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4/20/23 Dr. Art Cyr
April 20, 2023 14:15 - 48 minutes - 33 MBDr. Art Cyr, from the faculty of Carthage College, offers his analysis of current events and issues.
4/19/23 Catherine Blyth on "Conversation"
April 20, 2023 12:01 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBFrom the archives: Catherine Blyth, author of "The Art of Conversation: A Guided Tour through a Neglected Pleasure."
4/18/23 Nina Fojian/ Alvaro Garcia
April 18, 2023 14:39 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBViolinist Nina Fronjian, the current Howard Brown Artist-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside .... and Dr. Alvaro Garcia, director of orchestral activities at UW-Parkside. Ms. Fronjian performs the violin concerto by Alexander Glazunov on a concert at Parkside this Saturday afternoon at 3:00.
4/17/23 - In memory of Raghavan Iyer
April 17, 2023 12:45 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIndian chef and cookbook author Raghavan Iyer - one of the world's most renowned experts on curries - passed away on March 31st. This is a rebroadcast of an interview recorded with him back in 2016.
4/16/23 "The Heavy"
April 16, 2023 10:23 - 14 minutes - 9.62 MB(from 2013) Dara-Lynn Weiss, author of "The Heavy: a Mother, a Daughter, a Diet."
4/15/23 Marc Cushman on "Lost in Space"
April 15, 2023 10:55 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBA look back at the 1960's sci-fi series "Lost in Space," in which a family of space explorers (the Robinsons) becomes lost in space due to a serious malfunction- and spend several years trying to find their way back to earth. Marc Cushman is best-known for a series of books he has written about another well-known series of the time, Star Trek.
4/14/23 BONUS- Filmmaker Isabel Rivero-Vila
April 14, 2023 22:14 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBIsabel Rivero-Vila won the award for Best Feature Documentary at the Cannes Independent Film Festival for her first feature-length documentary film "Afrykas and the Magic Box," a celebration of cinema and culture in Senegal. The film is being screened at Carthage College on Saturday evening, April 15th, 7:00 in the Campbell Student Union Auditorium; a Q&A with the filmmaker will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
4/14/23 Sudden Courage"
April 14, 2023 14:27 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBRonald C. Rosbottom, author of "Sudden Courage: Youth in France Confront the Germans, 1940-1945."
4/13/23 Nan Calvert - Farmers Protecting Soil
April 13, 2023 14:14 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBFor her monthly visit to the Morning Show, Nan Calvert invited Brian Gunderson and John Holloway, two area farmers who are members of a farmer-led group called the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County. The group seeks to foster better practices among area farmers for soil and water preservation.
4/12/23 Edson Melendez - Stand and Deliver at the RTG
April 12, 2023 14:44 - 29 minutes - 20 MBWe preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of "Stand and Deliver" with Edson Melendez, the director of the production. The show opens this Friday night and runs for just two weekends. The play and film are based on the true story of a high school math teacher, Jaime Escalante, who achieved amazing success at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles.
4/12/23 Tracey Baptiste "Mermaid and Pirate"
April 12, 2023 14:36 - 16 minutes - 11 MBWe talk with writer Tracey Baptiste, who wrote a much-discussed piece for the New York Times a couple of years ago in response to widespread criticism of Disney for casting a young black actress as Ariel in their upcoming live action remake of The Little Mermaid. Baptiste's essay explained how mermaids show up in the folklore of all kinds of cultures all around the world. She has just written a new children's picture book titled 'Mermaid and Pirate."
4/11/23 Whatever you say I am (about Eminem)
April 11, 2023 13:59 - 12 minutes - 8.91 MBFrom 2003 - Anthony Bozza, author of "Whatever you say I am: The Life and Times of Eminem."
4/11/23 Adele Bertei's Twist: An American Girl- A Memoir
April 11, 2023 13:54 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBSinger / songwriter Adele Bertei reflects on her very difficult and complicated childhood in her newest book "Twisted: An American Girl- a Memoir."
4/10/23 The Hope Diamond
April 10, 2023 12:17 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBFrom 2017- Richard Kurin, author of "Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem."
4/9/23 Life on Purpose
April 09, 2023 10:47 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBFrom 2016- Victor Strecher, author of "Life on Purpose: How living for what matters most changes everything."
4/8/23 Ron Rapoport "Let's Play Two"
April 08, 2023 10:42 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBFrom 2019 - Ron Rapoport, author of "Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub - The Life of Ernie Banks."
4/7/23 Leonardo's Legacy
April 07, 2023 11:49 - 44 minutes - 50.8 MBFrom 2010- Stefan Klein, author of "Leonardo's Legacy: How Da Vinci Reimagined the World."
