Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Part One: Jennifer Clemens, Asst. Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. We preview an event coming up on April 16th titled "Power and Perception: Democracy, Enforcement, and Trust in U.S. Courts: a timely and crucial discussion of the evolving role of the judiciary in American life." We also talk about what it's like to teach political science at this turbulent moment in our nation's history. Part Two: from the archives, we speak with Curt Smith, co-author of "The Presidents and the Pastime: The History of Baseball and the White House."

Gavin Newsham talks about his newest book- "Project Tiger: The Birth of Genius and the Price of Greatness." The book examines the formative years of Tiger Woods with a special emphasis on the unconventional and sometimes controversial choices made by Tiger's father, Earl Woods, in grooming his son for golf greatness. Woods has just been arrested for the second time for DUI after a serious rollover crash last Friday.

For Women's History Month- we replay this conversation with Dr. WIlliam Kuhn, former history professor at Carthage - and a nationally-published author several times over- about his book "Jackie Stories." It includes illuminating stories about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from eight of her friends.

In a followup to Friday's show, we speak to an expert on Dungeons & Dragons and other role-playing tabletop games - Skip Williams. He is one of the organizers of an annual event (Gary Con) in Lake Geneva that honors the co-creator of the game, Gary Gygax. This interview is designed in part to help people who know nothing about Dungeons & Dungeons to understand something about what the game is, how it is played, and what is the source of its immense appeal.

From 2006 - Richard Kurin, author of "Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem."

In honor of the opening day for another season of major league baseball, we replay our conversation with NPR's Linda Homes ("Pop Culture Happy Hour") in which she talks about her debut novel "Evvie Drake Starts Over." The title character is a struggling major league pitcher who is trying to regain his form and confidence.

Part One: We speak with UW-Parkside librarians Shauna Edson and Heather Spencer about the research they have been doing into an interesting chapter in the school's history: how Parkside was host to Gen Con, the largest convention that gathers together fans of Dungeons and Dragons and other table-top role-playing games. Parkside hosted Gen Con from 1978 to 1984. They are in the midst of creating an oral history project about it and are still in search of first-person accounts from anyone who visited gen con at Parkside during those years. Part Two: best-selling author Rick Riordan, who has created (among other things) the popular Percy Jackson series for young readers. This particular interview concerns his "The Trials of Apollo" series.

Dr. Art Cyr his commentary of current events and issues, including our current conflict with Iran, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding President Trump's tariffs, and more.

From the archives (for Women's History Month). - a conversation about Annie Oakley, one of the most legendary and charismatic from the Old West. She was the subject of an American Experience documentary film. My guest is Virginia Scharff, a professor of history at the University of New Mexico, who was one of the guest experts featured in the film.

We learn about the early years of basketball legend Larry Bird through Keith O'Brien's new book "Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird."

For Women's History Month- Kimberly Heckler talks about the biography she has written about her mother-in-law, Margaret Heckler .... the first woman to score the political triple crown of serving in the U.S. Congress, serving in the U.S. Cabinet, and serving as a U.S. Ambassador. As a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, she helped insure that women were able to access credit. As Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan, she helped nudge the administration towards a more meaningful response to the AIDS epidemic. Heckler's book is titled "A Woman of Firsts: Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer."

For Women's History Month- we replay our 2016 conversation with Michael Schulman, author of "Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep." The book examines the early years of Streep's life and the very beginning of her career.

From 2009 - Joan Wickersham, author of "The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order." Of all of the interviews I have done over the years that have touched on the painful topic of suicide, this is the conversation that was - at least for me - the most illuminating. (For anyone feeling suicidal, there is help available 24/7 by calling the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline ..... 988.)

From the archives: "Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism in Modern France" by John Monroe. This interview is being replayed in honor of a performance on Sunday afternoon, March 22nd at Kenosha's White Lilac ..... titled "Mesmerized," featuring Dr. Tony Barnhart (associate professor of psychology at Carthage) and Joe Diamond, who bills himself as The Midwest Mystic.

"The Divine Miss Marble" - by Robert Weintraub

Doug Johnson, conductor of the Belle City Brassworks, talks about the group's next concert ..... this Sunday afternoon, March 22nd, 3:00, at Holy Communion Lutheran Church ..... "Songs from the Scottish Highlands."

We preview the next theatrical production at Carthage College .... Jen Silverman's "The Moors." We speak with Herschel Kruger, director of the production - and with two students who are in the cast: Lorelai Amborn and Alle Gourlie. The platy will be performed over the next two weekends in the newly refurbished Wartburg Auditorium.

We learn about the wonders of Dragonflies and Dragonflies from Cindy Crosby, an author and naturalist, who will be giving a. talk this Tuesday evening, March 24th, 6:30, at the Stein's Garden Center, 6300 Green Bay Road in Kenosha .... a talk sponsored by the Four Seasons Garden Club. (The event is free but one needs to reserve a place by going to Eventbrite.com.)

We talk with two magicians - Joe Diamond - "The Midwest Mystic" - and.Tony Barnhart (also an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carthage College).- about their program "Mesmerized" that they will be performing at The White Lilac this Sunday afternoon, March 22nd.

Science journalist Bill Gifford, author of "Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger." The book examines the many ways in which heat can greatly enhance our health and well-being.