WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

12/15/23 Jessica DeBoer / Sing Along Messiah

December 15, 2023 15:55 - 23 minutes - 26.4 MB

We speak with Jessica DeBoer about the upcoming Sing Along Messiah this Sunday evening, December 17th, 6 pm, at First United Methodist Church in Kenosha.

12/14/23 Humble Oak Folk School

December 14, 2023 15:08 - 47 minutes - 54.9 MB

For Nan Calvert's final program of 2023, she brought to our studios Erin Houlihan and Ellie Barbeau, who are with the Humble Oak Folk School .... which operates under the auspices of the Humble Oak Outdoor Learning and Arts Collective in East Troy.

12/13/23 Tequila / American Cuisine

December 13, 2023 14:57 - 47 minutes - 86.9 MB

Part One: Clayton Szczech, author of 'A Field Guide to Tequila." Part Two: (from 2008) Frederick Kaufman, author of "A Short History of the American Stomach."

12/12/23 Dr. Rana Limbo

December 12, 2023 14:48 - 46 minutes - 86.3 MB

Dr. Rana Limbo is co-founder and director emerita of a program called Resolve Through Sharing, which has trained tens of thousands of health care professionals over the past 40+ years to work with patients who have experienced the heartbreak of stillbirth, miscarriage or the death of a child. The program was created at a time when such losses were not openly or effectively addressed. The program is part of the Gundersen Health System.

12/11/23 Devin Brown on J.R.R. Tolkien

December 11, 2023 13:17 - 47 minutes - 87.2 MB

(from 2014) Professor Devin Brown talks about his book "Tolkien: How an obscure Oxford professor wrote The Hobbit and became the most beloved author of the 20th century."

12/10/23 Diaspora

December 10, 2023 07:51 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

From 2004- Amotz Asa-El discusses his book "The Diaspora and the Lost Tribes of Israel."

12/9/23 Composer Jake Heggie

December 09, 2023 07:07 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

From 2016- Opera composer Jake Heggie. (Heggie's most -often performed opera, "Dead Man Walking," received its long-awaited Metropolitan Opera premiere this past fall. It was a triumph.

12/8/23 A Charlie Brown Christmas

December 08, 2023 15:23 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

This is a conversation with Norgie Metzinger, the director of the Lakeside Players' production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" which opened last weekend and runs for the next two weekends.

12/8/23 Music & More Christmas Candlelight

December 08, 2023 15:19 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

Georgia Hall and Pat Badger talk about Saturday night's Candlelight Christmas Concert at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Racine - a concert featuring Caritas, Mark Paffrath and the Choral Arts Society (among others.) We also briefly look back over the 30-year history of the Music & More series.

12/8/23 Spirit of Racine Music Makers

December 08, 2023 15:12 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

In one of three previews of holiday-themed offerings here in southeastern Wisconsin, we rebroadcast a conversation from earlier in the year with George Baumgardt, founder and artistic director of the Spirit of Racine Music Makers. They are presenting a free holiday concert on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 that will features the Kiwanis Youth Orchestra as special guests. The concert takes place at The Covenant at Murray Mansion.

12/7/23 KSO Christmas Concert

December 07, 2023 15:59 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

We preview Saturday afternoon's concert by the Kenosha Symphony. We talk with Maestro Bob Hasty, the artistic director of the KSO- Board President Pete Rodriguez (who also plays french horn in the orchestra)- and Dr. Maggie Burk, whose Lincoln Chamber Singers from Carthage College are part of the program. Part 2- from the archives- how to teach children manners.

12/6/23 RTG's "The Little Mermaid"

December 06, 2023 14:55 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

We talks about the Racine Theater Guild's production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" with Doug Instenes, director of the production, and Kaylee Annable, who portrays the comic role of Scuttle. The production opened last December. Many of the principals are back for this second iteration of the production, which will be performed for the next two weekends.

