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WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
Daily Episodes of the Morning Show with Greg Berg. One-of-a-kind interviews with locally and nationally-renowned authors, regional newsmakers, opinion leaders, educators, performers, athletes, and other intriguing members of the community. Presented by WGTD FM. Visit us for local news and information: http://www.wgtd.org
Episodes
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/19/23 Mary Pipher
(2016) Mary Pipher, author of "Letters to a Young Therapist."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
8/18/23 The Streak
John Eisenberg, author of "The Streak: Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and Baseball's Most Historic Record." The subtitle refers to the record for most consecutive…
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8/16/23 Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm and Blues Fest
We preview this Saturday's Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm and Blues Festival. Part One features Ardis Mahone-Mosley, co-chair of the event, and three participants in…
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8/15/23 Dr. Jonathan Shailor
Dr. Jonathan Shailor, Professor of Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about his 28 years teaching at Parkside .... as well as the…
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8/14/23 Anna Ploszajski "Handmade"
Dr. Anna Ploszajski, author of "Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning through Making." Dr. Ploszajski is a materials scientist, which means that she…
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8/13/23 Everybody Eats There
From 2007- Mara Gibbs, author of "Everybody Eats There: Inside the World's Legendary Restaurants"
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8/12/23 Confessions of an Alien Hunter
From 2009- Seth Shostak, author of "Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence." [the originally announced…
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8/11/23 Lydia Pyne - "Genuine Fakes"
Lydia Pyne, author of "Genuine Fakes: How Phony Things Teach us about Real Stuff." (from the archives)
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8/10/23 Nan Calvert- Marissa Jablonski (Freshwater Collaborative)
For Nan Calvert's August visit to the Morning Show she arranged for a visit from Dr. Marisa Jablonski, executive director of Freshwater Collaborative of…
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8/9/23 Doug McIntyre: "Frank's Shadow"
Doug McIntyre talks about his intriguing and entertaining novel "Frank's Shadow." In it, the main character's father has died the same day that the famed…
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8/8/23 Doug Instenes- Racine Theater Guild
We talk with Doug Instenes about his thirty years with the Racine Theater Guild as well as his upcoming 100th production that he has directed there - "The…
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8/7/23 The Year That Broke Politics
Luke Nichter, author of 'The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968." The book examines the presidential race of…
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8/6/23 Garage Sale America
From 2007 - Bruce Littlefield, author of 'Garage Sale America.'
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8/5/23 Legend of a Suicide
From 2010- David Vann, author of "Legend of a Suicide"
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8/4/23 2 archival Interviews about the Barbie Doll
In honor of the blockbuster film "Barbie" currently in theaters.... Part one: (2010) Robin Gerber, author of "Barbie and Ruth- The Story of the World's Most…
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8/3/23 Jayne Herring- Racine Starving Artists Fair
Jayne Herring, coordinator of the Racine Art Guild's Starving Artists Fair, gives us a preview of this year's event ... which is this Sunday 9:00-4:00 on the…
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8/2/23 Planning the City of Kenosha (archives)
This is a bit of buried treasure - a 1998 conversation that has not been heard since it originally aired 25 years ago. Then-news director Bill Guy, creator of…
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8/1/23 "Valiant Women" (Lena Andrews)
Lena Andrews discusses her new book "Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War Two." It was General George Marshall who…
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7/31/23 Nora McInerny Purmont; "It's Okay to Laugh"
From 2017 - Nora McInerny Purmont discusses her memoir "It's Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool, Too.)" Purmont was 27 years old when her boyfriend was diagnosed…
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7/30/23 The Dante Club
From 2003- Matthew Pearl, author of "The Dante Club."
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7/29/23 Psychology Professor Dan Miller
From 2000 - Dr. Daniel Miller, a member of the faculty at Carthage College. This interview was done shortly after he was given Carthage's Distinguished…
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7/28/23 Hazing / Backup Catchers
Part 1- Ryan Kane, athletic director at Carthage College, talks about the phenomenon of Hazing among college athletes. Part 2- Tim Brown, author of "The Tao of…
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7/27/23 The Paradox of Debt
Richard Vague, author of "The Paradox of Debt: a new path to Prosperity without Crisis." The book discusses both government and private debt - and the paradox…
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7/26/23 J.Randy Taraborelli "Jackie: Public, Private, Secret"
Best-selling author J. Randy Taraborelli talks about his new book "Jackie: Public, Private, Secret," an illuminating portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy…
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7/25/23 Carolyn Friesch- United Way of Kenosha County
We speak with Carolyn Friesch, executive director of the United Way of Kenosha County, about the good work in the community which they encourage. UW of KC is…
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7/24/23 My Mother Next Door
Diane Danvers Simmons is author of the memoir "My Mother Next Door." One week after the author's 16th birthday, her mother announced that she was leaving her…
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7/23/23 Voices from the Moon
From 2009, Andrew Chaikin, author of "Voices from the Moon- Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences."
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7/22/23 Joe Sutter- "747"
From 2023- Joe Sutter, author of "747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and other adventures from a life in aviation."
