Wgtd's The Morning Show With Greg Berg

We speak with documentarian Susan Froemke about her newest film,  "Yannick: an Artist's Journey."  The film is a beautiful and illuminating portrait of the Metropolitan Opera's young and dynamic music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin.  The film draws on a remarkable treasure trove of archival materials, including home movies dating back to his early childhood, when his spectacular musical gifts were already very evident.  

From 2006-  Mark Updegrove discusses his book "Second Acts:  Presidential Lives and Legacies after the White House."  

From 2006-  Kristin Henderson, author of "While They're at War:  The True Story of American Families on the Homefront."  

Tim Wilson- former trainer for the Milwaukee Bucks.  During his 11-year tenure with the team, the Bucks made the NBA playoffs six times.  Wilson is now strength and conditioning coach for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Men's Basketball Team.  Before that, he was a trainer for the University of Oregon.   (This interview is not specifically dated, but most likely dates sometime between 2005 and 2007.)  

Bryan Hoch, author of "The Bronx Zoom:  Inside the New York Yankees' Most Bizarre Season."  

Scott Ryan talks about his book "Moonlighting: an Oral History," in which he examines the legacy of one of the most groundbreaking and influential programs in television history.  He speaks with nearly every significant participant in the show - actors, writers, directors, and more - who collectively describe the offstage complications and 'drama' that became an increasingly significant complication in getting the show made and on the air.  

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business, offers his analysis of current events and issues.

Part One-  from the archives (2012) AIDS activist Cleve Jones, who came up with the idea for the AIDS Quilt.  Part Two-  John Cunningham, chief executive of the National AIDS Memorial.   This month marks the 40th anniversary of the first reported AIDS cases in the United States.  

From the archives:   Matt Logelin, author of "Two Kisses for Maddy: a Memoir of Love and Loss."  Logelin's wife Liz died just hours after giving birth to their daughter Madeline.  Logelin's book has been made into a Netflix film titled "Fatherhood" starring Kevin Hart.   The book itself has also been re-released under this new title.  

From 2002 - Richard Florida, author of "The Rise of the Creative Class - and how it's transforming work, leisure, community, and everyday life." 

From 2009 - Sarah Milstein, co-author of "The Twitter Book."   This book was published just three years after Twitter was launched, at a time with most of the public had little or no understanding of what Twitter was or represented.  

Part 1:  Jake Fischer, author of "Built to Lose: How the NBA's Tanking Era Changed the League Forever."  Part 2:  Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke, co-authors of "The Plant-Based Athlete: a Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance."  

Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht's special guest is Noah Brown,  President and CEO of the National Association of Community College Trustees.  

Brennen Matthews, editor of ROUTE magazine, talks about the magazine's current issue and some of the fascinating things that can be seen and experienced along the most famous highway in America.

We speak with former Miss America Laura Kaeppler about the full-tuition scholarship for her alma mater (Carthage College) that she is underwriting. She recalls why she chose Carthage and shares some fond reminiscences.  

We preview the upcoming Beachside Authorfest in Lake Geneva in early July.  We speak with Rachel Strehlow, Head of Adult Services for the Lake Geneva Public Library,  and Chris Brookes, who is with the Friends of the Lake Geneva Public Library and coordinator of the event. 

Stef M. Shuster, author of "Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender."   

From 2006-  In honor of Father's Day,  the late Tim Russert (former host of Meet the Press)  talk about his book "Wisdom of our Fathers."  The book is a collection of excerpts from more than 60,000 letters and e-mails that he received after the publication of his book "Big Russ and Me," which celebrated the legacy of his own father and their incredibly close relationship. 

From 2000-  I'm in the guest chair, for a change, as then-GM Frank Falduto interviews me about the just-completed European Tour of the Carthage Choir.   (I was the interim director of the Carthage Choir 1999-2001.)   The choir visited Prague,  Salzburg,  Vienna and Paris.  

In anticipation of Father's Day, we speak with Jordan Windle, one of the world's finest divers,  who just earned a place on the USA's diving team in the 10-meter platform event at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics ... and his father, Jerry Windle,  who adopted Jordan from an orphanage in Cambodia.  (The two of them created a beautiful children's book titled "An Orphan No More.")