Daily Episodes of the Morning Show with Greg Berg. One-of-a-kind interviews with locally and nationally-renowned authors, regional newsmakers, opinion leaders, educators, performers, athletes, and other intriguing members of the community. Presented by WGTD FM. Visit us for local news and information: http://www.wgtd.org
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10/4/24 "Xanadu" at Carthage College
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Matthew Hougland, Ella Bergfeld and Jon Rasmussen talk about Carthage College's production of the musical XANADU, which runs the next two weekends. Professor Hougland is the director of the production, and Ella and Jon play two of the leading roles in this colorful, high-energy show.
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10/3/24 Ken Weber: "Why Books Still Matter"
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Here is a wonderful interview for anybody who loves books and bookstores: "Why Books Still Matter: Honoring Joyce Meskis- Essays on the Past, Present and Future of Books, Bookselling and Publishing." Joyce Meskis was the legendary creator of the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, CO - one of the most famous bookstores in the world. She was also a …
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10/2/24 Remembering Pete Rose
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Baseball legend Pete Rose, one of the sport's most colorful and controversial players, died on Monday the 30th of September at the age of 83. Here is a conversation from earlier in the year with Keith O'Brian, the author of a biography of Pete Rose titled "Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose and the Last Glory Days of Baseball."…
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10/2/24 What Jewish Looks Like
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Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin talk about their new children's book "What Jewish Looks Like," which celebrates the amazing diversity of the Jewish community by highlighting the legacy and accomplishments of some noteworthy people of the Jewish faith.
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10/1/24 Robert Katzman "Lost Boy"
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Local writer Robert Katzman has written a multi-volume memoir of his life ..... the first volume of which is titled "Lost Boy: On Beating a Child," in which he talks about much of what he endured during his difficult childhood, including abuse of various kinds from his parents. The book is also uplifting and inspiring. Published by Don't Go Quietly…
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9/30/24 Am. Exp: "The American Vice President"
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We preview tomorrow night's American Experience documentary airing on PBS stations across the country, including channel 10 in Milwaukee. "The American Vice President" talks about the somewhat murky beginning of this often maligned office- left vague by the framers of the constitution- and the way that various vice presidents have been called upon …
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9/29/24 "Tornado of Life" (by an ER doctor)
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From 2022 .... Dr. Jay Baruch, author of "Tornado of Life: A Doctor's journey through Constraints and Creativity in the ER."
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From the archives: Mark Freeman, author and editor of "Modern Family: The Untold Oral History of one of Television's Groundbreaking Sitcoms."
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9/27/24 Across the Aisle (bipartisanship)
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We talk about bipartisanship with Jill Long Thompson, editor of "Across the Aisle: Why Bipartisanship Works for America." The book is a collection of fascinating and insightful essays addressing different aspects of bipartisanship.
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9/26/24 Organist Brian Schoettler
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We preview a free organ recital that is going to be played this Sunday afternoon, September 29th, 4:00 at St. Mary's Lutheran Church in Kenosha (2001 80th Street) by Brian Schoettler, a Kenosha native and Carthage alum whose family connections with St. Mary's extends back four generations. This recital is part of a weekend of festivities that kick …
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9/26/24 UW-Parkside Foreign Film Series
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We preview the newest season of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Foreign Film Series with its current director, Dr. Jay Mcroy, who is Professor of Film Studies at Parkside. (In an extension of the interview not heard on today's broadcast, Mcroy talks about the film studies program and his own love of cinema.)…
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9/25/24 Nick Demske: Banned Books Week
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Nick Demske, executive director of the Racine Public Library, talks about Book Banning and Censorship during National Banned Books Week.
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9/25/24 Jeff Shinabarger (KABA's Inspire 2024)
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We speak with Jeff Shinabarger, founder and executive director of Plywood People, an Atlanta-based non-profit center for social innovation. Shinabarger is one of the guest presenters for the upcoming leadership conference Inspire 2024 sponsored by KABA - the Kenosha Area Business Alliance - on October 11th. Shinabarger is the author of several book…
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Dr. Art Cyr offers his thoughts on the current state of the U.S. economy, the most recent visit to Washington by the current British prime minister, recent efforts to broker peace between Israel and Hamas, and a look back at the Nixon-Kennedy debates in 1960.
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9/23/24 Rachel Zimmerman "Us, After"
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Rachel Zimmerman discusses her new book "Us, After- A Memoir of Love and Suicide." The book chronicles what she and her family experienced in the wake of her husband Seth's unexpected suicide.
