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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
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…
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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.
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11/4/22 Father Michael Calabria
Father Michael Calabria, a Friar who serves on the faculty of St. Bonaventure University - who is visiting Carthage College this week - talks about his great…
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11/3/22 Sports Agent Molly Fletcher
Molly Fletcher became a sports agent in the highest levels of professional sports at a time when it was exceedingly rare for a woman to do so. Her list of…
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11/2/22 "Memento Mori"
Neil Scharnick, Associate Professor of Theater at Carthage College, talks about the latest play in their remarkable New Play Initiative ..... "Memento Mori."…
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11/1/22 RTG's "Drop Dead"
We talk about the Racine Theater Guild's current production, DROP DEAD by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Millmore, which opened last weekend and runs for two more…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/31/22 Dr. Jeffrey Weiss, KUSD superintendent
Dr. Jeffrey Weiss is the new superintendent of the Kenosha Unified School District
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10/30/22 Temple Grandin- Animals make us Human
From 2010- Temple Grandin, author of "Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals"
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10/29/22 Abundance (Marie Antoinette)
From 2007: Sena Jeter Naslund, author of "Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette."
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1`0/28/22 The Grandest Stage (The World Series)
Part One: Tyler Kepner, author of "The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series." Part Two: (from 2019) Dr. Jonathan Gelber, author of "Tiger Woods' Back…
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10/27/22 Dr. Art Cyr
For his monthly visit to the Morning Show, Dr. Art Cyr (from the faculty at Carthage College) discusses the short tenure of former British Prime Minister Liz…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/26/22 "Bound to Last"
From 2010 - Sean Manning, author/editor of "Bound to Last: 30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book." Thirty of Manning's writer/friends talks about what book…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/25/22 Two Documentaries
Nicole London talks about the documentary films "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" and "Becoming Frederick Douglas."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/24/22 "Grace" / "The Thinking Life"
Part One: Cody Keenan, head speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and author of "Grace." Part Two: P.M. Forni, author of "The Thinking Life: Thriving in the…
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10/23/22 Frank Parise-Raising a son with Autism
From 2014 - Kenosha attorney Frank Parise talks about the experience he and his wife had of raising a son with Autism. (This interview was done to publicize…
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10/22/22 And Sometimes Why
From 2008- Rebecca Johnson (Vogue magazine) talks about her first novel: "And Sometimes Why."
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10/21/22 Nan Calvert- Botanical Club of Wisconsin
For her October visit to the Morning Show, Nan Calvert's guest is John Zaborsky, president of the Botanical Club of Wisconsin. Zaborsky is a research associate…
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10/20/22 The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
John Hambrock and Anne Morse Hambrock talk about their comic strip "The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee" (which John writes and draws and Anne colors). It debuted…
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10/19/22 UWP's "The Wolves" - "That's Gotta Hurt"
Rachel Swartz, Assistant Professor of Theater Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about their current production - "The Wolves" - that concerns…
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10/18/22 Jim Schatzman - Choral Arts Society
James Schatzman, founder and artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin, talks about the group's 36th season - which opens this…
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10/18/22 "Dissection"
Christina LePort, author of "Dissection: a Novel."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/17/22 Call Him Jack (Jackie Robinson)
Yohuru Williams, author of "Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter." This new biography of Robinson looks beyond his impact on the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/16/22 The Squared Circle
From the archives: David Shoemaker, author of "The Squared Circle: Life, Death and Professional Wrestling"
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10/14/22 Charlie's Good Tonight (Paul Sexton)
Paul Sexton, author of "Charlie's Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts." Watts was the principal…
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10/13/22 "Frontline" returns to Carthage College
The Carthage College Theater Department is about to present performances October 13,14 and 15 of "Frontline- a Verbatim Play," which tells the story of a half…
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10/12/22 Martin Schreiber: "My Two Elaines"
For the third and final time this week, we are focusing on Alzheimer's. This is an archival interview from 2017 I recorded with former Wisconsin governor…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/11/22 Measure of the Heart
From 2008 - Mary Ellen Geist, author of "Measure of the Heart: a Father's Alzheimer's, a Daughter's Return"
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10/10/22 The Forgetting
From 2003- David Shenk, author of "The Forgetting: Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/9/22 Carved in Sand
From the archives- Katherine Jackson Raymond, author of 'Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails, When Memory Fades in Mid-Life."
