The Morning Show

J.D. Kammes, U.S. Army veteran, former tank commander,  and Director of Programs and Education for the First Division Museum in Catigny, Illinois.  

Previewing the Racine Theater Guild's production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,"

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht and Karla Krehbiel, President of the Southeast Region for Johnson Bank.

Driving Miss Norma."  The inspiring story of a 90-year-old woman who, in the wake of a serious cancer diagnosis, responds by taking to the road with her son and daughter-in-law

Preview of the Milwaukee Florentine's production of "The Barber of Seville." 

Carthage professor Art Cyr offers commentary of current events.

Andrew Carroll's new book about General Pershing, "My Fellow Solders.

Pianist Jason Lyle Black. He is playing a benefit concert for the RTG this week.

Meta Wagner, author of  "What's Your Creative Type." 

Pianist Pan Pan Wang, who solos this weekend with the Kenosha Symphony.  Her teacher, Deb Maslowski, joins us as well. Also, a preview of the Carthage Opera Workshop performances of "The Magic of Menotti." 

James Hart, author of the memoir "Lucky Jim." Hart was married for almost twenty years to pop singer Carly Simon.

Previews of Carthage's production of "The Mystery of Edmund Drood" and Parkside's production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." 

Dr. James Kinchen, discussing UW-Parkside's performance of the Brahms Requiem. Also, Sam Meggs, author of "Wonder Women." 

Estelle Glaser Laughlin, Holocaust Survivor. Part Two: Margot Lee Shetterly; Author of "Hidden Figures." 

Part one:  Astronaut John Herrington. Part two: Sheldon Hirsch, author of "Hot Hands, Draft Hype and DiMaggio's Streak: Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths." 

 Gateway Technical College president Bryan Albrecht

Steven Mussenden, executive director of the Racine Literacy Council.

Susan Bordo, author of "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton." She is a Pulitzer Prize nominee. 

 Racine mayor John Dickert - with Nan Calvert.

Best-selling author Julia Dahl, author of "Conviction: a Novel."  

Renowned choral composer Jake Runestad, who is visiting Carthage College.

Gina Kolata,  author of "Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science that Rescued Them."  

Part one, Dr. Mark Keegan, neurologist at the Mayo Clinic- discussing MS. Part two; Anna Lawton; author of Amy's Story 

Robert Laplander ("Finding the Lost Battalion"), who is featured in this weekend's American Experience documentary "The Great War,"

Cellist Matthew Udry, winner of the Racine Symphony Youth Auditions;  Pianist David Newman, soloist with the Lake Geneva Symphony this weekend.

Mary Beth Marklein, higher education journalist- Johnson Distinguished Visitor to Carthage College

Mary Otto, author of "Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America." 

Dr. Jerry Mast,  Associate Professor of Political Science at Carthage College.

Dr. Thomas Carr, director of the paleontology program at Carthage College.

Ginny Sassaman, president and co-founder of Gross National Happiness USA, creator of the Happiness Paradigm,  frequent contributor to the Huffington Post.

Todd Tucker, author of "Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan." 

 Leonard Marcus, author of "Golden Legacy: The Story of Golden Books.

From the archives: Bryan Lynch talks about being a contestant on the game show "Jeopardy." 

From the archives,  Janet Malamud Smith  "A Potent Spell" 

Susan Silverman,  author of "Casting Lots." 

Scott Raab,  author of "You're Welcome, Cleveland."   

Marc Eliot, author of "Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon" 

Sam Wasson; author of "Fifth Avenue, Five A.M."  A look at the iconic film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 

Carthage professor Dr. Art Cyr pays his monthly visit to the program to offer analysis of current events.

Amotz Asa-El, author of "Diaspora and the Lost Tribes of Israel."  

Dr. James Kinchen, director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Lawrence Levy, author of "To Pixar and Beyond."  

GTC president Bryan Albrecht with several award-winning teachers from Gateway Technical College.  

Tentative: Nan Calvert and Erin Heskett (Dir. of National and Regional Services, Land Trust Alliance.) 

Erik Weihemayer, author of "No Barriers:  A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon." Part Two: Dr. Ed Kawakami,  conductor of the Carthage Orchestra. Part Three: Dr.

Ashlee Vance, author of "Elon Musk: Telsa, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future." Part Two; James Tobin, author of "To Conquer the Air:  the Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight"  

Hope Jahren, author of "Lab Girl"

Actor Haisan Williams.  He is a past participant in the UW-Parkside Shakespeare Prison Project

Novelist Christine Baker Klein, author of "A Piece of the World."  

Brian Gill, from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside theater department