Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

In a follow up to yesterday's Morning Show, which concerned the AIDS epidemic,  we share a Morning Show interview from 1996 that previews a production at Carthage of Larry Kramer's powerful play "The Normal Heart."  One of the students in the interview, Neil Scharnick,  a freshman at the time, is now a member of the theater faculty at Carthage.  Part two of the program is an interview with a representative of the Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Project.  (The performances at Carthage were done to benefit the SE Wisconsin AIDS Project.) 

From the archives from this 2017 interview with David France, co-author of "How to Survive a Plague:  The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS."   This is one of a number of past Morning Show interviews we have rebroadcast during COVID-19 in which we examine public health crises from our own history. 

Our guest is Dr. George Archibald, co-founded of the International Crane Foundation, which has been working since 1973 to safeguard endangered cranes both here and abroad.   His book is titled "My Life With Cranes:  A Collection of Stories."  Dr. Archibald's work has taken him to Russia, China, Australian,  Afghanistan,  and even the Demilitarized Zone of the Korean peninsula.  

Karen Brunssen is the national president of NATS, the National Association of Teachers of Singing.  We talk with her about her distinguished career as a singer and voice teacher - but also talk about the findings of a much-discussed webinar co-sponsored by NATS that suggested that group singing is a high-risk activity during COVID-19.   

Scott Turow is perhaps the leading author of Legal Thrillers over the last several decades.  (His first was the 1987 bestseller "Presumed Innocent.")  He is also an attorney.    "The Last Trial" is his most recent book.  

The mayor of Kenosha, John Antaramian,  gives an update on how the city is coping with COVID-19.  The interview was recorded Monday morning, May 18th. 

Rescheduled from this past Friday:  Nan Calvert's monthly visit to the program features Kevin Doyle,  a Rare Plants Botanist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, talking about Endangered Plants. 

From 2007 comes this surprise-packed interview with Steven Landsburg, author of "More Sex is Safer Sex:  The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics."  In this entertaining book, Landsburg explores some of the amazing conclusions that can be drawn when simple principles of economics are applied to complicated social issues and questions.  

From 2007 comes this interview with Mara Gibbs, co-author of "Everybody Eats There:  Inside the World's Legendary Restaurants."  

For Part One:  Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue talk about their new book "What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with us the Secrets to a Happy Life."  Thomas and Donahue are about to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.   Part Two:  Martin Rooney, a celebrated athlete and coach, talks about his new book "Coach to Coach:  An Empowering Story about How to be a Great Leader."  He reminds us that all of us, in one way or another, are coaches whenever somebody else entrusts us to help them with some aspect of their life.  

We speak with two theater professors at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside ....  Jody Sekas, Brian Gill .... and with two Parkside theater majors,  Lynsey Gallagher and Alex Grey .... to find out how one teaches courses like Scene Painting, Acting or Stage Combat in the virtual/on-line environment necessitated by the COVID-19 crisis.  

Part one of today's program is with Cory Mason, the mayor of Racine, with a COVID-19 update.  (Statistics are showing Racine to be a serious hotspot for COVID-19 cases- and as with other metropolitan areas,  the black and hispanic sectors of the community are especially hard hit.  We explore some of the reasons why.)  Part two features Beth Dugan, chair of the division for Hospitality Management at Gateway Technical College, Dave Blank from Real Racine, and Kathy Seeburg from Visit Walworth County,  on what is next for the hard-hit hospitality sector in SE Wisconsin.) 

Our guests are three members of the art faculty at Carthage College - Kimberly Greene, Ryan Miller, and Jojin Van Winkle - talking about how they are managing to teaching courses like Sculpture, Drawing, Photography, Painting, and the like. 

We reconnect with best-selling author Fern Schumer Chapman to talk about the pain being experienced by many grandparents right now, prevented by the COVID-19 crisis from being able to see their grandchildren due to social distancing.  Chapman has written a new children's book designed not only to give voice to that sadness, but also to help explain to youngsters why they can't be with their grandparents right now.   

From 2008 comes this interview with Hope Edelman, author of "Motherless Mothers:  How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become."   This book is an endlessly fascinating exploration of what it means to be a loving mother - and how the losses experienced in one's life can often be a powerful force for growth. 

From 2004 comes a memorable conversation with John Grogan, author of the blockbuster bestseller "Marley & Me:  Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog."  

We speak with Dr. Kevin Crosby, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Carthage-  and three students (Celestine Ananda, Taylor Paterson, Cassi Bossong) who are among the Carthage students who have earned prestigious grants and awards through NASA, MIT, and the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.) 

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht pays his monthly visit to the program - and is joined by Patrick Booth, President and CEO of CCB Technology.   Mr. Booth will be presenting the keynote address at GTC's upcoming graduation ceremony (which will be a virtual, online event due to the COVID-19 Crisis.)  

From 2006 comes this interview with Frank Snowden, author of "The Conquest of Malaria: 1900-1962."   

Part One:  Natasha Gregson Wagner offers thoughts on her mother, actress Natalie Wood.  "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind," a documentary about her life and career, premieres tonight on HBO.  Part Two:  Sci-fi editor Ann Van der Meer.  Part Three:  from the archives-  Ann Picoult.