Synopsis
One-of-a-kind interviews with locally and nationally-renowned authors, regional newsmakers, opinion leaders, educators, performers, athletes, and other intriguing members of the community.
Episodes
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11/10/24 "The Last Innocents"
10/11/2024 Duration: 01h16minFrom 2017 - Michael Leahy, author of "The Last Innocents: The Collison of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers."
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11/9/24 Leonardo's Legacy
09/11/2024 Duration: 44minFrom 2010 - Stefan Klein, author of "Leonard's Legacy: How Da Vinci Reimagined the World."
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11/8/24 "Football for a Buck" (the USFL)
08/11/2024 Duration: 30minFrom the archives: Jeff Pearlman, author of "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL." By the way, Donald Trump figures in this story.
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11/8/2024 "The Playbook"
08/11/2024 Duration: 17minGary E. Parker talks about his newest novel "The Playbook" - which tells the story of a woman who is a high school football coach - and the intriguing and unlikely friendship that develops between two quarterbacks on the team.
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11/7/24 Political Science Professor Jeffrey Roberg
07/11/2024 Duration: 47minWe talk politics and recap the results of the presidential election with Dr. Jeffrey Roberg, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College .... and two students in his Campaigns and Elections course, Kaeleen Smith and Lorin Bucur.
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11/6/24 Jon Meachem - "The Soul of America"
06/11/2024 Duration: 20minFrom 2018- Historian and best-selling author Jon Meachem talks about his book "The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels." It is tempting to say that America has never been more divided than it is right now- but in the book, he discusses how bitterly divided our nation has been at many points in its history.... and that division and conflict have been a part of our democracy right from the beginning.
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11/5/24 Intimate Conversations: Face-to-Face with Matchless Musicians
05/11/2024 Duration: 48minWe speak with Larry Ruttman, a 93-year-old attorney based in Boston who has developed a great love of classical music. His latest book is "Intimate Conversations: Face-to-Face with Matchless Musicians," a collection of interviews he was privileged to conduct with an array of fine performers, composers and conductors such as violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, mezzo soprano Susan Graham, and composer Matthew Aucoin.
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11/4/24 A Question of Paternity
04/11/2024 Duration: 40minInvestigative reporter David Tereshchuk discusses his deeply personal memoir "A Question of Paternity: My Life as an Unaffiliated Reporter." The book is actually about his quest to learn the identity of his father.
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11/3/24 Night Circus: A Novel
03/11/2024 Duration: 24minFrom 2011- Erin Morgenstern, author of "Night Circus: A Novel."
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11/2/24 The Forbidden Bookshelf
02/11/2024 Duration: 47minFrom 2015- Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of media at NYU, talks about his internet project through Open Media called The Forbidden Bookshelf, which makes availability an array of controversial books that have either been suppressed or banned outright. The conversation includes a thought-provoking discussion about the notion of free expression of ideas and how limited it often is.
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11/1/24 Little Women at the Racine Theater Guild
01/11/2024 Duration: 25minWe talk about the Racine Theater Guild's production of "Little Women" with Lisa Kornetsky, the guest director of the production - which opened last weekend and runs for the next two weekends.
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11/1/24 St. Mary's Lutheran Church Anniversary Concert
01/11/2024 Duration: 22minWe talk with Rev. Debbie Hartfield and Dr. Richard Sjoerdsma about the 150th anniversary of Saint Mary's Lutheran Church in Kenosha - and preview a celebratory concert coming up on Sunday afternoon that will feature all of the church's music ensembles.
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10/31/24 Racine Symphony Orchestra
31/10/2024 Duration: 15minWe preview Friday evening's concert by the Racine Symphony Orchestra with its artistic director and conductor, Pasqual Laurino.
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10/31/24 Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra
31/10/2024 Duration: 14minWe preview Saturday night's concert of the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra with its conductor, David Anderson.
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10/31/24 "Go to Hell"
31/10/2024 Duration: 11minIn honor of Halloween ..... Erika Engelhaupt, author of "Go to Hell: A Traveler's Guide to Earth's Most Otherworldly Destinations."
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10/30/24 Life Cycle of a Star
30/10/2024 Duration: 44minWe preview the next theatrical production at Carthage College, "Life Cycle of a Star" with playwright Ali Viterbi as well as Herschel Kruger, chair of the department and director of the production. This is the latest installment in Carthage's renowned New Play Initiative. The play is performed the next two weekends in Wartburg Auditorium.
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10/29/24 William Cope Moyers "Broken Open"
29/10/2024 Duration: 48minOur guest, William Cope Moyers, is Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the author of the best-selling memoir "Broken." His newest book is "Broken Up: What Painkillers taught me about Life and Recovery." Moyers is coming to Southeastern Wisconsin later this week to be a keynote speaker for the 15th Annual Help and Hope Conference on Substance Use Disorders- and he will be signing copies of "Broken Open" at Blue House Books in downtown Kenosha this Thursday evening. Moyers is the son of renowned journalist Bill Moyers.
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10/28/24 Composer Ricky Ian Gordon (Part Two)
28/10/2024 Duration: 46minMore from renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon, talking about his memoir "Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs and Opera." In this part of the interview, Gordon talks about his creative process and shares stories about some of his most noteworthy works for the stage.
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10/27/24 William Cope Moyers "Broken"
27/10/2024 Duration: 47minIn anticipation of William Cope Moyers's upcoming visit to Southeastern Wisconsin (he is a keynote speaker for the 15th Annual Help and Hope Conference on Substance Use Disorders on November 1st) ..... and his Morning Show appearance this coming Tuesday to talk about his latest book ("Broken Open") ..... we're sharing two archival interviews with Mr. Moyers - including a conversation about his best-selling memoir "Broken.: My Story of Addiction and Redemption." (2007) and a follow-up conversation from several years later. Moyers is the Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
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10/26/24 Photography: The Definitive Visual History
26/10/2024 Duration: 19minFRom 2014- Tom Ang, author of "Photography: The Definitive Visual History"