Best Katrina Berg Podcasts (2024)

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8/31/24 Jed Horne "Breach of Faith" (Katrina) 1:06:07

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From 2008- New Orleans based journalist Jed Horne talks about his book "Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City." Today marks the 9th anniversary to the day of the dissipation of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most terrible natural disasters in American history.

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swiss days is here!! sharing heavenly mother in our homes & hearts through art 36:38

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CANDYcolored studio podcast episode 240: a sneak peek of new pieces i'll be bringing tomidway swiss days!! are you coming?!! it's friday august 30th and saturday august 31st from 8 am till dark. i'll attach a map below where i've circled mybooth A-40which is south of the the entertainment tent, next to the huge evergreen trees. text me if you can't…

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9/2/24 Laboratories of Faith 50:26

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From 2008- John Warne Monroe, author of "Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism and Occultism in Modern France."

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9/1/24 "All the Art that's Fit to Print" 48:31

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From 2008 - Jerelle Kraus, author of "All the Art that fit to Print (and some that wasn't)- Inside the New York Times Op-Ed Page."

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8/30./24 "Unico" & two other words for young readers 46:32

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Samuel Sattin, author of "Unico: The Awakening ... an Original Manga." We'll also talk about two other books intended for young readers: "Made in Asian America" and "Louder than Words."

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8/29/24 Dr. John Swallow, President of Carthage College 47:05

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As another school year gets underway, we hear from Dr. John Swallow, the president of Carthage College. We talk in particular about the near record-breaking number of new students on campus this fall- and what an accomplishment that was in the challenging environment of higher education in 2024- a challenge made even steeper by a disastrous problem…

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8/28/24 Remembering Jonathan De La Grave 48:22

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Exactly wo months ago today, former Racine County Executive Jonathan De La Grave passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 51. Today's Morning Show features two interviews I did with him. The first dates back to sometime between 2010 and 2015, when he was director of Racine County Human Services. The second was recorded in the summer of 2…

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8/27/24 Chasing Water (swimmer Anthony Ervin) 48:47

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From 2016- Constantine Markides, author of "Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian." The subtitle refers to American swimmer Anthony Ervin, a two-time gold medalist in the 50-meter event. Ervin has also contended with Tourette's Syndrome for most of his life.

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8/26/24 "Slippery Beast" (eels) 48:18

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Ellen Ruppel Shell, author of "Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History - with Eels."

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8/25/24 Inside Steve's Brain 40:00

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From 2008- Leander Kahney, author of "Inside Steve's Brain," an illuminating look at the personality, creativity, and imagination of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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8/24/24 Ian O'Connor: "Arnie and Jack" 28:41

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As a followup to yesterday's interview with Ian O'Connor, we pull up this interview with him from 2008 in which he talks about his book "Arnie and Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry."

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8/23/24 BONUS: Jeff Pearlman "Gunslinger" 48:04

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In a Bonus offering, we share this interview from the archives with Jeff Pearlman, author of "Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre." (2016). Pearlman's book is quoted in O'Connor's biography of Aaron Rodgers.

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8/23/24 "Out of the Darkness" (bio of Aaron Rodgers) 48:34

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Sportswriter Ian O'Connor talks about his latest book, "Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers." The book explores the background of this renowned quarterback .... the reasons for his estrangement from most of his family .... and how and why he has become such a divisive and controversial figure in recent years.…

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8/20/24 Phil Donahue and Margo Thomas 11:20

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In memory of Phil Donahue, who passed away yesterday at the age of 88, we are replaying this 2020 conversation with Donahue and his wife Marlo Thomas as they talk about their book "What makes a marriage last: 40 celebrated couples share with us the secrets to a happy life."

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8/22/24 Dr. Art Cyr 45:03

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Dr. Art Cyr joins us for his monthly visit to the program. We begin with the current presidential race - but move from there to look back 50 years to the resignation of Richard Nixon and some of the forgotten aspects of his legacy .... the recent re-election of Venezuela's corrupt president, Nicolas Maduro .... recent positive developments in relat…

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8/21/24 "Remaking the Space Between Us" 36:30

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Diana McLain Smith discusses her new book "Remaking the Space Between Us: How Citizens Can Work Together to Build a Better Future For All."

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8/20/24 "Micro Skills" 23:34

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Dr. Adaira Landry and Dr. Resa Lewiss, who are both ER physicians, discuss their new book "Micro Skills: Small Actions, Big Impact" - in which they talk about how even intimidating, complicated challenges in one's life can be broken down into relatively simple, learnable skills or 'micro skills.'

