurse spoke to Labor Radio.