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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7/22/23 Joe Sutter- "747"
22/07/2023 Duration: 46minFrom 2023- Joe Sutter, author of "747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and other adventures from a life in aviation."
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7/21/23 Dr. Art Cyr
21/07/2023 Duration: 46minDr. Art Cyr, from the faculty of Carthage College, offers thoughts on Russia's war with Ukraine, new tensions between North and South Korea and the disappearance of the young American soldier (from Racine) into North Korea, and the ongoing ramifications of the debt ceiling agreement.
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7/20/23 Grant Blackwood "The 9th Man"
20/07/2023 Duration: 42minGrant Blackwood, co-author (with Steve Berry) of "The 9th Man: a Luke Daniels Thriller."
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7/19/23 Amy Greil - Kenosha Community Foundation
19/07/2023 Duration: 47minWe speak with Amy Greil, executive director of the Kenosha Community Foundation.
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7/18/23 "Food, we need to talk"
18/07/2023 Duration: 48minJuna Gjata, author of "Food, we need to talk: The Science-based, Humor-laced Last word on Eating ,Diet and making peace with your body."
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7/17/23 Mike Lupica - "Too Far"
17/07/2023 Duration: 12minFrom 2005 - Mike Lupica talks about "Too Far," a novel for young readers, which focuses on the dangers of Hazing.
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7/17/23 War Correspondent Jane Ferguson
17/07/2023 Duration: 34minAward-winning war correspondent Jane Ferguson discusses her new book "No Ordinary Assignment: a Memoir." Ferguson's work has taken her to conflicts and disasters in Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
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7/16/23 Jerry Oppenheimer on Seinfeld
16/07/2023 Duration: 21minFrom 2002- Jerry Oppenheimer, author of 'Seinfeld: The Making of an American Icon."
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7/15/23 "Made to Stick"
15/07/2023 Duration: 28minAndrew Blechman, author of "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die"
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7/14/23 Pigeons
14/07/2023 Duration: 17minFrom the archives: Andrew Blechman, author of "Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird."
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7/14/23 Previewing "Rent" at the RTG
14/07/2023 Duration: 30minWe preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of Jonathan Larsen's RENT, which opens tonight, with music director Rob Kroes and music director Mary Leigh Sturino.
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7/23/13 Nan Calvert on Regenerative Farming
13/07/2023 Duration: 48minToday's conversation is about new ways to farm that can be enormously restorative to both our soil and water. Nan Calvert's guests are Kirsten Jurcek from Glacierland Resource Conversation and Development - and Paul Maggio, who owns and operates Starry Nights Farm in Burlington- and is the leader of the Kenosha Regenerative Producers Group, talking about the benefits of regenerative farming practices (such as rotational grazing, no-till farming, and more.)
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7/11/23 Returning Light
11/07/2023 Duration: 46minRobert L. Harris, author of "Returning Light: 30 Years on the Island of Skellig Michael."
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7/10/23 Kristen Singer / Carly Mikula
10/07/2023 Duration: 52minWe catch up with Kristen Singer and Carly Mikula (who were on the program on June 14th) - talking about Carly's thrilling experience of singing in the Jimmys, an event in New York City featuring 96 exceptionally talented high school music theater students from all across the country. Carly ended up being named a semi-finalist.
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7/9/23 Bob Marley's The Book of Exodus
09/07/2023 Duration: 24minFrom 2006- Vivian Goldman, author of "The Book of Exodus- The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century." (The interview is followed by the title track from the album.)
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7/8/23 Two for the Road
08/07/2023 Duration: 25minFrom 2007 - Jane Stern and Michael Stern, co-authors of "Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food." UPDATE: The Sterns divorced about a year after this interview was recorded- but they continue to write as a team.
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7/7/23 Actor Alan Arkin
07/07/2023 Duration: 48minIn memory of Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor Alan Arkin, who died on June 29th at the age of 89, we replay a 2011 interview we recorded after the publication of "Alan Arkin- An Improved Life: A Memoir."
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7/6/23 The Secret Garden Walk
06/07/2023 Duration: 45minWe preview this Saturday's Secret Garden Walk in Kenosha with Lynda Guttormsen Guy, past president and publicist for the Four Seasons Garden Club, and Tim Garland, owner of Garland Alliance (landscape architects/ sustainable land management) whose own home garden is part of this year's tour - and who designed the St. Matthew's Lakefront ElderGarten, which is a bonus offering on the tour.
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7/5/23 "The Open System"
05/07/2023 Duration: 48minDoannie Tran- co-author of "The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy."
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7/4/23 Greg Berg with Patriotic Favorites
03/07/2023 Duration: 35minFor a 4th of July Bonus, I am offering up an excerpts from my 2014 faculty voice recital at Carthage College. The program was fashioned to celebrate the 200th anniversary of our national anthem, but went on to include a number of patriotic favorites like "America," "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," and "America the Beautiful" - along with a moving song by John Hay titled "When the boys come home." I enjoyed the assistance of some of my private voice students at the time: Mike Anderle, Max Dinan, Nick Huff, John Kryl, and Fletcher Paulsen.