Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Jill Tietjen and Barbara Bridges are the co-authors of "Hollywood: Her Story- An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies."  The book explores, among other things,  the remarkably rich role that women played in movie-making during the Silent Era.  

Nan Calvert's monthly visit is a look at stormwater runoff and an innovative means of dealing with it that's called Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance.  

Part 1:  Russell Johnson, director of UW-Parkside's Jazz Studies program, previews their Jazz Week (coming up next week.)   Part 2:  Steve Mussenden from the Racine Literacy Council talks about their upcoming fundraiser.  Part 3:   Dr. Mike Picco, from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, talks about Colo-Rectal Cancer.  Part 4:  a CNA study on why the U.S. military is facing escalating challenges with their recruitment efforts. 

Noe Alvarez's book is titled "Spirit Run- a 6,000 Mile Marathon through North America's Stolen Lands."  This is Alvarez's illuminating chronicle of his experience of joining other indigenous runners in something called "Peace and Dignity Journeys" which took them all of the way from British Columbia all the way to the border between Mexico and Guatemala.  

Best-selling author James Brown talks about his most recent book,  "Apology to a  Young Addict- a Memoir."  The book touches on Brown's own history of addiction and his road to sobriety as well as the work he has done with other addicts in recent years.  

From 2008 comes a remarkable conversation with Brooks Hansen, author of "The Brotherhood of Joseph: a Memoir of Infertility and Adoption in the 21st Century."  

From 2008 comes this wide--ranging interview with Larry Olmsted, author of  "Getting into Guinness: One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book."  

We speak with Anne Kim, author of "Abandoned:  America's Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection."  

Carthage College's Erik Johnson,  Assistant Professor of Economics,  talks about the state of trade between the United States and China.  

We're given a demonstration of an extraordinary bit of technology called the Anatomage Table 6, which is used by Gateway Technical College's health sciences students.  It is essentially a 'virtual cadaver,' allowing students to see into the human body in a way never possible before.   <Note: there is a video version of this interview that can be viewed on WGTD's Facebook page.>

From 2018 comes a conversation with Erik Weihenmayer, author of "No Barriers:  a Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon."  The author has an incredible array of accomplishments to his credit, such as climbing Mount Everest.  

We talk about the good work of the Racine County Food Bank - and about their upcoming "Thoughts for Food" fundraiser.  

From the archives comes this 2008 interview with best-selling author Clive Cussler, who died on February 24th at the age of 88.  Also participating in the interview is his son Dirk, with whom he collaborated on several books. 

We revisit the triumphant state championship of the 1997-1998 Park High School Science Olympiad Team - an impressive victory which qualified them to compete in the National Science Olympiad.  This archival interview features their faculty advisor, Barb Salvo - and three of the students on the team:  Nick Barootian, Amanda Schneider, and Jeremiah James, talking about their improbable victory over schools from much wealthier schools - as well as the various events that comprised the Science Olympiad.  

There is a year-long project underway in the city of Racine titled "Opening our Hearts and Minds to End Racism."  We speak to three of its principal organizers:  Sister Ann Pratt, Co-Director of the Dominican Center for Justice Resources .... Carl Fields from Racine Interfaith Coalition .... and James Schatzman from Racine Vocational Ministries.  

The 2020 Susan B. Anthony Awards

Dr. Jerald Mast, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College,  offers his analysis of the contenders for the Democratic nomination for president.   

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business, offers his analysis of current events and issues.  

Elliot Jaspin discusses his troubling book "Buried in the Bitter Waters:  The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America."   It recounts the horrifying reality that certain American communities - and even entire counties - were systematically rid of their black residents.   (from 2007)

This month, actor Bill Hayes celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut on the soap opera "Days of our Lives."   It's in honor of that milestone that we're sharing this 2015 interview in which Hayes talks about his wide-ranging career, which included many performances on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows,"  as well as a starring role on Broadway in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Me and Juliet."   Towards the end of the interview, Hayes is joined by his wife (and Days of our Lives co-star) Susan Seaforth Hayes.