From the archives: Greg Berman and his book, "The Most Noble Adventure," all about The Marshall Plan.
The Morning Show
Today's program will be broadcast live from the Education Support Center of the Kenosha Unified School District.
Carthage professors Jeff Roberg and Jon Bruning join us to talk about the conclusion of their course covering this fall's presidential campaign.
Doug Instenes, managing artistic director of the Racine Theater Guild, talks about the return of the guild's popular production of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
A look at Benjamin Franklin with Tom Fitzgerald, author of "Poor Richard's Lament," an intriguing novel in which Benjamin Franklin is transported into our modern world.
We speak with Martin Yate, the author of "Knock 'em Dead 2013: The Ultimate Job Search Guide." Also, we will replay a portion of past interview with choral music legend Weston Noble in honor of his 90th birthday, which is
We preview the upcoming performances at UW-Parkside of the Nguzo Saba Suite (in celebration of Kwanzaa) with Dr. James Kindchen, director of choral activities at Parkside.
Family therapist Amy Sprague Champeau talks about the difficulty of divorce- and of how those difficulties can be especially challenging during the holidays.
Part two of our conversation with Patrick O'Donnell, author of "Dog Company," a new book which tells the story of the Rangers of D Company, who played a crucial role in the D-Day Invasion.
Because of all of the attention surrounding the new film "Lincoln," we will replay an interview with Jackie Hogan, Author of "Lincoln, Inc." Also, part one of a conversation with war historian Patrick K. O'Donnell.
Just in time for Thanksgiving: Terry Hope Romero, author of "Vegan Eats World: 300 International Recipes for Savoring the Planet."
Bryan Albrecht, the President of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program. With him will be Steve Wilks, Dean of Student Development.
Law professor Einer Elhauge joins us to talk about the constitutionality of President Obama's health care reforms, known collectively to much of the public as Obamacare.
We talk about interesting facets of the human voice with writer and actress Elena Passarello, whose collection of essays on the topic is called "Let me clear my throat."
Carthage Professor Art Cyr joins us for his analysis of current events, including the results of the most recent election.
Our guest, Burton Peretti, is the author of "The Leading Man: Hollywood and the Presidential Image" - which examines the whole history of our Chief Executive's image before the American public - and especially how that ima
We preview a couple of weekend events, including a Gilbert & Sullivan gala at Carthage, as well as performances of "A Nice Family Gathering" at the Racine Theater Guild.
Carthage College Political Science Professor Jerald Mast joins us to offer analysis of election results.
Today's morning show is pre-empted so we can bring you an additional hour of Morning Edition and NPR's coverage of election 2012.
In a relatively new Morning Show tradition, we open up our phone lines and ask you to call in to say for whom you are casting your vote for president- and why.
Our guest is Murtaza Solangi, Director General of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. A native of Pakistan, he studied radio broadcasting at Gateway Technical College 2001-2003 and was an intern at WGTD.
A look at "The Good News Club," a Christian evangelical group that is active in public schools across the country.
In this 50th anniversary year of the Cuban Missile Crisis, we speak with the author of a book called "The Madman Theory" - a historical novel based on alternative history, built on the premise that Nixon won the 1960 presi
We preview the world premiere of a new piece commissioned by the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin. We also preview tonight's Multiple-Piano Monster Concert at Carthage.
We speak with the author of "The Fight for Home," a new book about the struggle to rebuild New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
25 years after the creation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt (under the auspices of the NAMES Project) we speak to the man who conceived the idea of the quilt, activist Cleve Jones.
We speak to two authors: Eric Greitens, a former NAVY Seal, and author of "The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage," and Timothy O'Brien, author of "The Lincoln Conspiracy," a fascinating novel built
Bryan Albrecht joins us for his months morning show visit, along with Brian Agen from Modine Manufacturing in Racine.
Our guest is Nataly Kelly, a professional translator who has co-written a new book called "Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World."
We'll have a preview of UW-Parkside's production of The Three Penny Opera, by Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht, which opened this past weekend. We'll speak with the production's director, Lisa Kornetsky.
UW-Parkside English Professor Jonathan Shailor will join us to talk about his prison theater program, and the resistance which he has experienced from the administration of the Racine Correctional Facility.
The topic is politics with Carthage professors Jeffrey Roberg and Jon Summers, who co-teach a course every four years during the presidential campaigns - focusing on both the political issues at hand and the role of the me
We preview the upcoming production of Georges Bizet's "Carmen" at the Milwaukee Florentine Opera, talking with two of the lead singers in the cast.
Our guest is Alex Hitz, author of a book which is a combination cookbook and memoir: "My Beverly Hills Kitchen: Classic Southern Cooking with a French Twist." Hitz grew up in Georgia at the height of the civil rights movem
Author Stephen Bown talks about his book "The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen," the first man to reach the South Pole, the leader of the first successful traversal through the Northwest Passage, and the first man t
We'll be talking about a special exhibit of a portion of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Monte Burke, author of "Fourth and Goal: One Man's Quest to Recapture His Dream." The book outlines the true story of Joe Moglia, a spectacularly successful businessman who turned his back on that world to pursue his lifel
We introduce you to Robert G. Hasty, the new music director of the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, whose first concert is this Saturday evening.
You'll hear an interview with historian and author Harlow Giles Unger, whose latest book is a biography of one of America's most under appreciated statesmen, John Quincy Adams, who was our sixth president and served with o
We spend most of the hour with Anna Stadeck, head of archives at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Library.
We're joined by Professor Richard Meier, who heads up the creative writing program at Carthage and has just had a new book of his poetry published.