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7/21/23 Dr. Art Cyr
Dr. Art Cyr, from the faculty of Carthage College, offers thoughts on Russia's war with Ukraine, new tensions between North and South Korea and the…
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7/20/23 Grant Blackwood "The 9th Man"
Grant Blackwood, co-author (with Steve Berry) of "The 9th Man: a Luke Daniels Thriller."
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7/19/23 Amy Greil - Kenosha Community Foundation
We speak with Amy Greil, executive director of the Kenosha Community Foundation.
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7/18/23 "Food, we need to talk"
Juna Gjata, author of "Food, we need to talk: The Science-based, Humor-laced Last word on Eating ,Diet and making peace with your body."
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7/17/23 Mike Lupica - "Too Far"
From 2005 - Mike Lupica talks about "Too Far," a novel for young readers, which focuses on the dangers of Hazing.
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7/17/23 War Correspondent Jane Ferguson
Award-winning war correspondent Jane Ferguson discusses her new book "No Ordinary Assignment: a Memoir." Ferguson's work has taken her to conflicts and…
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7/16/23 Jerry Oppenheimer on Seinfeld
From 2002- Jerry Oppenheimer, author of 'Seinfeld: The Making of an American Icon."
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7/15/23 "Made to Stick"
Andrew Blechman, author of "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die"
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7/14/23 Pigeons
From the archives: Andrew Blechman, author of "Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird."
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7/14/23 Previewing "Rent" at the RTG
We preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of Jonathan Larsen's RENT, which opens tonight, with music director Rob Kroes and music director Mary Leigh…
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7/23/13 Nan Calvert on Regenerative Farming
Today's conversation is about new ways to farm that can be enormously restorative to both our soil and water. Nan Calvert's guests are Kirsten Jurcek from…
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7/11/23 Returning Light
Robert L. Harris, author of "Returning Light: 30 Years on the Island of Skellig Michael."
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7/10/23 Kristen Singer / Carly Mikula
We catch up with Kristen Singer and Carly Mikula (who were on the program on June 14th) - talking about Carly's thrilling experience of singing in the Jimmys…
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7/9/23 Bob Marley's The Book of Exodus
From 2006- Vivian Goldman, author of "The Book of Exodus- The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century." (The interview is…
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7/8/23 Two for the Road
From 2007 - Jane Stern and Michael Stern, co-authors of "Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food." UPDATE: The Sterns divorced about a year after…
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7/7/23 Actor Alan Arkin
In memory of Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor Alan Arkin, who died on June 29th at the age of 89, we replay a 2011 interview we recorded after the…
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7/6/23 The Secret Garden Walk
We preview this Saturday's Secret Garden Walk in Kenosha with Lynda Guttormsen Guy, past president and publicist for the Four Seasons Garden Club, and Tim…
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7/5/23 "The Open System"
Doannie Tran- co-author of "The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy."
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7/4/23 Greg Berg with Patriotic Favorites
For a 4th of July Bonus, I am offering up an excerpts from my 2014 faculty voice recital at Carthage College. The program was fashioned to celebrate the 200th…
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7/4/23 Beyond Glory
From 2004- Larry Smith, author of "Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in their own words."
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7/3/23 Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio / Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Part One: Paola Cecchi-Demelgio, an attorney and data scientist associated with Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School for Government, weighs in on…
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7/2/23 Music: A Closer Look- The High Note
A podcast bonus- This is an episode from Music: A Closer Look, a series I did here at WGTD in the late 1980s during my first years at the station. This…
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7/1/23 "The Chances of the World Changing"
From 2006 - Award-winning filmmaker Eric Daniel Metzger talks about his film "The Chances of the World Changing," which chronicles the experience of a man…
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6/30/23 Three interviews about the human body
Part One- Christine Sauer from National Geographic talks about their new release "Why? The Human Body." Part Two- from 2005- Richard Rapport, author of "Nerve…
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6/28/23 The Hidden Campaign (FDR)
From 2003- Dr. Hugh Evans, author of "The Hidden Campaign: FDR's Health and the 1944 Election." The book is an examination of the horrific health woes with…
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6/27/23 The Young Athlete / Sports Immortals
Part One: (from 2009) Dr. Jordan B. Metzl, author of "The Young Athlete: A Sports Doctor's Complete Guide for Parents." Part Two: (from 2002) Jim Platt, author…
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6/26/23 The Fear of Too Much Justice
Postponed from last week: James Kwak, co-author (with Stephen B. Bright) of "The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in…
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6/25/23 Words in a French Life
From 2007 - Kristin Espinasse, author of "Words in a French Life: Lessons in Love and Language from the South of France."
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6/24/23 Steve Allen
From the spring of 1999, entertainment legend Steve Allen (1921-2000) .... the creator of The Tonight Show, a prolific author and composer. He visited both…
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6/23/23 Ask No Mercy
From 2018, Martin Osterdahl, author of "Ask no Mercy" (a Max Anger novel).
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6/23/23 Josh Haven: The Siberia Job
Author Josh Haven discusses his newest novel, "The Siberia Job," a thriller set in Russia in the tumultuous period following the fall of the old Soviet Union.
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6/22/23 National Geographic Kids Almanac / The Secret Life of Lobsters
Part One- Ariane Szu-Tu, co-editor of National Geographic's Kids Almanac 2024. Part Two- (from the archives) Trevor Corson, author of "The Secret Life of…