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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7/24/22 A Man on the Moon
24/07/2022 Duration: 28minFrom the archives (2007) - Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts."
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7/23/22 Socrates' Way
23/07/2022 Duration: 33minFrom 2002 - Ronald Gross, author of "Socrates' Way: Seven Key to Using Your Mind to the Utmost."
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7/22/22 "Sho-Time"
22/07/2022 Duration: 47minSportswriter Jeff Fletcher talks about his new book "Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played." Ohtani is the first major league baseball player since Babe Ruth to succeed as both a pitcher and a hitter. In fact, he is the only player in major league history to be selected to the All-Star game as both a pitcher and a hitter.
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7/21/22 Concert Pianist Jeremy Denk
21/07/2022 Duration: 47minFrom earlier this year- Concert pianist Jeremy Denk discusses his best-selling memoir "Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story in Music Lessons."
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7/20/22 Whale Songs / and Puppy Love
20/07/2022 Duration: 46minFrom the archives: Part One- David Rothenberg, author of 'Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound." Part Two: Ted Kerasote, author of "Pukka: the Pup after Merle."
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7/19/22 Dr. Mark Vonnegut
19/07/2022 Duration: 48minFrom earlier this year- Dr. Mark Vonnegut discusses his memoir "The Heart of Caring: My Life in Pediatrics."
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7/18/22 Eisenhower / Patrick Henry
19/07/2022 Duration: 49minFrom the archives- interviews about two important Americans. Part One: Jean Edwards Smith, author of "Eisenhower in War and Peace." Part Two: Harlow Giles Unger, author of "Patrick Henry- Lion of Liberty."
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7/17/22 Seasons on Harris
17/07/2022 Duration: 24minFrom 2007 - David Yeadon, author of 'Seasons on Harris: a Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides.'
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7/16/22 "Blue Streak" (Jet Blue Airlines) F
17/07/2022 Duration: 26minFrom 2004- Barbara S. Peterson, author of "Blue Streak: Inside jetBlue, the Upstart that Rocked an Industry."
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7/15/22 Into the Woods at the RTG
15/07/2022 Duration: 47minWe preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS with Rob Kroes, who is both the stage director and music director for the production, and Nick Cicerale, who portrays the dual role of the Narrator and Old Man. The production opens tonight and runs through July 31st.
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7/14/22 Nan Calvert & Meikel And
14/07/2022 Duration: 48minNan Calvert pays her monthly visit to the program. Her guest is Meikel And, who knows a great deal about edible plants, including edible native plants.
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7/13/22 The First Kennedys
14/07/2022 Duration: 48minFrom earlier this year: Neal Thompson, author of "The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty"
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7/12/22 Illustrator Ed Steckley
12/07/2022 Duration: 47minI speak with award-winning illustrator Ed Steckley about his life and multi-faceted career.
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7/11/22 Young China (archive)
11/07/2022 Duration: 22minFrom 2018 - Zak Dychtwald, author of "Young China: How the Restless Generation will change their country and the world." It's an intriguing look at how young adults in China will change - and to some extent are already beginning to change - their country.
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7/11/22 Climate Restoration
11/07/2022 Duration: 23minCarole Douglis, co-author of "Climate Restoration: The Only Future that will Sustain the Human Race."
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7/10/22 (2011) Astronaut Jim Worden
10/07/2022 Duration: 01h02minFrom the archives (2011) comes this interview with astronaut Al Worden, author of "Falling to Earth: an Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon."
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7/9/22 Dave McGrath on the Buddy Holly Tour
09/07/2022 Duration: 45minFrom 2019- We replay our conversation with WGTD's own Dave McGrath (news director), talking about the interesting road trip he undertook in the summer of 2019 in which he essentially retraced the itinerary of the final concert tour of Buddy Holly sixty years earlier - a tour that ended in a tragic plane crash in rural Iowa.
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7/8/22 Ray Scott on the NBA
08/07/2022 Duration: 55minRay Scott, former NBA player and coach, talks about his memoir "The NBA in Black and White: The Memoir of a Trailblazing NBA Player and Coach." He was the first black coach to earn the NBA's Coach of the Year award.
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7/7/22 Secret Garden Walk
07/07/2022 Duration: 46minWe preview this Saturday's Secret Garden Walk (sponsored by the Four Seasons Garden Club) with past-president and publicity chair Lynda Guttormson Guy and Gateway Technical College horticulture instructor Courtney Greve.
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7/6/22 Art Cyr
07/07/2022 Duration: 48minDr. Art Cyr, from the faculty at Carthage College, offers his analysis of current events and issues.