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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
6/21/23 Don Kummings on Walt Whitman
From 2006 - a conversation with Dr. Don Kummings (1940-2017), who for 36 years was a Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and one the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
6/20/23 Daniel Ellsberg
From the archives: Here is the interview I was privileged to do with Daniel Ellsberg back in 2010 shortly before the PBS telecast of the documentary film "The…
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6/19/23 Two interviews about Dogs
Part one- Stanley Coren, author of "How Dogs Think: What the world looks like to them and why they act the way they do." Part two- Emily Yoffe, author of "What…
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6/18/23 Tim O'Brien: Dad's Maybe Book
For Father's Day..... Tim O'Brien discusses his memoir "Dad's Maybe Book," in which he talks about the experience of becoming a father quite late in life. The…
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6/17/23 Gender Stereotypes in Higher Education
An archival conversation about gender stereotypes in higher education with Dr. Sylvia Beyer, a longtime Professor of Psychology at the University of…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
6/16/23 Kemper Center
Kemper Center, executive director of Kemper Center - and Robin Ingrouille, Kemper's administrator.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
6/16/23 Erik Lindbergh
From 2002- a brief interview with Erik Lindbergh, a grandson of Charles Lindbergh. The occasion of the interview was the 75th anniversary of Lindbergh's…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
6/15/23 The Story of Baseball in 100 Photographs
Kostya Kennedy is one of the editors of "The Story of Baseball in 100 Photographs," which comes from Sports Illustrated. (from 2018)
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6/15/23 Golf Links
This is an exploration of how the game of golf first established itself in America. Charles D. Burgess is author of "Golf Links: Chay Burgess, Francis Ouimet…
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6/14/23 Kristen Singer/Carly Mikula discuss Musical Theater
Kristen Singer, a music and theater teacher at Harborside Academy, and Carly Mikula, who just graduated from there, discuss their exciting experiences at the…
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6/13/23 Gus Russo- "The Outfit"
From 2002- Gus Russo, author of "The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America." 'The Outfit' was the nickname of one of the…
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6/12/23 The Library of Broken Worlds
Alaya Dawn Johnson- "The Library of Broken Dreams"
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6/12/23 The Anger Advantage
From 2003- Karen Bruckner, co-author of "The Anger Advantage: The Surprising Benefits of Anger and How it Can Change a Woman's Life."
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6/11/23 What Liberal Media?
From 2003- Eric Alterman, author of 'What Liberal Media: The Truth about Bias and the News."
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6/10/23 Seedfolks
From approximately 20 years ago- Paul Fleischman, author of "Seedfolks." This book was chosen as the focus of that year's Racine Reads project, in which…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
6/9/23 "Heat Wave"
From 2002, Eric Klinenberg, author of "Heat Wave: a Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago." The book examines the devastating heat wave in the summer of 1995…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
6/8/23 Nan Calvert/Dave Giordano - Campbell Woods
For Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the Morning Show, we talk about two new projects by Root Pike WIN (the Root Pike Watershed Initiative Network) ... at…
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6/7/23 1) Given up for Dead 2) Napoleon
Part One: (from 2005) Flint Whitlock, author of "Given Up for Dead: American POWs in the Nazi Concentration Camp at Berga." Part Two: Andrew Roberts, author of…
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6/6/23 Sizing up the Universe
J. Richard Gott, co-author of "Sizing up the Universe: The Cosmos in Perspective," published by National Geographic.
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6/6/23 How Math Explains the World
Dr. James D. Stein, author of "How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repairs to Modern Physics."
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6/5/23 "Mastering the Art of Quitting"
Alan B. Bernstein, co-author (with Peg Streep) of "Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why it matters in life, love and work."
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6/5/23 "The Last Coach" (Bear Bryant"
From 2006- Allen Barra, author of "The last Coach: a life of Paul 'Bear' Bryant." Bryant, one of the most famous college football coaches in history, led the…
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6/4/23 Sam Chell on Cult Movies
From 2002 - Dr. Sam Chell, now retired as a Professor of English at Carthage College, talks about a J-term course he taught about cult movies. He also…
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6/3/23 Art Historian Clare Ford Dean
From 1996 - Art Historian Clare Ford Dean - discussing (among other things) great Flemish painters as well as the art exhibit that inspired Modeste…
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6/2/23 "Love, Zac"
Reid Forgrave, author of "Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy." The book tells the story lf Zac Easter, a young man from a…
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6/1/23 "A Petit Mal"
Poet and writer Ana Maria Caballeros talks about her book "A Petit Mal," which chronicles the experience of her family when her six year old son was diagnosed…
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6/1/23 Spirit of Racine Music Makers
George Baumgardt, founder and director of the Spirit of Racine Music Makers, talks about their upcoming concert on June 4th.
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
5/31/23 Dr. Debra Ford
Dr. Debra Ford, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, looks back on her 14 years in the position. (She is about to become chancellor at the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
5/30/23 "The Big Roads"
Earl Swift, author of "The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers who created the American Superhighways."