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10/8/22 Choral Composer Jocelyn Hagen
In honor of Carthage College's Fall Choral Concert, which is Sunday afternoon - we are replaying a conversation from several years ago that featured choral…
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10/7/22 Edson Melendez - Belle Ensemble
Edson Melendez talks about this weekend's performances of the Belle Ensemble in a program titled "Sounds from Across the Street" that will feature choral…
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10/7/22 Concert Pianist Joanne Polk
Concert Pianist Joanne Polk (who is on the piano faculty at Manhattan School of Music) is playing a recital at Carthage College on Tuesday evening, October…
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10/6/22 Dr. Jason Karlawish "The Problem of Alzheimer's"
Dr. Jason Karlawish (the University of Pennsylvania) is the author of "The Problem of Alzheimer's: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease…
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10/5/22 "Butter"
Elaine Khosrova, author of "Butter: A Rich History"
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10/3/22 Resilience
Eric Greitens, author of "Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life."
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10/4/22 Carthage College's ANTIGONE
We discuss Carthage College's production of Sophocles' ANTIGONE with Herschel Kruger (stage director), Maureen Chavez-Kruger (set director) and Kim Instenes…
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10/3/22 Muhammad Najem: War Reporter
Journalist Nora Neus is the co-author of "Muhammad Najem: War Reporter." In this book intended for young readers - published in graphic novel format - you are…
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10/2/22 The Art of Choosing
From 2011 - Sheena Iyengard, author of "The Art of Choosing"
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
10/1/22 A House full of Windsor
From the archives- with the recent death of Queen Elisabeth II and so much focus being put on the Royal Family, I thought it would be fun to replay this…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/29/22 Dr. Art Cyr
Dr. Art Cyr, from the faculty at Carthage College, pays his monthly visit to the Morning Show to offer his thoughts on the late Queen Elisabeth II (focusing on…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/28/22 Passion Plays
Randall Balmer discusses his newest book "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America."
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/27/22 Chancellor Debra Ford
Chancellor Debra Ford from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside talks about Parkside's robust enrollment numbers, campus renovation, and several significant…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/26/22 Being Seen
Elsa Sjunneson, who has to contend with profound blindness and deafness, discusses her book "Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism."
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9/25/22 Bill Roth on Carthage's pipe organ
In honor of Carthage's homecoming weekend and its 175th anniversary, here is an excerpt from an interview with long time music faculty member and campus…
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9/24/22 Alan Anderson- Carthage College History
In honor of Carthage College's homecoming weekend - and its 175th anniversary - here is an excerpt from a 1997 interview with Dr. Alan Anderson, who served…
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9/23/22 Carthage Homecoming- Dr. Maggie Burk
We preview Saturday night's Carthage Homecoming Concert with Dr. James Ripley, director of instrumental activities, Dr. Peter Dennee, coordinator of Music…
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9/22/22 UW-P's Foreign Film Series
Dr. Josef Benson, Associate Professor of Literatures and Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about the current season of UW-P's Foreign…
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9/21/22 "Native Gardens" at the RTG
Doug Instenes discusses the current production at the Racine Theater Guild, an entertaining and thought-provoking comedy called "Native Gardens" by Karen…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/21/22 - The Magus Conspiracy
Kate Heartsfield talks about her newest book, "The Magus Conspiracy," which is written for the large and complex universe of The Assassin's Creed, one of the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/20/22 William Kuhn discusses Queen Elisabeth/ Funeral
Dr. William Kuhn, published author, former Carthage College history professor and expert on British royalty, talks about Queen Elisabeth II, her funeral, and…
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9/19/22 The Mosquito Bowl
Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Buzz Bissinger talks about his latest book, "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II."
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9/18/22 The Master
From 2021 - Christopher Clarey, author of "The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer." We are replaying this interview because of the…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/17/22 Strokes of Genius
From the archives: L. Jon Wertheim, author of "Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played." We are replaying this 2010 conversation…
- WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg
9/16/22 The Prophetic Lens
Phil Allen Jr., author of "The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier."
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9/15/22 Paleontology / Foreign Films Opening Night
Part 1 - Dr. Thomas Carr and Dr. Megan Seitz talk about the Carthage College Paleontology program's most recent field exhibition in Montana. Part 2 - A preview…
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9/14/22 Where the Millennials Will Take Us
Barbara Risman, author of "Where the Millennials Will Take Us: A New Generation Wrestles with the Gender Structure."
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9/13/22 American Demon
David Stashower, author of "American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Search for America's Jack the Ripper." The book discusses a terrifying series of unexplained and…