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."
The Morning Show
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."
We speak with a couple of different authors, including Jeff Potter, author of "Cooking for Geeks," which explores the science behind cooking.
We talk with writer Sharon Dogar about her remarkable novel "Annexed," which is written in the voice of Peter Van Pels, a teenager whose family was hidden with the family of Anne Frank - a young man Anne talks about in her
UW-P Prof. Jonathan Shailor discusses his new book about "prison" theater--highlighting 15 different programs in which prison inmates present theatrical productions.
Scott Simon, long-time host of NPR's Weekend Edition, Saturday, talking about his new book "Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption." Simon and his wife Caroline have adopted two girls from China.
Rick Bass, author of a highly-acclaimed best-selling novel titled "Nashville Chrome," which is based on the moving real life story of the Browns, three Appalachian siblings who achieved great success as a folk trio, but wh
This will be a special live broadcast from the new Student Center at Gateway Technical College in Racine, featuring GTC President Albrecht and the U.S.
We preview the upcoming world premiere of "Rio de Sangre" at the Milwaukee Florentine Opera, which opens on Oct. 22nd.
Re-scheduled from last week - James Swanson, author of "Bloody Crimes" - which recounts the dramatic pursuit of and eventual arrest of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy - and the dramatic funeral procession
Alan Dershowitz, one of the nation's best-known trial attorneys - and a best-selling author - talks about his most recent novel, "The Trial of Zion" - which explores the roots of conflict in the Middle East, and also shows
We share several interviews, including one with Kathy Reichs, co-creator of the hit television show "Bones" and a best-selling novelist. Her newest book is titled "Spider Bones."
In anticipation of a new season of HD simulcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, we speak with F. Paul Driscoll, editor-in-chief of Opera News magazine, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.
Virginia Jacko, who is the co-author and the subject of a book titled "Blind Visionary" which tells the story of how her life was dramatically changed when she lost her eyesight, but how she was able to adapt and write an
Leslie Dunton-Downer, author of "The English is Coming! How One Language is Sweeping the World." The book includes an examination of the origins of 30 different words like "hello" and "stop."
We talk with Susan Casey about her new best-selling book "The Wave," which examines the mystery of monster waves or rogue waves on the world's oceans--which will sometimes be a towering 100 feet high, and the surfers like
We preview a touching and fascinating POV documentary tonight on PBS titled "In the Matter of Cha Jing Hee." In it, a Korean-American woman, Deann Borshay Liem, journeys back to South Korea to try and solve a mystery.