Local artist Eric Houghton talks about his new children's book "Katrina" - inspired in part by his real life experience of escaping New Orleans just ahead of the deadly hurricane's onslaught.
The Morning Show
Part One: Jack Otter, author of "Worth It.... Not Worth It? Simple and Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions." Part Two; Sheena Iyengar, author of "The Art of Choosing."
We re-run an interview scheduled for a couple of weeks ago with Peter Geniesse, author of 'Illegal," which explores why so many Mexican citizens find themselves driven to uproot themselves from all they know in order to co
We speak with Diana Abu-Jaber about her highly acclaimed new novel "Birds of Paradise." It describes the difficulties faced by a Miami couple when their teenage daughter runs away from home.
We talk to Sy Montgomery, the author of a new biography about Temple Grandin that examines how her autism has made her exciting accomplishments possible.
We speak with professional musical Mike Doughty, whose memoir about his drug use in titled "The Book of Drugs."
Our guest is the author of a biography of Herbert Hoover which focuses on his beleaguered presidency.
We begin the week with the author of "Love & Capital," an examination of the personal lives of Karl Marx and his wife.
We preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of the musical "Chicago" with director Doug Instenes.
Part one of the program features best-selling author Diane Ackerman, whose most recent book is a very personal memoir, "100 Names For Love," which describes the harrowing experience of her husband's massive stroke and his
We open the hour with best-selling novelist David Baldacci, whose latest thriller is titled "The Innocent." We also speak with Brian VanDeMark about his book "American Sheikhs: Two Families, Four Generations, and the Story
We preview this weekend's performances of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" at Carthage College with the director of the production, Matt Boresi.
We talk with the director of an award-winning documentary called "Hogslayer: The Unapproachable Legend" which tells the story of the dual-engine Norton motorcycle dragster which was designed and built by two motorcycle ent
We preview a PBS documentary about Olympic athlete Jesse Owens which airs tomorrow night on American Experience.
We talk to Abram Lustgarten about his new book which details the story of British Petroleum and the legacy of carelessness and cost-cutting which the author contends helped lead to the recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
We open the hour with former sports agent Josh Luchs, whose memoir "Illegal Procedure" details both his own misdeeds and those of his fellow agents serving collegiate football players.
Our guest for most of the hour is former Kenoshan Josh Schonwald, the author of "The Taste of Tomorrow," which speculates on what innovative food products may be in our future.
Most of the hour will be spent with Carthage professor Art Cyr, offering analysis of current events. We'll also speak with a couple of cast members in the Carthage production of the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone."
We begin the hour with the author of "The Woman Who Wasn't There," which tells the incredible true story of a woman who pretended to narrowly escape the collapse of the World Trade Center - and to have lost her husband in
We're taken into the world of dog shows with Josh Dean, author of "Show Dog." We also speak with Bernie Krause, who has been studying the music-making of animals for decades.
Preview of the Independent Lens documentary "Revenge of the Electric Car." James Dodson, author of 'American Triumverate: Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan & the Modern Age of Golf."
Two members of the KAT Trio from Russia / Martin McClendon previews Carthage College's production of "The Drowsy Chaperone."
We remember the Titanic on the 100th anniversary of the day it sank. We'll speak to the author of "Unsinkable" as well as to the author of "Titanic: A Love Story."
Our guest, James Gleick, is the author of "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood." It's an intriguing book about the nature of information and how the way we view and process information has dramatically changed ov
The hour includes a conversation with Kate Ellison, the author of a much-acclaimed new novel titled "Butterfly Clues," which has a main character contending with OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
We'll spend most of the hour with Lisa Kornetsky from the theater department at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talking about their next production - "Bus Stop" - which is a collaboration with a professional theater
We begin the hour with Eugene Dattel, author of "Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Cost of Economic Power." The book charts the rise of "King Cotton" and the enormous influence which Cotton had in the eme
We observe World Autism Awareness Day with several interviews, including one with Shannon Des Roches ("The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism") and a staff member from Autism Speaks, the world's leading advocacy and fundrai
You will hear from Michael Nieskes and Michael Piontek, running for judge in Racine County Court, Branch 5.
You will hear from Mark Nielsen and Timothy Boyle, running for judge in Racine County Court, Branch 10.
We spend most of the hour with Mark Titus, an Ohio State graduate and author of "Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench." Titus became an extraordinary public phenom
We begin the hour with a local couple, Tom and Lois Van Dahm, sharing their cautionary tale about phone scams. We also speak with one of the authors of a book from the History Channel called "The Presidents."
Steven Johnson, author of "The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most terrifying epidemic and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world." The book examine a deadly cholera epidemic in London and how efforts to re
We'll speak to two brothers responsible for a lovely new documentary film called "Mr. Rogers and Me" which celebrates the lasting impact of Fred Rogers, creator of the beloved PBS program "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."
A week after her visit to Kenosha and Carthage, you can hear a new interview recorded with Miss America Laura Kaeppler.
Postponed from last week: We speak with Jonathan Moreno, author of "The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America."