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8/19/24 Dr. Jerald Mast 47:41

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Dr. Jerald Mast, Professor of Political Science at Carthage College, returns to the Morning Show on the eve of the Democratic National Convention to talk about all that has transpired since his last visit to the program: President Biden's decision to withdraw from his re-election bid, Vice President Harris's rise to become presumptive nominee of he…

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8/18/24 "How to Pick a Peach" 27:47

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From 2008- Russ Parsons, author of "How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table." (This interview only exists in an off-the-air recording in somewhat poor sound quality- but I think the conversation is compelling and worth hearing.)

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8/17/24 Mike Schumacher on Francis Ford Coppola 1:15:03

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From 2000- Michael Schumacher discusses his book "Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life."

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8/16/24 The Boys of Riverside 36:14

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Thomas Fuller, author of "The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory."

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8/15/24 Harbor Park Jazz Festival's Cooking Studio 48:20

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We're talking about The Cooking Studio at the Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm & Blues Festival coming up this Saturday in Kenosha. We speak with Teri Jacobson (Kenosha County Treasurer) who is captain of the Cooking Studio ..... and with two chefs from Bartolotta Restaurants in the Milwaukee area: Aaron Bickham, Corporate Executive Chef, and Connor McNeil,…

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8/14/24 Jazz Great Jonathan Butler 1:06:34

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Grammy-nominated jazz musician Jonathan Butler is the headliner for this Saturday's Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm & Blues Festival in Kenosha. He was born in South Africa in abject poverty at a time when Apartheid was in full effect - but managed to break through in an unprecedented way- becoming the first Black musician to have their work played on whit…

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8/13/24 Pt. 2- "I hate it here- Please vote for me." 48:01

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Today's show opens with the second half of my interview with Matthew Ferrence, author of "I hate it here- Please Vote for Me: Essays On Rural Political Decay." Ferrence, a creative writing professor at Allegheny College, ran for political office as a liberal democrat in Crawford County, Pennsylvania- one of the most decidedly republican conservativ…

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8/12/24 "I hate it here- Please vote for me" Part One 48:26

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Matthew Ferrence is a creative writing professor at Allegheny College. In 2020, he decided to run for political office as a progressive democrat in Crawford county, Pennsylvania - one of the most decidedly conservative republican counties in the region. His book is both a memoir of that experience of running for office (and losing badly) - as well …

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8/11/24 Gregg Albright - Opioids 22:16

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From 2017- Gregg Albright, Chronic Disease Management Pharmacist with Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine, discusses what opioids are - and the nature of the opioid epidemic (which was to grow even worse in subsequent years.)

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9/10/24 Dr. John Windh- Carthage Choir Alumni Tour 1:02:35

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From the summer of 1998 - Dr. John Windh, who directed the Carthage Choir from 1966 until 1999, talks about the Carthage Choir Alumni Tour to Europe which he led earlier that summer. A group of almost 40 singers (most of whom were former members of the Carthage Choir) undertook a tour that took them to Salzburg, Vienna, Prague and Venice. (I was pr…

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8/9/24 KPL Kids at the Uptown Lofts 45:19

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Today's Morning Show is a walk-thru tour of KPL Kids at Uptown Lofts .... the newest addition to the Kenosha Public Library system. It's a beautiful, state-of-the-art children's library in the heart of the Uptown neighborhood. This interview will also be available for viewing on WGTD's Facebook page and website. (My thanks to Scott Nelson for his t…

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8/8/24 Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge 46:43

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For Kailyn Palomares's August visit to the Morning Show, we talk about the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge - with acreage in both McHenry County, IL and Walworth County, WI - with Steve Byers, chair of the Friends of Hackmatack NWR, and Vince Mosca, VP and Senior Principal Ecologist for Hays & Associates, which does wetland and ecological asses…

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8/7/24 "I lived to tell the world" 50:53

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Elizabeth Mehren, author of "I lived to tell the world: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War." This book springs out of a Portland, OR based non-profit project called "The Immigrant Story," begun by Sankar Raman, which sought to gather stories of the immigrants among us in order to give insight into their normal …

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8/6/24 Alexander at the End of the World 47:59

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Rachel Kousser, author of "Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great."

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8/5/24 "Sudden Courage" 48:31

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In honor of the Olympics underway in Paris, France- we are replaying this conversation with Ronald C. Rosbottom, author of 'Sudden Courage: Youth in France Confront the Germans, 1940-1945" .... in which he talks about some of the courageous and inventive ways in which young people in France sought to resist the Nazis during World War Two.…

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8/4/24 Game Six 29:23

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From 2009 - Mark Frost, author of 'Game Six: Cincinnati, Baton, and the 1975 World Series- The Triumph of America's Pastime."

