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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1/15/23 "Art of War"
15/01/2023 Duration: 31minFrom 2002 - H. Avery Chenoweth, author of "Art of War: Eyewitness U.S. Combat Art from the Revolution through the 20th Century."
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1/14/23 The founder of Pampered Chef
14/01/2023 Duration: 16minFrom 2005 - Doris Christopher, the founder of Pampered Chef, talks about her book "The Pampered Chef: The Story of One of America's Most Beloved Companies"
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1/13/23 Guts and Genius (3 great NFL Coaches)
13/01/2023 Duration: 49minBob Glauber, author of "Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches who came to Dominate the NFL in the 1980s.) The coaches in question: Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells, and Joe Gibbs.
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1/12/23 Gateway Technical College President Stacy Riley
12/01/2023 Duration: 25minStacy Riley, Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment at Gateway Technical College, talks about a new initiative at GTC to identify and reach out to so-called Stop-Out Students .... past students who for whatever reason did not finish whatever degree they were pursuing. We also talk about all that falls under the auspices of Student Services.
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1/12/23 Archives: Past White House Social Secretaries
12/01/2023 Duration: 21minfrom the archives- Lea Burnam and Jeremy Bernard, who served as Social Secretary for the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, respectively, talk about their book "Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life."
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1/11/23 Photographer Heidi Wagner's Passions Project
12/01/2023 Duration: 48minWe talk with photographer and activist Heidi Wagner about her Passions Project. It began ten years ago with her photographing senior citizens engaging with their passions. The current iteration of the project focuses on people from the LBGTQ+ community in Racine. The project is about to go on display in the library at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
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1/10/23 Trevor: The Musical / Better Nate than Ever
10/01/2023 Duration: 47minPart One: Holly Stanfield talks about Kenosha Unified's most recent musical theater production: "Trevor: The Musical." The title character is a high school student struggling to fit in and to understand who he is and his own sexuality. Part Two: from the archives, Tim Federle talks about "Better Nate than Ever," a book intended for young readers that tells the story of a high school student named Nate who loves music theater and dreams of performing in a Broadway production. Federle himself as a young man sang in two Broadway productions: "The Little Mermaid" and "Gypsy."
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1/9/23 A new biography of Elizabeth Taylor
09/01/2023 Duration: 44minKatie Anderson Brower discusses her new book 'Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon."
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1/8/23 Adventures of an Italian Food Lover
08/01/2023 Duration: 16minFrom 2007 - Faith Heller Willinger, author of "Adventures of an Italian Food Lover: with recipes from 254 of my Very Best Friends."
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1/7/21 "The Girl"
07/01/2023 Duration: 17minFrom 2014: Lawrence Silver, the attorney for Samantha Geimer, author of "The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski."
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1/6/21 Cody Keenan/ Steve Binder/ Andy Saunders
06/01/2023 Duration: 48minWe finish out this week of repeats of notable 2022 author interviews with these three: 1) Cody Keenan, head speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, talking about his new book "Grace." 2) Steve Binder, producer of the historic Elvis Presley comeback TV special in 1968 (he has written a new book that takes us behind the scenes) and 3) Andy Saunders, talking about "Apollo Remastered: The Ultimate Photographic Record."
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1/5/23 Rerun: 17 & 0
05/01/2023 Duration: 47minWe have been rebroadcasting noteworthy author interviews that were recorded and initially broadcast in 2022. In this interview, Marshall Jon Fisher discusses his most recent book "17 & 0," which chronicles the perfect season of the Miami Dolphins 50 years after the fact. It remains the only time in NFL history that a team finished its season with nothing but victories up to and including the Super Bowl.
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1/4/23 City of Refugees (rerun)
04/01/2023 Duration: 47minThis week, we are sharing noteworthy author interviews that initially aired in 2022. Today, Susan Hartman discusses her book "City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers who Breathed Life into a Dying American City." The city in question- Utica, New York. The author follows three refugees - from Somalia, Bosnia, and Iraq respectively - who each make a powerful impact on the struggling city that is their new home.
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1/3/23 rerun: Uprooted
03/01/2023 Duration: 47minThis week, we are sharing noteworthy author interviews from 2022 Morning Show programs. Today: Peter J. Boni, author of "Uprooted- Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination." Boni learned right before his 50th birthday that his birth was the result of artificial insemination which his parents had pursued in the mid 1940s. His book is both an exploration of his own personal story as well as the history of artificial insemination and how it has been viewed.
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1/2/23 Repeat: Rise of the Black QB
02/01/2023 Duration: 29minThis week, we are repeating some of our most noteworthy author interviews from 2022. Today is an interview that initially aired in August 2022 with Jason Reid, author of "Rise of the Black Quarterback: What it means for America."
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1/1/23 William Kuhn on the Royal Family
01/01/2023 Duration: 56minReplayed from September 2022- Dr. William Kuhn, a nationally-published author, former Carthage history professor and expert on British royalty offers his thoughts on the monarchy in the wake of the death of Queen Elisabeth II.
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12/31/22 Replay: The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
31/12/2022 Duration: 46minWe are replaying memorable Morning Show interviews from 2022 - all tied to memorable occasions or events. This interview was with John and Ann Morse Hambrock after John's comic strip "The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee" won the highest award that can be given to a newspaper comic strip.
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12/30/22 Rebroadcast: Chanticleer
30/12/2022 Duration: 49minWe are replaying memorable Morning Show interviews from earlier in the year- all tied to specific, special events or occasions. This interview is with the director of one of the world's most renowned vocal ensembles, Chanticleer, shortly before their concert at Carthage in late April.
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12/29/22 Replay- Carthage Volleyball National Championship
29/12/2022 Duration: 48minWe are replaying memorable Morning Show interviews from earlier in 2022. This interview celebrated the second consecutive national championship by Carthage College's men's volleyball team.
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12/28/22 The 10th anniversary of The Rita
28/12/2022 Duration: 42minWe are rebroadcasting noteworthy Morning Show interviews tied to specific and special events and occasions during the year. This is an interview done on the eve of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.