Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2004- Jay Boninsinga's book is "The Sinking of the Eastland:  America's Forgotten Tragedy."   On July 15, 1915, a boat sank in the heart of Chicago- on the Chicago River- killing 840 people.  

Seth Shulman's book is "The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret."  The 'secret' mentioned in the book's subtitle is the fact that Bell does not deserve sole credit for 'his' famous invention.  The book chronicles the complex story of all of the people besides Bell who had a hand in the creation of the telephone.

From 2003-  Renowned activist Todd Gitlin dispenses advice to a new generation of activists in "Letter to a Young Activist," which is part of the well0-known book series "The Art of Mentoring."  

From 2010-  Renowned chef Eric Ripert,  author of "Avec Eric:  A Culinary Journey with Eric Ripert."  This book was written as a companion to a new series for the Food Network in which Ripert explored foods and culinary practices and traditions throughout the world.  

From 2010 comes this interview with Suzon Colon, author of "Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times." 

From 2015, a conversation with Andrew Roberts,  author of "Napoleon: A Life," one of the most highly praised accounts of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. 

From 2006 - Chris Ballard talks about his book "The Butterfly Hunter:  Adventures of People who Found their True Calling Way Off the Beaten Path." 

From 2014:  Kat Duff, author of "The Secret Life of Sleep."  

From the Archives:   Acclaimed journalist Bill Moyers discusses his book "Moyers on America:  A Journalist and His Times."  This interview was recorded in 2004. 

From the archives:  Charles Cohen discusses the 50th anniversary edition of Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." 

From the archives:  Aachim Novak's book is "The Moment:  A Practical Guide to Creating a Mindful Life in a Distracted World."  

Part One:  Buddy Levy, author of "Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition."  The Greely expedition of 1881 sought to reach farther north than any human beings had reached up to that time.   Part Two: Crispin Boyer, author of "Zeus the Mighty: The Quest for the Golden Fleas."  This is part of a new series of books from National Geographic designed to introduce young readers to Greek mythology.  

This 2009 conversation is with Valerie Laken, a former writer-in-residence at Carthage College,  talking about her first published novel,  "Dream House."  We spend a fair amount of the interview talking about the craft of creative writing and the challenge of helping young writers to improve their writing.   

Stephen Dando-Collins is the author of "Tycoon's War:  How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer."   This interview originally aired in 2009.   

Three authors are interviewed:  Part One- Martin Sandler, author of "1919: The year that changed America."   Part Two- David Baldacci, author of "A Minute to Midnight."  Part Three-  Eleanor Cripps, author of "The Countess Choir Woman."  

For Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht's monthly visit to the program, we speak with Kelvin Alfaro, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Campus Compact, a consortium of 25 colleges and universities from around the state that seek to foster opportunities for their students to engage in service learning in their respective communities.  

Doug Instenes, artistic director of the Racine Theater Guild, talks about the RTG's amazing production of "The Wizard of Oz" - which was completely sold out several days before its opening night performance.   Following the interview is a musical bonus:  the original concert suite of composer Harold Arlen,  which was specially composed and performed for the official premiere of the film in 1939;  the suite's score lay lost and forgotten for decades until it was uncovered by conductor John  Mauceri and recorded for a CD titled "Hollywood Dreams."  

Part One of today's Morning Show is a preview of the intriguing production of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" by Kenosha's Fleeing Artists Theater, in which a cast of 8 actors will portray 45 different roles.   Part Two is a conversation with Fern Pessin,  author of "I'll Be Right There:  A Guidebook for Adults Caring for their Aging Parents."  

Lydia Pine's book is "Genuine Fakes: How Phony Things Teach Us About Real Stuff."  

From 2008 comes this conversation with Michael Gates Gill, author of 'How Starbucks Saved My Lie:  A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everybody Else."  In the book, he recounts the experience of losing his job at a high-profile advertising firm - and how he rebuilt his life by getting a humble new joy at Starbucks.