4/6/23 - William Kuhn "Mrs. Queen Takes the Train"
April 06, 2023 13:41 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWilliam Kuhn talks about his first novel, "Mrs Queen Takes the Train," which imagines a remarkable day in which Queen Elizabeth II wanders off of the palace grounds by herself and experiences something of an adventure in the 'outside world.' The novel was published ten years ago, but is still doing well. It recently attracted its 1000th customer review on Amazon.
4/5/23 Tom Clavin: Follow Me To Hell
April 05, 2023 13:53 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBBest-selling author Tom Clavin discusses his latest book, "Follow me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice."
4/4/23 Pasqual Laurino RSO's "Seven Last Words of Christ"
April 04, 2023 14:59 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBMaestro Pasqual Laurino, artistic director of the Racine Symphony, talks about their performance this Friday evening of Haydn's "Seven Last Words of Christ."
4/3/23 The Power of Human
April 03, 2023 15:23 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBFrom 2019- Adam Waytz, author of "The Power of Human: How our shared humanity can help us create a better world."
4/3/23 American Experience: "The Sun Queen"
April 03, 2023 14:54 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBI speak with Amanda Pollack, producer and director of the American Experience documentary film "The Sun Queen," which tells the story of Maria Telkes, a visionary in the field of solar energy. She faced many obstacles in her career - including resistance from many men in the field - but pressed on. The film airs Tuesday evening on PBS.
4/2/23 Scent of the Missing (search & rescue dogs)
April 02, 2023 10:54 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBFrom 2011- Susannah Charleson, author of "Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog."
4/1/23 "Grappling with Legacy"
April 01, 2023 10:29 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MB(From 2017) - Sylvia Brown, author of "Grappling with Legacy: Rhode Island's Brown Family and the American Philanthropic Impulse." The Brown family was quite prominent and influential in early America - and their most notable ongoing legacy is Brown University. The book explores some of the complexities and controversies that are part of the family's history.
3/31/23 The Angel Makers
March 31, 2023 13:36 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBPatti McCracken, author of "The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring." The book tells the true and astounding story of what unfolded in a small village in Hungary in the years following World War One when a midwife came to the aid of abused women in the village by surreptitiously killing their abusive husbands by arsenic poisoning. The practice ultimately widened in scope.
3/30/23 Richard Thieme - "Islands in the Clickstream"
March 30, 2023 14:03 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBFrom the archives (2004)- Richard Thieme, a former Episcopal priest turned technology commentator, talks about his book "Islands in the Clickstream," which features 144 essay from his column of the same name. Thieme offers remarkable insights on how technology continues to affect us and how we interact with one another and the world. Part two features an archival conversation about National Geographic's Great Nature Project.
3/29/23 How to Save Democracy
March 29, 2023 13:57 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBEli Merritt, author/editor of "How to Save Democracy: Advice and Inspiration from 95 World Leaders." More than 400 remarks from these 95 world leaders were gathered from the first annual Summit for Democracy.
3/28/23 Carthage track star Joseph White & his coaches
March 28, 2023 14:20 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBWe speak with Joseph White, a junior nursing major at Carthage College and proud alum of Indian Trails High School in Kenosha .... who recently won two national titles at the NCAA national indoor championships in Birmingham, Alabama - in the weight throw and shot put. Also joining us is Josh Henry (Carthage's head track & field and cross country coach), Greg Raimondi (director of strength & conditioning and the assistant coach who works directly with the throwers) and Seth Weidmann (Carthage...
3/27/23 Susan Quinn: "Eleanor & Hick"
March 27, 2023 13:52 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBFor Women's History Month- from the archives (2016) - Susan Quinn discusses her book "Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady." The book discusses the exceptionally close friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickock ("Hick"), who was a reporter for the Associated Press.
3/26/23 Jessye Norman (part two)
March 26, 2023 10:48 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBFor women's history month, we are rerunning a podcast that was initially shared in the fall of 2019, shortly after the unexpected death of Jessye Norman, one of the most celebrated classical singers of her generation. The interview was done in 2014 after the publication of her memoir "Stand Up Straight and Sing." Part one of the podcast was shared yesterday.
3/25/23 Jessye Norman (part one)
March 25, 2023 10:44 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBFor women's history month, we're rerunning a podcast that was initially shared in 2019, shortly after the unexpected death of Jessye Norman, one of the most celebrated singers of her generation. The interview was recorded in 2014, shortly after the publication of her memoir "Stand Up Straight and Sing."
3/24/23 NAMI of Kenosha County
March 24, 2023 13:54 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBJack Rose and Sabrina Northern join us to talk about the good work of the Kenosha County chapter of NAMI (the National Alliance for Mental Illness)
3/23/23 Dr. Art Cyr
March 23, 2023 14:28 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBDr. Art Cyr, a monthly visitor to the Morning Show, offers his analysis of current events and concerns.
