From 2009- Edward McPherson, author of "The Backwash Squeeze and other Improbable Feats: a Newcomer's Journey into the World of Bridge."  

1/28/23 "The Backwash Squeeze" (Bridge)

"1,000 Facts about Space" - "Chloe's Lunar New Year" -  "Paws of Courage." 

1/27/23   Three Books for Children / Young Readers

From 2009-  Kelly Corrigan, author of "The Middle Place,"  a memoir in which she talks about her struggle with cancer - a battle she fought concurrently with her father's own similar battle with the disease.  

1/26/23   "The Middle Place"

Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-a-Bear Workshop, talks about her book "Stories and Heart: Unlocking the power of Personal Stories to Create a Life You Love."  

1/25/23  "Stories and Heart"

We catch up with Jack Rose, alderman of the 15th district in Kenosha, and board president for the Kenosha County of NAMI - the National Alliance on Mental Illness.   

1/25/23    Jack Rose - NAMI of Kenosha County

We preview this week's "Beauty in Expression" Visual and Performing Arts Symposium at Carthage College.  Joining us is Dr. Corinne Ness, Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities,  and Dr. Jojin van Winkle, Assistant Professor of Art.  One aspect of the symposium is an exhibit of Soviet-era artworks.  There is also a public screening of a renowned documentary film from early in the Soviet era and a performance of the cello sonata by Shostakovich.   All events are free. 

1/24/23   Beauty in Expression (art symposium at Carthage)

This is the complete interview I recorded back in the spring of 2010 with Frank and Janet Germinaro, talking about the 40th anniversary of his kidney transplant.  (Most of this interview was part of the broadcast of today's Morning Show.  Today's Morning Show - which can be heard in a separate file - includes a conversation with Kenosha Pops conductor Craig Gall- and several excerpts featuring his singing and accordion playing.)

1/23/23 Frank & Janet Germinaro Interview (complete)

Today's program is a memorial tribute to Frank Germinaro, a beloved educator and musician here in Southeast Wisconsin who passed away this past Thursday at the age of 74.   We begin with Kenosha Pops conductor Craig Gall talking about his friend and mentor.  We then replay most of a memorable Morning Show conversation from 2010 with Frank and his wife Janet- talking about his kidney transplant from 40 years earlier.  (At that point in time, it was exceedingly rare for a kidney transplant recipient to live that long.)  That conversation will be available in its entirety in a separate file. 

1/23/23 A memorial tribute to Frank Germinaro

From 2005-  Dr. Michael A . Babcock, author of "The Night Attila Died: Solving the Murder of Attila the Hun." 

1/22/23  The Death of Attila the Hun

From 2010-  Jeanne Fitzpatrick and Eileen Fitzpatrick, co-authors of "A Better Way of Dying: How to make the best choices at the end of life."  

1/21/23   A Better way of Dying

Part One: The Mayo Clinic's Dr. Holly Geyer discusses her book "Ending the Crisis," which chronicles the emergence of the opioid epidemic (the leading cause of deaths among American adults between the ages of 18 and 45) - and shares some thoughts on how we can best reverse these alarming trends.  Part Two:  Best-selling author Anthony Swofford ("Jarhead") talks about his book "Hotels, Hospitals and Jails: a Memoir" which is about his difficult relationship with his father. 

1/20/23  Dr. Holly Geyer on the Opioid Crisis

We observe Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week with our good friend Nan Calvert along with Laura Buska, who is the manager of the Respect Our Waters program for the Root Pike Watershed Initiative Network.  Next week is Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week, in which attention is drawn to the danger of salt to our fresh water supply.

1/19/23  Nan Calvert- Salt Awareness Week

From 2015-  Richard Goldstein, author of "Another Little Piece of my Heart:  My Life of Rock and Revolution in the 60's."  Goldstein was one of the first music critics to write seriously and perceptively about the rock music of his generation.  His book is also a vivid memoir of much of what he experienced on a personal level during those years.  

1/18/23 Another Little Piece of my Heart

Part 1- John Winn Miller, author of "The Hunt for the Peggy C: A World War II Maritime Thriller."  Part 2 - (from 2002) -  Philip Gerard, author of "Secret Soldiers: The Story of World War II's Heroic Army of Deception." 

1/17/23  The Hunt for the Peggy C / Secret Soldiers

For Martin Luther King Day -  from the archives (2014) -   Todd S. Purdum, author of "An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964."  

1/16/23 The Civil Rights Act of 1964

From 2002 -   H. Avery Chenoweth, author of "Art of War: Eyewitness U.S. Combat Art from the Revolution through the 20th Century."  

1/15/23   "Art of War"

From 2005 -  Doris Christopher, the founder of Pampered Chef, talks about her book "The Pampered Chef: The Story of One of America's Most Beloved Companies" 

1/14/23   The founder of Pampered Chef

Bob Glauber, author of "Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches who came to Dominate the NFL in the 1980s.)  The coaches in question:  Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells, and Joe Gibbs.  

1/13/23 Guts and Genius (3 great NFL Coaches)

Stacy Riley, Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment at Gateway Technical College, talks about a new initiative at GTC to identify and reach out to so-called Stop-Out Students ....  past students who for whatever reason did not finish whatever degree they were pursuing.  We also talk about all that falls under the auspices of Student Services.  

1/12/23  Gateway Technical College President Stacy Riley

from the archives-  Lea Burnam and Jeremy Bernard, who served as Social Secretary for the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, respectively, talk about their book "Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life."  

WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

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