From 2009:  something special for fans of Tabasco fans..... Jeffrey Rothfeder, author of "McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire."    

In this bonus podcast,  you'll hear my conversation with a talented young man named Nicholas Daly, born and raised in Kenosha and now a sophomore at the University of Michigan. He was recently named the grand prize winner of Playbill magazine's Search for a Star Contest, in which he triumphed over a field of 2,700 singers from across the country.  In the interview, Nick also shares about the experience of participating in the protests in Kenosha following the shooting of Jacob Blake.   

From 2014 comes an especially thought-provoking conversation about race and racism - and about the racist attitudes that many of us may be harboring without even knowing it.  Debby Irving's book is titled "Waking Up White- and Finding Myself in the Story of Race."  

From 2006-  Gary Pomerantz, author of "Wilt, 1962:  The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a new Era."   The book showcases the night of March 2, 1962 when the legendary Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game- an accomplishment that has never been equaled - and (almost certainly) never will be. 

This is the oldest interview in the Morning Show archives.  This conversation dates back to 1987,  in the days when WGTD was a free-standing affiliate of NPR - and responsible for doing its own fundraisers.   In those days,  nationally-known hosts from NPR would come to Kenosha to be part of our fundraisers.  In 1987,  we welcomed into our studios Bob Edwards,  the original host of NPR's Morning Edition.   Bill Guy was the original host of The Morning Show.

We talk with the co-creators of the new podcast Read More Plays, which drops its first episode on Monday, September 7th.   

CBS News Journalist Wesley Lowery talks about coming to Kenosha to speak with the family of Jacob Blake- and to do the first interview with Raysean White, the man who took the video recording of the shooting of Jacob Blake and shared it with the world.   The interview is part of the latest episode of "60 in 6," which streams on Quibi and is also available on Quibi's YouTube channel. 

In her book "Prisoners of the Empire: Inside Japanese POW Camps,"  author Sarah Kovner explores why many Allied prisoners of the Japanese were treated so brutally while many others were treated quite humanely.    Why the wide variance?   And when it came to those situations where POW's were treated brutally,  why was that the case?  It turns out that some of the reasons are surprising.  

Dr. Debra Ford,  Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, offers her thoughts on recent events in Kenosha ... UW-Parkside's ongoing efforts on anti-racism and inclusion .... and also talks about the school's efforts to open the fall semester with a combination of virtual and in-person learning as safely as possible during this time of COVID-19.    (Today is the first day of fall classes at Parkside.)   

Dr. John Swallow, the president of Carthage College, offers some thoughts on recent events in Kenosha-  outlines Carthage's Anti-Racism Plan of Action -  and also updates us on the school's plans for the fall semester and the precautions that are being taken to try and keep the students, staff and faculty safe from the threat of COVID-19.  (Classes begin tomorrow, September 2nd, but entirely virtual.)