Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon discusses his remarkable new book "Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs and Opera." (This is part one. Part two of the interview will be shared on Monday, the 28th.) The book has been hailed as an exceptionally candid and illuminating memoir. In today's interview, Gordon discusses his turbulent childhood, his complicated relationship with his parents and sisters, living through the AIDS epidemic, falling in love with opera, and much more.

This is Dr. Art Cyr's monthly visit to the Morning Show. We talk about SpaceX ..... Google ..... North Korea .... and more.

We preview the Lakeside Players production of the musical Young Frankenstein, which opens this weekend.

Craig Unger talks about his latest book, "Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter and the Secret History of the Treason that Stole the White House." The book examines newly-available evidence that people associated with Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign worked behind the scenes to insure that the American hostages in Iran would not be released before election day - helping to insure the defeat of incumbent president Jimmy Carter.

We talk Medicare with Paula Clark and Terra Kilkeary-Santiago from the Kenosha County Aging and Disability Resource Center.

From 2004- Alex Wellen, author of "Barman: Ping Pong, Pathos and Passing the Bar."

From the archives- Dr. Laura Gellott, long time history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (now retired). This interview was done back in the late 1990s around the time that Professor Gellott received the school's highest teaching award.

In the wake of tennis great Rafael Nadal's retirement announcement, we replay this conversation with sportswriter L. Jon Wertheim about his book "Strokes of Genius," which examines the 2008 Wimbledon men's singles final- in which Nadal edged Roger Federer in one of the greatest matches ever played. Also- an excerpt from Patrick McEnroe's book "Hardcourt Confidential."

We learn about Saturday night's concert by the Kenosha Symphony, which will feature music by Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky. Joining me are conductor Robert Hasty and board president and orchestra member Peter Rodriguez.

Mary MacDonald Kerr, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatrical Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about their production of Carrie: The Musical, which opens this coming weekend and runs for the following weekend as well on their mainstage.

We preview the opening concert of the Racine Choral Arts Society's 38th season .... "Simply Folk" (happening this Saturday night, 7 pm, at First Presbyterian Church) with conductor and founder Jim Schatzman, associate conductor Pat Badger, and three exemplary musicians with local connections who will be part of the concert: Mark Paffrath, Marytha Paffrath, and Zachary Scot Johnson. The concert also includes the world premiere of a piece commissioned from Maggie Burk, director of choral activities at Carthage.

Linda Sue Park discusses her latest children's book "Gracie under the Waves."

William Haldeman- author of "Meeting the Moment: Inspiring Presidential Leadership that Transformed America."

Amy Greil, executive director of the Kenosha Community Foundation - is joined by attorney David Hughs to talk about how people can include a nonprofit in their estate planning. We then focus specifically on the Marvin S. Martin Fund for the Dramatic and Forensic Arts, which has been created to support the theater arts program at Bradford High School in Kenosha. Representing Bradford HS is technical director/theater instructor Jodi Williams.

From 2017 - Heather Fogg Davis discusses her book "Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?"

This interview from the archives was recorded and initially broadcast sometime in the mid 1990s. The guest, Augie Schmidt, recently announced his impending retirement as the head baseball coach at Carthage College (his alma mater) - where he has amassed more than 1000 victories over the past 37 seasons. The host, the late Bill Guy, was the creator and original host of The Morning Show.

Julia Morales, Second City Mainstage alum, brings her own Stepping Stone Theater to the stage of the Racine Theater Guild this Saturday evening for a night of comedy improv- and will also be leading a free improv workshop that afternoon.

Ira Chaleff discusses his newest book, "To Stop a Tyrant: The Power of Political Followers to Make or Brake a Toxic Leader." (The word 'brake' is not a typo!) Chaleff examines the different kinds of followers that surround a toxic leader and the various roles that they play in how that leader gains power- as well as what can lead to that leader's downfall.

We speak with rock musician Ike Reilly and two of his three sons (Kevin and Mickey) ahead of a screening this Friday night of the award-winning documentary film "Don't turn your back on Friday night," which chronicles his career. Preceding the interview with Ike Reilly is a brief conversation with Michael Schmiedeler, the director of the film. The screening will occur in the Campbell Student Union- and will be followed by a Q & A and a performance by Ike Reilly and all three of his sons.

Part One: David Mamah, author of "As the Rivers Merge: A Story of Love, War and Perseverance Across Continents." Part Two: (frpm 2004) Janna Malamud Smith, author of "A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear."