We're joined by Mary Kromme, Associate Professor of Business Adminstration and Jerry Mast, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carthage College- talking about a timely series of presentations coming up at Carthage'
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GTC President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program, and will be joined by Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser.
We speak with Mort Zachter, the author of the best-selling book "Dough-A Memoir." Zachter's bachelor uncles, who ran a day-old baked goods store in Manhattan for decades seemed to be just scraping by--but turned out to be
Marcus Leonard, author of "Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing forever, and Became an American Icon Along the way." Leonard comes to Carthage Tuesday evening at the invitation of the C
We open the program with best-selling author Robert Kurson, whose most recent book, "Crashing Through" has just been released in paperback.
Michael Harvey, co-creator of the television show "Cold Case Files" who is now a best-selling novelist.
Our guest is Jo Boaler, author of "What's Math Got to do With It" in which she examines the way in which mathematics is taught in this country and some exceptional schools where she believes it is being taught most effecti
We speak with one of the co-authors of "Buzzed: The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy."
In the wake of the just-completed Olympic Games in Beijing, we talk to W. Hodding Carter, 45, a former all-American swimmer who made an earnest effort to make the U.S. Olympic Team.
We examine Guillian Beret Syndrome, a mysterious disorder which often causes complete paralysis and can cause death.
"The Morning Show is to Intelligent Conversation what Mount Everest is to Altitude." We talk with Dr.
Out guest is historian Noah Andre Trudeau, author of "Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea." Trudeau has written what most experts regard as the definitive account of the devastating campaign of General William Tecum
On the first day of his retirement we speak with Dr. Jack Keating about his ten years as chancellor of UW-P.
This Sunday marks the one-month anniversary of the death of Randy Pausch, author of the runaway bestseller "The Last Lecture." We hear from his co-author Jeffrey Zaslow in a new interview recorded since his friend's death.
More from Mary Ellen Geist, author of "Measure of the Heart." Also, we explore some of the biology behind Alzheimer's and the damage it causes with the author of "The Forgetting." An award-winning documentary of the same n
We speak with award-winning radio journalist Mary Ellen Geist, who chose to give up a tremendously successful broadcasting career in order to return home and help care for her father, who is contending with Alzheimer's.
In the midst of the XXIX Olympiad, we speak with one of America's greatest Olympic champhions, speed skater Eric Heiden--born and raised right here in Wisconsin.
The topic is suicide and the story is of one woman's attempt to make sense of her father's death. Joan Wickersham is the author of "The Suicide Index: Putting my Father's death in Order."
We talk about Rosa Raisa, a hugely successful opera singer in the early 20th century whose musical home was Chicago. We speak with Charles Mintzer, author of the definitive biography of this amazing singer.
More from Jed Horne, talking about "Breach of Faith." We fill out the hour with Christopher Cooper, whose book "Disaster" focuses specifically on the missteps of FEMA in responding to Katrina.
We preview this weekend's Pike River Rendezvous with the Kenosha Nancy Matthews and one of the event's re-enactors, Max the Tinker.
We rebroadcast our interview with J.R. Moehringer, author of the best-selling memoir " The Tender Bar," which has just been released in paperback.
We preview the next P.O.V. documentary airing tonight on PBS, and preview the Racine Theater Guild's newest production, "Side by Side by Sondheim," which opens this Friday night.
Part two of our interview with Brooks Hansen, author of the "The Brotherhood of Joseph: A Father's Memoir of Infertility and Adoption in the 21st Century." Also, the newest book from the authors of "The Nannie Diaries."
Our guest is Brooks Hansen, author of the "The Brotherhood of Joseph: A Father's Memoir of Infertility and Adoption in the 21st Century." This book is at times heartbreaking - at other times hilariously fun - and always il
We'll get a preview from Susan Fry of this year's Bristol Renaissance Faire, which opens this weekend.
Lawn and garden expert Kate Jerome, who heads the horticulture faculty at Gateway, will be in the studio to answer your questions about lawn and garden care.
Historian James Donovan about his book "A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Big Horn: The Last Great Battle of the American West." The book is already regarded by some as the definitive account of what happened at Cust
Adam Sexton on the work he did to adapt Shakespeare's "Macbeth" for the medium of Manga--the graphic novel.
Ann Vileisis, the author of "Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We need to Get it Back." The book is especially interesting in how it investigates early journals and diaries dating bac
We speak with Andrew Bridge, author of "Hope's Boy: A Memoir." In this beautifully written, highly-regarded book, Bridge recounts the experience of growing up with a mother whose battles with mental illness ultimately made
Postponed from last week: John Noles, author of "A Pocketful of History: 400 Years of America, One State Commemorative Quarter at a Time."
We meet the author of "The Splendid Exchange" which examines the long and fascinating history of how human beings have traded goods with one another--and how trade has helped shape the world in which we live.
Greg speaks with UW-P Prof. Jeffrey Alexander about his new book titled "Japan's Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History."
We meet Kenosha-born composer Chester Biscardi, who is renowned especially as a composer of art songs. Also joining us will be Carthage College Professor Emeritus of Music Richard Sjoerdsma, who is a friend of Mr.
Rescheduled from two weeks ago, Leander Kahney, author of "Inside Steve's Brain." It's a look at Steve Jobs and the creative culture at Apple.
UW-P History Prof. Ed Schmitt talks about the tumultuous year 1968, and the course he just finished teaching which focused on it.
Will Swift, author of "The Kennedys: Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940."
Bob Maleske, Prof. of Psychology at Carthage, who was given the college's Distinguished Teaching Award earlier this spring.
Award-winning sports columnist Ian O'Conner talks about the incredibly intense and complex rivalry between Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, which sprang up just as professional golf first became a major sport, not just for