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The Morning Show

Professional actor Brian Gill, who is directing UW-Parkside's production of "The Book of Days."

Robert Miola, theater professor at Loyola University (Baltimore, Maryland) who speaks at Carthage this afternoon at Carthage on the challenges of editing Shakespeare's Macbeth.

We speak with Howard Rosenblatt, who has translated the work of Nobel Prize-winning Chinese author Mo Yan.

We talk about the legacy of Theodore Geissel as we preview this weekend's Seuss-a-thon at Carthage College.

Kenosha author Michael Schumacher returns to the morning show to talk about his most recent book: "Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary." Capp is most famous for his comic strip "Li'l Abner," which ran for 43 years.

Our guest is Professor David Schultz (Hamline University), the author of "American Politics in the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawmakers Choose Belief over Research."

We speak with John Barylick, author of "Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest Rock Concert." The tragic fire, which took place 10 years ago on the 20th of this month, claimed 100 lives.

We'll spend part of the hour with writer and activist Sister Souljah, talking about her latest novel.

We will examine the hidden and unconscious biases which nearly all of us have and about which we are scarcely aware. Our guest is a psychologist and co-author of the new book "Blind Spot.

We will find out about the Racine Art Museum's Spark program, which offers up artistic opportunities to persons suffering from the early to mid stages of Alzheimer's Disease.

Professor Art Cyr from Carthage College joins us to talk about current events.

For President's Day- Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham talks about his newest book, a biography of our third president, Thomas Jefferson.

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program; he'll be joined by Joseph Whiten, John Dahms, and Terry Simmons, who are all with the Public Safety program at Gateway.

This month's visit of the UEC- the United Environmental Council- concerns the Caledonia Conservancy.

To observation of National Heart Month, we speak with Dr. Joel Kahn, Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Detroit Medical Center and a professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

We'll air several different interviews pertaining to our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, on his 204th birthday.

We speak with Neil Scharnick, a member of the theater faculty at Carthage College, and several theater students at Carthage who recently returned from a trip to Ireland, where they collaborated in the creation and mounting

Our guest is Leil Loundes, author of "How to Create Chemistry with Anyone."

We speak with Nancy Moldenhauer and Ron Halvorson about the 2013 campaign for RUAF- the Racine United Arts Fund.

The hour opens with Dara-Lynn Weiss, author of "The Heavy- A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet - a Memoir." It tells the controversial story of Weiss's decision to put her obese seven-year-old daughter on a very strict diet.

We welcome back UW-Parkside history professor Dr.

We speak with one of the editors of "Immigrant Struggles-Immigrant Gifts," which examines the challenges which immigrants have faced in America throughout our history- but also the enormous contribution which they have mad

Postponed from last Tuesday: Raymond Foery, author of "Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece."

We speak to Dr. Leana Wen, who co-authored "When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests."

We preview the production of "The Wizard of Oz" that's about to be mounted by the Lakeside Players of Kenosha. We'll be joined by Joe Cardamone, director of the production, and Sydney Rovik, who plays Dorothy.

We begin with the author of "Guitar Zero," Gary Marcus, a psychologist who studied the experience of adults who attempt to learn how to play a musical instrument.

We preview "Henry Ford," the next documentary airing on the PBS series American Experience Tuesday night.

We spend most of the program with writer Christopher S.

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program. On this particular occasion, he will be talking about the upcoming referendum.

We talk about the Racine Theater Guild's current production of "Night at the Nutcracker," a delightful takeoff of the Marx Brothers' "Night at the Opera." The production features a first-time collaboration between the RTG

A rebroadcast today of two wonderful shows: First, an interview with actor Kevin Sorbo, whose book "True Strength: My Journey From Hercules to Mere Mortal " and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life," in which he details how he s

We begin the program with Steven Gillon, resident historian for the History Channel and Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma, talking about how presidential inaugurations have changed through our history and

Psychologist Jeremy Dean, author of "Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don't, and How to Make Any Change Stick."

Sister Kathy Slesar, a Vice President of the Racine Dominicans, talking about their 150th anniversary

Postponed from last week: "The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation."

Carthage professor Art Cyr, analyzing current events

In anticipation of part two of the PBS documentary "The Abolitionists," we replay a past morning show conversation about Frederick Douglas.

Carol Bradley, author of 'Saving Gracie," which is an examination of puppy mills.

For the monthly visit of the UEC (the United Environmental Council), we speak with Charlie Koenen, who is a master bee keeper.

Catherine Blythe, author of "The Art of Conversation: A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure."

We preview tonight's American Experience documentary "The Abolitionists" by speaking with executive producer Sharon Grimberg.

We'll preview a special, one-time, Monday evening performance at Carthage College of their production of "Ghost Bike," which Carthage has been invited to present at the upcoming Kennedy Center/American College Theater Fest

A psychiatrist who is on-site in Newtown, CT, who is part of a team of psychiatrists offering around-the-clock, walk-in counseling at the Newtown Youth and Family Services Center.

Gateway Technical College President Dr. Bryan Albrecht joins me for his monthly visit, along with Ron Frederick, Kenosha Area Boys Club President.

From our archives, 2 interviews about "Mark Twain."

Dr. Art Cyr, from Carthage College joins us.

My guest today is Timothy Egon and his book, "The Big Burn."

We speak to Mike and Jamie Johnson, whose lives have been unexpectedly disrupted by the damage created by Hurricane Sandy.

It's the monthly visit of the UEC- the United Environmental Council- and Nan Calvert has invited Helen Pugh and Rick Fare from the Hoy Audubon Club to talk about winter birds.

We speak with professional photographer Monni Must, who has interviewed and photographed a number of Holocaust survivors and is sharing those photos and stories in extraordinary books called "Living Witnesses."