Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

For Women's History Month- from 2012, we talk with Virginia Scharff, Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, who was one of the participants in an American Experience documentary about Annie Oakley, one of the most remarkable American women of the 19th century and one of the most famous figures out of the Old West.

Jeffrey Toobin, author of "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy." Toobin explores why the founding fathers gave the U.S. president such sweeping powers to extend pardons - and how this authority has been used over the years.

This interview is undated but was recorded more than fifteen years ago. It features two noteworthy women from Kenosha .... acclaimed children's author Florence Parry Heide and renowned artist Nan Pollard.

From 2008 - Diane Ackerman talks about her book "The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story" - an amazing but true resistance story from World War II.

From 2016- Susan Quinn discusses her bestselling book "Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady." The book is an illuminating examination of the close and intimate friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and journalist Lorena Hickok. (for Women's History Month.)

For Kailyn Palomares's March visit to the Morning Show, we speak with Brandon Gross, president of the Root River Chapter of Wild Ones, a national organization that encourages the creation of native habitats and the growing of native plants. The local chapter's Native Plant Sale is currently underway (the deadline for placing orders is April 1st.)

We remember sportswriter John Feinstein, who passed away last week at the age of 69. A long-time sports commentator for NPR, Feinstein also authored 44 books. It was my pleasure to speak with Mr. Feinstein on eight different occasions over the course of more than 20 years. Here are two of those interviews. Part One: "The Ancient Eight: College Football's Ivy League and the Game They Play Today." Part Two: "Game Changers," one of a number of works of fiction Feinstein wrote with young readers in mind.

My guest is Wayne Gustave Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talking about his memoir "The Iowa That Was: Memories of an Iowa Boy Turned Philosopher." Johnson grew up in rural Iowa in the 1930s in a farmhouse without electricity or running water. The book is an illuminating look at a bygone era.

We spend most of the program with State Representative Tip McGuire, who represents the 64th assembly district. We finish out the hour with Tom Segev (2007) talking about his book "1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East."

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we replay this 2003 interview with Irish writer Malachi McCourt (brother of Frank McCourt.)

We talk with Andrea Chamblee about "The Capital of Basketball: A History of DC Area High School Hoops" - a book begun by her husband, John McNamara- who tragically was killed in an incident at a newspaper in Baltimore in which five journalists were shot. Chamblee finished her husband's book.

We preview the Belle City Brassworks concert this Sunday afternoon at 3:00 with conductor Doug Johnson and board president Katie Humphrey. The concert will feature Irish music in honor of Saint Patrick's Day.

Wayne Scott discusses his poignant and deeplypersonal memoir "The Maps They Gave Us: One Marriage Re-Imagined."

We speak with screenwriter and playwright Kevin Wade, who has just published his first novel, "Johnny Careless." His credits include the screenplays for "Working Girl," "True Colors," and "Meet Joe Black."

We preview next week's Jazz Week at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside with Russ Johnson, who is a member of the music faculty at UW-Parkside and someone with an impressive resume as a jazz trumpeter. This year's event is the 13th Jazz Week. The program includes recorded examples of the various guests who will be performing for the festival.

Tanisia Moore talks about her newest children's book, "Wash Day Love."

Lisa Franklin, Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing at Carthage College, discusses the concept of Product Management. (Carthage has professional certification and master's degree programs in Product Management.) What is Product Management and why does it matter?

From early 2024- Simon Schuster discusses his book "The Showman: Inside the Invasion that Shook the World and Made a Leader." Schuster has covered Zelensky since 2019 and was granted unprecedented access to him even during the chaotic days following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From 2010- we speak with William Kuhn about his book "Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books." The book closely examines a chapter of Jackie Kennedy Onassis's life that is often glossed over in biographies of her- the years she spent as a book editor. We're replaying this in honor of Women's History Month.

From 2018- Stephen Davis, author of "Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks."