We examine the legacy of one of our most important yet underappreciated presidents, James Monroe. Historian Harlow Giles Unger is author of "The Last Founding Father: James Monroe's and a Nation's Call to Greatness."
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UW-P Biology Prof. Gregory Mayer joins us to talk about T.E. Lawrence (immortalized in the film "Lawrence of Arabia." Prof. Mayer will be giving a public presentation about Lawrence Wednesday night.
We spend part of the hour with world renowned jazz clarinetist Mort Weiss, who plays Saturday evening on the Racine Symphony's first chamber concert of the season.
We step into the world of the Amish and discuss the power of forgiveness with Jonash Beiler, author of "Think No Evil," which examines the tragic shooting of ten Amish girls in a school in Lancaster County, Penn.
We spend the entire program speaking with entertainment legend Carl Reiner, who was a performer and writer for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows," created "The Dick Van Dyke Show," and directed Steve Martin in his first sev
Carthage College Professor Doug Arion talks about a special project he helped create to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the most important discoveries made by Galileo.
Postponed from last week: Jacqueline Novogratz, author of "The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World." Novogratz writes with commendable honesty about some of the mistakes she made
Guida Brown, Excecutive Director of the HOPE Council, talks about how children are impacted by their parents' substance abuse. A conference on the topic is happening a week from today at Parkside.
We conclude our conversation with Joe Drape, author of "Our Boys" - and we also introduce you to one of the young men who figures prominently in the book, Marshall McCall - one of the co-captains of the football team and a
Mike and Gerri Monagham, co-authors of "The Power of Two," talk about how they worked as a team to help Mike battle cancer.
We're honored to speak with NPR's Tom Gjelten about his book "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba." The story of Cuba's struggle for independence is told within the framework of the famous Bacardi family.
We discuss depression amongst clergy and other such service professions. Our guest, Rev. Todd Peperkorn, has struggled with depression himself and written a book on the topic.
On the anniversary of 9-11, we air a couple of interviews on the topic including one with Ali Allawi, the author of "The Crisis of Islamic Civilization."
We speak with Dean Kuipers, author of a book titled "Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's War to Save America's Wilderness." Coronado engaged in increasingly aggressive and controversial tactics to cripple America's mink in
We begin the hour with Anton Somlai, co-founder of the Original Root Zen Center in Racine, and author of "Peace Vigil: Living Without Hesitation." And you'll hear from one of the legends of professional football, Warren Mo
Our guest is Rosanne Bachman, author of a powerful and moving memoir called "Driving to Clarinda," which is about Bachman's experience of growing up in the small town of Atlantic, Iowa (one of Gregory Berg's hometowns) wit
Postponed from several weeks ago: We air an interview with Thomas Childers, author of "Soldier from the War Returning," which describes the trauma experienced by so many World War II veterans - which Childers regards as a
We speak with acclaimed travel writer Paul Theroux, whose newest book is "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar." In it, Theroux recounts his experience of retracing a overland journey
We welcome to the program for the first time the new Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Dr. Deborah Ford.
In anticipation of this weekend's HarborPark Jazz and Blues Festival, we speak with one of the headliners who'll be performing for it: Cnhris Pipkins of Christopher's Project.
We present interviews about two interesting books: "The Guide to Intelligent Giving: Make a Difference in the World and in your Own Life" and "Keeping the Millennials: Why Companies are Losing BIllions in Turnover to this
Our guest, Richard Farrell, talks about his battles with addiction. His memoir is titled "What's Left Of Us."
Mark Sloan, author of "Birth Day," which examines the process of human birth--its peculiar biology--and its remarkably varied history.
We observe an unhappier anniversary today--the 2-year anniversary of the death of minor league baseball player Mike Coolbaugh, who was hit in the head by a baseball hit by teammate Tino Sanchez. Author S. F.
We look at one of the most successful groups in pop music history with Mark Ribowski, author of "The Supremes": A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal."
We commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 and man on the moon with two author interviews: Craig Nelson, author of "Rocket Men," and Andrew Chaiken, author of "Voices from the Moon," which gathers together recollecti
Lawn and garden expert Kate Jerome, head of horticulture at Gateway Technical College, joins us live in the studio to answer listener questions.
Rachel DeWoskin talks about her novel "Repeat After Me," which explores some intriguing similarities and differences between American and Chinese culture, the complexities of language, and the challenge of dealing with tra
We'll talk with Bonnie Prochaska, acting general manager of the Racine Symphony, about the Racine Symphony Orchestra - the financial troubles which necessitated the truncation of last season, and its hopes for the future.
Neil Oliver, responsible for a new book called "Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys." He's gathered together an array of the kinds of stories he heard as a boy but which he believes today's boys tend not to read or kn
In anticipation of Father's Day, we talk to Jan Elvin, author of "The Box from Braunau: A Daughter's Look at War through her Father's Eyes."
Travel expert Rick Steves, whose latest book "Travel as a Political Act" explores how gratifying it can be when we travel the world not just for amusement and entertainment but also for the purpose of learning about other
We talk with the writers responsible for two fascinating articles in this month's issue of The Atlantic. One of them is a look at the significance of CEO's like Apple's Steve Jobs. What difference do they really make?
We spend part of the hour with acclaimed journalist Bill Kurtis, who comes to Kenosha this Friday for a special event at the Kenosha Civil War Museum.
In memory of Ralph Houghton, long-time coordinator of fine arts for the Kenosha Unified School District (who past away last week) we rebroadcast his final appearance on the Morning Show - from May 2008 - in which he recoun
Our guest is Bryan Burroughs, author of "Public Enemies," which tells the story of the FBI's determined war on crime in the 1930's against the likes of John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and others.
We speak with the author of "The Richest Man in Town," who spoke to the richest people in one hundred cities across the country, in order to determine what was most important to them and what seems to have led to their gre
We speak with the authors of "Causing a Scene." They are with the group "Improv Everywhere," which is responsible for some noteworthy public pranks such as when hundreds of volunteers froze in place in Grand Central Statio
Adrian Goldsworth, author of a monumental new book called "How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower," which seeks to explore this complex and perplexing question of what were the most significant factors in the downfall in the
We speak with author David Yeardon about his latest boo, "At the Edge of Ireland," which describes some of the last places in Ireland which are largely untouched by the encroachment of modern life.
We speak with Hank Cardello, author of "Stuffed: An INsider's Look at Who's Really Making America Fat." Cardello worked for many years as an advertising executive for companies like General Mills and Coca Cola, and brings