Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

Gary E. Parker talks about his newest novel "The Playbook" - which tells the story of a woman who is a high school football coach - and the intriguing and unlikely friendship that develops between two quarterbacks on the team.

We talk politics and recap the results of the presidential election with Dr. Jeffrey Roberg, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College .... and two students in his Campaigns and Elections course, Kaeleen Smith and Lorin Bucur.

From 2018- Historian and best-selling author Jon Meachem talks about his book "The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels." It is tempting to say that America has never been more divided than it is right now- but in the book, he discusses how bitterly divided our nation has been at many points in its history.... and that division and conflict have been a part of our democracy right from the beginning.

We speak with Larry Ruttman, a 93-year-old attorney based in Boston who has developed a great love of classical music. His latest book is "Intimate Conversations: Face-to-Face with Matchless Musicians," a collection of interviews he was privileged to conduct with an array of fine performers, composers and conductors such as violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, mezzo soprano Susan Graham, and composer Matthew Aucoin.

Investigative reporter David Tereshchuk discusses his deeply personal memoir "A Question of Paternity: My Life as an Unaffiliated Reporter." The book is actually about his quest to learn the identity of his father.

From 2011- Erin Morgenstern, author of "Night Circus: A Novel."

From 2015- Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of media at NYU, talks about his internet project through Open Media called The Forbidden Bookshelf, which makes availability an array of controversial books that have either been suppressed or banned outright. The conversation includes a thought-provoking discussion about the notion of free expression of ideas and how limited it often is.

We talk about the Racine Theater Guild's production of "Little Women" with Lisa Kornetsky, the guest director of the production - which opened last weekend and runs for the next two weekends.

We talk with Rev. Debbie Hartfield and Dr. Richard Sjoerdsma about the 150th anniversary of Saint Mary's Lutheran Church in Kenosha - and preview a celebratory concert coming up on Sunday afternoon that will feature all of the church's music ensembles.

We preview Friday evening's concert by the Racine Symphony Orchestra with its artistic director and conductor, Pasqual Laurino.

We preview Saturday night's concert of the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra with its conductor, David Anderson.

In honor of Halloween ..... Erika Engelhaupt, author of "Go to Hell: A Traveler's Guide to Earth's Most Otherworldly Destinations."

We preview the next theatrical production at Carthage College, "Life Cycle of a Star" with playwright Ali Viterbi as well as Herschel Kruger, chair of the department and director of the production. This is the latest installment in Carthage's renowned New Play Initiative. The play is performed the next two weekends in Wartburg Auditorium.

Our guest, William Cope Moyers, is Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the author of the best-selling memoir "Broken." His newest book is "Broken Up: What Painkillers taught me about Life and Recovery." Moyers is coming to Southeastern Wisconsin later this week to be a keynote speaker for the 15th Annual Help and Hope Conference on Substance Use Disorders- and he will be signing copies of "Broken Open" at Blue House Books in downtown Kenosha this Thursday evening. Moyers is the son of renowned journalist Bill Moyers.

More from renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon, talking about his memoir "Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs and Opera." In this part of the interview, Gordon talks about his creative process and shares stories about some of his most noteworthy works for the stage.

In anticipation of William Cope Moyers's upcoming visit to Southeastern Wisconsin (he is a keynote speaker for the 15th Annual Help and Hope Conference on Substance Use Disorders on November 1st) ..... and his Morning Show appearance this coming Tuesday to talk about his latest book ("Broken Open") ..... we're sharing two archival interviews with Mr. Moyers - including a conversation about his best-selling memoir "Broken.: My Story of Addiction and Redemption." (2007) and a follow-up conversation from several years later. Moyers is the Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

FRom 2014- Tom Ang, author of "Photography: The Definitive Visual History"

Renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon discusses his remarkable new book "Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs and Opera." (This is part one. Part two of the interview will be shared on Monday, the 28th.) The book has been hailed as an exceptionally candid and illuminating memoir. In today's interview, Gordon discusses his turbulent childhood, his complicated relationship with his parents and sisters, living through the AIDS epidemic, falling in love with opera, and much more.

This is Dr. Art Cyr's monthly visit to the Morning Show. We talk about SpaceX ..... Google ..... North Korea .... and more.

We preview the Lakeside Players production of the musical Young Frankenstein, which opens this weekend.