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WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/28/25 Melba Beals (a member of The Little Rock Nine)In honor of WGTD's 50th anniversary, we are replaying some especially noteworthy Morning Show interviews from the past. (From 2018) Melba Patillo Beals, who was one of the so-called Little Rock Nine .... a group of black students who were the first to racially integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1956.
2025-12-2835 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/27/25 NPR reporter Julie McCarthyIn honor of WGTD's 50th anniversary, we are replaying some especially noteworthy Morning Show interviews from the past. This interview is with former NPR foreign correspondent Julie McCarthy.
2025-12-2747 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/26/25 Best-selling author Jane HamiltonIn honor of WGTD's 50th anniversary, we are replaying special Morning Show interviews from the past. This interview from approximately 25 years ago is with best-selling novelist Jane Hamilton ("The Book of Ruth," "A Map of the World") who has ties to southeastern Wisconsin and has lived in this area for much of her adult life.
2025-12-2644 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/13/25 Dave McGrath's Last Day at WGTDAs WGTD celebrates its 50th anniversary, it's only right that we take a moment to celebrate the legacy of WGTD's own Dave McGrath, who was the station's longest-running news director .... from 1999 until earlier this year. This is the Morning Show that happened on his last day as news director. His wife, Guida Brown, was on hand - as were a number of his friends and colleagues to wish him well and to talk about his long and varied career.
2025-12-1448 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/12/25 A 50th Anniversary Morning Show SpecialIn honor of WGTD's 50th anniversary, today's Morning Show features excerpts from six memorable Morning Shows - spanning more than 25 years. Two of the interviews feature longtime news director Bill Guy, who created the show in the early 1980s and was its primary host until his death in 1999. Three of the interviews feature noteworthy guests from the community- and the other three guests include one of the greatest figures in the early days of television .... and a former U.S. president.
2025-12-1348 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/10/25 Gary Vaillancourt on the early days of WGTDWe celebrate 50 year of WGTD on the air with this rebroadcast of an interview from earlier this year with Gary Vaillancourt, who was on staff when the station went on the air on December 23, 2025- and shortly thereafter became general manager. [ We remind you of a public reception in honor of our 50th anniversary that's happening on Friday, December 12th 7:30- 10:30 in the Inspire Center on the Kenosha campus of Gateway Technical College.... 3520 30th Avenue. You can tour the studios, meet the staff, look at station memorabilia, and even record an anniversary greeting. ]
2025-12-1146 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/7/25 Bill Guy & the 1925 City Plan for KenoshaAs WGTD approaches its 50th anniversary of being on the air, I thought it would be fun to share one of my favorite interviews done by my predecessor, longtime news director Bill Guy, who created the Morning Show and was its primary host for many year. This interview was recorded in 1998- and it concerned the republication of a fascinating document: the 1925 City Plan for Kenosha by Harland Barthomew. Bill had an insatiable curiosity, and especially loved anything related to history- so he was in heaven as he conducted this particular interview with two representatives of the Kenosha County...
2025-12-0746 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/6/25 Former WGTD GM Gary VaillancourtFrom 2014 comes a conversation with former WGTD general manager Gary Vaillancourt, who was around when the radio station went on the air fifty years ago this month. This particular conversation, however, focused on a more personal topic- the fear he experienced when he was misdiagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
2025-12-0742 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/5/25 Jayne Herring / Barb Axelson reminisce about WGTDWGTD is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. This interview is with two people who joined the WGTD team early in its history: Jayne Herring, who became one of the station's news directors in 1980 - and Barb Axelson, whose first on-air work for WGTD in 1983 was as an intern with Gateway's radio program. *WGTD is hosting a public reception in honor of its 50th anniversary on Friday, December 12th ... 7:30- 10:30 a.m. . There will be coffee from East View Coffee in Kenosha and kringle from O & H Danish Bakery in Racine. You can tour our studios, meet the staff...
