We spend most of the hour with former Kenosha mayor Patrick Moran, talking about a memoir he has just written, "A Story of a Baby Boomer."
The Morning Show
We preview tonight's American Experience documentary "Edison," which examines the extraordinary life and career of inventor Thomas Alva Edison
Jonathan Horn, author of "Robert E. Lee: The Man who would not be Washington." (Horn was also a speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and we discuss that as well as the book.)
We spend part of the program with Dr. Alice LoCicero, author of "Why Good Kids Turn Into Deadly Terrorists: Deconstructing the Accused Boston Marathon Bombers and Others Like Them." Dr.
Best-selling author Domingo Martinez, talking about his most recent memoir "My Heart is a Drunken Compass." (His previous best-selling book was "The Boy Kings of Texas.")
We talk about the Lakeside Players upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" with Joe Cardamone, who is the stage and music director, and Jack Lambert, who portrays the role of Jack (as in "Jack and the Be
William C. Davis, author of Crucible of Command, a duo-biography of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we replay a portion of our conversation with Rochelle Horowitz, who was one of the people who worked behind the scenes for the 1963 March on Washington.
Marc Cushman joins us to talk about the third and final volume of his "These are the Voyages" books.
Carthage professor Art Cyr pays his monthly visit to the program to offer analysis of current events.
We preview tonight's American Experience documentary "Klansville U.S.A" which examines the unexpected resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina during the 1960's.
Edward Conlon, author of "Blue Blood" (one of the most highly acclaimed books about the life and work of police officers). Part 2 of the Morning Shows features "Homes of the Founding Fathers."
We speak with L. Jon Wertheim, who collaborated with sportscaster Al Michaels in his new memoir, "You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television."
Author John Oller stops by the Morning Show to talk about his new book "American Queen" about one of the wealthiest women of the 19th century.
Nick Barootian and James Schatzman from the Hospitality Center of Racine talk about their event "The Longest Night" on Sunday, December 20th in support of the areas homeless.
From the new Lifetime Reality series "The Sisterhood: Becomining Nuns" Supervising producer Linda Corley and Sister Beth Ann.
We replay a conversation with Debbie Irving, author of a much discussed book about racism called "Waking Up White."
Professor Art Cyr pays his final 2014 visit to the morning show to offer analysis of current events.
We speak to the author of a brand new biography of J.R.R. Tolkien ("The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings") - who is widely regarded as perhaps the most beloved author of the 20th century.
We preview the Racine Theater Guild's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music," which opens this weekend. .
Our guest is Dr. James Kinchen, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, about this weekend's performances of Handel's "Messiah."
We talk with KUSD choir directors Polly Amborn and John Choi and several students about "Ye Olde English Christmas Feaste," which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
UW-Parkside theater arts professor Jennifer Sassaman talks about her department's production of "It's a Wonderful Life," which is being presented in the style/format of a live radio drama.
We speak with Dr. Jenny Nelson, media scholar and founder of the Parkinson's Disease Narrative Project.
Postponed from last week, local author James Neibaur joins us in the studio to talk about his most recent book, which examines Jimmy Cagney's movies from the 1930's.
60 years after LBJ's dramatic landslide victory in the 1964 presidential election, we speak with Jonathan Darman about his new book "Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan and the Dawn of a New America."
Patrick O'Donnell author of "First Seals: the Untold Story of the Forging of America's Most Elite Unit."
We speak with Paul Barnett, author of "Las of the Jungle: The 19 billion dollar legal battle over oil in the rain forest and the lawyer who'd stop at nothing to win."
Carthage Political Science professors Jeffrey Roberg and Jerry Mast offer their analysis of the most significant political races both locally and on the national level.
We speak to Jeffrey Ball, a prominent writer on energy and the environment, former environmental editor for the Wall Street Journal, and Scholar in Residence at Stanford University's Steven Taylor Center for Energy Policy
Dennis Wiser, president of the Racine Unified School District School Board, joins us to talk about the upcoming referendum and other issues of concern in the school district.
Education expert Diane Ravitch, author of "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools." (postponed from last Thursday.)