From 2013- Tim Federle discusses his book "Better Nate than Ever," which tells the story of a 13-year-old boy whose passionate love of musical theater and his dreams to perform on Broadway puts him out of step with most of his peers.  The book has recently been transformed into a film (written and directed by the author) which will premiere on Disney-Plus on April 1st. 

In memory of former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, who died on March 23rd,  here is our 2003 interview in which she talks about her newly-published memoir Madame Secretary.

A preview of the upcoming Sustainability Summit at Carthage College with Carol Sabbar (Director of Library and Instructional Technology Services) and four Carthage students - Zach Gibson, Alyssa Rodway, Alexis Menendez and Grace Condit - who have helped to put the event together.   ALSO: a preview of this weekend's concert by the Belle City Brassworks with conductor Doug Johnson.  

For Women's History Month:  John Oller, author of "American Queen: The Rise and Fall of Kate Chase Sprague, Civil War 'Belle of the North' and Gilded Age Woman of Scandal."   The daughter of Samuel Chase (a member of President Lincoln's cabinet), she was for a time the most famous woman in America - and one of the wealthiest and most influential - before her life was engulfed in a ruinous sex scandal.  

Fifty years after passage of the groundbreaking Clean Water Act,  Eric Schaeffer (executive director of the Environmental Integrity Project) talks about his organization's study of the Clean Water Act and what still needs to be done to reach the legislation's lofty goals. 

Philosophy professor Andrew Fiala, author of "Tyranny from Plato to Trump:  Fools, Sycophants and Citizens."  

From 2005-  Jeffrey Tayler, author of "Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat and Camel." 

From 2009-  Renowned pastry chef and chocolatier Norman Love talks about his life in the kitchen and what it was like to be a guest on "Baking with Julia." 

Nan Calvert with Jennifer Phillips-Vanderberg, Science Director of the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory. 

Clayton Trutor, author of "Loserville:  How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta - and How Atlantic Remade Professional Sports."