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We discuss Diabetes with Dr. George King, a leading authority on the disease and the author of a new book called "The Diabetes Reset."

It's the monthly visit of the UEC- the United Environmental Council - and on this occasion, Nan Calvert brings with her a teacher and student from an extraordinary junior high/high school in Milwaukee - Escuela Verde - tha

We revisit a conversation from a number of years ago with Jay Boninsinga, the author of "The Sinking of the Eastland: America's Forgotten Tragedy." This disaster occurred one hundred years ago this year - and just in the l

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program - and the topic is the role that Apprenticeships play in education at GTC.

We have two conversations about the acclaimed actress, writer and activist Ruby Dee - first with her grandson Muta' Ali Muhammad, the director of a documentary about his grandmother titled "Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee"

Part one: Lambs Farm- their partnership with Carthage Athletics-Matt Thorne and Katie Maghussen. Part Two: Josh Sundquist, author of "We Should Hang Out, Sometime-Embarrassingly, A True Story."

Our guest is contralto Meredith Alwady, who has sung leading roles at both the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera.

We're scheduled to speak with Ray Cross, president of the University of Wisconsin system. (He is kindly making time for us during a visit to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.)

We welcome into our studios Herman Mashaba, a prominent South African entrepreneur and author who is a special guest of Carthage College's Clausen Center for World Business and Political Economy.

Postponed from last Thursday: Scott Stossel, the editor of Atlantic Monthly magazine, talks about his best-selling memoir (now in paperback) titled "My Age of Anxiety." In it, Stossel talks about his nearly lifelong strugg

We speak to two Carthage professors - Jeffrey Roberg and Penny Seymoure - who have just returned from a trip to Cuba, a nation very much in the news because of President Obama's announcement that the United States would be

We speak with Scott Stossel about his best-selling book (just released in paperback) called "My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind." This book is one of the most powerful, moving, and revel

We talk with Martin Yate about the newest edition of his best-selling guide to finding a job.

We preview Tuesday night's documentary on PBS's American Experience titled "The Big Burn," based on the best-selling Timothy Egan book of the same name. It tells the story of the formation of the U.S.

We continue our conversation begun Friday with entertainer Bill Hayes, a regular on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows," a star in the original Broadway cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Me and Juliet," and a long tenure on

Part 1 of our interview with Singer and actor Bill Hayes.

Our guest is Dana Caspersen, who has worked for a number of years in the field of conflict resolution.

We spend most of the hour with former Kenosha mayor Patrick Moran, talking about a memoir he has just written, "A Story of a Baby Boomer."

We preview tonight's American Experience documentary "Edison," which examines the extraordinary life and career of inventor Thomas Alva Edison

Jonathan Horn, author of "Robert E. Lee: The Man who would not be Washington." (Horn was also a speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and we discuss that as well as the book.)

We spend part of the program with Dr. Alice LoCicero, author of "Why Good Kids Turn Into Deadly Terrorists: Deconstructing the Accused Boston Marathon Bombers and Others Like Them." Dr.

Best-selling author Domingo Martinez, talking about his most recent memoir "My Heart is a Drunken Compass." (His previous best-selling book was "The Boy Kings of Texas.")

We talk about the Lakeside Players upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" with Joe Cardamone, who is the stage and music director, and Jack Lambert, who portrays the role of Jack (as in "Jack and the Be

William C. Davis, author of Crucible of Command, a duo-biography of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we replay a portion of our conversation with Rochelle Horowitz, who was one of the people who worked behind the scenes for the 1963 March on Washington.

Marc Cushman joins us to talk about the third and final volume of his "These are the Voyages" books.

It's the monthly visit of the United Environmental Council.

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

We preview tonight's American Experience documentary "Klansville U.S.A" which examines the unexpected resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina during the 1960's.

From the archives: - best-selling author Gail Sheehy talking about her memoir

Gateway Technical College president Bryan Albrecht

Edward Conlon, author of "Blue Blood" (one of the most highly acclaimed books about the life and work of police officers). Part 2 of the Morning Shows features "Homes of the Founding Fathers."

Justin Marozzi, author of "Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood"

We speak with L. Jon Wertheim, who collaborated with sportscaster Al Michaels in his new memoir, "You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television."

Author John Oller stops by the Morning Show to talk about his new book "American Queen" about one of the wealthiest women of the 19th century.

Nick Barootian and James Schatzman from the Hospitality Center of Racine talk about their event "The Longest Night" on Sunday, December 20th in support of the areas homeless.

From the new Lifetime Reality series "The Sisterhood: Becomining Nuns" Supervising producer Linda Corley and Sister Beth Ann.

We speak with author of White Guilt, Shelby Steele.

We speak with historian Andrew Roberts about his new biography about Napoleon Bonaparte.

The United Environmental Council pays its monthly visit to the program.

We replay a conversation with Debbie Irving, author of a much discussed book about racism called "Waking Up White."

Professor Art Cyr pays his final 2014 visit to the morning show to offer analysis of current events.

We speak to the author of a brand new biography of J.R.R. Tolkien ("The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings") - who is widely regarded as perhaps the most beloved author of the 20th century.

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program.

We reconnect with best-selling author W. Bruce Cameron about his book "The Dogs of Christmas."

We preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music," which opens this weekend. .

Our guest is Dr. James Kinchen, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, about this weekend's performances of Handel's "Messiah."

We talk with KUSD choir directors Polly Amborn and John Choi and several students about "Ye Olde English Christmas Feaste," which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

UW-Parkside theater arts professor Jennifer Sassaman talks about her department's production of "It's a Wonderful Life," which is being presented in the style/format of a live radio drama.

Lissa Warren, author of "The Good Luck Cat."