We look back on the Korean War--the so-called "Forgotten War'--with Carthage College's Art Cyr, who is an expert on Korea. This past Friday marked the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the war.
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On the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War, we speak with David Sears, author of "Such Men as These," which recounts the story of Navy pilots and the exceptional dangers they faced in the skies over North K
Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program, and he will be joined by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Parkside, Deborah Ford, and the president of Carthag
We are scheduled to speak with singer Brian Stokes Mitchell, a winner of multiple Tony Awards for his work in shows like "Ragtime." He sings a recital this week on the campus of George Williams College as part of their Mus
We talk with Carol Eron Rizzoli, author of The House at Royal Oak: Rebuilding a Life One Room at a Time." Rizzoli and her husband shifted course professionally, abandoning their previous jobs in order to open a bed and bre
We speak to a husband and wife who are also exceptionally talented and noteworthy writers: novelist Michael Chabon, the author of a new entertaining memoir called "Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husba
We begin the hour with tennis player/ coach / commentator Patrick McEnroe (younger brother of John McEnroe) - the author of "Hardcourt Confidential." We also speak with sportswriter John Feinstein, author of "Moment of Glo
Our guest is Rev. Jeff Barrow from Racine, who was installed earlier this year as Bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the ELCA- the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
We speak first with Diane Schemo, author of "Skies to Conquer: A Year Inside the Air Force Academy." Our second guest, David Sears, is author of 'Such Men As These' which celebrates the valor of navy pilots during the Kore
Frederick Turner, author of a much-discussed novel titled "The Go-Between: A Novel of the Kennedy Years." The novel tells the story of a down-on-his-luck journalist who stumbles upon the biggest story of his career when he
Author Mary Krome. Her book "Left in His Closet" was inspired by her own personal experience and that of other women she interviewed whose husbands at some point revealed themselves to be gay.
Our guest is journalist Scott Higham, author of "Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery."
We'll speak with several faculty from UW-Parkside who have helped to organize the UW-P Community Garden, which was dedicated on May 16th.
David Treadway, who with his wife and two adult sons co-wrote a book titled "Home Before Dark: A Family Portrait of Cancer and Healing." David , a psychologist, was diagnosed in 2005 with Stage 4 Lymphoma.
We spend part of the hour with award-winning author Brad Melzer talking about his most recent book, "Heroes for My Son," in which he celebrates the lives and accomplishments of a surprisingly diverse array of men and women
Our guest is Chris Blaine, a member of the chemistry faculty at Carthate College, who was given the school's most recent Distinguished Teaching Award by her colleagues.
We talk to Barbara Strauch, a science editor for the New York Times, whose newest book is called "The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind."
We'll talk with Dan Martino and Joe Cardamone, the two Kenoshans performing the lead roles of Max and Leo in the Racine Theater Guild's production of "The Producers," which closes this weekend.
Our guest is Gordon Grice, author of "Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals." The book examines creatures of every kind- from whales and bears to tiny spiders and worms and the various kinds of danger they pose to
We speak to Tracey Ryder, co-author of "Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods" and highlight some of the places in our community where locally grown food can be purchased.
Gary Giddins, author of "Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema." Giddins is one of the country's most perceptive film critics. His book focuses on classic films available on DVD.
We remember one of history's greatest geniuses, Leonardo Da Vinci, by speaking with Stefan Klein, author of "Leonardo's Legacy: How Da Vinci Re-Imagined the World."
We are tentatively scheduled to speak with Janes Oates, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment Training administration of the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
We spend part of the hour with Nicole LaPorte, author of "The Men Who Would Be King," a new book about the creation of Dreamworks--an entertainment company which drew together the unlikely trio of Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey
Documentarian Ric Burns (brother of Ken Burns) returns to the program to talk about "In the Deep: America, Whaling, and the World" which airs on PBS's "American Experience" this week.
We spend part of the hour with Michael Lewis ("The Blind Side") whose latest book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" is the top best-selling non-fiction book in the country right now.
Matt Gallagher, author of "Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War." Gallagher was deployed to Iraq and while there wrote a blog that was tremendously popular with many of his fellow soldiers (and less popular wi
Postponed from several weeks ago, we'll hear from the co-authors of "Wild Horse Annie & The Last of the Mustangs: The Life of Velma Johnston." This is the true story of a woman of fairly modest means and background who
Diane Ravitch, author of "The Death and Life of the Great American School System", and also WGTD Education Matters host Terry Lawler talks about his new book which is a collection of columns that have appeared in the Kenos
Tom Jokinen, author of "Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker-in-Training." He takes us behind the curtain--both literally and figuratively--of the funeral home industry.
Kurt Hoelting, author of "The Circumference of Home; One Man's Yearlong Quest for a Radically Local Life." For one year, Hoelting did not drive a car nor ride in a plane--but instead stayed within 60 miles of his home in r
Award-winning documentarian Barak Goodman returns to talk about his latest American Experience documentary, "My Lai," which airs tonight on PBS. It tells the story of the worst atrocity in U.S.
We'll talk to a highly regarded children's author, Andy Griffiths, who is coming to the area tomorrow at the invitation of Carthage's Center for Children's Literature.
Out topic is Duke Ellington, in anticipation of a concert of his music being presented this Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Kenosha as part of their Fine Arts At First series.
Our guest is Sandra Steingraber, responsible for "Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment," which has just been released in a second edition.
We'll spend part of the hour discussing the extraordinary Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Our guest today is Doug Stewart, author of "The Boy who would be Shakespeare," which tells the true story of a young British man who perpetrated an infamous hoax in 1795 in which he forged a series of documents, letters an
We discuss the future of books and reading with Todd Kelley, who is Vice President of Information Services at Carthage College.
Our guest is Ellen Fitzpatrick, editor of "Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation." The book gathers together a couple hundred of the more than one million condolence letters sent to Jacqueline Kennedy in th
Carol Bradley, author of "Saving Gracie," which explores the world of puppy mills and tells the story of one dog rescued from such misery.
Edie Schafer, a holocaust survivor who will be giving a presentation at the Kenosha Public Museum on Holocaust Remembrance Day. She will share her story of growing up in the Shanghai Ghetto.
Tim Wendel, author of "High Heat," a creative look at the fastball and some of history's fastest pitchers. Also, Dr.
Brian MacQuarrie, a Boston Globe reporter and the author of "The Ride" A Shocking Murder and a Bereaved Father's Journey from Rage to Redemption." The story is of a brutal kidnapping and murder of the 10-year-old son of Bo
Bosko Djurickovic, the men's basketball coach at Carthage, and his son Stevan, whose spectacular play this year earned him the coveted title of NCAA Division III Player of the Year.