On the eve of another school year, we speak with Dr. F. Gregory Campbell, the president of Carthage College, who announced this summer that he will be retiring next year.
The Morning Show
State Senator Robert Wirch will join us to talk about his victory in last week's recall election - how the campaign was waged - redistricting - his political future, etc.
We preview a documentary titled "The Singing Revolution" which talks about the nation of Estonia and how it weathered political tumult through - among other things - its music.
In anticipation of the upcoming 10th anniversary of 9-11, we will be rebroadcasting interviews which touch on that event and its aftermath.
We present a wide-ranging conversation with William Roth, former college organist and music professor at Carthage, who joins us to talk about his experiences as a U.S. Marine in World War Two.
The hour begins with the issue of malpractice and the belief of many physicians that the current tort system does a dis-service to patients and doctors alike. We speak with Dr.
We're given a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Google with former employee Douglas Edwards, author of "I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59." The book is also an intriguing look at what it's
Did you know that Chef Boy-Ar-Dee was a real person? On today's program you'll meet one of his descendants, Anna Boiardi, author of "Delicious Memories."
Janet Reitman, author of 'Inside Scientology.' Her book is a thorough, fair, well-researched study of the history of Scientology and its founder, L.Ron Hubbard.
We look back at pop music in the year 1970, when certain creative forces were about to leave as new ones were emerging.
A thoughtful examination of the paranormal and the surprisingly widespread belief in paranormal activity in modern American.
First, a conversation with Christopher Chabris, author of "The Invisible Gorilla: How our Intuitions Deceive Us." Then, Dr.
Margaret Hoover, great-granddaughter of former president Herbert Hoover, and author of the new book "American Individualism: How a New Generation of Conservatives can Save the Republican Party." The book includes a reappra
We introduce you to a best-selling novelist from Ireland, Roisin Meaney, who has been favorably compared to Maeve Binchy. Her latest novel, which has just been published here, is titled "Semi-Sweet."
We spend part of today's morning show with best-selling author Sebastian Junger ("The Perfect Storm") whose latest book, "War," is acclaimed as one of the finest accounts of what it is like to be a wartime soldier in the 2
Our guest is Craig Gall, director of the Kenosha Pops Band. Their Wednesday night concert this week is performed at Carthage's Siebert Chapel rather than in their typical summertime venue, the Pennoyer Park Bandshell.
We begin the week with Catherine Friend, best known for her best- selling book "The Compassionate Carnivore." Her latest book, "Sheepish," tells the remarkable story of how she and her life partner became sheep farmers.
We'll preview the opening of the musical "I Do I Do" which opens tonight at the Racine Theater Guild. The show follows a husband and wife through fifty years of marriage.
Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht and an array of guests will help us observe the 100th anniversary of Gateway Technical College.
Our guest is Justin Martin, author of "Genius of Place," a biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park, Jackson Park in Chicago, Lake Park in Milwaukee, and parks and college campuses across the country.
We'll meet a gifted French poet, Marie Robert, who is the latest guest of the World Council of Poets and who presents her poetry this Sunday afternoon at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
David Maack, chair of the Animal Crackers Jazz Series, previews the season- including tonight's season opener. We also talk with S.J.
We preview tonight's POV documentary on PBS, "Sweetgrass," which takes a poignant look at the end of a tradition in the American West - sheep herding in rural Montana.
We continue our series of interviews with award-winning teachers by speaking with Jim McKeever, a music professor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, who was recently given one of Parkside's faculty awards.
In the wake of Father's Day, we speak with Bruce Feiler, author of "The Council of Dads." Feiler, a best-selling author, upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer several years ago, decided to seek out six men in his life who c
We speak with Rabbi Dan Selsberg, originally from Kenosha, who now serves a synagogue in Hamilton, Ontario.
We talk with Earl Swift about his new book "The Great Roads," which examines the history of highways in our country, with a particular focus on the creation of what has become our interstate highway system.
Postponed from last week: Travel expert Rick Steves talks about the new pocket-sized travel guides he has written.
Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program and is joined by Roger Zacharias, the current head of the Gateway Board.
We interview the directors and producers of "The Kings of Pastry," a documentary which opens the newest season of the PBS series P.O.V.
We preview the upcoming Salute to Freedom event at the Civil War Museum in downtown Kenosha - and also bid farewell to Paula Touhey, who is retiring as director the Kenosha Public Museum.
Greg Baer, Associate Professor of Moderns Languages at Carthage College, is the most recent recipient of Carthage's Outstanding Teaching Award.
Professor Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor at Carthage College, offers analysis of current events, including the urgent matter of our nation's debt ceiling and the possible consequences if that ceiling is not raise
We speak with Mira Grant, the author of one of the most acclaimed new zombie books, "Deadline" and explore what might behind the genre's resurgent popularity.
Dr. William Hanson, author of "Smart Medicine: How the Changing Role of Doctors will Revolutionize Health Care."
From the archives: Paul Savarese shares about the experience he and his wife had in adopting a boy with severe autism.
Byron Johnson, author of "More God, Less Crime," an examination of how religious belief might be related to the likelihood of a given person committing a crime.
Marcia Cannon, author of "The Gift of Anger," in which she writes about how anger can be a positive force in our lives and world.
Matt Logelin, author of 'Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love" His wife died 27 hours after giving birth to their daughter - sothe book is mostly about his joys and struggles as a single dad.
Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht is joined by two representatives of the Gateway Foundation.
An interview from the archives: Jane Leavy, author of "The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Child."
Stephen Tignor, author of "High Strung," a book about the fierce rivalry between tennis greats Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.