A preview of the next American Experience documentary,   "American Oz: The True Wizard behind the Curtain."  It explores the fascinating story of L. Frank Baum, who wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and the many sequels that followed it.  

We discuss the recent performance by Dr. Wael Farouk (from the music faculty at Carthage College) of three piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff- in a single evening!   

We preview this weekend's RSO concert with conductor Pasquale Laurino and Young Artist Competition winner Nolan Boerner, a cellist who is a sophomore at Prairie School.

Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, leads a discussion on a new partnership between GTC and Haas Automation. 

Judy Batalion discusses her new book "The Light of Days:  The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos."   The book tells the largely forgotten story of young Jewish women in Poland who served varied and significant roles in the resistance movement. 

1) The author of "Backable" 2) A preview of Gateway Technical College's EcoFest/Earth Day Celebration this coming weekend 3) Jason Fine, editor of "Cash," a tribute to Johnny Cash from the staff of Rolling Stone magazine.  

From 2005- James A. Connor discusses his book "Kepler's Witch:  An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of his Mother."  

From the early 2000's-   George Eisman, author of "The Most Noble Diet: Food Selection and Ethics."   The occasion of this interview was Eisman's visit to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.   

Mariette Nowak, author of "Birdscaping in the Midwest."  with Nan Calvert. 

Part 1-  Dr. James Ripley, a member of the music faculty at Carthage College, previews Friday night's concert by the Carthage bands- and also talks about Carthage's decision to begin relaxing restrictions on who can attend on campus music performances.   Part 2 - "Where the Birds Are,"  a guide to national parks and forests to which one can travel to see an amazing array of birds