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From 2008- we speak to the father and son who co-wrote "I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams." Patrick Henry Hughes was born without eyes and with other severe physical deformities - but was also born with an exceptional talent for music that he was able to explore with the help of his father.…
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9/21/24 Astronaut Al Worden
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From 2011- Astronaut Al Worden talks about his memoir "Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon."
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9/20/24 Biography of coach Ara Parseghian
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Mark O. Hubbard discusses his new book "Ara: The Life and Legacy of a Notre Dame Legend" .... the authorized biography of renowned football coach Ara Parseghian.
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9/19/24 "Big Moe's Big Book of BBQ"
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Moe Cason, one of the country's best-known and most highly regarded experts on all matters related to BBQ, talks about his new book "Big Moe's Big Book of BBQ: 75 Recipes from Brisket and Ribs to Cornbread and Mac & Cheese."
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9/19/24 "Puffs" with the Lakeside Players
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We talk about the current production of Kenosha's Lakeside Players, "Puffs - or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic," a thinly veiled parody of a certain popular series of books and films about a certain bespectacled young wizard-in-training and his friends and adversaries. The production opened this past Friday…
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9/18/24 Doug Instenes - Racine Theater Guild
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Doug Instenes, managing and artistic director of the Racine Theater Guild, talks about their current production - a stage adaption of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" - and about the rest of the RTG's current season, which includes "Little Women," "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," and "Legally Blonde."…
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9/17/24 Dr. Thomas Carr - Carthage's Paleontology Program
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Dr. Thomas Carr, director of the paleontology program at Carthage, talks about their most recent field expedition to rural Montana. Andrew Goebel, a recent Carthage grad who has been a valued part of the program and has been working as a preparator, joins us as well.
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This is a correction to an earlier posting of the Morning Show from September 12th. For Kailyn Palomares's September visit to the program, she wanted to talk about the Heide Observatory at Hawthorn Hollow - as well as the concern of Light Pollution and its effects not only on stargazing but also on the well-being of nocturnal creatures and other li…
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Carol Mithers talks about her book "Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets." The 'Dog Lady' referenced in the subtitle is Lori Weise, who for decades has done dog rescue in some of L.A.'s poorest neighborhoods. What has set her work apart from that of others engaged in pet rescue is that she has tried to he…
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9/15/24 "The Last Men Out" (NYC firefighters)
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From 2005 - Tom Downey, author of "The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse." The book is an extraordinary portrait of NYC firefighters and the culture of this particular firehouse. Downey was in the midst of studying them and their story when the unthinkable events of 9-11 occurred. This book includes a riveting account of what hap…
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From 2018 - We speak to Suzann Pileggi Pawelski and James Pawelski, who are the husband & wife co-authors of "Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love that Lasts."
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9/13/24 "The Price" ($ in college football)
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John Talty, co-author of "The Price: What it takes to sin in college football's era of chaos." The book explores how college football and the experience of student-athletes in large colleges and universities has drastically changed in recent years with the infusion of big money.
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9/11/24 "Angel in the Rubble" (a 9-11 survivor)
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(From 2011) Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last survivor pulled from the rubble at Ground Zero, talks about her memoir "Angel in the Rubble." She was working for the Port Authority in the Twin Towers on 9-11. She was caught in the collapse as she and coworkers were attempting to leave the building. She was buried alive for 23 hours.…
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9/11/24 Jean Preston/Jennifer Kozelou Poets Laureate
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We talk about the poetry and the Poets Laureate program in Kenosha and Racine with Jean Preston and Jennifer Kozelou, who are members of the committee who will be selecting new poets laureate before the end of the year.
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9/1024 Jenny Albertini: "Decluttered"
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Jenny albertini, author of "Decluttered: Mindful Organizing for Health, Home, and Beyond."
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9/10/24 Local poet Nicholas Michael Ravnikar
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Racine writer/poet Nicholas Michael Ravnikar talks about The Poetry Movement- and about the Bus Poems Contest he is coordinating which is encouraging local writers to pen poetry that may be displayed on Racine city buses.
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In honor of National Assisted Living Week, we speak with Nancy Davies and Lisa DeBartolo, who are community outreach coordinators for Library Terrace Assisted Living in Kenosha. This is a general conversation about what the term assisted living means- and what people should consider when thinking about this as an option for themselves or for a love…
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9/8/24 Blue Collar and Proud of It
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From 2009 - Joe LaMacchia, author of "Blue Collar and Proud of It: The All-In-One Resource for finding Freedom, Financial Success and Security outside the cubicle."
