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The Morning Show

Margie Bucheit, author of the novel "We Chose Resistance"

Kailyn Palomares with Ecologist Danielle Bell (Native Roots Design)

Russ Johnson previews UW-Parkside's Jazz Week

Nationally-published author and film historian James Neibaur

A memorial tribute to Mike Kehoe, an important part of the WGTD family

Tony Castro - author of "Mickey and Billy: The Glory and Tragedy of a Yankee Friendship"

James Ripley (Carthage College)- artistic director of the Waukesha Area Symphonic Band - and Abby Gould Burton, daughter of composer Morton Gould. She is joining them for a special concert devoted to her father's music.

Pt 1 - We preview UW-Parkside's production of "Our Town" with director Mary Kerr. Pt 2 - We talk about the Racine Theater Guild's current production, "Girl on a Train," with director Doug Instenes.

Pt One - David Anderson, Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra .... Pt Two - Maggie Burk, Carthage Choir

Pt 1- John Choi, Indian Trails H.S. (KUSD) - Pt 2- Richard McGlaughlin, microbiology instructor at Gateway Technical College

"Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln."

Carla Kaplan, author of "Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford"

UW-Parkside Provost Matt Cecil and A.I. Fluency

Mark Haven and Chris Entwisle, co-authors of "Wail: The Visual Language of Prestige Records."

Stephanie Sklba and Dawn Merritt talk about Empty Bowls Racine, coming up on March 2nd.

For Black History Month: Gerald Early, author of "Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America"

Part 1- Annaliese Ruhs, director of a production at Carthage of "Dear Elizabeth: a Play in Letters from Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell" (with cast members Jessie Skonesey and Chase Juster.). Part 2- Novelist Steve Berry, author of "The Devil's Bible."

Steven C. Law, author of "The Story of Bob: The Life and Times of the Rev. Robert W. Wood."

Part One: We preview Thursday night's concert at Carthage by Tenors MKE. Part Two: We preview this weekend's performances of "A Streetcar Named Desire" by KAPA Repertory Theater.

Dr. Jan Yager, author of "Time masters: 11 Secrets to Greater Productivity and Life Fulfillment"

Part One- Lakeside Players Board Members talk about the flood at the Rhode / Part Two :Sandra Magsamen, author of '100 Words to say 'I Love You' "

Kailyn Palomares with Aaron Schiller, Senior Fisheries Biologist with the Wisconsin DNR

Part One: Investigative Reporter Rico Moore discusses his investigation of allegations regarding conditions at various ICE detention facilities. Part Two: (from 2019). Reyna Grande, author of "A Dream Called Home: a Memoir"

Jan Cress Bondi discusses her book "The Navigator's Letter: The True Story of 2 World War Two Airmen, a Doomed Mission, and the Woman who Bound Them Together."

From the archives: Columnist David Brooks, author of "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen".

Hal Eisner, "An Accidental Career: My 58-Year Adventure as a Broadcast News Reporter"

Hope Otto, Director of Human Services for Racine County

Adam Smith talks about Voices Off Paper, a live table read series in Milwaukee for locally written screenplays.

Pt.1- Dr. Ashley Alker: "99 Ways to Die- and How to Avoid Them." Pt.2- Dr. Alyssa Dweck on how to avoid Urinary Tract Infections.

Part 1- We preview the event Violins Intensive with Darlene Rivest / Part 2- Dr. Atal Guwande, author of "Better"

A favorite from 2025: Sam Ashworth, author of "The Death and Life of August Sweeney"

Mike DeRubis, Voters First Wisconsin - a nonpartisan group working on electoral reform in Wisconsin

Juliette Fay, author of the novel "The Harvey Girls." Also - Andrew DeBoer talks about his large collection of memorabilia related to the Harvey Company and the so-called Harvey Girls.

We preview the Service Above Self Expo coming on on January 31st at Fountain Hall in Sturtevant. After that- the biographer of football coach Ara Parseghian.

Elizabeth Minnich, author of "The Evil of Banality: On the Life and Death Importance of Thinking"

Dr. Art Cyr offers his commentary on current events and issues.

Monte Burke discusses his new book "Men of Troy: The Epic Afternoons, Wild Nights, and Enduring Legacy of Pete Carroll's USC Trojans."

David Eliot discusses his book "Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story of A.I."

David Anderson- Music Director of the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra / Larry Tye "The Jazz Men"

Friends of Kenosha-based author Michael Schumacher talk about his life and legacy.

A 2014 conversation recorded during the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning.

UW-Parkside's Mary Lenard and Anna Stadick

James Rebanks

Part 2- Gordon Korman, author of "Snoop"

Two of our favorite author interviews from 2025.... Adam Nimoy ("Most Human: Reconciling with my father, Leonard Nimoy" ...and Ken Belson ("Every Day is Sunday" - about the rise of the NFL)

Kailyn Palomares- SEWRPC- Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

4th annual Soviet Art Symposium at Carthage/ Jan.13-15

One of our favorite interviews from 2025

Paleontologist

Tony Lazalde gives his thoughts on what it's like to portray Santa Claus.