We spend part of the hour introducing you to a memorable yet largely forgotten figure from World War II as we speak with Douglas Waller, the author of "Wild Bill Donovan: The Spy Master who Created the O.S.S.
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Our guest is former Kenoshan Charles Camosy, who is Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Fordham University. His new book is titled "Too Expensive to Treat?
Dr. Art Cyr, director of the Clausen Center at Carthage College, discusses the disaster in Japan and its possible ramifications - economic and otherwise - for the U.S. and other nations.
A look back at the legacy of Ronald Reagan with Mark Weinberg, co-author of "Ronald Reagan: 100 Years."
We talk about the amazing success story of Google - and why we should also be wary of that success - with media professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of "The Googlezation of Everything."
Special: We will devote the Monday morning show to replaying a recording of the recent meeting of the Racine Unified School Board at which was ratified a new contract with local teachers, in anticipation of huge cuts in sc
A look back at the bicycle and how it dramatically transformed the lives of women around the turn of the last century. We'll speak to the author of "Wheels of Change."
Jim Schatzman previews the upcoming concert of the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin, which will be featuring the music of local singer/songwriter Jeff Ward.
We speak with Liel LIebewitz about his book "Fortunate Sons," which tells the story of 120 young Chinese teenagers who in the early 1870's made their way from China to the United States to receive a Western education.
We'll speak with award-winning NPR correspondent Julie McCarthy - originally from Kenosha - who covers the turbulent nations of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Our guest is Kay Gregor from the Racine Literacy Council, which has its major fundraiser - Irish Night for Literacy - coming up.
We preview an American Experience documentary airing tonight which tells the tragic story of the so-called Triangle Fire, the deadly fire which broke out in New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25th, 1911 -
Dr. Thomas Carr, paleontologist from Carthage; And part two was a preview of the 13th annual "Seuss-a-thon."
Laura Hillenbrand, author of "Unbroken." Also joining Greg on Monday's show is Joey Litman "The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History"
We spend most of the hour with Pulitzer Prize winning author Sandy Schiff, whose latest book "Cleopatra" is the #1- best-selling non-fiction book in the country right now.
Mark Hurtsgaard joins us to talk about his much-discussed new book "Hot" - which examines the dramatic ways in which the earth will continue to be affected by climate change and what all of us will be compelled to do in or
We'll look at the beautiful, majestic, endangered Polar Bear with Kieran Mulvaney, author of "The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear."
Conor Grennan, author of "Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal."
We'll get an update on a project in Racine called Advancing Family Assets. Guests are Jeff Neubauer and project facilitator Kimberly Payne.
Jon Wertheim and Tobias Moskowitz, co-authors of "Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports are Played and Games are Won." The book has been compared to the blockbuster best-sellers "Freakonomics" and "Superfre
We'll talk with Dr. James Ripley and several members of the Carthage College Wind Orchestra, who are just back from a tour of Japan.
We'll spend most of the hour previewing the upcoming performances of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" by the Lakeside Players.
We'll celebrate the relationship of human beings and their dogs with John Zeaman, author of "Dog Walks Man."
For the first day of Black History Month, we speak with Rebecca Burns, author of "Burial of a King," which examines the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr.
One of our guests is Richard Rushfield, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair magazine and writer for the Los Angeles Times. His most recent book is called "American Idol: The Inside Story."
You'll meet Linda Gray Sexton, a gifted writer who happens to be the daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning writer Anne Sexton, who committed suicide when Linda was 21.
We begin the hour with Dan Gediman, a familiar presence on public radio, and co-editor of the highly regarded "This I Believe" essay collections.
We talk politics with State Representatives Robin Vos and Peter Barca, who represent the 63rd and 64th assembly districts, respectively.
Our special guest is Jay Tunney, whose father Gene Tunney was heavyweight boxing champion 1926-1928 and victorious in one of the most famous boxing matches in history, the so-called Long Count fight with Jack Dempsey.
Exactly one year and one week after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, we speak with Dr. Barbara Bastien, a resident of Port au Prince, whose book about the earthquake and it's aftermath is called "A Day in January."
Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program, joined by Dr. Tony Evers, State Superintendent for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Dr. Art Cyr joins us for his monthly visit to the program, and will preview a special Martin Luther King Day event at Carthage.
Our guest is William Kuhn, author of "Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books," which seeks to examine Ms.
For the monthly visit of the United Environmental Council we speak with Debbie Davis, who is with the Milwaukee Time Exchange.
Carthage theater major Mark Bracken will talk about the performances this weekend (which are the Wisconsin premiere) of a fascinating show called "Title of Show."
Our topic is baseball legend Mickey Mantle, as we speak with best-selling author Jane Leavy about her much-discussed new book "The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood."
We spend part of the program talking about RUAF--the Racine United Arts Fund, and their upcoming kickoff event on the 13th. Guests include Nancy Moldenhauer and Sharon Kubica.
Our guest is Michael Takiff, whose latest book is called "A Complicated Man," in which we hear from over 150 different people who have loved, hated, worked with, or analyzed the life and career of former president Bill Cli
Today's program is a follow up to a recent interview with Leonard Mlodinowm, co-author with Stephen Hawking of "The Grand Design," themuch discussed best-seller about the nature of the universe and how it may have been cre
The week begins with a look at Antony and Cleopatra, two of the most famous lovers in world history - and two of the most misunderstood figures in history.
We begin the hour with Ellen Rogers, author of "Kasey to the Rescue." Rogers' son was severely disabled in a car accident, and has been helped immeasurably by a service animal, Kasey, who is a monkey.
We spend most of the hour with local poet Nick Demske, talking about a recently published collection of his work - and we'll also talk about the performance series which he coordinates at the Racine Public Library.
We welcome into our studios Cordelia Taylor, Founder and President of Family House in Milwaukee; she is also the current Chapman Executive-in-Residence at Carthage College.