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"Censored on Final Approach" is a play opening at UW-P, a tribute to the women who served as WASPs during WW II.

Gwen Cooper, author of "Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale."

Author of "The Grand Design" and "Sizing Up the Universe."

Prof. Art Cyr, Dir. of the Clausen Center at Carthage.

Rev. Todd Peperkorn on depression.

The hour starts with John Bredar, author of "The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office." The book is a companion to a National Geographic documentary of the same name airing tonight on PBS.

Postponed from last week: We speak with Kenosha author Michael Schumacher about his latest book, "Will Eisner: A Dreamer's Life in Comics."

We begin the hour with John Heilemann, co-author of the best-selling blockbuster "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime." We also air an interview with Katie Nicholl, author of "

We introduce you to one of the world's most famous chefs, Eric Ripert, a popular judge on TV's Top Chef, and the author of several books, including "Avec Eric," which is the companion book to the PBS series of the same nam

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program.

We speak with Dr. Peter Dennee from Carthage College - and three Carthage students - about their memorable experiences earlier this year with the Oonte OVC Center in Namibia.

Our guest is Amer Ahmed, Associate Director of the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs at the University of Michigan.

We speak with T. R.

We preview this weekend's performances of the drama "Doubt" at Carthage, and the performance of "Anonymous Four" as part of the school's chamber music series.

Our guest is Patrick O'Donnell, author of "Give Me Tomorrow," which celebrates the valor of a group of Marines known as George Company, who displayed exceptional courage in some of the fiercest battles of the Korean War.

We're joined by Dr. James Kinchen from UW-P and Dr. Peter Dennee from Carthage.

Postponed from this past Friday--we'll air several interviews about dogs and dog owners, including "Pukka: The Pup After Merle," by best-selling author Ted Kerasote. Also, W.

We'll share several different interviews about dogs, including a conversation with Ted Kerasote, author of the best-seller "Merle's Door," which more than one critics has deemed the finest dog book ever written.

We put politics behind us and speak with Sean Manning, editor of "Bound to Last: 30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book." Manning asked 30 highly-regarded authors to write essays in which they talk about the one book whic

On this election day, we remember two of our Founding Fathers--Benjamin Franklin and Patrick Henry.

Neal Scharnick, member of the Carthage theater department, talks about the next production, "Dead man's Cell Phone."

We will be honored to welcome into our studios University of Wisconsin-Parkside chancellor Deborah Ford, UW System President Kevin Reilly, and UW Board of Regents President Charles Pruitt.

Our guest is Ted Fishman, author of "Shock of Gray: The Aging of the World's Population, and how it pits young against old, child against parent, work against boss, company against rival, and nation against nation."

We speak with a couple of different authors, including Jeff Potter, author of "Cooking for Geeks," which explores the science behind cooking.

We talk with writer Sharon Dogar about her remarkable novel "Annexed," which is written in the voice of Peter Van Pels, a teenager whose family was hidden with the family of Anne Frank - a young man Anne talks about in her

Today's program coincides with the closing of the Chrysler Engine Plant in Kenosha.

UW-P Prof. Jonathan Shailor discusses his new book about "prison" theater--highlighting 15 different programs in which prison inmates present theatrical productions.

Scott Simon, long-time host of NPR's Weekend Edition, Saturday, talking about his new book "Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption." Simon and his wife Caroline have adopted two girls from China.

Rick Bass, author of a highly-acclaimed best-selling novel titled "Nashville Chrome," which is based on the moving real life story of the Browns, three Appalachian siblings who achieved great success as a folk trio, but wh

This will be a special live broadcast from the new Student Center at Gateway Technical College in Racine, featuring GTC President Albrecht and the U.S.

We preview the upcoming world premiere of "Rio de Sangre" at the Milwaukee Florentine Opera, which opens on Oct. 22nd.

Re-scheduled from last week - James Swanson, author of "Bloody Crimes" - which recounts the dramatic pursuit of and eventual arrest of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy - and the dramatic funeral procession

Alan Dershowitz, one of the nation's best-known trial attorneys - and a best-selling author - talks about his most recent novel, "The Trial of Zion" - which explores the roots of conflict in the Middle East, and also shows

We share several interviews, including one with Kathy Reichs, co-creator of the hit television show "Bones" and a best-selling novelist. Her newest book is titled "Spider Bones."

In anticipation of a new season of HD simulcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, we speak with F. Paul Driscoll, editor-in-chief of Opera News magazine, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

Virginia Jacko, who is the co-author and the subject of a book titled "Blind Visionary" which tells the story of how her life was dramatically changed when she lost her eyesight, but how she was able to adapt and write an

Leslie Dunton-Downer, author of "The English is Coming! How One Language is Sweeping the World." The book includes an examination of the origins of 30 different words like "hello" and "stop."

We talk with Susan Casey about her new best-selling book "The Wave," which examines the mystery of monster waves or rogue waves on the world's oceans--which will sometimes be a towering 100 feet high, and the surfers like

We speak with S.C.

We preview a touching and fascinating POV documentary tonight on PBS titled "In the Matter of Cha Jing Hee." In it, a Korean-American woman, Deann Borshay Liem, journeys back to South Korea to try and solve a mystery.

You'll meet the three men contending in the Republican primary for Racine County Sheriff: Gonzalo Gonzalez, Ronald Molnar, and Christopher Schmaling.

We speak with finance and bankruptcy attorney Ted Connolly, who has co-written a book called "The Road out of Debt: Bankruptcy and Other Solutions to your Financial Problems." The book is a clear and accessible guide for a

No program because of Labor Day

We examine the life of Larry Harmon, the man behind Bozo the Clown.

Local author Dan Stika joins us to talk about a book he has written titled "When Lincoln Met Wisconsin's Nightingale: Cordelia Harvey's Campaign for Civil War Soldier Care."

The inspiring story of a Namibian after school program called "Oonte OVS (which stands for orphans and vulnerable children) and the connection which has been forged between those children and Carthage College.

GA couple of sports-related interviews, including one with Alan Shipnuck, a Sports Illustrated writer whose latest book is called "Swinging From My Heels," which he co-wrote with Christina Kim, one of the most popular play

Some of the fascinating stories behind the Periodic Table of Elements with Sam Kean, author of "The Disappearing Spoon."

Local author and film historian James Neibaur, whose most recent book about film is called "The Fall of Buster Keaton," which is a careful reassessment of the career of this comic genius after the silent era had come to an

Antonio Rodriguez-Pavao, who for many years was the choral director at Horlick High School in Racine.