Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

This 2014 interview is with Dr. Allen Frances, author of "Saving Normal:  An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life."   It is the contention of Dr. Frances that far too many people nowadays are diagnosed with various "disorders" because of behavior that once would have been regarded as normal. 

William Schaberg, a historian and rare books dealer,  has written a book titled  "Writing the Big Book:  The Creation of A.A."   It's a thorough and illuminating chronicle of the process by which Bill Wilson wrote the book that spelled out the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous.  The book was published 80 years ago in 1939.  

Nan Calvert's monthly Morning Show visit features P.J. Liesch, an Etymologist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, talking about the various means by which insects in Wisconsin manage to survive Wisconsin winters.  

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business,  pays his monthly visit to the program to offer his thoughts on current events and issues.  

Jerome O'Connor's book is "The Hidden Places of World War II: The Extraordinary Sites where History was made during the War that Saved Civilization."   The author discusses places like Winston Churchill's war room - or Bletchley Park, where some of the most critical code-breaking work took place (as chronicled in the major motion picture "The Imitation Game." 

Matt Thome, a 2017 Carthage grad, talks about the work he does as a staff member for the Sacramento Kings - and some of the other work he has done in professional sports since graduating from Carthage.  He was back in the area as a guest panelist for the school's first Aspire Conference.  

From the archives comes this 2015 interview with sportswriter John Feinstein in which he talks about a book for young readers titled "The Walk On" that recounts the spirited rivalry between high school athletes vying to be their team's starting quarterback.  

From 2009 comes this interview with John Eisenberg, author of "That First Season: How Vince Lombardi took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory."   We're sharing this interview in today's podcast as a follow up to the interview from this past Thursday with Mark Beech, author of "The People's Team," written in honor of the Packers's 100th anniversary.  

Jessica DeBoer, coordinator of the Fine Arts at First series at First United Methodist Church in Kenosha,  gives a preview of the 15th FAAF series, which begins this Sunday afternoon at 3:00 with a performance by Duo Diorama.  

In honor of the team's 100th anniversary,  Mark Beech has written "The People's Team:  An Illustrated History of the Green Bay Packers."  

Best-selling author Tim O'Brien is best known for books like "The Things They Carried" or "In the Lake of the Woods"  - books which stemmed at least in part from his experiences as a soldier in Viet Nam.  His latest book,  "Dad's Maybe Book," is quite different.   It chronicles what it has been like for him to be a father- something that for many years he had been determined NOT to be - and in particular, what it was like for him to first become a father at the age of 58. 

Part Two of today's Morning Show is a conversation with Jan Stocklassa, author of "The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin."  Larsson, author of the blockbuster bestseller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,"  was obsessed for many years with the officially unsolved 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.  Stocklassa's book chronicles Larsson's attempts to solve the mystery.  

Part One of today's program is a preview of the 33rd season of the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin, which begins with a concert this Saturday night- a program consisting of choral settings of great poetry and other works of literature.   The guest is James Schatzman, founder and artistic director of the Choral Arts Society.  

In this program, we introduce you to a gifted and award-winning painter named Dan Simoneau, who has an exhibit of his work opening soon at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake, IL. 

From the Morning Show archives comes this 2016 conversation with Ellen Fitzpatrick, author of "The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women's Quest for the American Presidency."    The book tells the story of three different women - Victoria Woodhull,  Margaret Chase Smith and Shirley Chisholm - who pursued the presidency.  The book was published several months before Hillary Clinton became the democratic party's presidential nominee. 

In honor of Carthage College's homecoming,  we are rebroadcasting a portion of a 1997 interview with Alan Anderson, a 1950 Carthage graduate who went on to serve his alma mater in a number of capacities over the course of more than 35 years- including Acting President in 1986-1987.   This interview was recorded as Carthage celebrated its 150th anniversary.  

Dr. Jerry Mast, Associate Professor of Political Science at Carthage, discusses the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's dealings with Ukraine. 

Barb Farrar, executive director of the LGBT Center of S.E. Wisconsin -  They are celebrating their tenth year of existence.   

This is a conversation with renowned cellist Julian Schwarz, who is soloing this Saturday evening with the Kenosha Symphony in the concert that kicks off the KSO's 80th anniversary season.  Schwarz is the son of Gerard Schwarz,  longtime conductor and music director of the Seattle Symphony.

My guests are Dr. John Swallow, the President of Carthage College- and Cameron Swallow, Carthage First Lady-  who talk about Carthage's Homecoming this coming weekend, which includes a Friday night celebration of 150 years of Women at Carthage.   (This school year marks the 150th anniversary of when women first began studying at Carthage.)