From 2009 - James D. Stein talks about his book "How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers from Car Repair to Modern Physics."

From 2011 - Niall Ferguson talks about the experience of interviewing Henry Kissinger for a National Geographic documentary. (The documentary was released on DVD.) Kissingers died this past week at the age of 100.

We talks with sports journalist Mike Richman about his book "George Allen: A Football Life." it's a sprawling and meticulously researched biography of one of the most successful head coaches in NFL history.

Part 1 - Dr. James Kinchen, director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about this weekend's choral concert, which include a performance of "Ballad of the Brown King" by Margaret Bonds, with texts by Langston Hughes. Part 2- Brian Gill from the Theatre Arts faculty, talks about Steve Martin's play "Meteor Shower." It will be performed at Parkside over the next two weekends.

We discuss the Paranormal - and how we tend to think about and talk about Paranormal phenomena - with Steve Volk, author of "Fringe-ology: How I tried to explain the Unexplainable - and couldn't."

Part One: Dr. James Kinchen, director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, talks about this weekend's choral concert that will features "Ballad of the Brown King" by Margaret Bonds, with texts by Langston Hughes. Part Two: Brian Dean, Associate Professor of Theater Arts, talks about the theater department's current production- "Meteor Shower" by Steve Martin.

For part one, James Schatzman speaks as founder and artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin and previews the group's 27th annual Lessons and Carols on Saturday evening. For part two, he speaks as director of Racine Vocational Ministries in anticipation of the group's annual recognition dinner on December 7th. RVM works primarily with people just released from prison to help them reconnect with the community, solidify their lives, and find employment.

Award-winning writer and columnist and writer David Brooks talks about his new book "How to know a person: The Art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen." The book is a perceptive look at how disconnected from one another we tend to be - even with family members or friends - and what can be done to mitigate that.

From 2019- Acclaimed author Tim O'Brien ("The Things They Carried") writes with disarming candor and insight about the experience of becoming a father late in life and how joyous and meaningful it has been for him.

From 2017 - Gerald Koeppel, author of "City on a Grid: How New York became New York."