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Morning Show - 05/06/19 - "The Seven Deadly Sins"
May 06, 2019 13:56 - 46 minutes - 53.1 MBDavid A. Salomon's book is titled 'The Seven Deadly Sins: How Sin Influenced the West from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era."
Morning Show - 05/05/19 "Salvaged Pages"
May 05, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBI am often asked what interview is my favorite among the thousands that I have done over the past twenty years as host of "The Morning Show." This is it. Alexandra Zapruder's book "Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust" is a collection of diaries written by young people during the Holocaust. These would be diaries somewhat similar to the famous diary of Anne Frank. Ms. Zapruder's book was initially published in 2002. It was re-released in a second edition several years...
Morning Show - 05/04/19 - "When I Knew"
May 04, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBRobert Trachtenberg's book "When I Knew" collects the stories of about 100 different gay people who answer the question "When did I know that I was gay?" Some of the stories shared are hilarious- while others are quite poignant.
Morning Show - 05/03/19 - Cellist Noah Mercadillo
May 03, 2019 15:13 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBWe introduce you to Noah Mercadillo, a sophomore at Tremper High School in Kenosha, who has won first place in both the Kenosha Symphony and Racine Symphony youth auditions. He performs the opening movement of the Haydn Cello Concerto in C major with the RSO this Saturday evening. (At one point during the interview, Noah plays his cello.) In part two, we hear from RSO artistic director Pasqual Laurino, who will conduct Saturday evening's concert.
Morning Show - 05/02/19 - Anne Morse Hambrock / Nathan Taffel
May 02, 2019 14:35 - 48 minutes - 55 MBAnne Morse Hambrock is a well-known local harpist, harp teacher, and composer - but today we talk about her work as a writer and artist as expressed in her new book "Conversations with the Infinite." We also talk about the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Kenosha Public Museum (for which Anne will be playing harp) which will feature a talk by Holocaust survivor Nathan Taffel. We finish out the program by replaying a Morning Show conversation with him recorded back in 2008.
Morning Show - 05/01/19 - Love's Labors Lost
May 01, 2019 13:45 - 47 minutes - 89.2 MBIn part one, Brian Gill (from the theater faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside) discusses "Love's Labours Lost," an early comedy by William Shakespeare that UW-Parkside will present over the next two weekends. In part two, we meet Susan Dreyfus, president of the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, who is the keynote speaker at this Friday's Non-Profit Breakfast at UW-Parkside "Celebrating 50 Years of Powerful Partnerships."
Morning Show - 04/30/19 "Dead in the Water"
April 30, 2019 15:31 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MBMy guest is Penny Farmer, author of "Dead in the Water: My 40-year search for my Brother's Killer."
Morning Show - 04/29/19 - Cameron Swallow on Better Angels
April 29, 2019 14:24 - 45 minutes - 85.2 MBCarthage College's First Lady, Cameron Swallow, talks about her involvement in an organization called Better Angels, which seeks to help people from both sides of the political aisle - 'reds' and 'blues' - to be able to speak more respectfully with one another and be able to develop appreciation for and understanding of each other. Better Angels has a skills workshop coming up this Saturday morning, May 5th. In our conversation, Cameron Swallow shares what it is like to be part of a politi...
Morning Show - 04/28/19 - "Barbie and Ruth" (Archive)
April 28, 2019 14:00 - 25 minutes - 29.6 MBRobin Gerber's 2010 book is "Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman who Created Her." The book chronicles the story of the Barbie Doll.
Morning Show - 04/27/19 "Shooting Under Fire" (Archive)
April 27, 2019 14:00 - 28 minutes - 32.1 MBThis is a 2002 interview with Peter Howe, author of "Shooting Under Fire: the World of the War Photographer."
Morning Show - 04/26/19 - Professor Jerald Mast on Climate Change
April 26, 2019 14:41 - 46 minutes - 87.3 MBDr. Jerald Mast, Associate Professor of Political Science at Carthage College, talks about Climate Change - sketching the history of how long various scientists have been voicing concern about climate change, outlining when it began to be discussed by politicians, and how the issue is being approached today in this highly polarized political landscape in which we currently find ourselves. He also talks about the large field of Democratic candidates for president and how central the issue...
Morning Show - 04/25/19 - Flora the Red Menace
April 25, 2019 14:51 - 36 minutes - 67.2 MBThis is a conversation about the intriguing Kander & Ebb musical "Flora the Red Menace," which served as Liza Minelli's Broadway debut (for which she won a Tony Award) when it opened back in 1965 ... but which has not been nearly as well-known nor as often performed as Kander & Ebb's two biggest hits, "Cabaret" and "Chicago." I speak with Neil Scharnick, Molly Kampfer and Cassidy Skorija about Carthage College's production of the show, which opens this weekend. Neil is the director- Mo...
