Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2005- Dr. Mardy Grothe, author of "Viva la Repartee: Clever Comebacks and Witty Retorts from History's Greatest Wits and Wordsmiths."

Marguerite Holloway, a journalism professor for Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, participated in a tree-climbing workshop for women- and it touched off in her a fervent interest in trees and deep concern for the way in which many trees in America are facing unprecedented challenges. Her book is titled "Take to the Trees: A Story of Hope, Science and Self-Discovery in America's Imperiled Forests."

From 2005 ..... T. R. Reid discusses his book "The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy." Much has happened in the twenty years since this book was published- and it's interesting to consider what has come to pass as Reid envisioned as well as the ways in which events have not played out quite as he imagined they would.

(from 2006) Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan talk about their book "Sinatra: A Life."

From 2022- Kate Colbert, co-author/editor of "Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education."

Part One- Ted Williams, author of "Earth Almanac: A Year of Witnessing the Wild from the Call of the Loon to the Journey of the Gray Whale." (2020) Part Two- David Rothenberg, author of "Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound." (2008)

From 2007- Tim Jeal, author of "Stanley: The Impossible life of Africa's Greatest Explorer" (Henry Morton Stanley)

Former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens discusses his book "Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life." The book explores what resilience is and how essential it is for living a truly successful and happy life.

From 2017- Corina Chocano talks about her essay collection titled "You Play The Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, and Other Mixed Messages."

For Memorial Day - from 2006 - Sergeant Daniel Hendrix, author of "A Soldier's Promise- The Heroic Story of an American Soldier and an Iraqi Boy."

For Memorial Day- from 2007- Tom Bissell, author of "The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam."

From 2001- Paul Dickson discusses his book "Sputnik: The Shock of the Century." The title refers to the Soviet satellite that was sent into orbit in 1957 - a development which was nothing less than terrifying for many Americans who feared what the Soviet Union might be able to do with such technology.

Gerald Early discusses his book "Play Harder- The Triumph of Black Baseball in America." The book was written in cooperation with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

From 2008- Anthony Rudel, author of "Hello, Everybody - The Dawn of American Radio."

In his monthly visit to the program, Dr. Art Cyr- a member of the faculty at Carthage College and a nationally-syndicated columnst- offers his thoughts on the legacy of Pope Francis, the most recent national election in Canada, and President Trump's recent trip to the Middle East.

For National Military Appreciation Month (and in anticipation of Memorial Day) ..... from 2017 comes this interview with Daniel P. Bolger, author of "Our Year of War: Two Brothers, Viet Nam, and a Nation Divided." The book is the true story of two brothers from Nebraska - Chuck and Tom Hagel - who served together in the Viet Nam conflict- but who seriously disagreed about the conflict and America's place in that conflict.

Part One- In light of the recent announcement that the late Pete Rose is now eligible for entry into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, we are replaying our conversation with Keith O'Brien, author of "Charlie Hustle- The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose and the Last Glory Days of Baseball." Part Two- Kostya Kennedy talks about his book "The Story of Baseball in 100 Photographs."

From 2005 - Steven Squyres, author of "Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet." Squyres was the Principal Investigator on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission. His book is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the project.

From 2008- Adam Sexton talks about his graphic novel rendition of Shakespeare's MacBeth. (We're replaying this in honor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's production of MacBeth which closed on May 11th.)

We preview the American Experience documentary "Mister Polaroid," which airs this coming Monday evening on channel 10 in Milwaukee and on PBS stations across the country. The film tells the story of Edwin Land, the inventor of the Polaroid camera, which revolutionized photography. You'll hear from Ronald Fierstein, one of the expert guests in the film - first in a 2015 interview about his book "A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War." After that, you'll hear a follow up interview with Fierstein recorded earlier this week.