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Hosted by Douglas Haynes, Ali Muldrow, Carousel Bayrd, Allen Ruff, & Esty Dinur · news · EN
A Public Affair is WORT's daily hour-long talk program. It aims to engage listeners in a conversation on social, cultural, and political issues of importance. The guests range from local activists and scholars to notable national and international figures.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA Public Affair is WORT's daily hour-long talk program. It aims to engage listeners in a conversation on social, cultural, and political issues of importance. The guests range from local activists and scholars to notable national and international figures.
A Public Affair is hosted by Douglas Haynes, Ali Muldrow, Carousel Bayrd, Allen Ruff, & Esty Dinur. The show has published 300 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Canada Stands its Ground as the Duelling Tariffs Continue" (25 September 2026, 55 minutes), "A Practical Guide for Turning Idealism into Action" (24 September 2026, 55 minutes), and "Who Does Madison Better, the Eastside or the Westside?" (23 September 2026, 54 minutes).
A Public Affair publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 300 episodes.
Booking probability for A Public Affair is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Public Affair requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Public Affair's contact route on record: verified email.
Douglas Haynes, Ali Muldrow, Carousel Bayrd, Allen Ruff, & Esty Dinur hosts A Public Affair, a news podcast with 300 episodes published.
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Today on A Public Affair, political science professor at the University of Alberta Reza Hasmath joins Esty Dinur to discuss how the relationship between the US and Canada continues to decline under the Trump...
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Authors Danielle Chynoweth and Elizabeth Adams join Norman Stockwell to talk about their new book Remaking Democracy: How We Make the Worlds We Want . Designed as a toolkit to facilitate social change, the book is...
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WORT 89.9FM Madison · Who Does Madison Better, the Eastside or the Westside? Today on A Public Affair, host Ali Muldrow investigates one of the greatest debates of our time: which side of Madison is better, the east...
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WORT 89.9FM Madison · How did Wisconsin Become the Pioneer of Fusion Energy? It was announced earlier this month that the new tech startup Realta Fusion will partner with Madison Gas and Electric and build a nuclear...
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On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow takes the bait and rages against the patriarchy. She’s joined by scholar and former midwife Annie Menzel, and they evaluate the trad wife archetype and social media empire represented...
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The federal government–from the Justice Department to the FDA–is spending a lot of money on banning gender affirming care for trans youth. And though there is no state mandated ban, providers have stopped offering...
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There are term limits on the President of the United States, but why aren’t similar conditions placed on Congress? On today’s show, guest host Douglas Alexander has a friendly debate about the likelihood and efficacy of...
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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. On the show, Norman Stockwell of The Progressive remembers September 11, 2001 by discussing how WORT covered the breaking news...
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On today’s show producer Sara Gabler gets personal about white Christian womanhood with scholar Kristin Kobes Du Mez . Her new book, Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made...
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On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow speaks with Karin Wolf about the power of local art and how the city of Madison has responded to police violence with public art projects. Wolf was instrumental to the Downtown Street...
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If you need a marriage license or adoption papers, you’ll have to engage with the legal system. But not everyone has a choice of when and how the law intrudes in their lives. On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon tackles...
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On today’s show, host Esty Dinur takes up the topic of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, again, in response to the recent spill on August 25 . We’re joined by journalist River Akemann, lawyer Evan Feinauer, and we hear a...
On today’s show we welcome Allen Ruff back to the host seat for a special remembrance of September 11. Next Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Though a quarter...
Last year there were no female Black students taking college-credit calculus in MMSD. Host Ali Muldrow says that gatekeeping opportunities like this at the high school level is a way to gatekeep future professional...
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Over 23,000 people are incarcerated in Wisconsin’s prisons, a record number reports Wisconsin Public Radio . For those who are in jail or prison, accessing necessary mental health services is too often out of reach...
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On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes speaks with Sasha Waters about her new documentary, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World , that premiered last week on PBS’s American Masters series. The film profiles the...
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On today’s show, host Esty Dinur is joined by Amy Goodman and Tia Lessin to highlight their new documentary, Steal This Story, Please! . The film will screen at The Barrymore Theatre on Saturday, September 5 at 7:30 pm...
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This week a Supreme Court decision has, in the dissenting words of Justice Ketanj Brown Jackson, contributed to “pre-election chaos ” ahead of the Midterms. The decision upholds a March executive order that sought to...
On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow speaks with the new Co-CEO and Chief People Officer for the Overture Center , Victor Patterson . They discuss the role of the arts in shaping Madison’s culture, how Patterson developed...
On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon speaks with Madison Police Chief John Patterson about the use of body-worn cameras in the Madison Police Department as well as how law enforcement can reduce bias in policing. The...
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Chief Experience Officer, Minnesota Responsible AI Institute
Women's Amateur Champion, Riverside Sleep Center
oral maxillofacial surgeon & full arch specialist, Hidalgo County Economic Development
Professor of History and Gender Studies, Calvin University
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