From 2008- John Warne Monroe, author of "Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism and Occultism in Modern France."

From 2008 - Jerelle Kraus, author of "All the Art that fit to Print (and some that wasn't)- Inside the New York Times Op-Ed Page."

From 2008- New Orleans based journalist Jed Horne talks about his book "Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City." Today marks the 9th anniversary to the day of the dissipation of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most terrible natural disasters in American history.

Samuel Sattin, author of "Unico: The Awakening ... an Original Manga." We'll also talk about two other books intended for young readers: "Made in Asian America" and "Louder than Words."

As another school year gets underway, we hear from Dr. John Swallow, the president of Carthage College. We talk in particular about the near record-breaking number of new students on campus this fall- and what an accomplishment that was in the challenging environment of higher education in 2024- a challenge made even steeper by a disastrous problem involving FAFSA, a Federal program involved with financial aid. We also hear about several notable additions to the administration and staff - and renovation work going on.

Exactly wo months ago today, former Racine County Executive Jonathan De La Grave passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 51. Today's Morning Show features two interviews I did with him. The first dates back to sometime between 2010 and 2015, when he was director of Racine County Human Services. The second was recorded in the summer of 2020, not long after he tested positive for COVID-19. He believed - as I did - that there might some benefit to him sharing his own COVID story with the public.

From 2016- Constantine Markides, author of "Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian." The subtitle refers to American swimmer Anthony Ervin, a two-time gold medalist in the 50-meter event. Ervin has also contended with Tourette's Syndrome for most of his life.

Ellen Ruppel Shell, author of "Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History - with Eels."

From 2008- Leander Kahney, author of "Inside Steve's Brain," an illuminating look at the personality, creativity, and imagination of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

As a followup to yesterday's interview with Ian O'Connor, we pull up this interview with him from 2008 in which he talks about his book "Arnie and Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry."