From 2009-  Thomas Childers, author of "Soldier from the War Returning," which talks about the often unacknowledged mental and emotional scars that soldiers often bore in silence upon returning home. 

From 2005, we replay an interview with Katherine Newman, author of "Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings." The book details a Harvard study about mass school shootings and why the vast majority of them occur in small, largely idyllic communities.  

Pulitzer Prize winning writer Matt Richtel (a science reporter for the New York Times) talks about his newest book "Inspired: Understanding Creativity: a Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul." 

We talk about the Racine Theater Guild's production of MAMMA MIA with director Doug Instenes, choreographer Mary Leigh Sturino, and cast member Elise Sparks.  The production opened last weekend and is scheduled to run for three more weekends.  

Seth Weidmann, assistant athletic director and head men's swimming coach at Carthage College, talks about this work with Kenosha's Safety Around Water coalition.  (May is Water Safety Month.)  

John Fricke attended the Lyric Opera of Chicago (a performance of Puccini's TOSCA) back in 1971 when he was just 16 years old.  Earlier this spring, he fulfilled a long-held dream by being cast as a supernumerary in a LOC production of TOSCA.  In this interview, he describes the experience from his audition to his closing performance.  

Samuel J. Redman, author of "The Museum: A Short History of Crisis and Resilience."  The book examines how American museums have survived and been transformed by crises in our history such as World War One, the 1918 Flu Pandemic, World War Two,   and 9-11.  

From 2015:   Christopher Doob, author of "The Anatomy of Competition in Sports:  The Struggle for Success in Major U.S. Professional Leagues."  

From 2017 -  In honor of the 95th anniversary (to the day) of Charles Lindbergh's dramatic landing in Paris at the conclusion of his history-making transatlantic flight, we replay our conversation with Dan Hampton, author of "The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing."  

Trevor Jung, Transit Manager for the City of Racine,  talks about the city's move to convert one-quarter of its fleet of public buses to electric vehicles.