Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From the archives comes this 2008 interview with best-selling author Clive Cussler, who died on February 24th at the age of 88.  Also participating in the interview is his son Dirk, with whom he collaborated on several books. 

We revisit the triumphant state championship of the 1997-1998 Park High School Science Olympiad Team - an impressive victory which qualified them to compete in the National Science Olympiad.  This archival interview features their faculty advisor, Barb Salvo - and three of the students on the team:  Nick Barootian, Amanda Schneider, and Jeremiah James, talking about their improbable victory over schools from much wealthier schools - as well as the various events that comprised the Science Olympiad.  

There is a year-long project underway in the city of Racine titled "Opening our Hearts and Minds to End Racism."  We speak to three of its principal organizers:  Sister Ann Pratt, Co-Director of the Dominican Center for Justice Resources .... Carl Fields from Racine Interfaith Coalition .... and James Schatzman from Racine Vocational Ministries.  

The 2020 Susan B. Anthony Awards

Dr. Jerald Mast, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College,  offers his analysis of the contenders for the Democratic nomination for president.   

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business, offers his analysis of current events and issues.  

Elliot Jaspin discusses his troubling book "Buried in the Bitter Waters:  The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America."   It recounts the horrifying reality that certain American communities - and even entire counties - were systematically rid of their black residents.   (from 2007)

This month, actor Bill Hayes celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut on the soap opera "Days of our Lives."   It's in honor of that milestone that we're sharing this 2015 interview in which Hayes talks about his wide-ranging career, which included many performances on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows,"  as well as a starring role on Broadway in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Me and Juliet."   Towards the end of the interview, Hayes is joined by his wife (and Days of our Lives co-star) Susan Seaforth Hayes.  

Today's podcast honors the amazingly talented and versatile Marni Nixon on what would be her 90th birthday.  This interview was recorded back in 2006 after the publication of her memoir "I Could Have Sung All Night."  Marni Nixon is best-known for the off-screen singing she did for such films as The King and I, West Side Story, and My Fair Lady.    Marni Nixon died in 2016.  

Part One, for Black History Month, features Joe Drape talking about his book "Black Maestro: The Epic Life of an American Legend," which chronicles the life and career of Jimmy Winkfield, a talented jockey from the late 19th century - who also happened to be black.   Part Two is a preview of this weekend's concert by the Lake County Symphony Orchestra.  We speak with conductor Ron Arden as well as with the group's composer-in-residence, Charles Brown, about his brand new work "Poem for American Acrimony," which receives its world premiere Saturday night. 

Margaret L. Andersen, a Professor Emerita at the University of Delaware, has written extensively on issues of Race and Racism for many years.  Her most recent book is titled "Getting Smart About Race:  An American Conversation."   

We speak with Andrew Gavin, UW-Parkside athletic director, who was recently given a 40 under 40 award from Milwaukee Business Journal as an outstanding young professional -   and Robyn Elliot, one of his graduate assistants. 

From the archives comes this 2007 interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alice Walker ("The Color Purple"), talking about her children's book "Why War is never a good idea."  

Eileen Rivers, a military veteran who nows works for USA Today, is the author of "Beyond the Call:  Three Women on the Front Lines of Afghanistan."  She comes to Carthage this Saturday evening to be present for the performance of "Fighting for Home: stories of Women Who Serve" and to sign copies of her book, which will be for sale.   

For President's Day-  Pulitzer Prize winning writer Edward J. Larson, author of "Franklin & Washington:  The Founding Partnership."  The book explores the relationship between Benjamin Franklin and George Washington over the course of four decades.  

From 2003-  Best-selling author Po Bronson talks about his book "What Should I Do With My Life: The True Story of People who Answered the Ultimate Question."  

From 2011: an interview with renowned engineer Joe Sutter, author of "747:  Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet- and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation."   

Carthage College is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Women and Gender Studies program with a special event on Tuesday, Feb. 18th.   The program begins with a portion of an archival interview with Professor Pamela Smiley, who helped to create the program.   Second is a conversation with writer and speaker Zahira Kelly-Cabrera, who is speaking at the event on February 18th.  This program ends with more archival material- this time from retired art professor Carolyn Hudson, who was one of the first faculty members to teach in the program.  

Nan Calvert's guest is E. Shedden Farley, with the Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability in Verona, WI.   The 25th acres of their Natural Path Sanctuary has been platted as natural burial grounds.  We talk about what Natural Burial or Green Burial is.  

On Lincoln's Birthday, a treat from the past-  this is a  Morning Show conversation recorded back in the mid 1990's by long-time WGTD news director Bill Guy, the original host of The Morning Show - talking with a local Abraham Lincoln expert named Steve Rogstad.