Sinopsis
One-of-a-kind interviews with locally and nationally-renowned authors, regional newsmakers, opinion leaders, educators, performers, athletes, and other intriguing members of the community.
Episodios
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9/20/25 Modern Family
20/09/2025 Duración: 49minFrom 2020- Marc Freeman, co-author of "Modern Family: The Untold Oral History of One of Television's Groundbreaking Sitcoms."
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9/19/25 Adam Nimoy - and other Star Trek interviews
19/09/2025 Duración: 49minWe begin with a newly-recorded interview with Adam Nimoy, talking about his memoir "The Most Human: Reconciling with my Father, Leonard Nimoy," which has just been re-released in paperback. We follow that up with excerpts from several Star Trek-related interviews from the Morning Show Archives. Those conversations feature story editor and writer D.C. Fontana as well as cast members William Shatner (James T. Kirk) and Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov.)
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9/18/25 Carthage College at the Festival Fringe
18/09/2025 Duración: 47minWe speak with Dr. Herschel Kruger, Professor of Theater at Carthage College, and three Carthage students who recently returned from the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland- the largest performing arts festival in the world.
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9/17/25 Yankeeland
17/09/2025 Duración: 27minWe speak with writer Lacy Fewer about her fascinating and moving novel "Yankeeland."
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9/17//25 "All We Imagine As Light"
17/09/2025 Duración: 17minWe preview the first offering in the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Foreign Film Series - the Indian film "All We Imagine as Light," which is being screened this weekend. We speak with Jay McRoy, Professor of Cinema Studies in the Department of LIteratures and Languages at UW-Parkside. He is the coordinator of the Foreign Film Series. "All We Imagine as Light" won the Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
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Ben DeSmidt - Kenosha's Oktoberfest
16/09/2025 Duración: 46minWe talk with Kenosha's Ben DeSmidt, owner of Union Park Tavern - which is the site of a huge Oktoberfest celebration this weekend that also honors Kenosha's 175th anniversary. DeSmidt, a Professor Emeritus of Classics and Great Ideas at Carthage College, is also a newly elected member of the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 65th Assembly District.
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9-15-25 Jeopardy's Ken Jennings "Map Head"
15/09/2025 Duración: 26minFrom 2011- Ken Jennings talks about his book "Map Head: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks." Jennings is renowned as the all-time record holder for most episodes won on Jeopardy (74 consecutive victories) as well as a victory in the Greatest Of All Time tournament. He now serves as host of the program. In this book, Jennings speaks both perceptively and affectionately about maps and how fascinating they can be if we simply take the time to explore them.
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9-15-25 Alice Lovejoy- Tales of Militant Chemistry
15/09/2025 Duración: 21minAlice Lovejoy discusses her book "Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War." The book explores the surprising connections between film companies like Kodak and the American military. (Many of the technological breakthroughs in the creation of camera film proved to be helpful in the development of certain kinds of weaponry.)
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9/14/25 Tom Tucker "Bolt of Fate"
14/09/2025 Duración: 29minFrom 2005- Tom Tucker, "Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin and his Fabulous Kite." The book explores the famous story of Franklin supposedly discovering electricity by flying a kite during a storm in 1752 - and how Franklin may have consciously concocted the story.
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9/13/25 "Causing a Scene" (Improv Everywhere)
13/09/2025 Duración: 40minFrom 2009- Alex Scordelis, co-author of "Causing a Scene: Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places with Improv Everywhere." The comedic group, founded in 2001, is famous for such public pranks as its Grand Central Station Mass Freeze- where several hundred participants suddenly froze in place for five minutes in the main terminal. Video of many of their pranks can be viewed either on YouTube or on the group's website, ImprovEverywhere.com.
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9/12/25 Storm Water Runoff
12/09/2025 Duración: 46minPart One: A discussion about storm water runoff with Laura Buska (program managers with the Root Pike Watershed Initiative Network) and Samantha Katt (policy expert with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.) Part Two: Ann Burg talks about her novel "Force of Nature," based on the life and legacy of the legendary environmentalist Rachel Carson.
