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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
1/3/23 rerun: Uprooted
This week, we are sharing noteworthy author interviews from 2022 Morning Show programs. Today: Peter J. Boni, author of "Uprooted- Family Trauma, Unknown…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
1/2/23 Repeat: Rise of the Black QB
This week, we are repeating some of our most noteworthy author interviews from 2022. Today is an interview that initially aired in August 2022 with Jason Reid…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
1/1/23 William Kuhn on the Royal Family
Replayed from September 2022- Dr. William Kuhn, a nationally-published author, former Carthage history professor and expert on British royalty offers his…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/31/22 Replay: The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
We are replaying memorable Morning Show interviews from 2022 - all tied to memorable occasions or events. This interview was with John and Ann Morse Hambrock…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/30/22 Rebroadcast: Chanticleer
We are replaying memorable Morning Show interviews from earlier in the year- all tied to specific, special events or occasions. This interview is with the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/29/22 Replay- Carthage Volleyball National Championship
We are replaying memorable Morning Show interviews from earlier in 2022. This interview celebrated the second consecutive national championship by Carthage…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/28/22 The 10th anniversary of The Rita
We are rebroadcasting noteworthy Morning Show interviews tied to specific and special events and occasions during the year. This is an interview done on the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/27/22 Bryan Albrecht's last Morning Show
One of the most notable Morning Show interviews aired in August of this year. It was (presumably) the final Morning Show appearance of outgoing Gateway…
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12/26/22 Kemper Center Anniversary
This week, we are re-sharing memorable 2022 Morning Show interviews tied to specific events and occasions. This interview, which originally aired in late June…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/25/22 Christmas Cookies
from the archives - PJ Hamil talks about "The King Arthur Flour Company Christmas Cookie Companion"
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/24/22 "How the Grinch Stole Xmas"
From the archives (2007) - a special anniversary edition of Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
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12/23/22 "Truth"
From 2018 - Hector McDonald, author of "Truth: How the many sides to every story shape our reality."
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12/22/22 The Earl and the Pharoah
The Countess of Carnarvon (Fiona Carnarvon) talks about her latest book, "The Earl and the Pharoah: from the real Downton Abbey to the Discoveyry of…
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12/21/22 Generation Z
John Schlimm- "what would Gen-Z Do? : Everything you don't know about Gen-Z but Should."
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12/20/22 You Can't Always Say What You Want (Free Speech)
Dennis Baron, author of "You can't always say what you want: The Paradox of Free Speech." (The book is not released until February 2023. This interview was…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/19/22 Pump: A Natural History of the Heart
Bill Schutt: "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart." The book examines the human heart and how it functions, but also explores the heart of widely diverse…
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12/18/22 Leonard Mlodinow: "Elastic"
From 2018- Leonard Mlodinow, author of "Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change."
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12/17/22 Boys in the Bunkhouse
From 2018 - Dan Barry, author of "The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland."
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12/15/22 Solar Farming in Kenosha County
For Nan Calvert's December visit to the Morning Show, we have John Holloway, chairman of the town of Paris, which is the site of a new and exciting solar farm.
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12/14/22 Ken Wiele
Ken Wiele, a highly regarded high school band director from Kenosha Unified, has taken up nature photography in his retirement ... and has a beautiful book…
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12/13/22 Falling To Earth- Unabridged
BONUS - Here is the complete and unedited interview with Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, author of "Falling to Earth: an Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the…
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1/13/22 Apollo Remastered
Today's program commemorates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17, which was on the moon fifty years ago this week- the last time that human beings walked on the…
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12/12/22 Empire of Ice and Stone
Buddy Levy - author of "Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk." It tells the story of an ill-conceived 1913 Arctic expedition…
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12/11/22 Jet Pack Dreams
From 2008 - Mac Montandon, author of "Jet Pack Dreams: One Man's Up and Down (but mostly down) Search for the Greatest Invention that Never Was."
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12/10/22 How to keep your teenager out of trouble
From 2001- Neil Bernstein, author of 'How to keep your teenager out of trouble- and what to do if you can't."
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12/9/22 RTG's The Little Mermaid / Spirit of Racine Music Makers
We preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, which opens tonight (Dec. 9) and runs for two weekends. We also talk with George…
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12/7/22 Pearl Harbor
Part One (2017) - Craig Nelson, author of "Pearl Harbor: from Infamy to Glory." Part Two (2016) Brian Curtis, author of "Fields of Battle: Pearl Harbor, the…
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12/6/22 "The Leak"
Robert P. Crease, author of "The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory."
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12/5/22 Dr. Thomas Carr
Dr. Thomas Carr, director of Carthage College's paleontology program, joins us along with two of his students - Nathan Cochran and Andy Huynh - to talk about…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/4/22 The Diaspora and the Lost Tribes of Israel
From 2004- Amotz Asa-El, author of "The Diaspora and the Lost Tribes of Israel."