3/22/23 Carthage's Sustainability Summit
March 22, 2023 13:57 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBCarthage students Alexis Menendez, Grace Condit and Liam Carls talks about the second annual Sustainability Summit at Carthage on Saturday, April 1st at the Todd Wehr Center.
3/21/23 "Winning Fixes Everything"
March 21, 2023 13:52 - 18 minutes - 17 MBEvan Drellich, author of "Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess." Drellich is the sportswriter who broke the story of the Houston Astros' cheating scandal.
2/21/23 "Hoop Muses"
March 21, 2023 13:47 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB(for Women's History Month) Kate Fagan, author of "Hoop Muses: An Insider's Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women's) Game." The book celebrates the remarkably rich and interesting history of Women's Basketball.
3/20/23 Jim Padilla Carthage School of Business & Economics
March 20, 2023 14:35 - 47 minutes - 109 MBJim Padilla is the Dean of Carthage College's newly-formed School of Business and Economics, which is hosting a celebratory launch event on Wednesday, April 5th that will feature Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Morningstar, as keynote speaker.
3/19/23 Composer Alice Parker
March 19, 2023 10:39 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn honor of Women's History Month, we share an archival interview from 1995 with Alice Parker, a much-beloved choral composer who was affiliated for many years with the Robert Shaw Chorale. I was privileged to record this interview with Alice Parker when she visited the campus of Carthage College for a week-long residency. You'll also hear a recording of a recent performance of her arrangement of "Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal" sung by the Carthage Choir with their new conductor, Dr. Mag...
3/18/23 Madeleine Albright
March 18, 2023 10:43 - 8 minutes - 3.67 MBFor Women's History Month (from 2003) - Madeleine Albright talks about her book "Madame Secretary: a Memoir." Ms. Albright served our country as its secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. She was the first woman ever to hold the post.
3/17/23 The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings
March 17, 2023 13:55 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBPart One: For Saint Patrick's Day- (from 2003) Thomas Maier, author of "The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings: A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family." Part Two: (from 2005) Cindy Post Senning, co-author of "Emily Post's The Gift of Good Manners: a Parent's Guide to raising respectful, kind, considerate children."
3/13/23 Russ Johnson- Jazz Week
March 17, 2023 12:11 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBRuss Johnson, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about the school's Jazz Week - and at the end of the program, you'll hear excerpts from recordings of some of the artists who will be featured this week. We also take some time to talk about Johnson's own career as a jazz trumpeter.
3/16/23 Antony and Cleopatra
March 16, 2023 14:36 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB(from 2010) - For Women's History Month.... Adrian Goldsworthy, author of "Antony and Cleopatra."
3/15/23 Dennis Baron "You Can't Always Say What You Want"
March 15, 2023 14:30 - 48 minutes - 44 MBRebroadcast from late last year- Dennis Baron, author of "You Can't Always Say What You Want." The book is an examination of Free Speech and its limitations.
3/14/23 Kate Colbert "Commencement"
March 14, 2023 14:25 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBKate Colbert, author of "Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education." The book springs from interviews done with 125 college and university presidents from across the country.
3/12/23 Life is Good
March 12, 2023 12:13 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MBFrom 2015- John and Bert Jacobs talk about "Life is Good: The Book" which chronicles the creation of their apparel company and the spirit of optimism and gratitude with which they approach life and their work.
3/11/23 "In the Name of the Father" (the Manning NFL dynasty)
March 11, 2023 13:05 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBFrom 2018- Mark Ribowsky, author of "In the Name of the Father: Family, Football, and the Manning Dynasty." The book chronicles the football exploits of Archie Manning and his sons Peyton and Eli.
3/10/23 Beneath the Sands of Egypt
March 10, 2023 14:58 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MB(from 2010) Donald P. Ryan, author of 'Beneath the Sands of Egypt: Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist.'
3/9/23 Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center
March 09, 2023 15:23 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBFor Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the program, we speak with MaryLynn Conter Strack, Executive Director of the Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center. Among other things, we talk about plans for the Eco-Justice Center to install solar-powered charging stations for electric vehicles.
3/8/23 Special: Great Speeches by American Women
March 08, 2023 14:39 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBThis Morning Show Special is a follow-up to yesterday's interview with Dana Rubin, author of "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women." Today, you will hear recorded excerpts from five of the speeches included in Rubin's book: speeches delivered by Katherine Hepburn, Barbara Jordan, Mary Fisher, Michele Obama and Oprah Winfrey, along with some of Rubin's thoughtfully written introductions to each.
3/17/23 Dana Rubin - "Speaking While Female"
March 07, 2023 14:34 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBDana Rubin, author and editor of "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women." The book presents the text for 75 speeches spanning several hundred years of American history. Each speech is preceded by a thoughtfully written introduction by Ms. Rubin. The American women represented range from Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Clara Barton and Helen Keller to Katherine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Gloria Steinem, and Michele Obama.