A preview of the Lakeside Players' production of "Little Shop of Horrors" with Joe Cardamone, Katie Gray, and Halie Hutchison.  Their production opens tonight. 

From the archives comes this interview from 2007 with ESPN's Cal Fussman, author of "After Jackie:  Pride, Prejudice and Baseball's Forgotten Heroes:  An Oral History."   The book tells the largely untold story of the black major league baseball players who immediately followed in the footsteps of Jackie Robinson and who had to confront challenges every bit as difficult as those faced by Robinson.   

Today's Morning Show features the monthly visit of Bryan Albrecht, president of Gateway Technical College.  Joining him is Ray Koukari, Dean of Manufacturing, Engineering and IT at GTC,  and Jeff Daniel, CEO of an exciting new start up company called Blue Flux Power .... and one of the primary organizers of an exciting competition called Tech Prize that will take place this summer in Racine.  

In this bonus podcast edition of the Morning Show, here is an interview with my sister, Randi Berg, who was the precinct captain for Pete Buttigieg in Decorah, IA and shares her account of what happened Monday night. 

Renowned anti-racism activist Tim Wise is giving a talk at Carthage College tonight at 7.  His presentation is titled "Great White Hoax:  Challenging Racism and Denial in the Age of Trump."   Also in the interview-  Dr. William Miller, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Co-Director of the school's Equity and Inclusion Committee.   

(from 2009)   William J. Bernstein, author of "The Splendid Exchange:  How Trade Shaped the World."   

From the archives (2008):  a conversation with Raghavan Iyer, author of "660 Curries:  The Gateway to Indian Cooking." 

From 2001 comes this interview with John H. Richardson, author of "In the Little World: a True Story of Dwarfs, Love and Trouble."  Richardson was a writer for Esquire magazine when he attended a convention of so-called Little People and decided to learn more.  Our interview includes a frank examination of the bitter criticism that was directed at Richardson after his original article was published.   

Mary Roach, author of "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex." 

Irish writer Roisin Meaney talks about her novel "Semi-Sweet: A Novel of Love and Cupcakes."   (from 2011)