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9/7/24 Frank DeFord - An American Summer
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From 2003 - a conversation with renowned sportswriter Frank DeFord, talking about his novel AN AMERICAN SUMMER. DeFord was a longtime writer for Sports Illustrated as well as a longtime sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition. He passed away in 2017.
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We open with an interview with boxer Gerry Cooney, who at two different points in his career was the #1 heavyweight boxing contender - and renowned as one of the hardest hitters of his generation. His memoir about his life and career is titled "Gentleman Gerry." After that is a 2010 interview with Gary M. Pomerantz, author of "Wilt, 1962- The Night…
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9/5/24 Ashley Hanson- college recruitment/enrollment
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Our guest is Ashley Hanson, Vice President for Enrollment at Carthage College. We talk with her about the challenging process of college recruitment- and how that process was made still more challenging this past year with what has been dubbed "the FAFSA Debacle," the disastrous roll-out of a simplified version of the federal financial form that wa…
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9/4/24 Kenosha Public Library "Terrific Talkers"
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We talk about a 4-week program with the Kenosha Public Library called "Terrific Talkers," which is designed primarily for babies and toddlers (as well as their parents, guardians and caregivers) for assessing and assisting in the development of language skills. It kicks off on Monday, September 9th and culminates on Saturday, October 5th. It's part…
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9/3/24 UW-Parkside Chancellor Dr. Lynn Akey
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On the eve of another academic year, we speak with Dr. Lynn Akey, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
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9/2/24 Laboratories of Faith
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From 2008- John Warne Monroe, author of "Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism and Occultism in Modern France."
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9/1/24 "All the Art that's Fit to Print"
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From 2008 - Jerelle Kraus, author of "All the Art that fit to Print (and some that wasn't)- Inside the New York Times Op-Ed Page."
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8/31/24 Jed Horne "Breach of Faith" (Katrina)
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From 2008- New Orleans based journalist Jed Horne talks about his book "Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City." Today marks the 9th anniversary to the day of the dissipation of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most terrible natural disasters in American history.
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8/30./24 "Unico" & two other words for young readers
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Samuel Sattin, author of "Unico: The Awakening ... an Original Manga." We'll also talk about two other books intended for young readers: "Made in Asian America" and "Louder than Words."
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8/29/24 Dr. John Swallow, President of Carthage College
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As another school year gets underway, we hear from Dr. John Swallow, the president of Carthage College. We talk in particular about the near record-breaking number of new students on campus this fall- and what an accomplishment that was in the challenging environment of higher education in 2024- a challenge made even steeper by a disastrous problem…
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8/28/24 Remembering Jonathan De La Grave
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Exactly wo months ago today, former Racine County Executive Jonathan De La Grave passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 51. Today's Morning Show features two interviews I did with him. The first dates back to sometime between 2010 and 2015, when he was director of Racine County Human Services. The second was recorded in the summer of 2…
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8/27/24 Chasing Water (swimmer Anthony Ervin)
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From 2016- Constantine Markides, author of "Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian." The subtitle refers to American swimmer Anthony Ervin, a two-time gold medalist in the 50-meter event. Ervin has also contended with Tourette's Syndrome for most of his life.
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8/26/24 "Slippery Beast" (eels)
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Ellen Ruppel Shell, author of "Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History - with Eels."
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8/25/24 Inside Steve's Brain
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From 2008- Leander Kahney, author of "Inside Steve's Brain," an illuminating look at the personality, creativity, and imagination of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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8/24/24 Ian O'Connor: "Arnie and Jack"
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As a followup to yesterday's interview with Ian O'Connor, we pull up this interview with him from 2008 in which he talks about his book "Arnie and Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry."
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8/23/24 BONUS: Jeff Pearlman "Gunslinger"
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In a Bonus offering, we share this interview from the archives with Jeff Pearlman, author of "Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre." (2016). Pearlman's book is quoted in O'Connor's biography of Aaron Rodgers.
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8/23/24 "Out of the Darkness" (bio of Aaron Rodgers)
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Sportswriter Ian O'Connor talks about his latest book, "Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers." The book explores the background of this renowned quarterback .... the reasons for his estrangement from most of his family .... and how and why he has become such a divisive and controversial figure in recent years.…
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