Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg
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One-of-a-kind interviews with locally and nationally-renowned authors, regional newsmakers, opinion leaders, educators, performers, athletes, and other intriguing members of the community.
Episodios
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3/12/24 Lakeside Players' "The 39 Steps"
13/03/2024 Duración: 23minWe speak with director Steve Mattnor and actor Sean Collier about the lakeside players' production of "The 39 Steps," a comic parody of the classic 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name.
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3/13/24 Carthage's "On the Verge"
13/03/2024 Duración: 46minWe preview the Carthage College theater department's production of Eric Overmyer's "On the Verge, or The Geography of Yearning" with Professor Herschel Kruger as well as two students involved in the production: assistant director/dramaturg Katie Layendecker and costume designer Ani Gebaur.
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3/12/24 Tiffany Jewel on Racism
12/03/2024 Duración: 20minBest-selling author Tiffany Jewell talks about her most recent book "Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned In School." Growing up in Syracuse, NY as a biracial young woman whom the schools categorized as white, the author was in an uncommon position to witness the many and various ways in which the school district failed to properly serve most of its students of color.
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3/11/24 Mia X Ally / Raghavan Iyer
11/03/2024 Duración: 45minPart 1 - We catch up with the spectacular musical duo of Mia X Ally (Mia is a superb violinist, Ally is a award-winning bagpiper) who will be performing in Milwaukee on Saint Patrick's Day. Part 2 - (from 2016) the late Indian chef Raghavan Iyer talks about his book "Smashed, Mashed, Boiled and Baked: A Celebration of Potatoes in 75 Recipes."
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3/10/24 Bilingualism in the home
09/03/2024 Duración: 48minFrom a few years ago- three Carthage College faculty members: Wayne Thompson, Matt Borden, and Dimitri Shapovalov, talk about their respective experiences with bilingualism in the home- either as parents or growing up in a bilingual household.
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3/9/24 Let me clear my throat
09/03/2024 Duración: 26minFrom 2013- an exploration of the human voice with Elena Passarello, author of "Let me clear my throat."
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3/8/24 Martha Graham's Cold War
08/03/2024 Duración: 46minVictoria Philips, author of "Martha Graham's Cold War: The Dance of American Diplomacy." The book explores some of the ways in which the renowned dancer and choreographer was utilized by the American government as a diplomatic tool at the height of the Cold War.
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3/7/24 Uw-Parkside Jazz Week
07/03/2024 Duración: 46minRuss Johnson, director of jazz studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about Jazz Week 2024, which is next week. We also talk about the difference between playing jazz and classical trumpet.
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3/6/24 "Cherries in Winter"
06/03/2024 Duración: 47minFrom 2009- Suzan Colon talks about her book "Cherries in Winter: My family's recipe for hope in hard times."
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3/5/24 KAFASI Meals on Wheels
05/03/2024 Duración: 48minWe talk about KAFASI (Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services) and their many programs with Executive Director Ron Tatum and AmericCorps Senior Project Director Rebecca Stevens. We give special emphasis to Meals on Wheels. (Next week they are doing a special event to draw attention to this life-changing program.)
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3/4/24 "A Whaler at Twilight"
04/03/2024 Duración: 47minAlexander R. Brash, author of "A Whaler at Twilight: A true account of Whaling and Redemption in the South Pacific." Brash's great-great grandfather fell on hard times and took to drinking, and ultimately chose to join a whaling expedition in the 1840s. He wrote a detailed account of his experiences that was shown to Brash a few years ago. This book is based on that journal as well as on the author's extensive research into the whaling industry in this period of time.
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3/3/24 Queen Noor
03/03/2024 Duración: 13minFor Women's History Month: From 2003, Queen Noor, Queen of Jordan from 1978 to 1999, talks about her book "Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life."
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3/2/24 Marc Elliot on Charlton Heston
02/03/2024 Duración: 26minFrom 2017 - Marc Elliot discusses his book "Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon."
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3/1/24 "Where the children take us" / "Wonder Women"
01/03/2024 Duración: 47minPart 1- Zane E. Asher, author of "Where the Children Take Us: How one family achieved the unimaginable." The book his Asher's tribute to her mother and how she managed to raise her children as an unwed mother, often amid staggeringly difficult circumstances. Part 2- Sam Maggs, author of "Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors and Trailblazers."
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2/29/24 Travel Writers Lucas Peters / Rick Steves
29/02/2024 Duración: 46minLucas Peters talks about his Moon Guide "Grand European Journeys: 40 Unforgettable Trips by Road, Rail, Sea and More." Also, from the archives- Rick Steves talks about his guide for cruises around the Mediterranean Sea.
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2/28/24 An Ibsen Play / A 21st century Cabaret
28/02/2024 Duración: 48minPart One: We speak with Brian Gill, Associate Professor of Theater Arts at the University of WIsconsin-Parkside, about their production of "When We Dead Awaken," the last play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. Part Two: Singer Lynette Knapp Ryan talks about her cabaret program "I Wanna Fly," which is being presented under the auspices of Milwaukee Opera Theater.
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2/27/24 Dr. James Ripley- Carthage Bands
27/02/2024 Duración: 48minDr. James Ripley, director of instrumental activities at Carthage College, talks about the concert tomorrow night (Feb. 28th) that commemorates the first band concert at Carthage 150 years ago. Much of the repertoire from that first concert will be played - and the special guests of the concert, the Gaudete Brass Quintet, will play some of their selections on historic instruments from the period. We also talk about the history of bands at Carthage, the history of band tours at Carthage, and what it's like to perform in Siebert Chapel.
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2/26/24 Alzheimer's Disease
26/02/2024 Duración: 48minWe discuss Alzheimer's Disease with two representatives of the Kenosha County Aging and Disability Resource Center: Paula Clark, programs supervisor, and Susan Johnson, dementia care specialist.
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2/25/24 Nan Calvert- edible native plants
25/02/2024 Duración: 48minWe are sharing some of our favorite Nan Calvert interviews from the past. (She recently stepped down after organizing monthly environmental Morning Show programs for the past 18 years.) This interview touches on one of Nan's most important environmental missions- educating the public about native plants. Her guest on this occasion was another native plants expert, Mieke And, talking about- among other things - edible native plants.
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2/24/24 Nan Calvert - Wisconsin State Herbarium
24/02/2024 Duración: 48minWe are sharing memorable Nan Calvert interviews from the past. This interview from October 2022 was with John Zaborsky from the Wisconsin State Herbarium, talking about the Botanical Club of Wisconsin.