The next time you find yourself on Fairchild Street by the Capitol, instead of white knuckling it through where it whips around King street, maybe you could distract yourself with a bit of Wisconsin History.

Like who is Fairchild and why was a street named after him?

Jenny Pederson is the Public programs Director for the Wisconsin Historical Society.

In this episode of Radio Chipstone and on a beautiful Fall afternoon, Pederson tells contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields, the ghostly tale of Lucious Fairchild.

When the UW announced plans for a new practice facility next to Camp Randall Stadium, those who purchased memorial bricks for the terrace had questions.

One being…what’s going to happen to the bricks.

A spokesperson clarified the confusion and promised that the bricks would be saved and reused.

Abby Witzig and her family decided to bring their brick home.

In this edition of Radio Chipstone, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields and Witzig spend a sunny Wednesday afternoon retrieving a bit of family

Janice Arnold created a four-thousand-foot hanging felt sculpture called Woolen Clouds, currently hanging in the central lobby of Nancy Nicolas Hall on the UW-Madison campus.

The work is the result of the 3.5 years Arnold spent as caregiver for her parents. Each square foot represents a day in their lives as she cared for them during their transition.

In this episode of “Radio Chipstone,” Arnold shares how her relationship with felt-making helped her create something beautiful out of heartache.

Have you ever had a toy so cute you wanted to just squeeze the stuffing out of it?

Well, you may want to give that notion a second thought when it comes to the Furby.

In this edition of Radio Chipstone contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields introduces us to the furry little creature.

Come to think of it…we haven’t seen her in a while…

Robert Velez, professor of political science at University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley, joins host Tony Castañeda to discuss the recent phenomena of Latinos voting for Don Trump in the last presidential election.

Robyn George recently graduated with a BS in Textile and Fashion Design from UW Madison. However, that was not her original plan.

In this episode of Radio Chipstone, George tells contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields and anyone listening, why she chose to do what she WANTED instead of what she thought she SHOULD do.

Our guest today, Ric Urrutia, is an organizer, podcaster, artist, and co-host of the We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast. He’s hosting a free workshop tonight at the Madison Labor Temple from 6-8pm on building worker power. The workshop will show participants how to read corporate documents and analyze corporate political contributions, and think critically about corporate investments.

Our guest today, Ric Urrutia, is an organizer, podcaster, artist, and co-host of the We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast. He’s hosting a free workshop tonight at the Madison Labor Temple from 6-8pm on building worker power. The workshop will show participants how to read corporate documents and analyze corporate political contributions, and think critically about corporate investments.

Elon Musk and his crew at the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have taken aim at the Federal government with the goal of dismantling departments with whom they consider too woke.

Forecast from Wednesday, 2-19-25 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Stu Levitan looks back at news of civil rights and teenage rumbles in Madison, February 1964.

WORT airdate - Feb. 19, 2025.