Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

From 2009 - Joan Wickersham, author of "The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order." Of all of the interviews I have done over the years that have touched on the painful topic of suicide, this is the conversation that was - at least for me - the most illuminating. (For anyone feeling suicidal, there is help available 24/7 by calling the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline ..... 988.)

From the archives: "Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism in Modern France" by John Monroe. This interview is being replayed in honor of a performance on Sunday afternoon, March 22nd at Kenosha's White Lilac ..... titled "Mesmerized," featuring Dr. Tony Barnhart (associate professor of psychology at Carthage) and Joe Diamond, who bills himself as The Midwest Mystic.

"The Divine Miss Marble" - by Robert Weintraub

Doug Johnson, conductor of the Belle City Brassworks, talks about the group's next concert ..... this Sunday afternoon, March 22nd, 3:00, at Holy Communion Lutheran Church ..... "Songs from the Scottish Highlands."

We preview the next theatrical production at Carthage College .... Jen Silverman's "The Moors." We speak with Herschel Kruger, director of the production - and with two students who are in the cast: Lorelai Amborn and Alle Gourlie. The platy will be performed over the next two weekends in the newly refurbished Wartburg Auditorium.

We learn about the wonders of Dragonflies and Dragonflies from Cindy Crosby, an author and naturalist, who will be giving a. talk this Tuesday evening, March 24th, 6:30, at the Stein's Garden Center, 6300 Green Bay Road in Kenosha .... a talk sponsored by the Four Seasons Garden Club. (The event is free but one needs to reserve a place by going to Eventbrite.com.)

We talk with two magicians - Joe Diamond - "The Midwest Mystic" - and.Tony Barnhart (also an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carthage College).- about their program "Mesmerized" that they will be performing at The White Lilac this Sunday afternoon, March 22nd.

Science journalist Bill Gifford, author of "Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger." The book examines the many ways in which heat can greatly enhance our health and well-being.

Dr. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, author of "A Protest History of the United States." The book explores the surprisingly long and complex history of how protest has been woven into the fabric of our country.

From 2008- Allen Shawn, author of the memoir "Wish I Could Be There: Notes from a Phobic Life." In the book, the author discusses how several different severe phobias have dramatically affected his life and the way he moves through the world and interacts with others.

From 2020 - We speak with Darin Strauss, author of "The Queen of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story."

We speak with writer Margie Bucheit about her new novel "We Chose Resistance," which is set during Nazi-occupied France during World War Two - and which explores what it meant to be part of the resistance.

For Kailyn Palomares's March visit to the Morning Show, she introduces us to Danielle Bell, an ecologist and owner of Native Roots Designs, a firm that helps people secure and utilize native plants in their landscaping. The program includes an extensive discussion of what makes native plants preferable.

We speak with Russ Johnson from the music faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside about Jazz Week 2026, which is coming up March 16-20 .... with six performances in Frances Bedford Hall - four of which are absolutely free. (The program includes brief audio samples of most of the guest performers.)

We speak with James Neibaur and Gary Schneeberger, co-authors of "The Burt Reynolds Films." Neibaur has announced that this book - his 39th - will be his last, although he is planning to continue writing articles, essays and reviews - and will continue to do commentary tracks for home video releases. Burt Reynolds actually had starring or co-starring roles in 48 films. His best-known films include "Deliverance," "Smokey and the Bandit," and"The Longest Yard." For five years straight, beginning in 1978, Reynolds was the #1 box office star in America. His late-career resurgence included an Oscar nomination for "Boogie Nights" in 1997.

Today's program is a memorial tribute to Mike Kehoe, a valued member of the WGTD family as host of Saturday Night Bandstand and a past host of Education Matters - and a treasured part of the community. On hand in our studios - WGTD FM Dave Cole .... Carol Lee Saffioti-Hughes, Gregg Kishline, Mike Love and Jason Rimkus, who worked with Mike on various community access projects ...... Yolanda Adams, KUSD School Board Member and on the Executive Board of the Spanish Center of Racine & Kenosha (for which Mike volunteered ..... Andy Baumgart, Jennifer Haluska, and Sarah Padhye, who worked with him as a volunteer at Bullen Middle School ..... realtor Mary Dixon, a long-time friend of Mike's .... Sam Chell, the creator of Saturday Night Bandstand ...... and Mary Ann Kehoe, MIke's cousin. <After the program itself finishes, I have included the three pre-recorded interviews with Baumgart, Haluska, and Padhye in their entirety. Abridged versions of those conversations aired during Monday&#

From 2006 - Fannie Flagg ("Fried Green Tomatoes"). discusses her novel "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven."

In honor of KUSD's production of "Les Miserables," we replay a conversation from 2014 in which stage director Doug Instenes and several cast members talk about the Racine Theater Guild's production of "Les Miserables." (The KUSD production of Les Miz runs for two weekends through March 15th.).

Part One: Tony Castro, author of 'Micky and Billy: The Glory and Tragedy of a Yankee Friendship." Part Two: from 2010- an excerpt from a conversation with Jane Leavy, author of "The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood."

We celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Morton Gould (1913-1996), one of the most heralded American composers of the 20th century, in anticipation of a special concert of his music this Saturday evening, March 7th, by the Waukesha Area Symphony Band. Our guests: Dr. James Ripley, Professor of Music at Carthage College and the artistic director of the WASB, and Abby G. Burton, daughter of Morton Gould, who will be serving as an emcee and moderator for Saturday evening's concert. The program will consist of music that Gould wrote for film and television. Gould's many honors include a Grammy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and a Kennedy Center Honor.