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9/11/25 Tom Downey "The Last Men Out"
11/09/2025 Duración: 46minFor the anniversary of 9-11 ..... from the archives (2005) Tom Downey talks about his book "The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse." Many firefighters stations in Brooklyn's Rescue 2 lost their lives on 9-11. We replay this memorable interview in honor of first responders and the important, life-saving work that they do.
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9/10/25 Shawn Rivers- Racine County Veterans Services
10/09/2025 Duración: 17minWe speak with Shawn Rivers, Racine County Veterans Service Officer with Racine County Veterans Services. They are co-sponsoring a Veterans Stand Down resource fair this Saturday, September 13th, 10:00-2:00 at Racine's Festival Hall. We talk about the many services that RCVS offers - all free of charge - to veterans and their families. We talk in particular about resources designed to address concerns around veteran homelessness, food insecurity, and mental health.
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9/10/25 Richard Sexton: "Food Fight"
10/09/2025 Duración: 30minRichard Sexton discusses his latest book "Food Fight: Misguided Policies, Supply Challenges, and the Impending Struggle to Feed a Hungry World." Sexton contends that in the formulation of our policies regarding the production and distribution of food, we are creating inadvertent consequences that will seriously undermine our ability to feed the people of the world in coming years.
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9/9/25 Musician Zachary Scot Johnson
09/09/2025 Duración: 19minFrom the archives- a portion of a past conversation with Zachary Scot Johnson, talking about his Song a Day Project on YouTube. He's returning to his hometown of Racine for a special concert this Friday night, September 12th- a benefit for the Music and More Series. He will be joined by Bob Benson and Dana Roders.
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9/9/25 Labor expert Ron Hetrick
09/09/2025 Duración: 28minWe speak with labor and workforce expert Ron Hetrick, who is going to be the keynote speaker for the next event sponsored by the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition. In this interview, Hetrick talks about some of the most dramatic ways in which the workforce in our country (and in our region) will change over the next few years in ways that will impact all of us. The event at Carthage occurs this Thursday, September 11th.
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9/8/25 Juliette Fay "The Harvey Girls"/ Collector Andrew DeBoer
09/09/2025 Duración: 47minWe explore the fascinating legacy of the women known as Harvey Girls - who worked as waitresses in the restaurants and hotels owned and operated by the Fred Harvey Company in the late 19th and early 20th century. We begin with writer Juliette Fay, talking about her novel "The Harvey Girls." The book follows two women who became Harvey Girls for very different reasons. One was a young teenager masquerading as an 18-year-old so she could help out her nearly-destitute parents. The other was a woman fleeing an abusive marriage. The Harvey Girls came to prominence at a time when nearly all fine restaurants utilized male waiters - and when most waitresses were regarded with disdain by polite society. Fred Harvey treated his so-called Harvey Girls with respect, paid them well, and even gave them opportunities for advancement that were almost never available to women in that era. In Part Two, we speak with Andrew DeBoer, the father-in-law of local musician and music teacher Jessica DeBoer. He has
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9/8/25 Juliette Fay- The Harvey Girls/ Collector Andrew DeBoer
08/09/2025 Duración: 47minWe explore the fascinating legacy of Fred Harvey and the so-called Harvey Girls, those women who served as well-paid waitresses in the Harvey-operated restaurants and hotels that dotted the American West in the late 19th and early 20th century. We begin with writer Juliette Fay, talking about her novel "The Harvey Girls," which focuses on two women who have become Harvey Girls for very different reasons- one is a young teenager (pretending to be older than she was) who wants to help out her nearly-destitute family. The other is a woman fleeing an abusive marriage. After that, we talk with Andrew DeBoer, father-in-law of local musician and music teacher Jessica DeBoer, who has collected Harvey memorabilia for many years.
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09/07/25 Joe Sutter "747"
07/09/2025 Duración: 47minFrom 2007 - Joe Sutter, author of "747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation"
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9/6/25 Andrew Dilnot "The Numbers Game"
06/09/2025 Duración: 33minFrom 2010 - Andrew Dilnot, co-author of "The Numbers Game: The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life."