Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2017-   James Hart,  author of a fascinating and illuminating memoir titled "Lucky Jim."  He was married to singer Carly Simon for twenty years - and this book chronicles their rich but complicated relationship as well as Hart's own struggles with issues of addiction as well as troubles with coming to terms with his own sexual orientation.  

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business at Carthage, offers commentary on current issues and events.  (Please note: this interview was recorded before the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial had been announced.)  

From 2003-   Greg Tate, author of "Everything but the Burden: what white people are taking from black culture."  

From 2009:  Allan M. Brandt,  author of "The Cigarette Century:  The Rise, Fall and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America." 

Part One -   for National Poetry Month:  Mark Eleveld, "The Spoken Word Revolution- (slam, hip hop, and the poetry of a new generation.)   Part Two - Jeffrey Kripal, author of "Esalen: America and the Religion of No America."   (from 2011) 

From 2003-  Mary Pipher talks about her book 'Letters to a Young Therapist."  

From the archives, sometime in the early 2000's -   Dr. Patricia Cleary (at the time on the faculty at UW-Parkside in the Geosciences department - now on the faculty at UW-Eau Claire teaching Chemistry and Biochemistry)  talks about her summertime experience aboard an ocean-drilling vessel. 

A preview of the next American Experience documentary,   "American Oz: The True Wizard behind the Curtain."  It explores the fascinating story of L. Frank Baum, who wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and the many sequels that followed it.  

We discuss the recent performance by Dr. Wael Farouk (from the music faculty at Carthage College) of three piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff- in a single evening!   

We preview this weekend's RSO concert with conductor Pasquale Laurino and Young Artist Competition winner Nolan Boerner, a cellist who is a sophomore at Prairie School.

Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, leads a discussion on a new partnership between GTC and Haas Automation. 

Judy Batalion discusses her new book "The Light of Days:  The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos."   The book tells the largely forgotten story of young Jewish women in Poland who served varied and significant roles in the resistance movement. 

1) The author of "Backable" 2) A preview of Gateway Technical College's EcoFest/Earth Day Celebration this coming weekend 3) Jason Fine, editor of "Cash," a tribute to Johnny Cash from the staff of Rolling Stone magazine.  <Initially broadcast in 2004>

From 2005- James A. Connor discusses his book "Kepler's Witch:  An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of his Mother."  

From the early 2000's-   George Eisman, author of "The Most Noble Diet: Food Selection and Ethics."   The occasion of this interview was Eisman's visit to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.   

Mariette Nowak, author of "Birdscaping in the Midwest."  with Nan Calvert. 

Part 1-  Dr. James Ripley, a member of the music faculty at Carthage College, previews Friday night's concert by the Carthage bands- and also talks about Carthage's decision to begin relaxing restrictions on who can attend on campus music performances.   Part 2 - "Where the Birds Are,"  a guide to national parks and forests to which one can travel to see an amazing array of birds <for National Wildlife Week>

Part 1-  Renowned documentarian Ken Burns talks about his latest project, a marvelous documentary series devoted to Ernest Hemingway, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.  Part 2- From 2007-  Larry Elliot, author of "The Songs of Insects."  The book includes a companion CD with recorded examples of insect songs.   <for National Wildlife Week>

National Wildlife Week with David Mizejewski, a naturalist with the National Wildlife Federation.

From 2007-  Gary Geddes, author of "Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things: An Impossible Journey from Kabul to Chiapas."