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The Morning Show

Raising Ryland." We learn the story of Ryland, one of the youngest people with gender dysphoria to begin transitioning from one gender to another - at the age of five. 

The 27 Club- a look at some major figures in popular music who all share one tragic statistic in common: they all died at the age of 27 years old. 

Carthage College Sociology Professor Wayne Thompson

"Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of '76."

Christina Vella:  "George Washington Carver- A Life."  

Dr. Lawrence Steinberg:  "Age of Opportunity:  Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence."  

Brian Murphy, author of "81 Days Below Zero:  The Incredible Survival Story of a World War 2 Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness."  

James Sullivan, author of "Seven Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin."

A discussion about Literacy

Carthage Professor Yuri Maltsev talks about his recent trip to South Africa

Personal finance expert Jane Bryant Quinn  - Her book is called "How to Make Your Money Last" 

Nick Barootian (Belle Ensemble) -  Nick talks about their upcoming concert, "Northern Lights."  

Carthage Professor Art Cyr -  Professor Cyr offers analysis of current events. 

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht-  talking about The Gateway Promise. 

The monthly visit of the United Environmental Council with Nan Calvert

From the archives:  David Hajdu- author of "Heroes and Villains:  Essays on Music, Movies, Comics and Culture." 

Debbie Clarke Moderow "Fast Into the Night: A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail."  

Carthage College professors Jeffrey Roberg and Penny Seymoure talk about their recent trip to Cuba.

A look back on 50 years of the Super Bowl

Carthage Opera Workshop performances of Puccini's "Suor Angelica" and a brand new opera, "Black September," based on the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Commentary on this week's Iowa caucuses from Carthage professor Jerry Mast and Jeffrey Roberg

American Experience documentary on the assassination of President James Garfield.

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.  Also,  Achim Novak, author of "The Moment."  

"The Big Roads:  The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers who created the American Super Highway."  

Studying Wisconsin:  The Life of Increase Lapham.  

The Secret Life of the Grown Up Brain: Barbara Strauch.  

Kevin Hines- "Cracked, Not Broken." Hines is one of the few people to survive a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate Bridge.  

"Unpregnant Pause:  Where are the Babies" by Debbie Slevin.

Author of "The Best Game Ever Played: Giants vs Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL; Mark Bowden 

The monthly visit of the United Environmental Council

A new biography about Booker T. Washington

Previewing American Experience's "Bonnie and Clyde." 

Dr. Louis Arrone, author of "The 'Change Your Biology' Diet." Arrone is one of the doctors chiefly responsible for saving the life of David Letterman. 

Rebroadcast from 2015: Buzz Bissinger, "Friday Night Lights."  

Bryan Albrecht, President of Gateway Technical College

Veterinarian Nic Trout, author of "Ever By My Side: A Memoir in 8 Pets."

Carthage College Professor Art Cyr- analysis of current events

Douglas Edwards, author of "I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee #59."

Best of 2015: The new Dream Playground in Kenosha.

Best of 2015: The newly renovated Straz Science Center at Carthage

Best of 2015: Ray Cross, President of the University of Wisconsin System.

Best of 2015: Elizabeth Heidorn, new executive director of the Racine Zoo

Best of 2015: Local Beatles Cover band "The Bugs."

Best of 2015: Including Meinhardt Raabe, the Coroner in "The Wizard of Oz and former Oscar Meyer spokesperson

Sports Illustrated writer Austin Murphy

Dan Koeppel, author of 'To See Every Bird on Earth

Local actor Gary Stamm joins us to talk about his recent appearance on the Food Network program "Chopped."

We speak with Graham Hancock,  whose 20-year-old international bestseller is titled "Fingerprints of the Gods."  His new book is titled "Magicians of the Gods."  

Belle Ensemble's Friday concert titled "Christmas in the Court of the Danish King" and the Sing Along Messiah coming up Sunday night.

Bryan Albrecht,  President of Gateway Technical College in a conversation about the Gateway Foundation.