We learn about Michael Jackson in his earlier solo career from Todd Gray, who was his personal photographer for almost a decade.
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Our guest is Colin Dickey, author of "Cranioklepty," which explores the fascinating history of Phrenology, a prominent pseudo- science in the 18th and 19th centuries, which involved the analysis of human skulls in the beli
We speak to Timothy Egan about his book "The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America." The book explores the creation of our national forests as well as our national forest service, and about a horrific w
We talk to a performer with Second City about their 50th anniversary tour which takes them to UW-Parkside Monday night as part of the Arts Alive series.
Caryln Berghoff of Chicago's famous Berghoff Restaurant talks about her newest cookbook, which also includes fascinating stories about her ancestors who created and sustained the restaurant.
David Hajdu, music and popular culture critic for "The New Republic," talking about a new book called "Heroes and Villains" which gathers together some of his most interesting essays and reviews.
Neil Strauss, author of "Rules of the Game," a serious yet also light-hearted look at the most effective means for men to attract the attention of women.
Valerie Kreutzer, author of "A Girl Named Maria"--a memoir in which she talks about the joys and heartache involved in adopting a young abandoned girl from South America.
We're joined in our studios by best-selling author Dario Castagno, author of "Too Much Tuscan Wine"--among other books about the cuisine and culture of his native Italy.
We begin the hour with Susan Albers, author of "50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food." The book, in addition to giving helpful hints about self-nurture without food, also offers some thoughtful reflection on why food so
We speak with best-selling author Robert Wright about his much-discussed book "The Evolution of God," which seeks to trace the development of religious belief and activity among human beings--and traces that development ba
Best-selling author Deborah Tannen discusses how sisters tend to communicate with each other in a new book called "You Were Always Mom's Favorite: Sisters in Conversation Through Their Lives."
Author Patrick O'Donnell talks about his two most recent books, which examine the courageous sacrifice of Jews during World War II who willingly undertook perilous espionage work in the heart of the Third Reich.
We welcome into our studios Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago star Nicole Cabell, who is back on the Carthage College campus for her second visit to perform and work with students.
Dr. Sandy Moats, Assistant Professor of History at UW-P, offers a critical response to Harlow Giles Unger's biography of President James Monroe, "The Last Founding Father."
Sportswriter John Eisenberg discusses Vince Lombardi's first season with the Packers (which began 50 years ago this fall) and all of the ways in which he transformed that organization and laid the groundwork for the years
We finish up with Harlow Giles Unger, talking about our fifth president, James Monroe. We'll then talk with UW-P Theater Prof. Dean Yohnk about a new season of theatrical productions at Parkside.
We examine the legacy of one of our most important yet underappreciated presidents, James Monroe. Historian Harlow Giles Unger is author of "The Last Founding Father: James Monroe's and a Nation's Call to Greatness."
UW-P Biology Prof. Gregory Mayer joins us to talk about T.E. Lawrence (immortalized in the film "Lawrence of Arabia." Prof. Mayer will be giving a public presentation about Lawrence Wednesday night.
We spend part of the hour with world renowned jazz clarinetist Mort Weiss, who plays Saturday evening on the Racine Symphony's first chamber concert of the season.
We step into the world of the Amish and discuss the power of forgiveness with Jonash Beiler, author of "Think No Evil," which examines the tragic shooting of ten Amish girls in a school in Lancaster County, Penn.
We spend the entire program speaking with entertainment legend Carl Reiner, who was a performer and writer for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows," created "The Dick Van Dyke Show," and directed Steve Martin in his first sev
Carthage College Professor Doug Arion talks about a special project he helped create to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the most important discoveries made by Galileo.
Postponed from last week: Jacqueline Novogratz, author of "The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World." Novogratz writes with commendable honesty about some of the mistakes she made
Guida Brown, Excecutive Director of the HOPE Council, talks about how children are impacted by their parents' substance abuse. A conference on the topic is happening a week from today at Parkside.
We conclude our conversation with Joe Drape, author of "Our Boys" - and we also introduce you to one of the young men who figures prominently in the book, Marshall McCall - one of the co-captains of the football team and a
Mike and Gerri Monagham, co-authors of "The Power of Two," talk about how they worked as a team to help Mike battle cancer.
We're honored to speak with NPR's Tom Gjelten about his book "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba." The story of Cuba's struggle for independence is told within the framework of the famous Bacardi family.
We discuss depression amongst clergy and other such service professions. Our guest, Rev. Todd Peperkorn, has struggled with depression himself and written a book on the topic.
On the anniversary of 9-11, we air a couple of interviews on the topic including one with Ali Allawi, the author of "The Crisis of Islamic Civilization."
We speak with Dean Kuipers, author of a book titled "Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's War to Save America's Wilderness." Coronado engaged in increasingly aggressive and controversial tactics to cripple America's mink in
We begin the hour with Anton Somlai, co-founder of the Original Root Zen Center in Racine, and author of "Peace Vigil: Living Without Hesitation." And you'll hear from one of the legends of professional football, Warren Mo
Our guest is Rosanne Bachman, author of a powerful and moving memoir called "Driving to Clarinda," which is about Bachman's experience of growing up in the small town of Atlantic, Iowa (one of Gregory Berg's hometowns) wit
Postponed from several weeks ago: We air an interview with Thomas Childers, author of "Soldier from the War Returning," which describes the trauma experienced by so many World War II veterans - which Childers regards as a
We speak with acclaimed travel writer Paul Theroux, whose newest book is "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar." In it, Theroux recounts his experience of retracing a overland journey
We welcome to the program for the first time the new Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Dr. Deborah Ford.
In anticipation of this weekend's HarborPark Jazz and Blues Festival, we speak with one of the headliners who'll be performing for it: Cnhris Pipkins of Christopher's Project.
We present interviews about two interesting books: "The Guide to Intelligent Giving: Make a Difference in the World and in your Own Life" and "Keeping the Millennials: Why Companies are Losing BIllions in Turnover to this
Our guest, Richard Farrell, talks about his battles with addiction. His memoir is titled "What's Left Of Us."
Mark Sloan, author of "Birth Day," which examines the process of human birth--its peculiar biology--and its remarkably varied history.
We observe an unhappier anniversary today--the 2-year anniversary of the death of minor league baseball player Mike Coolbaugh, who was hit in the head by a baseball hit by teammate Tino Sanchez. Author S. F.
We look at one of the most successful groups in pop music history with Mark Ribowski, author of "The Supremes": A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal."
We commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 and man on the moon with two author interviews: Craig Nelson, author of "Rocket Men," and Andrew Chaiken, author of "Voices from the Moon," which gathers together recollecti