Morning Show - 04/24/19 - Smart Cities Smart Futures
April 24, 2019 15:49 - 48 minutes - 90.2 MBThis is the monthly visit of Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College. We are talking about the concept of "Smart Cities" and how that has played out in a competition sponsored by FoxConn. The program actually begins with Racine mayor Cory Mason. We also talk with two individuals who were second round winners in the competition- one a Gateway horticulture instructor and the other a Gateway student in the construction management program.
Morning Show - 04/22/19 - The Meaning of Everything (ARCHIVE)
April 23, 2019 18:15 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBIn an interview from 2003, we hear Simon Winchester talk about his book "The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary.) The OED, which took more than 70 years to assemble (with the help of hundreds of volunteers) was intended to be the world's first completely comprehensive dictionary, encompassing every single word of the English language (both past and present.)
Morning Show - 04/23/19 - The Fourth Courier
April 23, 2019 15:05 - 45 minutes - 84.7 MBWe begin with Timothy Jay Smith and his novel "The Fourth Courier," which is set in Poland in the early 1990's, when that nation was moving from communism to capitalism but experiencing much tumult in the process. We finish with a 2011 interview with Erin Morgenstern, whose debut novel "The Night Circus" was a blockbuster bestseller.
Morning Show - 04/21/19 - Our Story Begins
April 21, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 88.7 MBElissa Brent Weissman is the editor of "Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators share Fun, Inspiring and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids."
Morning Show - 04/20/19 - W.C. Fields (ARCHIVES)
April 20, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBEntertainment writer James Neibaur has written fascinating books about a wide array of film-related topics. In this interview, we discuss his book "The W.C. Fields Films."
Morning Show - 04/19/19 - The Written World
April 19, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBMartin Puchner's book is "The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization." Puchner examines the critical role that language- and particularly written language- has played in human development and in human history.
Morning Show - 04/18/19 - KAFASI
April 18, 2019 13:28 - 36 minutes - 68.7 MBKAFASI stands for the Kenosha Aging and Family Services Inc., a non-profit agency that offers an array of 16 different services through its professional staff and a not-so-small army of 600+ volunteers. The agency is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Their services include Meals on Wheels, Transportation Assistance, Daybreak Respite Services (that helps caregivers caring for people with dementia) and other offerings for the elderly- as well as Parenting Classes, Anger Manageme...
Morning Show - 04/17/19 - From Curiosity to Science
April 17, 2019 13:08 - 48 minutes - 90.1 MBToday's Morning Show is a special treat- a walking tour through the Kenosha Public Museum's spectacular new exhibit "From Curiosity to Science" with KPM executive director Dan Joyce and retired Director of Interpretation Nancy Matthews (who had a major hand in the mounting of the exhibit.) The exhibit demonstrates how the so-called Curiosity Cabinets and Curiosity Rooms of the 16th and 17th centuries helped pave the way for the emergence of modern science. In a special treat, the hour ends...
Morning Show- 04/16/19 Chesapeake Requiem
April 16, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBThis is a conversation with best-selling author Earl Swift, whose latest book is titled "Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Water Men of Vanishing Tangier Island." This small island - located in the middle of some of the richest fishing waters in the world - is being rapidly engulfed by rising sea levels. Swift got to know some of the hearty souls who still live there.
Morning Show - 04/16/19 Frederic Law Olmsted
April 16, 2019 13:29 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBFrederic Law Olmsted is the gifted American who was responsible for designing New York City's Central Park as well as significant and beautiful parks across the country. Justin Martin's illuminating book about him is titled "Genius of Place: The Life of Frederic Law Olmsted."
Morning Show - 04/15/19 - The Storm on our Shores
April 15, 2019 14:43 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBPulitzer Prize-winning writer Mark Obmascik's newest book is "The Storm on our Shores: One Island, Two Soldiers, and the Forgotten Battle of World War Two." The island in question was Attu, one of the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska - and Japan's takeover of this remote island was the first time a foreign power had seized American territory since the War of 1812. The book examines the island, Japan's invasion, and America's retaking of the island- coupled with the personal stori...
Morning Show - 04/14/19 - The Blue Sweater (Archive)
April 14, 2019 14:00 - 44 minutes - 50.4 MBThis interview is with Jacqueline Novogratz, author of "The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World." She is the founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that takes an entrepreneurial approach to solving the problems of poverty in Third World countries.
