Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2010:  Temple Grandin talks about her book "Animals Make Us Human:  Creating the Best Life for Animals."  

From 2009 - Philip Jenkins, author of "God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis." 

From 2007-  Tom Bissell, author of "The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Viet Nam." 

L. Annette Binder discusses her remarkable new novel "The Vanishing Sky," which tells the story of a German family trying to hold everything together as their country disintegrates around them. Certain elements of the story are drawn from the real life experiences of her own father. 

Part 1-  Bonnie Blodgett, author of "Remembering Smell:  a memoir of losing - and discovering - the primal sense."    Part 2:   Steven Phillips and Dana Parish, co-authors of "Chronic: The hidden cause of the autoimmune pandemic and how to get healthy again."   

Dr. Stephanie Mitchell, Professor of History at Carthage College,  and two Carthage students -  Petula Walsh-Grant  and Kiah Martin - discuss Governor Evers' proposal for undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin to be permitted to get drivers cards, a proposal which they support. 

Part One-  previewing the American Experience documentary "The Blinding of Isaac Woodard."  Part Two-  from 2005-  former New York governor Mario Cuomo.

From 2004-  David Greenberg - "Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image"

From 2005-  Kathryn Robyn and Dawn Ritchie, co-authors of "The Emotional House:  How Redesigning your home can change your life." 

Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, joins us for his monthly visit.  The topic today is the Gateway Foundation and the support that they give to a wide range of GTC students. 

Cleo Wade talks about her beautiful new children's book "What the Road Says." 

Rabbi Dena Feingold and Rev. Kara Baylor talk about Thursday night's Courageous Conversation titled "Beyond Denial: Racism in Faith Communities." 

Devin Gordon, author of "So Many Ways to Lose:  The Amazin' True Story of the New York Mets."   Gordon, a lifelong Mets fan, examines many facets of the ball club's history with a special focus on their many missteps over the years.  Although the book is mostly light-hearted in tone, it also includes a serious discussion about issues like Racism.   

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business at Carthage College,  offers his thoughts on several different current issues of concern - including the COVID relief package,  the Biden administration's diplomatic efforts with China, and a look back 75 years to a famous moment in American diplomatic history, the so-called "Long Telegram."   

From 2001 -  We replay a conversation with Johanna Fielder, daughter of longtime Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, and a former press liaison for the Metropolitan Opera  She talks about her book "Molto Agitato," a behind-the-scenes look at the Metropolitan Opera. We are replaying this conversation in the wake of the recent death of James Levine, the Met's longtime music director, whose legacy is now significantly tarnished by numerous allegations about serious personal misconduct.  (At the time she wrote this book, she dismissed those allegations as groundless.  Because she died in 2011, there is no way to know how or if she might have revised that assessment in light of more recent allegations and revelations.) 

From 2009-  Jeremy Bernstein, author of "Plutonium: a History of the World's Most Dangerous Element."  

From the archives:  a conversation about CPR and EMT training.  One of the guests is a local policeman whose life had been saved by CPR.  

Sander Flaum, former head of the AIS (American Institute for Stuttering) talks about his book "Stutter Steps:  Proven Pathways to Speaking Confidently and Living Courageously."  

Homicide Detective Joe Kenda, author of "Killer Triggers."  

A conversation about geology and volcanos with Jess Phoenix, author of "Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life."