WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg

Natalie Kelly, a professional translator, talks about her work and about the intricacies of language in her book "Found in Translation:  How Language Shapes our Lives and Transforms the World."  

Award-winning sports writer and NPR contributor Ron Rapoport talks about his new book "Let's Play Two:  The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks."    Banks played his entire major league career for the Chicago Cubs and was one of the most beloved yet misunderstood players in Cubs history. 

This conversation was recorded with baseball player Ransom Jackson back in 2016 after the publication of his memoir "Handsome Ransom Jackson:  Accidental Big Leaguer."   Mr. Jackson passed away on March 20th, so we are replaying this interview in his memory.   His memoir includes a plethora of wonderful stories about the great players he played with and played against- including the immortal Jackie Robinson. 

Kurt Chalgren, a choral music legend, died this past Friday.   In his memory, we replay two interviews with him- one from 1996 in which he talks about Kids from Wisconsin.  In the other, from 2014 (his last visit to the Morning Show),  he remembers creating Ye Olde English Christmas Feaste 40 years earlier. 

Part One features Dr. Wael Farouk, director of keyboard studies at Carthage,  previewing this week's Lakeside Piano Festival.  Part Two is a discussion of Carthage's current theatrical production,  "Marie Antoinette," with director Herschel Kruger and two students involved in the production.  

Part 1 is a preview of the Kenosha Public Museum's upcoming Harry Potter-themed fundraiser known as Wizardpalooza.  Part 2 is Dr. Rahuldeep Gill, a faculty member from California Lutheran University,  who comes to Carthage Wednesday evening to give a talk about diversity titled "Beyond Tolerance." 

Tim Madigan enjoyed a very close friendship with Fred Rogers for a number of years.  His book "I'm Proud of You" is all about that friendship and what it meant to the author.  

David Lipsky's remarkable book "Absolutely American: 4 Years at West Point" chronicles what he saw and experienced in four years as an observer at West Point Military Academy.   

In his book "Race & Social Change:  a Quest, a Study, a Call to Action," Max Klau explores how society has achieved breakthroughs towards greater racial justice in the past - and what is necessary in order for that progress to continue.  Klau not only writes about society as a whole through the sweep of recent history, but also writes about his own personal journey in his understanding of race and racial justice. 

Part One is a conversation with concert pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, who is playing a guest recital at Carthage this coming Tuesday evening as part of the Lakeside Piano Festival.  Part Two, from the archives, is with the author of a new biography about Napoleon Bonaparte.