Tiffany D. Jackson talks about her novel for young readers titled "Ghost in the Night." From the archives- we hear from Tim Federle, author of "Better Nate than Ever" - and John Feinstein, author of "The Walk On" - both of these books also intended for young readers.

Part One: Jim Zondlak, a board member with the Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association, talks about the group's Pike River Clean-Up on Saturday, September 19th. This is the group's 19th annual clean-up event - a massive event that involves hundreds of volunteers. Part Two: from the archives- David Coggins, author of "The Believer: A Year in the Fly Fishing Life."

We begin the program with Gary Gronke, who is chairman of the board of Kemper Center, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a plethora of events coming up this Saturday, August 22nd. We fill out the hour by replaying a portion of a conversation from 2022 with three women (Barb Axelson, Susan McMinn and Anna McGuire) who were students at Tremper Hall, the girls' school that operated for a century on the grounds of what is now Kemper Center. The occasion of that conversation was the 150th anniversary of the founding of Kemper Hall.

We speak with James M. Scott, author of "Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War." The book examines the very end of World War Two and what sort of discussion and debate behind closed doors led to the decision for the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb to bring the war to a close - when and where the bombs would be dropped - and why such a move was deemed to be necessary.

This 2023 interview is probably requested for resharing more than any other .... David Brooks, talking about his book "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen." Brooks was a columnist for the New York Times for many years before leaving to join the staff at The Atlantic earlier this year. He is also a well-known commentator.

From 2011- Erin Morgenstern discusses her fascinating and engrossing novel titled "The Night Circus."

From 2002 ...... Best-selling author Mark Bowden talks about his book "Finders Keepers: The Story of a Man who Found One Million Dollars."

Dr. Katie Taylor's newly published book is titled "Gridiron Invasion: The Hidden History of Women's Football." This is a surprisingly long and complex history that actually stretches back to the 1890s. Following that is a 2005 interview with sportswriter Mike Lupica talking about his novel for young readers titled "Too Far" that explores the serious issue of hazing among young athletes.

For Kailyn Palomares's August visit to the Morning Show, we meet Kara DeLanty, who is Area Supervisor of Primates for the Milwaukee County Zoo. She works with a staff of ten zookeepers to care for 40 different animals representing 10 different primate species. We talk about how these animals are cared for, fed, and stimulated.

In honor of the 101st birthday of identical twins Norris and Ross McWhirter, the co-founders of the Guiness Book of World Records, we are resharing a 2008 interview with Tom Olmsted, author of "Getting into Guiness: One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book." The book not only chronicles the history of the book, but also tells the story of the many people who have risked life and limb in order to secure their place in its pages. (Olmsted himself has managed to achieve two world records himself.).