Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2004- Amotz Asa-El discusses his book "The Diaspora and the Lost Tribes of Israel."

From 2016- Opera composer Jake Heggie. (Heggie's most -often performed opera, "Dead Man Walking," received its long-awaited Metropolitan Opera premiere this past fall. It was a triumph.

This is a conversation with Norgie Metzinger, the director of the Lakeside Players' production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" which opened last weekend and runs for the next two weekends.

Georgia Hall and Pat Badger talk about Saturday night's Candlelight Christmas Concert at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Racine - a concert featuring Caritas, Mark Paffrath and the Choral Arts Society (among others.) We also briefly look back over the 30-year history of the Music & More series.

In one of three previews of holiday-themed offerings here in southeastern Wisconsin, we rebroadcast a conversation from earlier in the year with George Baumgardt, founder and artistic director of the Spirit of Racine Music Makers. They are presenting a free holiday concert on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 that will features the Kiwanis Youth Orchestra as special guests. The concert takes place at The Covenant at Murray Mansion.

We preview Saturday afternoon's concert by the Kenosha Symphony. We talk with Maestro Bob Hasty, the artistic director of the KSO- Board President Pete Rodriguez (who also plays french horn in the orchestra)- and Dr. Maggie Burk, whose Lincoln Chamber Singers from Carthage College are part of the program. Part 2- from the archives- how to teach children manners.

Dr. Art Cyr, from the faculty at Carthage College, offers his thoughts on Henry Kissinger (who just passed away at the age of 100), JFK (who was assassinated sixty years ago this year), and Abraham Lincoln (who established Thanksgiving as a national holiday.) He also talks about the current state of affairs with the economy in China.

As something of a followup to last week's interview with David Brooks (author of "How to know a person") we are sharing an interview from 18 months ago with Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen, co-authors of "Connectable: How leaders can move teams from Isolated to All=In." The book explores some of the same concerns raised in Brooks' book but with an emphasis on the workplace.

From 2009 - James D. Stein talks about his book "How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers from Car Repair to Modern Physics."

From 2011 - Niall Ferguson talks about the experience of interviewing Henry Kissinger for a National Geographic documentary. (The documentary was released on DVD.) Kissingers died this past week at the age of 100.

We talks with sports journalist Mike Richman about his book "George Allen: A Football Life." it's a sprawling and meticulously researched biography of one of the most successful head coaches in NFL history.

Part 1 - Dr. James Kinchen, director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about this weekend's choral concert, which include a performance of "Ballad of the Brown King" by Margaret Bonds, with texts by Langston Hughes. Part 2- Brian Gill from the Theatre Arts faculty, talks about Steve Martin's play "Meteor Shower." It will be performed at Parkside over the next two weekends.

We discuss the Paranormal - and how we tend to think about and talk about Paranormal phenomena - with Steve Volk, author of "Fringe-ology: How I tried to explain the Unexplainable - and couldn't."

For part one, James Schatzman speaks as founder and artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin and previews the group's 27th annual Lessons and Carols on Saturday evening. For part two, he speaks as director of Racine Vocational Ministries in anticipation of the group's annual recognition dinner on December 7th. RVM works primarily with people just released from prison to help them reconnect with the community, solidify their lives, and find employment.

Award-winning writer and columnist and writer David Brooks talks about his new book "How to know a person: The Art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen." The book is a perceptive look at how disconnected from one another we tend to be - even with family members or friends - and what can be done to mitigate that.

From 2019- Acclaimed author Tim O'Brien ("The Things They Carried") writes with disarming candor and insight about the experience of becoming a father late in life and how joyous and meaningful it has been for him.

From 2017 - Gerald Koeppel, author of "City on a Grid: How New York became New York."

From 2013- Lori Hartwell, author of "Chronically Happy: Joyful Living in spite of Chronic Illness."

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here is a fun interview that involves GREAT food. Gary Stamm, a frequent Morning Show guest over the years because of his many fine onstage performances, talks on this occasion about being a contestant on the Food Network program "Chopped."

Here is a special podcast presentation for the 60th anniversary of JFK's assassination. From 2003- Cathy Trost, author and editor of "President Kennedy has been shot: Experience the moment-to-moment account of the four days that changed America." The book includes a companion CD with audio recordings, many of which had never been heard by the public.