Morning Show - 04/13/19 - Carl Reiner (ARCHIVE)
April 13, 2019 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBThis is an interview from 2010 with comedy legend Carl Reiner. The occasion of this conversation was the publication of Reiner's children's book "Tell me a Scary Story .... but Not Too Scary!" But the conversation covers every facet of Reiner's amazing career in show business.
Morning Show - 04/12/19 - P.E.O.
April 12, 2019 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBWe celebrate the 150th anniversary of PEO - the Philanthropic Education Organization - which began inauspiciously in 1869 with seven women in Mount Pleasant, Iowa who wanted to help other interested women gain the educational opportunities that they themselves had experienced. PEO has grown to become an organization with 6,000 chapters across the United States.
Morning Show - 04/11/19 - Biochar
April 11, 2019 15:13 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBNan Calvert co-hosts a thorough discussion about Biochar, which is actually an ancient process receiving new attention in which biomass (wood based waste) is converted by heat into a material that resembles charcoal but which has properties that allow it to dramatically improve soil, enhance crop yield, and even have a positive effect on reducing global warming. The special guest for this program is Tom Marrero, co-owner of Wakefield Biochar.
Morning Show - 04/10/19 - Art Cyr
April 10, 2019 14:55 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBDr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business and Director of the Clausen Center at Carthage College, pays his monthly visit to the program to offer his analysis on a number of current events and issues, including Brexit, the Mueller Report, the recent mayoral election in Chicago, and more.
Morning Show - 04/09/19 - Mark Petering
April 09, 2019 16:12 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBDr. Mark Petering, Associate Professor of Music at Carthage College, talks about his career as a composer- and about his newest work "Cityscape," which receives its world premiere this Saturday night in a performance by the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra.
Morning Show - 04/08/19 - Fragile Bully
April 08, 2019 14:17 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBPsychologist Laurie Helgoe's new book is called "Fragile Bully: Understanding our Destructive Affair with Narcissism in the Age of Trump." In her book, Dr. Helgoe explains how narcissism can be manifested in many different ways- how all of us have some degree of narcissism in our personalities, and how at least a little bit of narcissism is a healthy and necessary thing- and the many ways in which narcissism can become a terrible problem. She even explores the notion of Collective Narciss...
Morning Show - 04/07/19 Coming of Age
April 07, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBMadeleine May Kunin served the state of Vermont for three terms as governor and was the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland during the Clinton administration. Her newest book is titled "Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties."
Morning Show - 04/06/19 - Water (ARCHIVE)
April 06, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBSteven Solomon's book "Water: the Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization" examines the crucial role that access to water has played in the rise, fall and ongoing fortunes of civilizations and cultures through history, from Ancient Egypt to Ancient China - and how rising concerns about the world's clean water supply are raising vexing political and social questions all around the world. This interview was recorded in 2009. Solomon has written for Forbes, Esquire and Business ...
Morning Show - 04/05/19 - Dream Season
April 05, 2019 15:07 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBFrom the archives comes an interview recorded in 2005 with Bob Cowser, an English professor at St. Lawrence University who also loves football - and returned to the game in middle age. His book about that experience is titled "Dream Season: A Professor Joins America's Oldest Semi-Pro Football Team." The book is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at semi-professional football, which fields hundreds of teams across the country.
Morning Show - 04/04/19 - Tailspin
April 04, 2019 14:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBSteven Brill's provocative book "Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's 50-Year Fall and Those Fighting to Reverse it" paints a picture of the United States in decline and divided not by left and right but rather by the protected and unprotected. He also argues that certain shifts in American society in the 1960's have led to a deeply entrenched new aristocracy.
Morning Show - 04/03/91 - Racine Heritage Museum/ Choir Concerts
April 03, 2019 15:44 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBPart One is a conversation about the Racine Heritage Museum and all that they offer- and about their upcoming fundraiser event called "Swing into Spring." Part Two features Dr. James Kinchen, director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talking about performances coming up on the next two Monday evenings - Schubert's Mass in G on April 8th and Faure's Requiem on April 15th.
Morning Show - 04/02/19 - An Elegant Defense
April 02, 2019 14:17 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThis is an interview with Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Matt Richtel, author of "An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Take in Four Lives." The book explores the nearly miraculous capacity of our body's immune system to ward off all sorts of threats - but also how difficult life can be when the immune system, in one way or another, goes awry.
