WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

From 2002 - Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter talks about his memoir "For Spacious Skies- The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut." Carpenter was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. He was the second American astronaut (after John Glenn) to orbit the earth.

Part One- We preview the 2026 summer season of the Racine Concert (its 104th season) with Mark Eichner, who has just begun his 25th season as the group's music director and conductor. This summer, the group will be performing concerts for the next four Sunday evenings at the Racine Zoo - which will be followed by one week off and then two Sunday evening concerts on the grounds of the DeKoven C...

For Kailyn Palomares's July visit to the Morning Show, we talk about a restoration project at Hawthorn Hollow involving the Pike River. Joining Kailyn is Nicole Zeisler, Conservation Land Manager at Hawthorn Hollow.

We preview the Four Season Garden Club's upcoming Secret Garden Walk with Lynda Guy. This year's Secret Garden Walk offers access to five secret private gardens - secret in the sense of not being easily visible to passersby- plus Chiwaukee Prairie as a bonus garden. The Secret Garden Walk - a major fundraiser for the Four Seasons Garden Club - happens this Saturday, July 11th, 9 am to 3 pm...

We speak with Alexandra Natapoff and Guy Charles, professors at Harvard Law School and co-editors of "America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance." This extraordinary book is a collection of 62 essays by a total of 64 law professors at Harvard on topics such as free speech and dissent, elections, crime and punishment, new technologies, and American identity, citizenship and race....

Nicholas Freudenberg, author of "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice since the 1960s."

From 2015 - Bill Moyers discusses his book "Moyers on America: A Journalist and his Times."

From 2002 - Judith Martin (Miss Manners) discusses her book "Star Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette."

From 2017 - Historian Harlow Giles Unger discusses his book "First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call for Independence."

Dr. Art Cyr's July visit to the program begins with a comparison between the celebration of our country's 250th birthday and the way that our Bicentennial was celebrated back in 1976.

For America's upcoming 250th birthday celebration- Peter Onuf, from the history faculty at the University of Virginia, talks about his new book "Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours." Professor Onuf and his co-author, Francis Cogliano, examine the legacy of our third president and explore what Jefferson has to offer to modern America in this era of ex...

From 2010 - Dr. Sandra Moats from the history faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside .... discussing her book "Celebrating the Republic: Presidential Ceremony and Popular Sovereignty from Washington to Monroe." Professor Moats has focused much of her research on the early years of our country. This book examines the decisions made by Washington and his successors which helped to...

We speak with Scott English, President and CEO of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, which is located just west of Somers on County E. The museum has a couple of special exhibits in honor of our nation's 250th birthday, including "Among His Troops: George Washington and the Citizen-Soldier Tradition." We also talk about an important event coming up on July 8th featuring best-s...

In honor of our nation's 250th birthday, we are replaying this 2018 conversation with historian Jon Meacham, talking about his book "The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels." The book is a thoroughly researched and unfailingly honest look at how bitter divisiveness has been a very important part of our nation's history and identity. This interview was recorded a few...

From 2003 - Alice Radosh, author of "Women Confronting Retirement: A Nontraditional Guide." The book was written for the first generation of women for whom working outside of the home was the norm - and for many of them, their professional work was an important part of their identity- and retirement marked a drastic life change.

We speak with former tennis pro Mansour Bahrami, a Franco-Iranian player who was renowned as one of the most gifted shotmakers of his day. He is the subject of a new book called "Mansour Bahrami: Face to Face.- Candid Discussions led by Hamid Gharavi." He recounts how he first fell in love with the game of tennis - how he learned the game without access to a proper racket - how the game...

From 2016- We speak with best-selling author J. Ryan Stradal about "Kitchens of the Great Midwest: A Novel" ..... a celebration of great food, how powerfully we can connect around food, and how food can give us our strongest sense of home. The novel also reminds us that amazing food is not only found in upscale restaurants but also in midwestern church suppers, the kitchens of family-own...

We speak with former Racine mayor John Dickert about a video project that he and his wife Teresa have undertaken called "Dinner at the Bar" that is meant to celebrate the terrific restaurants to be found in downtown Racine. The first of what they hope will be a series of videos has just been released on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok.

Natasha Lance Rogoff, "Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected, Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia."

We speak with David Greene (former co-host of NPR's Morning Edition) about the new documentary film "Louder than Guns," which draws together people with strong disagreements over the issue of guns and gun safety - with music used as a means for finding common ground. The film is in limited theatrical release. The only midwest showing scheduled at this point is at the Wayfarer Highlan...

From 2004 - Mick Burke, former reporter with the Racine Journal Times - in a conversation that explored the latest efforts to revitalize downtown Racine, the abrupt closer of Color Arts, and the special challenges of covering business. <P.S. - If you're looking for something related to Father's Day, scroll back to the episosdes shared on June 12th, 13th, and 14th.>

Remembering the late American composer Carlisle Floyd, whose 100th birthday was June 11th - and is being celebrated with a gala concert at Carnegie Hall tonight (June 20th.) This interview with Floyd was recorded in 2012 before the Milwaukee Florentine presented his most popular opera, SUSANNAH.

In honor of Juneteenth ...... from 2017 ..... Max Klau, author of "Race and Social Change: A Quest, a Study, a Call to Action."

We speak with Kelly Kruse, executive director of the Downtown Racine Corporation.

We speak with long-time Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard about his latest book .... "The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water." Ballard explores the phenomenon seen all over the world of people choosing to plunge themselves into cold water. - especially something called Ice Swimming which involves swimming significant distances i...