We'll talk with Dr. James Ripley and several members of the Carthage College Wind Orchestra, who are just back from a tour of Japan.
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We'll spend most of the hour previewing the upcoming performances of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" by the Lakeside Players.
We'll celebrate the relationship of human beings and their dogs with John Zeaman, author of "Dog Walks Man."
For the first day of Black History Month, we speak with Rebecca Burns, author of "Burial of a King," which examines the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr.
One of our guests is Richard Rushfield, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair magazine and writer for the Los Angeles Times. His most recent book is called "American Idol: The Inside Story."
You'll meet Linda Gray Sexton, a gifted writer who happens to be the daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning writer Anne Sexton, who committed suicide when Linda was 21.
We begin the hour with Dan Gediman, a familiar presence on public radio, and co-editor of the highly regarded "This I Believe" essay collections.
We talk politics with State Representatives Robin Vos and Peter Barca, who represent the 63rd and 64th assembly districts, respectively.
Our special guest is Jay Tunney, whose father Gene Tunney was heavyweight boxing champion 1926-1928 and victorious in one of the most famous boxing matches in history, the so-called Long Count fight with Jack Dempsey.
Exactly one year and one week after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, we speak with Dr. Barbara Bastien, a resident of Port au Prince, whose book about the earthquake and it's aftermath is called "A Day in January."
Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program, joined by Dr. Tony Evers, State Superintendent for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Dr. Art Cyr joins us for his monthly visit to the program, and will preview a special Martin Luther King Day event at Carthage.
Our guest is William Kuhn, author of "Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books," which seeks to examine Ms.
For the monthly visit of the United Environmental Council we speak with Debbie Davis, who is with the Milwaukee Time Exchange.
Carthage theater major Mark Bracken will talk about the performances this weekend (which are the Wisconsin premiere) of a fascinating show called "Title of Show."
Our topic is baseball legend Mickey Mantle, as we speak with best-selling author Jane Leavy about her much-discussed new book "The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood."
We spend part of the program talking about RUAF--the Racine United Arts Fund, and their upcoming kickoff event on the 13th. Guests include Nancy Moldenhauer and Sharon Kubica.
Our guest is Michael Takiff, whose latest book is called "A Complicated Man," in which we hear from over 150 different people who have loved, hated, worked with, or analyzed the life and career of former president Bill Cli
Today's program is a follow up to a recent interview with Leonard Mlodinowm, co-author with Stephen Hawking of "The Grand Design," themuch discussed best-seller about the nature of the universe and how it may have been cre
The week begins with a look at Antony and Cleopatra, two of the most famous lovers in world history - and two of the most misunderstood figures in history.
We begin the hour with Ellen Rogers, author of "Kasey to the Rescue." Rogers' son was severely disabled in a car accident, and has been helped immeasurably by a service animal, Kasey, who is a monkey.
We spend most of the hour with local poet Nick Demske, talking about a recently published collection of his work - and we'll also talk about the performance series which he coordinates at the Racine Public Library.
We welcome into our studios Cordelia Taylor, Founder and President of Family House in Milwaukee; she is also the current Chapman Executive-in-Residence at Carthage College.
We speak with Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson about her latest book, "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration," which explores what she calls the most under- reported significant story
"Censored on Final Approach" is a play opening at UW-P, a tribute to the women who served as WASPs during WW II.
The hour starts with John Bredar, author of "The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office." The book is a companion to a National Geographic documentary of the same name airing tonight on PBS.
Postponed from last week: We speak with Kenosha author Michael Schumacher about his latest book, "Will Eisner: A Dreamer's Life in Comics."
We begin the hour with John Heilemann, co-author of the best-selling blockbuster "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime." We also air an interview with Katie Nicholl, author of "
We introduce you to one of the world's most famous chefs, Eric Ripert, a popular judge on TV's Top Chef, and the author of several books, including "Avec Eric," which is the companion book to the PBS series of the same nam
We speak with Dr. Peter Dennee from Carthage College - and three Carthage students - about their memorable experiences earlier this year with the Oonte OVC Center in Namibia.
Our guest is Amer Ahmed, Associate Director of the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs at the University of Michigan.
We preview this weekend's performances of the drama "Doubt" at Carthage, and the performance of "Anonymous Four" as part of the school's chamber music series.
Our guest is Patrick O'Donnell, author of "Give Me Tomorrow," which celebrates the valor of a group of Marines known as George Company, who displayed exceptional courage in some of the fiercest battles of the Korean War.
Postponed from this past Friday--we'll air several interviews about dogs and dog owners, including "Pukka: The Pup After Merle," by best-selling author Ted Kerasote. Also, W.
We'll share several different interviews about dogs, including a conversation with Ted Kerasote, author of the best-seller "Merle's Door," which more than one critics has deemed the finest dog book ever written.
We put politics behind us and speak with Sean Manning, editor of "Bound to Last: 30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book." Manning asked 30 highly-regarded authors to write essays in which they talk about the one book whic
Neal Scharnick, member of the Carthage theater department, talks about the next production, "Dead man's Cell Phone."
We will be honored to welcome into our studios University of Wisconsin-Parkside chancellor Deborah Ford, UW System President Kevin Reilly, and UW Board of Regents President Charles Pruitt.
Our guest is Ted Fishman, author of "Shock of Gray: The Aging of the World's Population, and how it pits young against old, child against parent, work against boss, company against rival, and nation against nation."