Morning Show - 04/01/19 - Almost a Mother
April 01, 2019 14:38 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBMy guest is Christy Wopat, author of a disarmingly honest and open memoir titled "Almost a Mother: Love, loss, and finding your people when your baby dies." She and her husband experienced the heartache of giving birth to premature twins that both died very shortly thereafter. She chronicles her struggles to emerge from such a deep sorrow. Wopat also writes a blog called "Um, You Guys."
Morning Show - 03/31/19 - Astronaut Al Worden (Archive)
March 31, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBAstronaut Al Worden was the command pilot for Apollo 15, which went to the moon in 1971. His fascinating memoir is titled "Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon."
Morning Show - 03/30/19 - Found in Translation
March 30, 2019 14:00 - 50 minutes - 22.9 MBNatalie Kelly, a professional translator, talks about her work and about the intricacies of language in her book "Found in Translation: How Language Shapes our Lives and Transforms the World."
Morning Show - 03/29/91 - "Let's Play Two"
March 29, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBAward-winning sports writer and NPR contributor Ron Rapoport talks about his new book "Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks." Banks played his entire major league career for the Chicago Cubs and was one of the most beloved yet misunderstood players in Cubs history.
Morning Show - 03/28/91- Handsome Ransom Jackson
March 28, 2019 14:32 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThis conversation was recorded with baseball player Ransom Jackson back in 2016 after the publication of his memoir "Handsome Ransom Jackson: Accidental Big Leaguer." Mr. Jackson passed away on March 20th, so we are replaying this interview in his memory. His memoir includes a plethora of wonderful stories about the great players he played with and played against- including the immortal Jackie Robinson.
Morning Show- 03/27/19 - In Memory of Kurt Chalgren
March 27, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBKurt Chalgren, a choral music legend, died this past Friday. In his memory, we replay two interviews with him- one from 1996 in which he talks about Kids from Wisconsin. In the other, from 2014 (his last visit to the Morning Show), he remembers creating Ye Olde English Christmas Feaste 40 years earlier.
Morning Show - 03/26/19 - Piano Festival/Marie Antoinette
March 26, 2019 16:45 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBPart One features Dr. Wael Farouk, director of keyboard studies at Carthage, previewing this week's Lakeside Piano Festival. Part Two is a discussion of Carthage's current theatrical production, "Marie Antoinette," with director Herschel Kruger and two students involved in the production.
Morning Show - 03/25/19 Harry Potter/Diversity
March 25, 2019 15:14 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBPart 1 is a preview of the Kenosha Public Museum's upcoming Harry Potter-themed fundraiser known as Wizardpalooza. Part 2 is Dr. Rahuldeep Gill, a faculty member from California Lutheran University, who comes to Carthage Wednesday evening to give a talk about diversity titled "Beyond Tolerance."
Morning Show - 03/24/19 My Friendship with Fred Rogers (ARCHIVE)
March 24, 2019 14:00 - 31 minutes - 36.3 MBTim Madigan enjoyed a very close friendship with Fred Rogers for a number of years. His book "I'm Proud of You" is all about that friendship and what it meant to the author.
Morning Show - 03/23/19 - West Point (ARCHIVE)
March 23, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 34.6 MBDavid Lipsky's remarkable book "Absolutely American: 4 Years at West Point" chronicles what he saw and experienced in four years as an observer at West Point Military Academy.
Morning Show - 03/22/19 - Race and Social Change
March 22, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBIn his book "Race & Social Change: a Quest, a Study, a Call to Action," Max Klau explores how society has achieved breakthroughs towards greater racial justice in the past - and what is necessary in order for that progress to continue. Klau not only writes about society as a whole through the sweep of recent history, but also writes about his own personal journey in his understanding of race and racial justice.
Morning Show - 03/21/19 - Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio
March 21, 2019 14:55 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBPart One is a conversation with concert pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, who is playing a guest recital at Carthage this coming Tuesday evening as part of the Lakeside Piano Festival. Part Two, from the archives, is with the author of a new biography about Napoleon Bonaparte.
Morning Show - 03/20/19 - Green Initiatives at Carthage College
March 20, 2019 15:01 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBMy guests are Carol Sabbar, Director of Library and Instructional Technology Services at Carthage College- and Mia Bennett, who is her Green Technology Assistant. They talk about some of the initiatives they have championed to help the school as well as its students and staff live and work in 'greener,' more sustainable ways.
Morning Show - 03/19/19 - Dual Credit
March 19, 2019 15:52 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBThis is the monthly visit of Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College. He is joined by Ann Westrich from the Wisconsin Technical College System State Board- and Katie Graft, GTC's Assistant Director for College Access Partnerships. This conversation is about how high school students can take certain courses that count both as high school and college credits.