WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

Elizabeth Minnich discusses her remarkable new book "The Evil of Banality- On the Life and Death Importance of Thinking." At the heart of Minnich's book is an examination of the phenomenon of what she calls Extensive Evil, where many people allow some sort of evil to occur. American Slavery, the Holocaust, and the Genocide in Rwanda are three examples of Extensive Evil (as opposed to...

We preview an Independent Lens documentary airing tomorrow night titled "Free For All," which chronicles the history of public libraries in the United States and highlights some of the people who have figured most prominently in that history. The film also celebrates the many ways in which public libraries have been called upon to transform themselves in the 21st century and broaden what...

For National Autism Awareness Month, we replay this 2007 conversation with J. Elder Robison, talking about his memoir "Look me in the eye: My Life with Aspberger's."

From 2010- W. B ruce Cameron talks about his best-selling novel "A Dog's Purpose

We preview three different musical events happening this weekend: the University of Wisconsin-Parkside orchestra concert Saturday afternoon .... the Racine Symphony Orchestra Saturday night ..... and the musical "Head over Heels" at Carthage College.

For Holocaust Remembrance Day.... here is my complete interview with Alexandra Zapruder, author and editor of "Salvaged Pages: Young Persons' Diaries from the Holocaust."

For Holocaust Remembrance Day - here is a portion of my 2002 interview with Alexandra Zapruder, author and editor of "Salvaged Pages: Young Persons' Diaries from the Holocaust." The book presents 15 diaries that are somewhat comparable to the famous diary of Anne Frank. Each of them offers a unique and compelling account of what it was like to live through those terrifying and tragic...

Ross Benes talks about his newest book, "1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted our Bizarre Times." The book examines the dramatic emergence of the Jerry Springer Show, Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation, the video game Grand Theft Auto, and other examples of what Benes refers to as 'low culture.'

In honor of Earth Day ..... Part One: (from 2022) Carole Douglis, co-author (with Peter Fiekowsky) of "Climate Restoration: The Only Future That Will Sustain The Human Race." Part Two: (from 2024) Eric Schaeffer, founder and director of the Environmental Integrity Project, which monitors the work of the EPA.

From 2012 - artist Christian Patchell talks about his book "I put the 'Can' in Cancer."

From 2015 ---- We speak with Gary Stamm, a well-known local actor in community theater productions both in Racine and Kenosha, and a frequent guest on the Morning Show. In this instance, we spoke with Gary Stamm about the experience of being a contestant on the Food Network program "Chopped" - a special episode in which all of the contestants were outstanding amateur chefs who were also...

From 2001- We speak with Dan Schowalter, a former member of the religion faculty at Carthage College- and three distinguished theology professors who came to Southeastern Wisconsin for an event titled "Ancient Gospels and the Modern Church" ..... J. Andrew Overman (Macalester College), Stephen Patterson (Willamette University), and Helmut Koester (Harvard University Divinity School.) Pro...

From 1999 - A conversation about the American Boy Choir, which at the time was one of the premiere choral organizations in the country. The guest, Greg Lyne, was a former member of the ensemble. (At the time of this interview, Mr. Lyne was on the staff of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America - which used to be in Kenosha.)

In honor of National Poetry Month, we are replaying a 2001 interview with Rebecca Presson Mosby, one of the editors of "Poetry Speaks" (from Source Books in Naperville, IL)- which includes a companion compact disk recording in which one can hear historic recordings of famous poets of the last century reciting their own poetry. (We play excerpts from it in the course of this interview.) B...

Dr. Ron Cronovich, Professor of Economics at Carthage College, talks about Tariffs: What are they? How do they work? Are they good or bad? (Is that the right question to ask?) What is the primary motivation behind President Trump's policy on tariffs? What does it mean to have a Trade Deficit with another nation? Is that good or bad? What are the intended and unintended consequences of the sort...

Dr. Art Cyr, a member of the faculty of Carthage College - and a monthly visitor to the Morning Show - joins us to share his perspective on a variety of topics and concerns. In this particular conversation, we discuss President Trump and his tariff proposals .... Senator Chuck Schumer and his decision to work with Republicans to pass the stopgap spending bill one month ago that averted a governmen...

Ronald Gruner talks about his fascinating new book COVID Wars: America's Struggle Over Public Health and Personal Freedom," which examines the painful divide in the American public over the COVID-19 pandemic and our national response to it. The book also examines how that same divisiveness was evident to varying degrees in past epidemics and pandemics as well.

From 2003- A discussion of the book "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites" with Richard Norton Smith, one of the contributors to the book.

From 2013 .... Lori Hartwell discusses her book "Chronically Happy: Joyful Living in Spite of Chronic Living." Hartwell has lived for most of her life with chronic kidney disease. She is the founder and president of the Renal Support Network .... and co-host of "KidneyTalk," a biweekly webcast centered on issues related to CKD.

We speak with Amy Greil, executive director of the Kenosha Community Foundation, about the ongoing work of the KCF. Also in the conversation is John Kuehl, great nephew of local philanthropist Grace Kolakowski. Kuehl worked with Greil to set up a fund within the KCF to support the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra.

Today's Morning Show began with Nakeyda Haymer, Racine County Violent Crime Reduction Coordinator- and Wisconsin lead for the group Voices of Black Mothers United, which is comprised primarily of women who have lost children (or in the case of Ms. Haymer, her beloved brother) to gun violence. Haymer talks, among other things, about an event happening later today (Friday) in Racine called Bigge...

For Kailyn Palomares's April visit to the Morning Show, we discuss the Pike River Restoration Project with Samanthan Kerkman, Kenosha County Executive .... Daniel Gashke, Vice Chair of the Kenosha County Board .... and Dave Giordano, Executive Director of Root Pike WIN.

BONUS - We speak with two musical theater graduate students at Carthage College, Lucas Burr and Chynna Chung, who are part of a production of the musical "Next to Normal" that is being performed this coming weekend at the Rhode Center for the Arts in downtown Kenosha. Lucas is the music director, Chynna is the costume designer, and both of them are in the cast.

Leslie Ehm talks about her book "Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want." She is using the word 'swagger' a bit differently than we tend to use it in everyday speech. She sees it as an essential quality for making our way through the world successfully and joyously.

Jason and Erica Redman talk about their book "Mission: Invincible Marriage- A Battle-Tested Guide to an Enduring Relationship." Jason Redman is a former Navy SEAL who was seriously injured during his deployment in Iraq. Their marriage endured through that incredibly difficult period.