We'll have several different interviews, including one with Lawrence Goldstone, co-author of "Lefty: An American Odyssey," the long-awaited full-length biography of baseball legend Lefty Gomez.
The Morning Show
We hear two very different stories of father/son relationships. First is Mark Shriver, son of Sargent Shriver (founder of the Peace Corps).
We'll preview the National Geographic Channel's two-part documentary "Untamed Americas" with senior producer Karen Bass.
We speak with Bob Hirst, general editor of The Mark Twain Project, which has just overseen the release of the first volume of The Autobiography of Mark Twain, which has never been published in its entirety or in a form eve
Our guest is Todd Gitlin, a famous activist from the 1960's and a Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.
We talk about a relatively rare phenomenon in the sky - when we can watch the planet Venus cross the face of the sun.
Postponed from last week: We spend most of the hour with Enrico Moretti, author of "The New Geography of Jobs," which examines what parts of the United States are the most economically vibrant, especially in terms of emplo
Carthage College Political Science Professor Jerald Mast joins us to talk politics- first and foremost the recall election underway here in Wisconsin, but also politics on the national scene as well.
Local artist Eric Houghton talks about his new children's book "Katrina" - inspired in part by his real life experience of escaping New Orleans just ahead of the deadly hurricane's onslaught.
Part One: Jack Otter, author of "Worth It.... Not Worth It? Simple and Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions." Part Two; Sheena Iyengar, author of "The Art of Choosing."
We re-run an interview scheduled for a couple of weeks ago with Peter Geniesse, author of 'Illegal," which explores why so many Mexican citizens find themselves driven to uproot themselves from all they know in order to co
We speak with Diana Abu-Jaber about her highly acclaimed new novel "Birds of Paradise." It describes the difficulties faced by a Miami couple when their teenage daughter runs away from home.
We talk to Sy Montgomery, the author of a new biography about Temple Grandin that examines how her autism has made her exciting accomplishments possible.
We speak with professional musical Mike Doughty, whose memoir about his drug use in titled "The Book of Drugs."
Our guest is the author of a biography of Herbert Hoover which focuses on his beleaguered presidency.
We begin the week with the author of "Love & Capital," an examination of the personal lives of Karl Marx and his wife.
We preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of the musical "Chicago" with director Doug Instenes.
Part one of the program features best-selling author Diane Ackerman, whose most recent book is a very personal memoir, "100 Names For Love," which describes the harrowing experience of her husband's massive stroke and his
We open the hour with best-selling novelist David Baldacci, whose latest thriller is titled "The Innocent." We also speak with Brian VanDeMark about his book "American Sheikhs: Two Families, Four Generations, and the Story
We preview this weekend's performances of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" at Carthage College with the director of the production, Matt Boresi.
We talk with the director of an award-winning documentary called "Hogslayer: The Unapproachable Legend" which tells the story of the dual-engine Norton motorcycle dragster which was designed and built by two motorcycle ent
We preview a PBS documentary about Olympic athlete Jesse Owens which airs tomorrow night on American Experience.
We talk to Abram Lustgarten about his new book which details the story of British Petroleum and the legacy of carelessness and cost-cutting which the author contends helped lead to the recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
We open the hour with former sports agent Josh Luchs, whose memoir "Illegal Procedure" details both his own misdeeds and those of his fellow agents serving collegiate football players.
Our guest for most of the hour is former Kenoshan Josh Schonwald, the author of "The Taste of Tomorrow," which speculates on what innovative food products may be in our future.
Most of the hour will be spent with Carthage professor Art Cyr, offering analysis of current events. We'll also speak with a couple of cast members in the Carthage production of the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone."
We begin the hour with the author of "The Woman Who Wasn't There," which tells the incredible true story of a woman who pretended to narrowly escape the collapse of the World Trade Center - and to have lost her husband in
We're taken into the world of dog shows with Josh Dean, author of "Show Dog." We also speak with Bernie Krause, who has been studying the music-making of animals for decades.
Preview of the Independent Lens documentary "Revenge of the Electric Car." James Dodson, author of 'American Triumverate: Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan & the Modern Age of Golf."
Two members of the KAT Trio from Russia / Martin McClendon previews Carthage College's production of "The Drowsy Chaperone."
We remember the Titanic on the 100th anniversary of the day it sank. We'll speak to the author of "Unsinkable" as well as to the author of "Titanic: A Love Story."
Our guest, James Gleick, is the author of "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood." It's an intriguing book about the nature of information and how the way we view and process information has dramatically changed ov
The hour includes a conversation with Kate Ellison, the author of a much-acclaimed new novel titled "Butterfly Clues," which has a main character contending with OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.