12/5/23 Dr. Art Cyr

December 06, 2023 13:12 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MB

Dr. Art Cyr, from the faculty at Carthage College, offers his thoughts on Henry Kissinger (who just passed away at the age of 100), JFK (who was assassinated sixty years ago this year), and Abraham Lincoln (who established Thanksgiving as a national holiday.) He also talks about the current state of affairs with the economy in China.

12/4/23 "Connectable"

December 05, 2023 13:17 - 46 minutes - 53.4 MB

As something of a followup to last week's interview with David Brooks (author of "How to know a person") we are sharing an interview from 18 months ago with Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen, co-authors of "Connectable: How leaders can move teams from Isolated to All=In." The book explores some of the same concerns raised in Brooks' book but with an emphasis on the workplace.

12/3/23 How Math Explains the World

December 03, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 32.7 MB

From 2009 - James D. Stein talks about his book "How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers from Car Repair to Modern Physics."

12/2/23 Remembering Henry Kissinger

December 02, 2023 12:49 - 16 minutes - 19.1 MB

From 2011 - Niall Ferguson talks about the experience of interviewing Henry Kissinger for a National Geographic documentary. (The documentary was released on DVD.) Kissingers died this past week at the age of 100.

12/1/23 Mike Richman on George Allen

December 01, 2023 12:41 - 56 minutes - 64.5 MB

We talks with sports journalist Mike Richman about his book "George Allen: A Football Life." it's a sprawling and meticulously researched biography of one of the most successful head coaches in NFL history.

11/29/23 James Kinchen / Brian Gill

November 30, 2023 13:52 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

Part 1 - Dr. James Kinchen, director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about this weekend's choral concert, which include a performance of "Ballad of the Brown King" by Margaret Bonds, with texts by Langston Hughes. Part 2- Brian Gill from the Theatre Arts faculty, talks about Steve Martin's play "Meteor Shower." It will be performed at Parkside over the next two weekends.

11/30/23 Steve Volk "Fringe-ology"

November 30, 2023 13:21 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

We discuss the Paranormal - and how we tend to think about and talk about Paranormal phenomena - with Steve Volk, author of "Fringe-ology: How I tried to explain the Unexplainable - and couldn't."

11/28/23 James Schatzman

November 28, 2023 15:42 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

For part one, James Schatzman speaks as founder and artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin and previews the group's 27th annual Lessons and Carols on Saturday evening. For part two, he speaks as director of Racine Vocational Ministries in anticipation of the group's annual recognition dinner on December 7th. RVM works primarily with people just released from prison to help them reconnect with the community, solidify their lives, and find employment.

11/27/23 David Brooks: How to know a person

November 27, 2023 13:43 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

Award-winning writer and columnist and writer David Brooks talks about his new book "How to know a person: The Art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen." The book is a perceptive look at how disconnected from one another we tend to be - even with family members or friends - and what can be done to mitigate that.

11/26/23 Tim O'Brien "Dad's Maybe Book"

November 26, 2023 07:45 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

From 2019- Acclaimed author Tim O'Brien ("The Things They Carried") writes with disarming candor and insight about the experience of becoming a father late in life and how joyous and meaningful it has been for him.

11/25/23 "City on a Grid"

November 25, 2023 07:34 - 46 minutes - 53.7 MB

From 2017 - Gerald Koeppel, author of "City on a Grid: How New York became New York."

11/24/23 Chronically Happy

November 24, 2023 07:26 - 25 minutes - 28.6 MB

From 2013- Lori Hartwell, author of "Chronically Happy: Joyful Living in spite of Chronic Illness."

11/23/23 Gary Stamm on "Chopped"

November 23, 2023 07:20 - 47 minutes - 54.6 MB

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here is a fun interview that involves GREAT food. Gary Stamm, a frequent Morning Show guest over the years because of his many fine onstage performances, talks on this occasion about being a contestant on the Food Network program "Chopped."

