Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Ellyn Lem- author of "Gray Matters:  Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later LIfe." 

Jill Tietjen and Barbara Bridges, co-authors of "Hollywood: Her Story- An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies."  The book talks about and celebrates the surprisingly prominent role that women played in the early years of the film industry. 

Neil Swidey, author of "Trapped unthe Sea:  One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles into the Darkness."  

From 2021 - Stephen Kurczy, author of 'The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence." 

From 2015,  Ashlee Vance, author of 'Elon Musk: Tesla, Space X, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future."  

From the summer of 2008 - Chester Biscardi, a Kenosha native who has gone on to great acclaim as a composer.  Also part of the conversation:  Dr. Richard Sjoerdsma, longtime music faculty member at Carthage and a good friend of Mr. Biscardi.

Marshall Jon Fisher, author of "Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's only Perfect Season." 

Part 1- Matthew Goodman, author of "The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists and Lunar Man-Bats in 19th century New York."  Part 2- Andrew Jampoler, author of "Sailors in the Holy Land: The 1848 American Expedition to the Dead Sea and the Search for Sodom and Gomorrah."  

We talk about the intersection of science and art with Dr. Thomas Carr,  director of the Carthage College Institute of Paleontology,  and Matthew Warren Lee, an oil painter who is a professor at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.  He has been both a volunteer and instructor with the program.  His professional resume includes a memorable stint at a research station at the South Pole.

Dr. Art Cyr joins us for his monthly visit to talk about various issues and concerns. 

Jennifer Kozelou from the Kenosha Public Library - and the current poets laureate for Racine and Kenosha Counties, respectively:  Debra Hall and Joseph Engel. 

From 2015-  Homer Hickam (best known for his memoir "Rocket Boys," which was adapted into the motion picture "October Skies .... and who went on to a major career with NASA)  talks about his novel "Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his wife, and her Alligator."   The man and woman mentioned in the book's subtitle were Homer Hickam's parents.   

From 2007-  Mark Kreidler discusses his book "Four Days to Glory:  Wrestling with the Soul of the American Heartland."  He follows the exploits of two gifted high school wrestlers in Iowa - both in pursuit of the state wrestling title for their respective weight divisions.   It's one of the best sports books I have ever read. 

David Maraniss discusses his book "Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe."   Thorpe was one of the finest athletes of the 20th century, but he rose to prominence at a time when many doors were closed to Native Americans. This book chronicles every aspect of his eventful life - which was filled with tremendous triumphs as well as devastating setbacks. 

For Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the program, we talk about landscaping with native plants.  Our guest is Danielle Bell, who owns and operates a business called Native Roots that specializes in just that.   

Jeff Bercovici, author of "Play On: The New Science of Elite Performance at any age."   The book explores how scientific breakthroughs are helping elite athletes in a variety of sports sustain their excellence far beyond what once would have been possible.  <This interview was recorded and initially broadcast back in 2019.  Since then, two of these elite athletes mentioned in the interview,  Roger Federer and Serena Williams, have endured physical setbacks that have taken them to the brink of retirement.)

Baynard Woods, author of "Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness."  

We preview the 2022 Harborpark Jazz Rhythm & Blues Festival (coming up this Saturday, August 20th, at Celebration Place in downtown Kenosha) with Tim Mahone, Ardis Mahone, Teri Jacobsen, Jeff Weidner, and Sheronda Glass. 

From 2017-  Martha Brockenbrough, author of "Alexander Hamilton:  Revolutionary"  

In recognition of Bryan Albrecht's upcoming retirement as president of Gateway Technical College, who just paid his final monthly visit to the program this past Thursday,  here is an archival conversation that originally aired in May of 2020, which was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.  This interview was done via Zoom - and the two of us were joined by Patrick Booth, who was the guest speaker for GTC's upcoming commencement.