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5/29/23 The Unknowns
(from the archives: for Memorial Day) Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and World War One's Most…
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5/28/23 Aaron Kohlmeier & an American Idol Story
This interview was recorded (I believe) back in 2003. Aaron Kohlmeier, who was a student at Carthage College at the timer, recounts the story of how he and…
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5/27/23 Reefer Madness
From 2003/2004- Eric Schlosser, author of "Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs and Cheap Lbor in the American Black Market"
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5/26/23 Dave McGrath's novel "24 Hours from Tulsa"
Postponed from last week: WGTD News Director Dave McGrath talks about his first novel, "24 Hours from Tulsa," which tells the fictitious backstory behind one…
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5/25/23 Racine Kenosha Vocational Ministry
We talk about the great work of Racine Vocational Ministry with Executive Director James Schatzman and Re-Entry Program Director Heather Bennett. The agency is…
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5/24/23 Dr. Art Cyr
Dr. Ar Cyr, a member of the faculty at Carthage College, pays his monthly visit to the program to talk about a variety of issues, including recent elections in…
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5/22/23 "Under the Iron Heel"
Ahmed White, author of "Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers." The term 'Wobblies' in the subtitle refers to members of…
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5/21/23 (2001) Bob Bonn
Earlier this week, I spoke with the new athletic director at Carthage College, Ryan Kane. Today, we listen back to a 2001 interview with Bob Bonn, who was…
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5/20/23 "Healthy Anger"
From 2002 - Dr. Bernard Golden, author of "Healthy Anger: How to help children and teens manage their anger."
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5/19/23 Greg Borowski "First and Long"
From 2004- Greg Borowski, author of "First and Long: A black school, a white school, and their season of dreams." The book chronicles the complicated and…
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5/18/23 Athletics at Carthage College
Athletic Director Ryan Kane and Assistant Athletic Director Seth Weidmann.
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5/17/23 Heart of the Game
S.L. Price, author of "Heart of the Game: Life, Death and Mercy in Minor League America"
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5/16/23 "Beyond Birds and Bees"
Bonnie J. Ruff, author of "Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing home to our kids a new message about love, sex and equality." Ruff, her husband and children moved…
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5/15/23 Kenosha Verbatim Project
We preview Saturday evening's performance (the one-and-only performance) of the Kenosha Verbatim Project, the latest in a series of Verbatim Theater Projects…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
5/14/23 Motherless Mothers
From 2007 - Hope Edelman, author of "Motherless Mothers: How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become."
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5/13/23 "Adoption Nation"
From 2011 - Andrew Pertman, author of "Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming our Families - and America."
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5/12/23 Maybe Baby
From 2007, and in honor of Mother's Day: Lori Leibovich, author and editor of "Maybe Baby: 28 Writers tell the truth about Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
5/11/23 Hawthorn Hollow
Nan Calvert's May visit to the Morning Show features two representatives from Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum: TJ Leveque (executive director)…
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5/10/23 Simon Read on young Winston Churchill
From 2015 - Simon Read, author of "Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondent."
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5/9/23 Manuel Lima- "The New Designer"
Award-winning designer and best-selling author Manuel Lima, author of "The New Designer: Discarding Myths, Embracing Change."
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5/7/23 "Our Dumb World" (from The Onion)
From 2007 - "Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth"
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5/6/23 Carlyn Berghoff (The Berghoff Family Cookbook)
From 2007(?) - Carlyn Berghoff, co-author with her mother Jan Berghoff of "The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of…
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5/5/23 UW-Parkside performs the Abyssinian Mass
We preview the performances this Sunday and Monday evening at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside of the Abyssinian Mass by Wynton Marsalis. My guests: Dr…
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5/5/23 Curtis Stock "The Turcottes"
Fifty years ago - to the day - jockey Ron Turcotte rode Secretariat to a triumphant victory in the Kentucky Derby - and within a few weeks, horse and jockey…
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5/4/23 Byron Wright
Byron White worked for 35 years for Kenosha Human Development Services. He is about to receive an award from the Mary Lou and Arthur F. Mahone Fund.
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5/2/23 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra
We preview the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra's next concert, which is this Saturday evening. We speak with Robert Hasty, artistic director and conductor of the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
5/1/23 Adrian Goldsworthy: How Rome Fell
From 2009- Adrian Goldsworthy discusses his book "How Rome Fell."
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4/30/23 Dogs: a Natural History
From 2007- Jake Page, author of "Dogs: A Natural History"
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
4/29/23 Jerry Oppenheimer "Toy Monster"
From 2009- Jerry Oppenheimer, author of "Toy Monster: The Big Bad World of Mattel"
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4/28/23 Katiann Nelson
Carthage music major Katiann Nelson talks about her experiences at Carthage over the last five years as a clarinetist, pianist and singer. She participates in…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
4/26/23 Simon Goodman: The Orpheus Clock
From the archives (2015) : Simon Goodman, author of "The Orpheus Clock: The search for my family's art treasures stolen by the Nazis."