Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Best-selling author Tom Clavin discusses his latest book, "Follow me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice."

Maestro Pasqual Laurino, artistic director of the Racine Symphony, talks about their performance this Friday evening of Haydn's "Seven Last Words of Christ."

From 2019- Adam Waytz, author of "The Power of Human: How our shared humanity can help us create a better world."

I speak with Amanda Pollack, producer and director of the American Experience documentary film "The Sun Queen," which tells the story of Maria Telkes, a visionary in the field of solar energy. She faced many obstacles in her career - including resistance from many men in the field - but pressed on. The film airs Tuesday evening on PBS.

From 2011- Susannah Charleson, author of "Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog."

(From 2017) - Sylvia Brown, author of "Grappling with Legacy: Rhode Island's Brown Family and the American Philanthropic Impulse." The Brown family was quite prominent and influential in early America - and their most notable ongoing legacy is Brown University. The book explores some of the complexities and controversies that are part of the family's history.

Patti McCracken, author of "The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring." The book tells the true and astounding story of what unfolded in a small village in Hungary in the years following World War One when a midwife came to the aid of abused women in the village by surreptitiously killing their abusive husbands by arsenic poisoning. The practice ultimately widened in scope.

From the archives (2004)- Richard Thieme, a former Episcopal priest turned technology commentator, talks about his book "Islands in the Clickstream," which features 144 essay from his column of the same name. Thieme offers remarkable insights on how technology continues to affect us and how we interact with one another and the world. Part two features an archival conversation about National Geographic's Great Nature Project.

Eli Merritt, author/editor of "How to Save Democracy: Advice and Inspiration from 95 World Leaders." More than 400 remarks from these 95 world leaders were gathered from the first annual Summit for Democracy.

We speak with Joseph White, a junior nursing major at Carthage College and proud alum of Indian Trails High School in Kenosha .... who recently won two national titles at the NCAA national indoor championships in Birmingham, Alabama - in the weight throw and shot put. Also joining us is Josh Henry (Carthage's head track & field and cross country coach), Greg Raimondi (director of strength & conditioning and the assistant coach who works directly with the throwers) and Seth Weidmann (Carthage's assistant athletic director and the school's much-decorated head swimming and diving coach.)

For Women's History Month- from the archives (2016) - Susan Quinn discusses her book "Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady." The book discusses the exceptionally close friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickock ("Hick"), who was a reporter for the Associated Press.

For women's history month, we are rerunning a podcast that was initially shared in the fall of 2019, shortly after the unexpected death of Jessye Norman, one of the most celebrated classical singers of her generation. The interview was done in 2014 after the publication of her memoir "Stand Up Straight and Sing." Part one of the podcast was shared yesterday.

Jack Rose and Sabrina Northern join us to talk about the good work of the Kenosha County chapter of NAMI (the National Alliance for Mental Illness)

Dr. Art Cyr, a monthly visitor to the Morning Show, offers his analysis of current events and concerns.

Carthage students Alexis Menendez, Grace Condit and Liam Carls talks about the second annual Sustainability Summit at Carthage on Saturday, April 1st at the Todd Wehr Center.

Evan Drellich, author of "Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess." Drellich is the sportswriter who broke the story of the Houston Astros' cheating scandal.

(for Women's History Month) Kate Fagan, author of "Hoop Muses: An Insider's Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women's) Game." The book celebrates the remarkably rich and interesting history of Women's Basketball.

Jim Padilla is the Dean of Carthage College's newly-formed School of Business and Economics, which is hosting a celebratory launch event on Wednesday, April 5th that will feature Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Morningstar, as keynote speaker.

In honor of Women's History Month, we share an archival interview from 1995 with Alice Parker, a much-beloved choral composer who was affiliated for many years with the Robert Shaw Chorale.  I was privileged to record this interview with Alice Parker when she visited the campus of Carthage College for a week-long residency.   You'll also hear a recording of a recent performance of her arrangement of "Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal" sung by the Carthage Choir with their new conductor, Dr. Maggie Burk.  

For Women's History Month (from 2003) -  Madeleine Albright talks about her book "Madame Secretary: a Memoir."  Ms. Albright served our country as its secretary of state from 1997 to 2001.  She was the first woman ever to hold the post.