11/22/23 President Kennedy has been shot

November 22, 2023 14:32 - 51 minutes - 59.4 MB

Here is a special podcast presentation for the 60th anniversary of JFK's assassination. From 2003- Cathy Trost, author and editor of "President Kennedy has been shot: Experience the moment-to-moment account of the four days that changed America." The book includes a companion CD with audio recordings, many of which had never been heard by the public.

11/22/23 Letters to Jackie

November 22, 2023 14:26 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MB

From 2010- Ellen Fitzgerald, author and editor of "Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation." Fitzgerald was able to examine thousands of the letters and cards that Mrs. Kennedy received after her husband's assassination. Excerpts from 250 of them are part of this moving book. (An excerpt from this interview was part of today's Morning Show broadcast. This is the interview in its entirety.)

11/22/23 Vincent Bugliosi: Reclaiming History

November 22, 2023 14:17 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MB

From 2007- Vincent Bugliosi discusses his book "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy." The book is widely regarded as the definitive analysis of the assassination and the many conspiracy theories that have sprung up in its wake.

11/21/23 "More than we expected"

November 21, 2023 14:52 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

In the book "More than we expected: Five Years with a Remarkable Child," David G. Robinson (who works for the New York Times) recounts what he and his wife experienced when one of their three sons was born with a serious congenital heart defect and lived only to the age of five. It is a captivating account of what this journey was like for them and their other two sons- and what they learned about life and love.

11/20/23 Ami Bourtese / Ayesu Lartey

November 21, 2023 14:41 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

We preview Tuesday evening's "Sounds of Parkside" concert (7 pm in Frances Bedford Concert Hall) that will feature two ensembles: Parkside Range (directed by Ami Bouterse) and Parkside Mix, which is a brand new group (directed by Ayesu Lartey.)

11/20/23 American Confidential

November 20, 2023 13:27 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Deanne Stillman, author of "American Confidential: Uncovering the Bizarre Story of Lee Harvey Oswald and His Mother." Stillman's explores some of the ways in which both Lee Harvey Oswald and his mother Marguerite both were driven by an insatiable hunger to achieve some sort of significance in a world that seemed to conspire against them at every turn.

11/19/23 Vegan Eats World

November 19, 2023 07:03 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

From 2012 - Terry Hope Romero, author of "Vegan Eats World: 300 International Recipes for Savoring the Planet."

11/18/23 The Assistants

November 18, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

From 2016- Camille Perri discusses her novel "The Assistants," which follows the exploits of five different people trying to be a part of the world of Hollywood as assistants to celebrities. Perri herself was, for a time, the personal assistant to Rosanne Barr.

11/17/23 The Presidents and the Pastime

November 17, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

From 2018- Curt Smith, author of "The Presidents and the Pastime: The History of Baseball and the White House."

11/17/23 Tom Clavin: "The Last Outlaws"

November 17, 2023 13:57 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

We speak with best-selling author Tom Clavin about his latest book: "The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang." Clavin has written several fascinating books about the Old West (including "Tombstone," "Dodge City," and "Wild Bill.") This one focuses on the waning days of the Old West and an infamous gang that was, in a sense, trying to hold on to an era that was about to vanish.

11/16/23 Nan Calvert- Shannon Davis Foust

November 16, 2023 15:47 - 48 minutes - 44 MB

Nan Calvert's November guest on the program is Shannon David Foust from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh talking about a class of hers called "Connecting with Nature" that she is offering to the general public.

11/15/23 "Among the Bros"

November 15, 2023 13:52 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

Author and investigative journalist Max Mitchell talks about his book "Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story." He chronicles was unfolded on the campus of the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC with a particular fraternity that engaged in widespread drug-trafficking among other misdeeds. He also talks about the insular presence of fraternities on many college and university campuses.

