From 2004-   Joshua Green talks about an article he wrote on the phenomenon of celebrity endorsements of politicians.   (The article was written shortly after Madonna announced her support for Wesley Clark's presidential campaign.) 

From 2003-  Dr. Woodrow Hodges, a long-time member of the Carthage College music faculty (now retired) talks about his faculty recital that featured SIX bassoonists!    

Pam Handrow,  Executive Director of the Women's Resource Center in Racine.  

From 2017-   James Hart,  author of a fascinating and illuminating memoir titled "Lucky Jim."  He was married to singer Carly Simon for twenty years - and this book chronicles their rich but complicated relationship as well as Hart's own struggles with issues of addiction as well as troubles with coming to terms with his own sexual orientation.  

Dr. Art Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business at Carthage, offers commentary on current issues and events.  (Please note: this interview was recorded before the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial had been announced.)  

From 2003-   Greg Tate, author of "Everything but the Burden: what white people are taking from black culture."  

From 2009:  Allan M. Brandt,  author of "The Cigarette Century:  The Rise, Fall and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America." 

Part One -   for National Poetry Month:  Mark Eleveld, "The Spoken Word Revolution- (slam, hip hop, and the poetry of a new generation.)   Part Two - Jeffrey Kripal, author of "Esalen: America and the Religion of No America."   (from 2011) 

From 2003-  Mary Pipher talks about her book 'Letters to a Young Therapist."  

From the archives, sometime in the early 2000's -   Dr. Patricia Cleary (at the time on the faculty at UW-Parkside in the Geosciences department - now on the faculty at UW-Eau Claire teaching Chemistry and Biochemistry)  talks about her summertime experience aboard an ocean-drilling vessel.