Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2005 - John Vaillant talks about his book "The Golden Spruce"= which tells the sad story of the real-life destruction of a unique, golden-needled spruce tree in British Columbia back in 1997.

In memory of Dr. Jane Goodall, who passed away on October 1st at the age of 91, we are replaying this 2018 interview with Dale Peterson, her primary biographer (who also co-authored at least one book with her.) This particular book is titled "Ghosts of Gombe: a True Story of Love and Death in an African Wilderness." The book focuses on an incident that occurred at Gombe, where Goodall did most of her research on chimpanzees. (By the way, you might also seek out another book by Dale Peterson titled "Jane Goodall: The Woman who Redefined Man."

Part 1- Dexter Patterson, author of "Birds of the Great Lakes." He will be coming to Kenosha for a book signing Monday evening, October 20th at Blue House Books. Part 2- from the archives- Dan Koeppel , author of the memoir "To see every bird on earth: a Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession." The author's father engaged for many years in what might be described as competitive bird-watching. By the end of his life, he had seen 7,000 different species of birds all around the world; at that time only ten people were known to have achieved that milestone.

We previewed Saturday night's concert by the Racine Choral Arts Society .... "Gospel Fusion" ...... with Jim Schatzman, the founder and artistic director of the group. Also participating- Pat Badger, associate director of the Racine CAS - and Ella Richardson, a member of the Greater Mount Eagle Baptist Church Choir, which is joining with the CAS in the Alpha Mass. She was a participant in the 1990 concert when Burleigh's Alpha Mass was first performed in Racine.

We speak with Lucas E. Morel and Jonathan W. White, editors of a new book called "Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln." The book is a comprehensive collection of essays, speeches and letters in which Douglass speaks of Lincoln and reveals his feelings for the man - feelings which evolved from frustration and near disdain to deep respect, reverence and even affection. For Part two, we replay a portion of a 2008 interview with John Stauffer about his dual biography "Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln."

I speak with Dr. Kevin Crosby, Professor of Physics, Astronomy and Computer Science and director of the Space Sciences program at Carthage College, about the NASA-underwritten research in which he and a number of Carthage students are engaged. Joining him are four Carthage students: seniors Teagan Steineke and Semaje Farmer, junior Juliana Alvarez, and sophomore Owen Bonnett. Professor Crosby is also Director of the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium and is working as a senior scientist at NASA. He is also the Donald Hedberg Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at Cartahge.

From 2002- Dr. Kathryn Stewart talks about her book "Helping a Child with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder or Asperger's Disorder: A Parent's Guide." Please note- in recent years there has been some movement away from discussing Asperger's as a 'disorder' versus a 'syndrome.' Many people working in this field now prefer to refer to someone with Asperger's as a person who needs to be understood rather than having a problem that needs to be fixed.

Keanon Lowe, author of "Hometown Victory: A Coach's Story of Football, Fate and Coming Home." The author was working for the San Francisco' 49ers when he decided to return to his hometown to assist with the football team at his old high school. That decision was propitious because it meant that he was in the school in May of 2019 on a day when a 19-year-old student entered the school with a gun. Lowe is the person who disarmed the gunman and then pulled him into a bear hug. This remarkable book is a memoir about all of that and more.

We talk with Joseph Tenuta, the Rogers Palmer Distinguished Professor in Business at Carthage College, about the Biz Starts Kenosha program that will begin at the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood on Saturday, October 18th. This is a program designed to assist aspiring entrepreneurs; it includes 6 Saturday morning sessions with Carthage business faculty followed several months of followup and mentorship. The program explores such crucial matters as developing a viable business concept, designing a profit model, and successfully setting up operations. It's designed to give aspiring entrepreneurs the background, resources, and connections to successfully launch and sustain their new business.

We talk with Brian Gill - a member of the theater faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside - about their next theatrical production: an intriguing play by Anne Washburn titled "Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play." In this black comedy, the earth has been devastated by a catastrophe that has, among other things, destroyed the planet's power grid. The play imagines a small group of people deciding to re-enact an episode of "The Simpsons" - and how those re-enactments might change over time.

We explore the vast, exciting and disconcerting landscape of A.I. with David Eliot, author of "Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story of A.I."

We welcome into our studios Dr. Maggie Burk, Director of Choral Activities at Carthage College, and Polly Amborn, who has followed up a 35-year career as a choral conductor in the Kenosha Unified School District with a stint as a choral director at Carthage, which is her alma mater. Between the two of them, they will be conducting Carthage's four large choral ensembles in the Fall Choral Concert this Saturday evening, October 11th- a concert which is free and open to the public.

From the archives, we talk to the author of a book titled "Carlisle vs. Army" which tells the story of an epic football game back in 1912 that had participants such as future Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe, future president and general Dwight D. Eisenhower, and renowned football coach Pop Warner. In part two, also from the archives, we talk with the author of a series of books for young readers that tells the story of some extraordinary athletes.

We speak with Ruchira Gupta about "The Freedom Seeker," a novel intended for young readers - in which the main character .... a young teenage girl .... is forced to leave her homeland in search of a place where she and her parents can live in peace.

We speak with Ashley Hanson, Vice President for Enrollment from Carthage College- which has just welcomed the largest freshman class in its history despite the very challenging environment in which higher education is operating right now.

Best-selling author Mary Roach is back to talk about her most recent book, "Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy- 17 Glimpses at Human Fabrication." The book explores things like hair transplants, dentures, skin grafts, prosthetic limbs, hip transplants, and more.

We speak with Dr. Jay McRoy, Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, about UW-P's Foreign Film Series, which is now in its 44th season. The season has already opened, but nine more outstanding foreign films remain. (Next up is a Fellini classic.) We talk about each film- and about the exciting change of venue that will occur after the first of the year when the series will move to the mainstage auditorium in The Rita.

With the film Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale showing in movie theaters across the country, we are replaying an interview from the archives in which I speak with the current occupant/owner of Highclere Castle, the beautiful castle where Downton Abbey was filmed.

As part of this weekend's homecoming festivities, four people were inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame ... including longtime Carthage baseball coach Augie Schmidt, who recently retired after 38 years as coach. In honor of his legacy, we are replaying an interview that date's all the way back to the late 1990s. It was conducted by the original host of the Morning Show, Bill Guy.

We speak with longtime Kenosha journalist Karl Frederick, who for 38 years worked for the Kenosha News. In his retirement, he has become active with the Kenosha County Historical Society and has had a major hand in an oral history project called Kenosha Voices. 173 interviews have been recorded on video- most of the by Frederick - and they have included conversations with officials, company owners, educators, as well as members of the community. We are talking about this today because of the 175th anniversary of the City of Kenosha.