We begin the hour with Eugene Dattel, author of "Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Cost of Economic Power." The book charts the rise of "King Cotton" and the enormous influence which Cotton had in the eme
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We observe World Autism Awareness Day with several interviews, including one with Shannon Des Roches ("The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism") and a staff member from Autism Speaks, the world's leading advocacy and fundrai
You will hear from Michael Nieskes and Michael Piontek, running for judge in Racine County Court, Branch 5.
You will hear from Mark Nielsen and Timothy Boyle, running for judge in Racine County Court, Branch 10.
We spend most of the hour with Mark Titus, an Ohio State graduate and author of "Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench." Titus became an extraordinary public phenom
We begin the hour with a local couple, Tom and Lois Van Dahm, sharing their cautionary tale about phone scams. We also speak with one of the authors of a book from the History Channel called "The Presidents."
Steven Johnson, author of "The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most terrifying epidemic and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world." The book examine a deadly cholera epidemic in London and how efforts to re
We'll speak to two brothers responsible for a lovely new documentary film called "Mr. Rogers and Me" which celebrates the lasting impact of Fred Rogers, creator of the beloved PBS program "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."
A week after her visit to Kenosha and Carthage, you can hear a new interview recorded with Miss America Laura Kaeppler.
Postponed from last week: We speak with Jonathan Moreno, author of "The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America."
We speak with Mark Hertzberg, who is about to retire after many years as director of photography for the Racine Journal Times.
We spend most of the hour with Brad Goreski, a well-known fashion consultant and stylist and the star of a Bravo hit reality series "It's a Brad, Brad World." His new book is called "Born to be Brad: My Life and Style, So
We begin the hour with Jean Edward Smith, author of "Eisenhower in War and Peace." We follow him with the author of "A Single Role of the Dice," which examines the Obama efforts to establish positive diplomatic relations w
The hour begins with opera composer Carlisle Floyd. We'll also be previewing the Thursday night concert at Carthage (free and open to the public) with Miss America Laura Kaeppler.
We begin the hour with best-selling author Jodi Picoult, talking about her latest novel, "Lone Wolf." Then Kay Gregor joins us from the Racine Literacy Council.
For the monthly visit of the UEC, the United Environmental Council, we meet Racine County Conservationist Chad Sampson.
Therapist Amy Sprague Champeau offers some thoughts on how to deal with difficult personal relationships.
Steve Pemberton, author of "A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home."
Ceiridwen Terrill, the author of "Part Wild: One Woman's Journey with a Creature Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs."
We spend most of the hour with Josh Dean, author of "Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebread."
We'll preview the upcoming Seuss-a-thon at Carthage and remember the extraordinary legacy of Theodore Geissel, aka Dr. Seuss.
We speak with Stephanie Deutsch, author of "You Need a Schoolhouse," which celebrates the legacy and unlikely partnership of former slave Booker T.
We preview an excellent documentary about the Amish which will air Tuesday night on the PBS series "American Experience."
We talk about Patch.com, a community-specific news and information platform which provides local news coverage to individual towns and communities.
We explore the experience of a young artist from Philadelphia named Christian Patchell who was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue.
We spend part of the program with UW-Parkside's Jamie Cheatham talking about the production of "Great Expectations" that is about to open.
Our guest is Nancy McCabe, author of "Crossing the Blue Willow Bridge: A Journey to my Daughter's Birthplace in China." The author writes of the experience of traveling to China with her adopted adolescent daughter to try
We preview "Clinton," a two-part documentary airing tonight and tomorrow night on the PBS series "American Experience." We'll speak with writer-director-producer Barak Goodman.
We speak to Steven Gillon, Resident Historian for the History Channel, author of "The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich and Rivalry that Defined America."
We begin with Adam Lashinsky, author of "Inside Apple: How America's Most Advanced and Secretive Company Really Works." We finish out the hour with Barbara Hahn, author of "Making Tobacco Bright: Creating an American Commo
Ray Forgianni, Curzio Caravati and Melanie Hovey will be in the studio to talk about Kenosha's Lakeside Marketplace.
In honor of Abraham Lincoln, we speak with Jackie Hogan, author of "Lincoln, Inc.: Selling the Sixteenth President in Contemporary America." We also speak with Nancy Gagliardi, publications editor for Weight Watchers, who
Our guest is Michael Lemov, author of "People's Warrior: John Moss and the Fight for Freedom of Information and Consumer Rights." Moss is a now largely forgotten U.S.
Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit - and will be joined by Scott Pierce, District Administrator of the Central High School District of Westosha.
It's the monthly visit of the UEC. Nan Calvert joins us, along with Racine County Conservationist Chad Sampson.
Postponed from last week: Patricia Briggs, curator of art galleries at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, joins us - along with guest artist Monica Haller, who has been in the area working with veterans on an exciting b
Our guest is Mike Lemov, author of "The People's Warrior," which looks back on the political career of U.S.
We'll introduce you to Patricia Briggs, Gallery Director and Curator at the University of Wisconsin- Parkside.
The topic is Risk Management in the world of investment, and we discuss it with James Peterson, a former legal counsel for Arthur Anderson, who has just finished teaching a course on the topic at Carthage.
Our guest is Jonathan Gruber, author of "Health Care Reform: What it is, Why it's necessary, how it works." Gruber was one of the major advisors to then-governor Mitt Romney in the health care reform package which became l
We spend most of the program talking about RUAF, the Racine United Arts Fund, and their newest fundraising appeal.
We'll talk with Scott Frost, a Kenosha native / Tremper graduate / UW-Stevens Point student who is doing exciting work in theater- and has been doing the costumes for the Kenosha Unified production of "Tarzan." Tonight kic