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8/3/24 Words in a French LIfe 29:52

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In honor of the Olympics currently underway in Paris, France- we replay this 2007 interview with Kristin Espinasse, author of 'Words in a French Life: Lessons in Love and Language from the South of France."

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8/2/24 Beyond Baseball's Color Barrier 45:51

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Rocco Constantino talks about his book "Beyond Baseball's Color Barrier: The Story of African Americans in Major League Baseball- Past, Present and Future."

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8/1/24 Racine Starving Artist Fair 46:58

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We speak with Sue Smith and Jayne Herring, two members of the Racine Art Guild, about the group's annual Starving Artist Fair, which is coming up this Sunday, 9 am to 4 pm, on the grounds of the DeKoven Center. Sue is president of the Racine Art Guild- Jayne is a member and the coordinator of the fair. 130 artists will be showing their work.…

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7/31/24 Carthage Theater Trip to NYC 48:21

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We talk about an amazing Carthage theater trip to NYC that occurred earlier this summer. We speak with Herschel Kruger and Maureen Kruger, two members of the theater faculty who chaperoned the trip- and Maria Romero and Lorelai Amborn, 2 of the 19 Carthage students who participated. The trip involved seeing an array of plays and musicals on Broadwa…

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7/30/24 "The Chosen We" 48:10

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Rachelle Winkle-Wagner talks about her newest book "The Chosen We: Black Women's Empowerment in Higher Education." She spoke with well over a hundred black women who graduated from college between 1954 and 2014, and asked them about how they were able to deal with some of the barriers and bigotry that was part of their experience. One of her previo…

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7/29/24 Julia Nowicki/Ben Woods "Toward Justice" 47:17

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We discuss a new work titled "Toward Justice" which celebrates the Equal Protection Clause in the U.S. Constitution. It will be performed tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. Julia Nowicki, a former attorney and judge, wrote the libretto for the work - and also plays cello in the Prairie String Quartet. Ben Woods, a talent…

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7/28/24 Matthew Paul Turner "What is God like?" 45:27

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From 2018 - This is my memorable interview with writer Matthew Paul Turner - talking about the experience of finishing a beautiful children's picture book by Rachel Held Evans titled "What is God like?" after that renowned author unexpectedly died before she had completed what turned out to be her final book.…

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7/27/24 Rachel Simmons "Enough as she is" 16:49

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From 2018- Rachel Simmons, author of "Enough as she is: How to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives."

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7/26/24 BONUS: Jordan and Jeremy Windle 46:14

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This is the unabridged 2021 interview excerpted on today's broadcast with former Olympian Jordan Windle (who placed 9th in the 10-meter platform at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics) and his father Jerry - who adopted Jordan from a Cambodian orphanage.

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7/26/24 BONUS- "Total Olympics" (unabridged) 47:13

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This is the full 2021 interview (excerpted on today's MS broadcast) with Jeremy Fuchs, author of "Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing."

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7/26/24 A Celebration of the Olympics 46:48

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In honor of the Olympic Games in Paris, which officially open tonight, we are sharing excerpts from four archival interviews related to the Olympics. The first two interviews are with Olympic athletes. Part 1 is a conversation with diver Jordan Windle, who finished 9th in the 10-meter platform event at the 2020 Olympics. (His father Jerry is part o…

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7/25/24 Dr. Art Cyr 45:53

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Dr. Art Cyr, professor of political economy at Carthage College, pays his monthly visit to the program with a discussion that touches on President Biden's decision to withdraw from the current presidential race, the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fiery address to the U.S.…

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7/24/24 Randy Fertel: "Winging It" 59:25

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Randy Fertel is the author of "Winging It: Improv's Power and Perild in the Time of Trump." The book explores improvisation as it plays out not only on the theatrical stage or in the musical performance .... but in nearly every facet of our lives: in our romantic relationships and friendships, in the workplace, on the athletic field, and - quite dr…

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7/23/24 Track Coach Mike DeWitt 45:23

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Mike DeWitt is a former All-American race walker- former coach of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside- and current coach of Case High School in Racine. The top three race walkers in women's race-walking at the most recent Olympic Trials were all coached at one time by DeWitt. Sadly, the U.S. track team will not be participating in race walking in …

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7/22/24 Celebrating Fresh Water (UW-Parkside) 34:08

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We're joined by three guests from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside: library director Anna Stadick, associate biology professor Jessica Orlofske, and graduate student Skylar Johnson. The Parkside library is participating in the Great Lakes Great Read and also presenting Freshwater Fun Day at the Petrifying Springs Park Biergarten. The event will…