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The Morning Show

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program and is joined by Ron Stevens from the Kenosha Girls and Boys Club.

We speak with Law Professor Leo Kotz, author of "Why the Law is So Perverse," which examines some the bedrock principles of our legal system that at a glance seem illogical.

Dr. Lloyd J. Dumas, author of "The Peace-Keeping Economy" - who believes that the key to security lies in harnessing the power of mutual self-interest rather than military might.

Dr. Thomas Carr from Carthage College and student Megan Saitz talk about their dinosaur dig in Montana this past summer.

Jamie Cheatham from the UW-Parkside theater department, talking about their latest production

Ian Toll, "Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the pacific, 1941-1942." Also, a rebroadcast of part of the interview earlier this year with Veteran Bill Roth, recalling his service in the Pacific theater during WWII.

Brook Hauser, author of "The New Kids," a fascinating and inspiring look at the students who attend the International High School in Brooklyn, NY - a public high school designed for students from other countries needing to

Our guest for the most of the hour is journalist Alan Cowell, author of "Paris Correspondent."

We'll spend most of the hour with best-selling novelist Patrick Taylor about his latest book, "Dublin Street Doctor."

We'll preview the Racine Theater Guild's newest production, "Willy Wonka."

We'll speak with the editor of the brand new Cook's Illustrated Cookbook, with recipes created in America's Test Kitchen. Also we'll replay a past interview with renowned chef Eric

We're joined live in the studio by Dr. James Kinchen from the UW-Parkside, to talk about their upcoming performances of Handel's Messiah and Bach's "Magnificat"- and Dr.

Michael Holley, author of "War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team." Also, Joe Garner - co-author of "100 Yards of Glory," a survey of the greatest moments and accomplishments over t

Christopher Phillips, author of "Constitution Cafe: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution.

Dr. Steven Balch, talking about the importance of teaching the history of our own Western Civilization.

We preview a National Geographic documentary airing this weekend titled "JFK: The Lost Bullet."

Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program.

In anticipation of this coming Saturday's HD simulcast from the Metropolitan Opera of Phillip Glass's "Satyagraha," we replay a couple of recent interviews about the subject of the opera: Gandhi.

We talk Star Trek with Chip Carter, author of "Obsessed with Star Trek."

Charles Bracelan Flood, author of "Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S.

We will share several different interviews in honor of Veterans Day.

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

We speak with Michael Wallis, the author of "David Crockett: The Lion of the West." The book carefully separates fact from fiction in the colorful life of Davy Crockett.

We spend most of the hour with actor Kevin Sorbo, best known for portraying the title character in TV's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys." His new memoir, "True Strength," includes the amazing story of how he suffered sev

We preview a screening this weekend at Carthage of a film called "Making Peace with Viet Nam" by speaking with Dr.

Postponed from two weeks ago: We finally air an interview with Josh Baron, co-author of "Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and how the Public Got Scalped," which examines the ways in which the entertainment

We preview the production which opens the newest season of the Milwaukee Florentine Opera, Puccini's final opera "Turandot." The program will include a conversation with soprano Lisa Lindstrom, who will be undertaking the

We speak with Paul Starr, author of "Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle Over Health Care Reform." He traces the history of efforts in this country to make health care available to all citizens and examines

We begin the week with photographer Mariana Cook, responsible for a new book titled "Stone Walls: Personal Boundaries." She traveled all over the world to photograph stone walls constructed without mortar - some of them th

Our guest is Sam Wasson, author of "5th Avenue, 5 A.M," which talks about the making of the film "Breakfast at Tiffany."

We'll speak to David Baskerville, Carthage College's executive-in-residence for the fall semester, about a variety of issues related to business and economic issues.

We'll spend part of the hour with Gale Childs-Daly from the UW=Parkside, talking about Parkside's production of Shakespeare's Henry V, which opened last weekend.

Robert Schneider from the Greater Kenosha Foundation joins us to talk about the foundation at about two major fundraisers coming up.

We talk with Stephen Mitchell about his new translation of "The Iliad" and discuss what makes this work such a monument in the history of literature.

Rescheduled from last Friday: Patricia Botsworth, author of Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Public Woman."

For the United Environmental Council's monthly visit to the program, we speak with State Representative Cory Mason (of the 62nd Assembly District) about the Pike River Revitalization Project.

Neil Scharnick, Assistant Professor of Theater at Carthage College, joins us in the studio to talk about the school's current production of Almost, Maine - which closes this coming weekend.

Our guest is Lawrence Lessig, author of a much-discussed, thoroughly researched new book titled "Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress - and a Plan to Stop It."

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program, joined by VP Stephanie Sklba and Associate Dean Beverly Frazier, to talk about the college's efforts in regards to Sustainability -

Topics for today: The Racine Theater Guild's production of "Doubt: The Parable."

Joining Greg this morning is the Guest Conductor for the Racine Symphony Orchestra's upcoming concert.

Meteorologist Bill Evans, author of the novel "Dry Ice" about weather control.

Karl Marlantes, author of "What it's like to go to War."

Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppler.

We speak with best-selling novelist Lisa Tucker about her latest book, "Devious" - which she wrote in the wake of being diagnosed with a life-threatening aneurysm.

We speak with one of the most impressive and successful Jeopardy champions of all time, Ken Jennings, whose latest book "Map Head" examines why he and many other people have such a love for maps and charts the history of m

James Schatzman joins us in the studio to talk about the 25th anniversary season of the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin.

We'll speak with a current Carthage student, Andrew Scott, who spent the summer in China. Part 2: Gordon Zuckerman, author of "Crude Deception."

We'll speak with Dan Melyon, Executive Director of the Shalom Center.