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12/3/22 Weston Noble - for his 100th birthday
In honor of what would have been Weston Noble's 100th birthday this past Wednesday (Nov. 30th), here is an interview I was privileged to record with my beloved…
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12/2/22 "You don't know what war is"
Yeva Skalietska, author of 'You Don't Know what War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine." Russia attacked Ukraine just days after Yeva celebrated her…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
12/1/22 Dr. Art Cyr
Dr, Art Cyr discusses the mid-term elections, Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, President Lincoln and Thanksgiving Day, and more.
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11/30/22 How to win the Civil War
Steve Phillips- author of "How we win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good." It is the contention of Phillips…
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11/30/22 Reconnecting after Isolation
Dr. Susan J. Noonan, author of 'Reconnecting after Isolation: Coping with Anxiety, Depression, Grief, PTSD and more." The book explores some of the ongoing…
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11/30/22 Weston Noble
On what would have been his 100th birthday, here is an excerpt from a 2007 Morning Show interview with choral music legend Weston Noble. (The entire interview…
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11/29/22 Muppets in Moscow
In the early 1990's, as the Soviet regime fell, folks at the Children's Television Workshop believed it was the ideal time to launch a Russian 'Sesame Street.'…
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11/28/22 Vagabond Pilot
Robert J. Young, author of "Vagabond Pilot: a Journey of Discovery and Renewal." When Young experienced some very difficult personal and professional setbacks…
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11/27/22 The Candy Bombers
From 2009 - Andrei Cherny, author of "The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour."
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11/26/22 Retired Carthage Professor Bill Jankovich
This recording from the archives (from approximately eight years ago) is a conversation with Bill Jankovich, a retired business administration at Carthage…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
11/25/22 Music-A Closer Look / Leontyne Price
As a Thanksgiving Weekend special, here is an example from Music-A Closer Look, a series I created, produced and hosted at WGTD shortly after I began work here…
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11/24/22 Special: Music-A Closer Look - Early days of the Phonograph
As a Thanksgiving Day special, I'm replaying an episode from a program I did for WGTD back in the 1980's ..... Music:A Closer Look. This particular episode…
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11/23/22 Hello, Everybody! (the days of early radio)
From the archives (2008) : Anthony Rudel, author of "Hello, Everybody! The Dawn of American Radio" - a fascinating chronicle of the earliest days of radio, a…
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11/22/22 Her again- Being Meryl Streep
From 2016- Michael Schulman, author of "Her Again: Being Meryl Streep"
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11/21/22 Brian Lynch on Jeopardy
In honor of Jeopardy and the exciting Tournament of Champions that is currently underway, here is a Morning Show conversation that was recorded and initially…
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11/21/22 Bob Harris- Prisoner of Trebekistan
In honor of the game show Jeopardy and the exciting Tournament of Champions which is currently underway - we are offering up this memorable conversation with…
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11/20/22 Happy Together
We speak with Suzanne Phileggi Pawelski James Pawelski, the husband-and-wife authors of "Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
11/19/22 "Prairie Fires" (about Laura Ingalls Wilder)
From the archives- 2018- Caroline Fraser discusses her award-winning book "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder."
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11/18/22 Rebecca Sheir - "Circle Round"
Part One: Public radio's Rebecca Sheir talks about her popular podcast "Circle Round," which shares folktales from all around the world. Several Circle Round…
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11/17/22 Nan Calvert with Kyle Burton (WI DNR)
Kyle Burton is with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau for Drinking Water and Groundwater.
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11/16/22 Political Science Professor Jerald Mast
Dr/ Jerald Mast, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College, offers analysis of last week's mid-term elections. A so-called Red Wave was widely…
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11/14/22 Robert Stone: "Taken Hostage"
Robert Stone, Writer-Director-Producer of the American Experience documentary "Taken Hostage," which airs tonight and Tuesday night on PBS. It chronicles the…
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11/13/22 Jake Halpern- "Fame Junkies"
From 2007 - Jake Halpern, author of "Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction."
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11/12/22 Greg Mayer on JEOPARDY
From 1997, former WGTD News Director and Morning Show host/creator Bill Guy (who passed away in 1998) speaks with Dr. Gregory Mayer, Professor of Biology at…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
11/11/22 "Our Year of War"
For Veteran's Day- (2017) - Daniel P. Bolger, author of 'Our Year of War: Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
11/10/22 The Last Folk Hero (Bo Jackson)
Jim Pearlman talks about his newest book..... The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson. Jackson was one of the most spectacularly gifted athletes of…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
11/10/22 Beethoven's Choral Fantasy at UW-P
Dr. James Kinchen, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about the performance he will be conducting Saturday evening of…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
11/9/22 Celebrating the Republic
From the archives: Dr. Sandra Moats, author of "Celebrating the Republic: Presidential Ceremony and Popular Sovereignty from Washington to Monroe." The book…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
11/6/22 Math and the Mona Lisa
From 2014 - Bulent Atalay, author of "Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci."
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11/5/22 Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb
From 2003 - "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites" by Douglas G. Brinkley.