Forecast from Monday, 1-5-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Madisonians protest the U.S. military's abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

Arts Lit Lab features an exhibit from one of Madison’s newest art spaces, Roundhouse Studios. Artists Katie Hogan and Katherine Rosing will join us.

Madison’s Oracular Studios gives us a production of Twelve Angry Jurors for the modern age. We’ll talk with Director Michael Kelley and Actor Dillon Sheehan.

Expert in international human rights law and Latin American policy Alexandra Hunneus gives us a legal overview of the Trump Administration’s abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

This week on Mel & Floyd: Luke sits in for ‘Pants and Saga visits; Real life midwestern horror movie experiences; Creationist “thinking” and catching measles at the Ark Encounter; Yellow brick road at bottom of ocean??; The real reason trump hates windmills; More guns than Bibles?; 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.

Photo courtesy Mikhail Preobrazhenskiy on Unsplash

In 2025, the state of Montana voted for Trump by nearly 20 points. But Montanan’s support for the president is waning because of the administration’s policies on public lands. To unpack the effects of DOGE cuts to public land agencies, host Esty Dinur is joined by journalist Cassidy Randall, author of a recent article, ‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country.

Featured image of a sign for the Pryor Mountain Range in Montana via the Bureau of Land Management on Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Mermaid Kitchen owner Lisa Jacobson joins the Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz to talk bagel craft and history.

Ankur Malhotra shares his picks for the best music events happening around Madison the over next week.

Calling in to wish the show and its listeners a Happy New Year, The Guy Who Can't Say Goodbye does that thing that he does.