In honor of Coming Out Day (which was this past Monday, October 11) ... we rebroadcast this 2005 interview with Robert Trachtenberg about his book "When I knew," a light-hearted yet poignant examination of when he (and others he interviewed) knew that they were gay. 

Leonard Rubenstein, author of 'Perilous Medicine:  The Struggle to Protect Health Care from the Violence of War." 

Collin O'Mara,  Executive Director and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation

Fabrice Conte-Williamson, who is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's theater faculty, discusses their production of Margaret Atwood's The Penelpiade that opens this weekend.  

Nan Calvert's  most recent monthly visit to the Morning Show features Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser talking about the Pike River Restoration Project.  Also on hand is Dave Giordano, executive director of RootPikeWIN. 

Dr. John Swallow,  President of Carthage College.   (Carthage's homecoming and family weekend festivities are this coming weekend.)   

Brad Ricca, author of "True Raiders: The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant." 

For many years,  Obie Yadgar was most of the best-known 'voices' of classical music radio programs in the Midwest,  with stints at both WFMR in Milwaukee and WNIB in Chicago.   His book "Will's Music" was initially published in 2005.   I am guessing that this interview was done around that time.  

From the archives:  this is Kenosha County Sheriff Dave Beth's earliest interview on the Morning Show, recorded shortly after he was first elected.  (He has announced his intention to retire next year.)  

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, we're rerunning this interview from 25 years ago with Karen Sawisak, author of "Smoldering City:  Chicagoans and the Great Fire 1871-1874."   The interview was conducted by Bill Guy, long-time news director at WGTD and the original host of The Morning Show.   It originally aired on the 125th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire- and has never been re-aired until now.