The Morning Show

Johnny Smith, co-author of "Seasons in the Sun" 

Jon Meacham, author of "The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels."   He speaks at Carthage on Saturday, May 26th. 

Jack Rose,  Kenosha-Racine chapter of NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness)

Gordon Marino, author of   "The Existentialist's Survival Guide" 

Patrick O'Donnell, author of "The Unknowns:  The Untold story of America's Unknown Soldier and World War I's most decorated heroes who brought him home."  

Gaylon White, author of "Singles and Smiles:  How Artie Wilson broke baseball's color barrier."  

Stefanie Shumanova and Spencer Hamann, with Classic Violins. You can watch this Morning Show as it was streamed LIVE from Classic Violins on Facebook.

From the archives: Jon Meacham, author of "Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship." 

Cyrus Farivar,  author of "Habeus Data."

From the archives:  Alan Alda (and other comedians) 

 Nan Calvert's monthly environmental program.

Previewing the Racine Theater Guild's production of the music "Sister Act," which opens this coming weekend. 

Gateway Technical College president Bryan Albrecht. 

From the archives:  local theater organ legend Fred Hermes, who passed away last week.

Jeff Bercovici, author of "Play On: The New Science of Elite Performance at Any Age." 

Part 1: Carina Chocano, author of "You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, and other Mixed Messages."  Part 2: Andrew Yang, author of "The War on Normal People: The Truth about America's d

Ellen Meachem, author of "Delta Epiphany:  Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi." 

Leslie Carroll, author of "American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry."

Debbie Ford,  Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Anthony Rudell, author of "Hello, Everybody!" A history of the earliest days of radio." 

Carthage professor Art Cyr offers analysis of current events. 

Carthage's upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods."

Part 1: Carthage's upcoming production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni." Part 2: "Overcoming Hurtful Words." 

Part one: Rachel Simmons, author of "Enough as she is:  how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives."    Part two: "Downstairs at the White House

James Gelber, from the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Kate Jerome, horticulture instructor at Gateway Technical College

Lisa Kornetsky,  from the theater faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.  She will talk about their production of Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice." 

Composer Joan Szymko, special guest for Carthage's Lakeside Women's Choral Festival.  With her will be Dr. Peter Dennee.

Dr. Jerald Mast, Associate Professor of Political Science at Carthage College discusses Paul Ryan's decision not to seek re-election 

Bryan Albrecht, president of Gateway Technical College.

Nan Calvert's monthly environmental program -with Rick Fare,Director at the Hoy Audubon Society.

Carthage president John Swallow. Dr. Swallow's inauguration is later this month.

Barry Rabe, Professor of Public Policy in the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan

Holocaust Survivor Steen Metz. 

Ron Gross, author of "Socrates' Way:  Seven master keys to using your mind to the utmost."  

S.L. Price, author of "Heart of the Game"

UW-Madison Professor Katherine Cramer, author of "Politics of Resentment:  Rural Consciousness and the Rise of Scott Walker."  Also,  UW-Parkside Peggy James,  Building Bridges project. 

Previews of the Racine Theater Guild's production of "The Boxcar Children" and the Over Our Head Players' production of ""Bakersfield Mist."   

Simon Winchester, author of "The Meaning of Everything: The story of the Oxford English Dictionary."  

Dr. Wael Farouk,  Assistant Professor of Music at Carthage,  who is about to perform all five Beethoven piano concertos in one evening.   

Rachel Simmons, author of "Enough as She Is: How to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives." 

Lucy Lethbridge, author of "Servants:  A Downstairs History of Britain from the 19th Century to Modern Times." 

Dr. Yuri Maltsev,  Professor of Economics at Carthage College. 

Dinny McMahon, author of "China's Great Wall of Debt:  Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle."  

Novelist Richard Bass, author of "Nashville Chrome."

Dr. Art Cyr, director of Carthage's Clausen Center, speaks to current events. 

from the archives:  Todd Gitlin, one of the leading peace activists of the 1960's and early 1970's, author of "Letter to a Young Activist." 

Bryan Albrecht, president of Gateway Technical College.

Lady Carnarvon, current owner and resident (with her husband) of Highclere Castle, where the series Downton Abbey was filmed. 

Barbara J. Risman, author of "Where the Millennials Will Take Us: A New Generation Wrestles with the Gender Structure."