Who loves you? WSUM does! We are giving away tickets to the following acts in the coming days, so tune in (91.7 FM or online) or follow us on

This year WSUM will be celebrating its 13th anniversary as UW-Madison’s award-winning free-form radio station and we are looking for new hosts to carry on our traditions and keep the quality of our programming high. If you …

WSUM is proud to announce that we have been announced as finalists for a variety of CBI awards this year! We are very proud of our dedicated and enthusiastic staff and DJs for working hard to make …

WSUM’s first Alumni Newsletter is here! Feel free to peruse the newsletter to see what our DJs are currently up to and what some of our alumni have been doing. Ideas for, questions about, or requests to …

Those of us who were priviledged to see Mike Birbiglia at the Overture Center this past weekend learned quite a lot from the comedian, filmmaker and storyteller. For one, Birbiglia emphasized the importance of timeliness, beginning his show …

Although Hannibal Buress’s time in Madison was less than 24 hours (as he mentioned in his opening statement with concerns that he wouldn’t have the time to take a shit while he was in Madison) his performance was truly one …

You may know Mike Birbiglia from his 2012 film, Sleepwalk With Me, or his regular appearances on WBEZ Chicago’s This American Life. But now award-winning performer Mike Birbiglia is flying solo on his Thank God for Jokes comedy tour. …

This past weekend I saw a play on campus called “Jungle Kings” written and directed by Rain Wilson and staring ten extremely talented Badgers. While the story takes place in a prison, the characters are anything but predictable …

Hannibal Buress is back on tour, with Madison, Wisconsin as his first destination. With two full-length albums, Buress is a veteran to the comedy scene, also known for writing for NBC’s Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. After a successful …

Rejoice! After passive-aggressively checking WUD Music’s and the band’s own website for the last couple weeks, I was thrilled to hear that Bleached, a four-piece punkish-rock “girl band” (more on this later), is FINALLY coming to Madison. For …

If you’re a regular listener or follower of the show, you might have noticed that my voice is missing. I know this may disappoint the ladies–namely my mom, aunts, and grandma. Fear not, it’s only for the semester (thanks …

Thirsty Thursday has come and gone. Rubbing the sleep from your eyes and wishing your head would explode if only to momentarily escape the constant hammering, you lazily creep your hand toward the bedside radio. Brushing aside the spaghetti sauce …