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The Morning Show

A preview of "My Real Mother," a musical receiving its world premiere this weekend at Carthage with composer/playwright Riley Thomas and director Maggie Spanuello.

Jason Berry, author of 'City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans." 

Burt Ward (Robin on the TV series "Batman") talks about his new passion- dogs in honor of Train Your Dog Month. 

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

First round winners in the FoxConn Smart Cities Smart Futures competition Erin Magennis and Joan Volmut.   

WGTD's own Troy McDonald talks about concerns around new data gathering techniques being used by various media entities.  

Erling Kagge,  author of "Silence - in the Age of Noise." 

Leonard Mlodinow, author of  "Elastic:  Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change" 

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht.

Ryan Robinson, author of #Chill: Turn off your job and turn on your life.” 

Mount Pleasant village president David DeGroot, village administrator Maureen Murphy, and Foxconn project director Claude Lois. 

Guida Brown talks about alcohol addiction and calls for changes in the laws for OWI. 

Joshua Goldstein, author of “A Bright Future: How some countries have solved climate change and the rest of the world can follow.”

12-year-old Racine entrepreneur Alex Hart-Upendo. His business, Build-a-Bow, creates custom designed bow ties. 

Dr. Jerald Mast,  Associate Professor of political science at Carthage College.

Nan Calvert's monthly environmental program- with Vicki Elkin (Fund for Lake Michigan.) 

Mick Burke, business reporter for the Racine Journal Times, with a FoxConn update. 

Elizabeth Emens, author of Life Admin: How I learned to do less, do better, and live more."  

Madeleine May Kunin, former governor of Vermont- author of "Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties."  

No Morning Show on WGTD This Week because of the Christmas holiday. 

Part One:Ken Wiele author of "Musings," Part Two: Ramsen Kasha, executive director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Clinic in Chicago.

Jacqueline Mroz, author of 'Girl Talk: What Science can tell us about Female Friendship"

Ray Bolger, author of "Operation Devil Horns:  The Takedown of MS-13 in San Francisco." 

Bryant Welch, author of "State of Confusion:  Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind." 

Maryann Karinch, author of "Control the Conversation: How to charm, deflect, and defend your position through any line of questioning."  

Bob Glauber, author of "Guts and Genius:  The story of three unlikely coaches who came to dominate the NFL in the 80s." 

Nan Calvert leads a discussion on wetlands restoration. 

A look back at singer Aretha Franklin - with UW-Parkside's James Kinchen.

Art Cyr,  Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business.

Benjamin Horvat, with Louis Structures-  talking about the patent process he is undertaking with a new product he has developed.

Interviews about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 

Gateway Technical College president Bryan Albrecht and a conversation about civic engagement. 

A conversation about HALO -  Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization in Racine.  

Previewing the Racine Theater Guild's production of the musical "A Christmas Carol," opening this weekend.

Part One: Teasel Muir-Harmony, author of "Apollo to the Moon:  A History in 50 Objects."   Part Two:  Charles Brown, composer of "Christmas Concerto for Hammered Dulcimer, Strings and Percussion" which

Michael Hebb, author of "Let's Talk about Death (over Dinner):  An Invitation and Guide to Life's Most Important Conversation." 

Playright Marie Kohler, as well as director Brian Gill from UW-Parkside's "Midnight and Moll Flanders."  

Dr. James Kinchen, director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about their upcoming performances of the Nguzo Saba Suite.

Gateway Technical College president Bryan Albrecht and three guests talk about the Gateway Foundation and all it does to support the college and its students.  This is airing today because it's Giving Tuesday. 

Kostya Kennedy, editor and author of "The Story of Baseball in 100 Photographs," 

No program because of the Thanksgiving holiday. 

No program because of the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Gina LaRoche and Jennifer Cohen, author of "The 7 Laws of Enough: Cultivating a Life of Sustainable Abundance." 

Justin Martin, author of 'A Fierce Glory:  Antietam- The Desperate Battle that Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery." 

Swedish writer and director Martin Osterdahl, author of "Ask No Mercy."

Entertainers Jack and Jill Jensen talk about their latest recording "Snow People" 

A preview of "To Schubert!" by the Carthage College Opera Workshop.  

An array of past morning show interviews related to World War One. 

Ian I. Mitroff, author of "Technology Run Amok: Crisis Management in the Digital Age."  

Holly Painter, english lecturer at the University of Vermont- creator of the Obsolete Jobs Project.