Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Part One:  For Saint Patrick's Day-  (from 2003) Thomas Maier, author of "The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings: A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family."  Part Two:  (from 2005) Cindy Post Senning, co-author of "Emily Post's The Gift of Good Manners: a Parent's Guide to raising respectful, kind, considerate children."  

(from 2010) - For Women's History Month.... Adrian Goldsworthy, author of "Antony and Cleopatra."  

Rebroadcast from late last year-  Dennis Baron, author of "You Can't Always Say What You Want."   The book is an examination of Free Speech and its limitations.   

Kate Colbert, author of "Commencement:  The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education."  The book springs from interviews done with 125 college and university presidents from across the country.  

From 2015-  John and Bert Jacobs talk about "Life is Good: The Book" which chronicles the creation of their apparel company and the spirit of optimism and gratitude with which they approach life and their work.  

From 2018-  Mark Ribowsky, author of "In the Name of the Father:  Family, Football, and the Manning Dynasty."  The book chronicles the football exploits of Archie Manning and his sons Peyton and Eli.  

(from 2010)  Donald P. Ryan, author of 'Beneath the Sands of Egypt: Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist.'

For Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the program, we speak with MaryLynn Conter Strack, Executive Director of the Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center.  Among other things, we talk about plans for the Eco-Justice Center to install solar-powered charging stations for electric vehicles.   

This Morning Show Special is a follow-up to yesterday's interview with Dana Rubin, author of "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women."  Today, you will hear recorded excerpts from five of the speeches included in Rubin's book:  speeches delivered by Katherine Hepburn, Barbara Jordan, Mary Fisher, Michele Obama and Oprah Winfrey, along with some of Rubin's thoughtfully written introductions to each.  

Dana Rubin, author and editor of "Speaking While Female:  75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women."  The book presents the text for 75 speeches spanning several hundred years of American history.  Each speech is preceded by a thoughtfully written introduction by Ms. Rubin.  The American women represented range from Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Clara Barton and Helen Keller to Katherine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Gloria Steinem, and Michele Obama. 

From 2017 -  Former highly-decorated NFL star Bruce Matthews, author of "Inside the NFL's First Family: My Life of Football, Faith and Family."   Matthews played in the NFL for 19 seasons.   One of several of his nephews who have played in the NFL is former Green Bay Packer linebacker Clay Matthews.  

(From 2012)  John Elder Robison, author of "Be Different:  My Adventures with Asberger's and my advice for fellow Asbergians, Misfits, Families, and Teachers."   

Dr. Carol Sabbar is Director of Library and Instructional Technology Services at Carthage College.  Our conversation is both a response to and a continuation of the conversation on yesterday's program with Thomas Vartanian, author of "The Unhackable Internet."  

Thomas Vartanian:  "The Unhackable Internet:  How Rebuilding Cyberspace can create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse."  

(from 2014) for Women's History Month.... John Oller, author of "American Queen: The rise and fall of Kate Chase Sprague- Civil War Belle of the North and Gilded Age Woman of Scandal."   At one point in her life,  Kate Chase Sprague was by far the most famous woman in America.  

From 2003 -  Greg Tate, author of "Everything but the Burden:  What White People are Taking from Black Culture" 

Journalist Sharon Tubbs discusses her memoir "They Got Daddy: One Family's Reckoning with Racism and Faith." In the book, Tubbs recounts her efforts to uncover information about why her grandfather, a rural Alabama preacher named Israel Page, was brutally beaten by white supremacists (and nearly died) back in 1959.  She also examines the ongoing affects of the attack on the family and subsequent generations.   

Richard Hurowitz, author of "In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust."   The book recounts ten instances of people who courageously acted to save Jews who might have otherwise been killed by the Nazis.  

(From 2013)  Leonard Mlodinow, author of "Subliminal:  How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior." 

Today's podcast episode is the fourth time this month that we have re-shared a past interview with Dr. Yuri Maltsev, longtime Economics Professor at Carthage, who passed away in late January.  This 2017 conversation touches on economic policies of the Trump administration.  Professor Maltsev also talks about the continent of Africa and a trip he had just taken there with Carthage students.