11/14/23 Dr. Dhaval Desai / Dr. Randi Berg

November 14, 2023 16:13 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Part one: Dr. Dhaval Desai, author of "Burning Out on the COVID Front Lines: A Doctor's Memoir of Fatherhood, Race and Perseverance in the Pandemic." Part two: from the archives- Dr. Randi Berg, in a conversation from November 2020 on what it was like to be a doctor for three small nursing homes in the midst of such a pandemic.

11/13/23 Rick Beyer "The Ghost Army"

November 13, 2023 13:19 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Rick Beyer, author of "The Ghost Army of World War Two: How one top-secret unit deceived the enemy with inflatable tanks, sound effects, and other audacious fakery."

11/12/23 Andrew Carroll: "My Fellow Soldiers"

November 12, 2023 07:23 - 15 minutes - 7.2 MB

For Veteran's Day: (2017) Andrew Carroll talks about his book "My Fellow Soldiers: General John Pershing and the Americans who helped win the Great War."

11/1123 In the Garden of the Righteous

November 11, 2023 07:54 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB

From earlier this year: Richard Hurowitz, author of "In the Garden of the Righteous: The heroes who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust." It was from the introduction to the book that I first learned about the young people who comprised The White Rose- whose story is the basis of my latest chamber opera, COURAGEOUS ROSE, which is performed for the first time tonight at Carthage College.

11/10/23 Human vs. Artificial Intelligence

November 10, 2023 13:32 - 48 minutes - 55.4 MB

Max. S. Bennett, who has worked extensively in the field of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), discusses his new book "A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolutions, A.I., and the Five Breakthroughs." Bennett contends that by better understanding how our own intelligence evolved and developed, we can in turn more wisely utilize and refine Artificial Intelligence.

11/9/23 David Alexander 'Pictures of Time'

November 10, 2023 13:26 - 14 minutes - 16.3 MB

Photographer David Alexander, renowned for helping to create some of the most iconic album covers and movie posters, talks about a collection of his photographs that has just been published titled "Pictures of Time."

11/9/23 Alvaro Garcia- Star Wars Music

November 09, 2023 15:29 - 33 minutes - 38.3 MB

Alvaro Garcia, who is director of orchestral activities at the University of Wisconsin Parkside, talks about this weekends concerts that are devoted to music from the Star Wars film franchise.

11/8/23 Burn: A Folk Musical

November 08, 2023 15:40 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MB

We speak with Rachel Swartz , a member of the theater faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, about the latest installment in their Fresh Ink Musical Workshop Series. "Burn- A Folk Musical" is performed this weekend. Professor Swartz is the director of the production.

11/8/23 "Courageous Rose"

November 08, 2023 15:37 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MB

This is a conversation about my brand new chamber opera "Courageous Rose: A Story of Student Resisters in the Time of Hitler." The two guests, Lily Lourigan and Adam Blackwood, are students at Carthage and members of the cast. The opera receives its world premiere this Saturday night at 7:30.

11/7/23 White House Wild Child

November 07, 2023 12:57 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MB

Shelley Fraser Mickle, author of "White House Wild Child: How Alice Roosevelt broke all the rules and won the hearts of America."

11/6/23 Braver Angels

November 06, 2023 16:15 - 45 minutes - 52.3 MB

We discuss the organization Braver Angels, which seeks to foster De-Polarization in our country. Joining us is Cameron Swallow, Wisconsin Co-coordinator of Braver Angels, and Grant Pitts, a junior sociology major at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The group is sponsoring a workshop at Parkside on November 14th called "Family and Politics."

11/5/23 The Squared Circle

November 05, 2023 06:01 - 14 minutes - 17.1 MB

From 2014 - David Shoemaker, author of "The Squared Circle: Life, Death and Professional Wrestling."

11/4/23 "The Little Couple"

November 04, 2023 06:49 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MB

From 2017 - Bill Klein and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, stars of the TLC Reality Series "The Little Couple," which ran on the network for ten years beginning in 2009. They discuss their book "Think Big: Overcoming Obstacles with Optimism."

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