Lawn and garden expert Kate Jerome, who heads the horticulture faculty at Gateway, will be in the studio to answer your questions about lawn and garden care.
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Historian James Donovan about his book "A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Big Horn: The Last Great Battle of the American West." The book is already regarded by some as the definitive account of what happened at Cust
Adam Sexton on the work he did to adapt Shakespeare's "Macbeth" for the medium of Manga--the graphic novel.
Ann Vileisis, the author of "Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We need to Get it Back." The book is especially interesting in how it investigates early journals and diaries dating bac
We speak with Andrew Bridge, author of "Hope's Boy: A Memoir." In this beautifully written, highly-regarded book, Bridge recounts the experience of growing up with a mother whose battles with mental illness ultimately made
Postponed from last week: John Noles, author of "A Pocketful of History: 400 Years of America, One State Commemorative Quarter at a Time."
We meet the author of "The Splendid Exchange" which examines the long and fascinating history of how human beings have traded goods with one another--and how trade has helped shape the world in which we live.
Greg speaks with UW-P Prof. Jeffrey Alexander about his new book titled "Japan's Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History."
We meet Kenosha-born composer Chester Biscardi, who is renowned especially as a composer of art songs. Also joining us will be Carthage College Professor Emeritus of Music Richard Sjoerdsma, who is a friend of Mr.
Rescheduled from two weeks ago, Leander Kahney, author of "Inside Steve's Brain." It's a look at Steve Jobs and the creative culture at Apple.
UW-P History Prof. Ed Schmitt talks about the tumultuous year 1968, and the course he just finished teaching which focused on it.
Will Swift, author of "The Kennedys: Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940."
Bob Maleske, Prof. of Psychology at Carthage, who was given the college's Distinguished Teaching Award earlier this spring.
Award-winning sports columnist Ian O'Conner talks about the incredibly intense and complex rivalry between Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, which sprang up just as professional golf first became a major sport, not just for
Snap-On sponsored motorcycle racer Steve Johnson joins us in a special live broadcast from Gateway's "Horizon Center."
You'll hear the heartwarming story of a local woman who just this spring attended her very first opera at the Metropolitan in New York City--and she did so in honor of her late mother, which whom she grew up listening to t
We speak with author Mary Roach, whose previous books include "Stiff: The Unlikely Lives of Human Cadavers." Her most recent book, "Bonk," explores the unlikely marriage of sex and science--that is, some of the fascinating
We replay a Morning Show interview from 10 years ago with Bob Kettelson, a highly-regarded operatic coach at both La Scala in Milan, Italy and the Paris Opera. The former Racine resident recently passed away.
In anticipation of Holocaust Remembrance Day, we speak with Nate Taffel--a survivor of Dachau--who comes to the Kenosha Public Museum Thursday evening at 7 at the invitation of the Kenosha County Clergy Association.
Our first guest, Jacob Weisberg, is the author of "The Bush Tragedy." He discusses the people in President Bush's life who have most powerfully shaped him as a politician and who, in Weisberg's estimation, have led to his
Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, pays his monthly visit to the program. Joining him will be Kate Jerome, director of the horticulture program at Gateway.
Tentative: We preview the University of Wisconsin's production of Shakespeare's MacBeth, which is presented this coming weekend.
Dr. Art Cyr, Director of the Clausen Center for World Business, joins us to talk about current events.
We remember composer Glenn Burleigh, well-known here in southeastern Wisconsin for his frequent collaborations with the choirs at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and the Racine Choral Arts Society.
We speak with the director of an upcoming American Experience documentary which celebrates the inspiring but tragically short-lived career of baseball great Roberto Clemente.
Our first guest is Jennifer Lee, author of "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles." The book examines the world of Chinese restaurants and authentic versus non-authentic Chinese cuisine.
We're joined by Cait Murphy, author of "Crazy '08," a book which looks back at 1908, which she calls the greatest season in professional baseball history.
Our guest is Kathryn Stewart, author of "Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorders of Asperger's Disorder: A Parent's Guide."
Jack Doyle talks about the history of public transportation in Kenosha in a book titled "Kenosha on the Go."
We speak to the author of "Party Crashing," which examines some surprising changes in how young African-Americans are approaching the political process and for whom they are voting.
We introduce you to a Racine legend, Fred Hermes, a long-time theater organ enthusiast who has an amazing 5-manual Wurlitzer theater organ in the basement of his home, which itself has been transformed into a facsimile of
We speak with David Wilcove, author of "No Way Home" - which explores the amazing phenomenon of animal migration and how that migration is threatened across the globe by environmental disruption and destruction.
Sam Sheridan talks about his book "A Fighter's Heart" - his exploration of ultimate fighting as both an observer and participant.
Our guest is Prof. Anne Harrington, author of "The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine." She chairs the History of Science Dept. at Harvard University.
We rebroadcast our interview with Catherine Scott Clark, author of "The Amber Room: The Fate of the World's Greatest Lost Treasure."
Vicki Glembocki, author of "The Second Nine Months: One Woman Tells the Truth About Becoming a Mother. Finally."
We speak with Kim Powers about his intriguing novel "Capote in Kansas," which probes the mysterious friendship between Truman Capote (author of "In Cold Blood," among many other bestsellers) and Harper Lee (author of "To K
Newbery Award winning author Lois Lowry talks about her celebrated career about her best-selling book, "The Giver," which will be performed over the next couple of weekends at Reuther High School.
Re-scheduled from two weeks ago: Patrick Patton, a City of Kenosha police officer, talks with us about his experiences in Iraq as an explosives detonation expert with the USMC.
WGTD's own Steve Brown and Education Matters co-host Terry Lawler, along with Nathan Fosbinder, an eighth grader from Madison, talk about the upcoming stage production of Lois Lowry's THE GIVER, which opens Thursday, Febru
We spend the hour with one of the country's most popular and prolific comic strip artists, Joe Martin, from Lake Geneva. His comic strips include "Mr. Boffo" and "Willy 'n' Ethel."
We'll have analysis of last night's primary election in Wisconsin. We will also preview the next production of the Racine Theater Guild, a play called "The Gamester."