Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2003- Michael Waldman discusses the book "My Fellow Americans- The Most Important Speeches of America's Presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush." (the book was re-released in an updated version in 2015 to include speeches by Barack Obama.)

From 2003 - A discussion of patriotic songs with Ace Collins, author of "Songs Sung Red, White and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs."

We talk about the Carthage Choir's recent tour of Great Britain with the ensemble's director, Dr. Maggie Burk, and four members of the choir: Ella Bergfeld, Ben Breitbach, Hayden Izumi, and Layla Nemri.

We talk with best-selling author Ryan Steck about his latest novel, "Gone Dark." At the heart of the story is an inexplicable series of murders that occur amidst a raging wildfire.

We remember renowned journalist and political commentator Bill Moyers, who died this past Thursday, June 25th, at the age of 91. First, we replay a 2004 conversation with Bill Moyers where he talks about his book "Moyers on America." After that, we'll share a portion from a 2007 interview with his son, William Cope Moyers, author of "Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption."

Craig Johnson, a journalist and academic, has extensively studied Fascism and Fascist organizations. His book is titled "How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism." The title refers to the fact that fascist organizations focus their recruitment efforts almost entirely on young disaffected males.

Dr. Patricia Grayhall, talks about her new novel "A Place For Us."

We commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established marital equality across the nation. Frankie Frankeny is co-atuhor of "Love: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality," which tells the story of this struggle with stories and photographs."

From 2009- 1) Andrew Sullivan, author of "Sam Sex Marriage: Pro & Con." 2) George Chauncey, author of "Why Marriage: The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality." We're rerunning these interview in honor of the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2015 that made marital equality the law of the land across the United States.

From 2004- Sam Posey discusses his book "Playing With Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale." This is, in a sense, a follow-up to an interview from earlier in the month that celebrated the 125th anniversary of Lionel Model Trains. (That interview, on June 18th, was with Roger Carp.)

We speak with Christopher Rice, son of legendary author Anne Rice, about his latest queer novel ..... Party Of Three.

For Pride Month- from 2005- Robert Trachtenberg talks about his book "When I Knew," which is a collection of reminiscences from an array of gay individuals- each recalling the moment when they first knew that they were gay. Some of the stories are humorous and light-hearted, while others are deeply poignant.

From 2015- Linda Flashinski talks about her book "In What Light There Is," a collection of some of her best work from her column of the same name that appeared in the Racine Journal-Times. Linda Flashinski has been an on-air presence on WGTD as one of the co-hosts of "Education Matters" and the host of a limited series she created titled "Heroes Among Us."

Acclaimed best-selling British author (and farmer) James Rebanks talks about his most recent book, a fascinating and touching memoir called "The Place of Tides." In it, he recounts his experience of working for several months on a tiny and remote island off the coast of Norway - and a remarkable elderly woman named Anna whom he was assisting. His previous books include "The Shepherd's Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape" and "Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey." The interview aired in abridged fashion on today's broadcast, because of time constraints. This is the interview in its entirety.

I speak with John Magerus about his book "James DeKoven: Biography of a Famous yet Forgotten Man." DeKoven was a 19th century Episcopalian clergyman and educator for whom Racine's DeKoven Center is named.

Dr. Samantha C. Sweeney, author of "Culturally Competent Kids: Raising Children to Thrive in a Diverse World."

From 2003- Lawrence C. Ross Jr., author of "The Ways of Black Folks: A Year in the Life of a People."

From 2007- Dr. Leonard Sax, author of "Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Men."

For Pride Month- from 2017- Susan Stryker, author of "Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution"

In honor of Juneteenth (the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.) we replay a 2009 conversation with John Stauffer, author of "Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln."