Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

I speak with four Carthage students (director Emily Halfmann and actors Ellie Neybert, Lily Anderson and Jessie Skonesey) about Lee Blessing's play "Eleemosynary," which is being performed October 12, 13 and 14 in Carthage's studio theater. The play is the story of three women- three generations of the same family- and the complicated dynamics between them.

From 2004- Historian and best-selling author Jon Meacham discusses his book' Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship."

From 2015 - Buzz Bissinger talks about his most famous book, "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team and a Dream," about the high school football team in Odessa, Texas. The occasion of this interview was the release of a special 25th anniversary edition of Bissinger's best-seller that includes updates on some of the people who appear in the book.

Matthew Hougland, Ella Bergfeld and Jon Rasmussen talk about Carthage College's production of the musical XANADU, which runs the next two weekends. Professor Hougland is the director of the production, and Ella and Jon play two of the leading roles in this colorful, high-energy show.

Here is a wonderful interview for anybody who loves books and bookstores: "Why Books Still Matter: Honoring Joyce Meskis- Essays on the Past, Present and Future of Books, Bookselling and Publishing." Joyce Meskis was the legendary creator of the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, CO - one of the most famous bookstores in the world. She was also a champion of the first amendment. Weber is the editor of this book, which is comprised of a number of different essays exploring various aspects of books, book publishing and bookstores.

Baseball legend Pete Rose, one of the sport's most colorful and controversial players, died on Monday the 30th of September at the age of 83. Here is a conversation from earlier in the year with Keith O'Brian, the author of a biography of Pete Rose titled "Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose and the Last Glory Days of Baseball."

Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin talk about their new children's book "What Jewish Looks Like," which celebrates the amazing diversity of the Jewish community by highlighting the legacy and accomplishments of some noteworthy people of the Jewish faith.

Local writer Robert Katzman has written a multi-volume memoir of his life ..... the first volume of which is titled "Lost Boy: On Beating a Child," in which he talks about much of what he endured during his difficult childhood, including abuse of various kinds from his parents. The book is also uplifting and inspiring. Published by Don't Go Quietly Press.

We preview tomorrow night's American Experience documentary airing on PBS stations across the country, including channel 10 in Milwaukee. "The American Vice President" talks about the somewhat murky beginning of this often maligned office- left vague by the framers of the constitution- and the way that various vice presidents have been called upon to assume the office and duties of the presidency if the chief executive died or was killed. Michele Ferrari is writer/producer/director of this fascinating film.

From 2022 .... Dr. Jay Baruch, author of "Tornado of Life: A Doctor's journey through Constraints and Creativity in the ER."

From the archives: Mark Freeman, author and editor of "Modern Family: The Untold Oral History of one of Television's Groundbreaking Sitcoms."

We talk about bipartisanship with Jill Long Thompson, editor of "Across the Aisle: Why Bipartisanship Works for America." The book is a collection of fascinating and insightful essays addressing different aspects of bipartisanship.

We preview a free organ recital that is going to be played this Sunday afternoon, September 29th, 4:00 at St. Mary's Lutheran Church in Kenosha (2001 80th Street) by Brian Schoettler, a Kenosha native and Carthage alum whose family connections with St. Mary's extends back four generations. This recital is part of a weekend of festivities that kick off the congregation's 150th anniversary celebration.

We preview the newest season of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Foreign Film Series with its current director, Dr. Jay Mcroy, who is Professor of Film Studies at Parkside. (In an extension of the interview not heard on today's broadcast, Mcroy talks about the film studies program and his own love of cinema.)

Nick Demske, executive director of the Racine Public Library, talks about Book Banning and Censorship during National Banned Books Week.

We speak with Jeff Shinabarger, founder and executive director of Plywood People, an Atlanta-based non-profit center for social innovation. Shinabarger is one of the guest presenters for the upcoming leadership conference Inspire 2024 sponsored by KABA - the Kenosha Area Business Alliance - on October 11th. Shinabarger is the author of several books, including "Yes or No: How Your Everyday Decisions Will Forever Shape Your Life."

Dr. Art Cyr offers his thoughts on the current state of the U.S. economy, the most recent visit to Washington by the current British prime minister, recent efforts to broker peace between Israel and Hamas, and a look back at the Nixon-Kennedy debates in 1960.

Rachel Zimmerman discusses her new book "Us, After- A Memoir of Love and Suicide." The book chronicles what she and her family experienced in the wake of her husband Seth's unexpected suicide.

From 2008- we speak to the father and son who co-wrote "I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams." Patrick Henry Hughes was born without eyes and with other severe physical deformities - but was also born with an exceptional talent for music that he was able to explore with the help of his father.

From 2011- Astronaut Al Worden talks about his memoir "Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon."