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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
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Episodes
6/16/23 Erik Lindbergh 16.06.2023 8:12
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 historic solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927 .... and the publication of a brand new book about him titled "Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero," for which Erik wrote the forward.
6/15/23 The Story of Baseball in 100 Photographs 15.06.2023 20:14
Kostya Kennedy is one of the editors of "The Story of Baseball in 100 Photographs," which comes from Sports Illustrated. (from 2018)
6/15/23 Golf Links 15.06.2023 27:46
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, and the Bringing of Golf to America." (Chay Burgess was the author's great grandfather.)
6/14/23 Kristen Singer/Carly Mikula discuss Musical Theater 14.06.2023 50:03
Kristen Singer, a music and theater teacher at Harborside Academy, and Carly Mikula, who just graduated from there, discuss their exciting experiences at the most recent Jerry Awards ... an event in Madison that brings together gifted musical theater students from across the state. A production Kristen directed earlier this year- "Chicago"- was honored with a place in the program - and C...
6/13/23 Gus Russo- "The Outfit" 13.06.2023 49:15
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 most powerful organized crime cartels in Chicago. It exerted enormous influence over the city and beyond for half a century.
6/12/23 The Library of Broken Worlds 12.06.2023 11:24
Alaya Dawn Johnson- "The Library of Broken Dreams"
6/12/23 The Anger Advantage 12.06.2023 36:31
From 2003- Karen Bruckner, co-author of "The Anger Advantage: The Surprising Benefits of Anger and How it Can Change a Woman's Life."
6/11/23 What Liberal Media? 11.06.2023 27:32
From 2003- Eric Alterman, author of 'What Liberal Media: The Truth about Bias and the News."
6/10/23 Seedfolks 10.06.2023 27:31
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 readers of all ages and from all across the city were encouraged to read this heartwarming and inspiring book.
6/9/23 "Heat Wave" 09.06.2023 46:44
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 in which Chicago saw temperatures as high as 106 degrees over the course of an entire week. It is estimated that 700 people died due to the oppressively hot weather. Klinenberg wanted to understand why the death rate was so high in...
6/8/23 Nan Calvert/Dave Giordano - Campbell Woods 09.06.2023 48:29
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 Campbell Woods and Cliffside Park ... with Dave Giordano, executive director of Root Pike WIN.
6/7/23 1) Given up for Dead 2) Napoleon 07.06.2023 47:34
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 "Napoleon: A Life."
6/6/23 Sizing up the Universe 06.06.2023 20:17
J. Richard Gott, co-author of "Sizing up the Universe: The Cosmos in Perspective," published by National Geographic.
6/6/23 How Math Explains the World 06.06.2023 28:32
Dr. James D. Stein, author of "How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repairs to Modern Physics."
6/5/23 "Mastering the Art of Quitting" 05.06.2023 23:22
Alan B. Bernstein, co-author (with Peg Streep) of "Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why it matters in life, love and work."
6/5/23 "The Last Coach" (Bear Bryant" 05.06.2023 23:45
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 Alabama football program for a quarter of a century.
6/4/23 Sam Chell on Cult Movies 04.06.2023 1:00:38
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 discusses a radio program he had just begun hosting on WGTD - Saturday Night Bandstand.
6/3/23 Art Historian Clare Ford Dean 03.06.2023 54:21
From 1996 - Art Historian Clare Ford Dean - discussing (among other things) great Flemish painters as well as the art exhibit that inspired Modeste Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
6/2/23 "Love, Zac" 02.06.2023 48:24
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 small town in Iowa who suffered repeated head injuries that led to CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) - and eventually took his own life.
6/1/23 "A Petit Mal" 01.06.2023 25:58
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 with autism.
6/1/23 Spirit of Racine Music Makers 01.06.2023 20:26
George Baumgardt, founder and director of the Spirit of Racine Music Makers, talks about their upcoming concert on June 4th.
5/31/23 Dr. Debra Ford 31.05.2023 47:11
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 University of Indiana-Southeast.) Also with us is Scott Menke, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, who will serve as Interim Chancellor until a new chancellor is named.
5/30/23 "The Big Roads" 30.05.2023 47:46
Earl Swift, author of "The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers who created the American Superhighways."
5/29/23 The Unknowns 29.05.2023 47:49
(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 Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home."
5/28/23 Aaron Kohlmeier & an American Idol Story 28.05.2023 14:30
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 several friends traveled to Detroit, Michigan in the hopes of auditioning for AMERICAN IDOL.
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