2025-12-0547 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/3/25 Emily Mueller talks about WGTDIn honor of WGTD's 50th anniversary, we speak with Former Circuit Court Judge Emily Mueller - a former chair of the Board of Trustees at Gateway Technical College - who has been a faithful listener to WGTD for several decades (and for a time was part of the station's Advisory Board.) Currently, Emily Mueller is president of the board of directors of the Racine Theater Guild. (The station is hosting a coffee and kringle reception on Friday, December 12th, 7:30 to 10:30 am in the Inspire Center on the Kenosha campus of Gateway Technical College.)
2025-12-0326 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg10/21/25 Gary Vaillancourt, WGTD's first general managerIn honor of WGTD's upcoming 50th anniversary of being on the air, we speak with the station's first general manager, Gary Vaillancourt, who was at the helm when the station first went on the air in December 1975.
2025-10-2147 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/17/25 Dave McGrath & Guida Brown on the Buddy Holly TourIn honor of Dave McGrath, longtime morning anchor at WGTD, who retired this past Friday after just over 25 years at the station, we are resharing a memorable interview with him and his wife Guida Brown in which they recount their experience of following the so-called Buddy Holly Tour. This involved retracing the final concert tour of Buddy Holly, which was cut short by a plane crash in rural Iowa on February 3, 1959 that killed Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper.
2025-08-1746 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg8/16/25 Dave McGrath on the songs of Gene PitneyIn honor of Dave McGrath's retirement from WGTD (his last day with the station was yesterday, the 15th) we are resharing this memorable Morning Show conversation in which he talks about his book "Gene Pitney: The Singer, The Songs, The Songwriters." Dave McGrath and his wife Guida worked with Gene Pitney for many years selling his memorabilia. In this very interesting book, Dave looks at the stories behind some of Pitney's greatest hits.
2025-08-1649 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg8/15/25 Farewell to WGTD's Dave McGrathToday was the last day for Dave McGrath as WGTD's local anchor for Morning Edition ..... something he has been doing for more than 25 years! (Dave has opted for retirement.) With the help of his wife Guida Brown as well as assistance from WGTD general manager Dave Cole, we were able to round up some very special guests from Dave's long professional career in radio broadcasting to help give him a fitting send-off.
2025-08-1547 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg7/22/25 Dr. Art CyrDr. Art Cyr joins us to offer his analysis of current events and issues. (This is a slightly abridged version of the interview. To hear the interview in its entirety, seek out the Morning Show archive on our website- wgtd.org.)
2025-07-2243 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg6/26/25 Linda Flashinski "In What Light There Is"From 2015- Linda Flashinski talks about her book "In What Light There Is," a collection of some of her best work from her column of the same name that appeared in the Racine Journal-Times. Linda Flashinski has been an on-air presence on WGTD as one of the co-hosts of "Education Matters" and the host of a limited series she created titled "Heroes Among Us."
2025-06-2648 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/6/25 "Enough is Enuf"Gabe Henry discusses his new book "Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell." The book, though entertaining, is a thoroughly serious and meticulous chronicle of the concerted efforts that have been made over the years to make the English language easier to spell. Advocates for such reforms have included Benjamin Franklin, Noah Webster, Mark Twain, and Theodore Roosevelt. Needless to say, all of those efforts have been unsuccessful. The book also sketches the history of the language and how it became so unpredictable in its spelling.
2025-05-0648 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/5/25 "Brothers, Sisters, Strangers" (sibling estrangement)From the archives- Fern Schumer Chapman, author of "Brothers, Sisters, Strangers: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation."
2025-05-0544 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/4/25 "Lead with your Heart"From 2016- Dr. Allan J. Hamilton talks about his book "Lead with your Heart: Lessons from a Life with Horses."
2025-05-0431 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/3/25 David (Davy) CrockettFrom 2012 - Michael Wallis talks about his book "David Crockett: The Lion of the West." The title refers to a famous early American known to most people as Davy Crockett. The book seeks to separate fact from myth.
2025-05-0328 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/2/25 Mike Papantonio "The Middleman"Attorney-turned-writer Mike Papantonio talks about his latest book .... a novel titled "The Middleman" ..... which sheds light on the so-called 'middlemen' in the pharmaceutical industry who help to drive up costs for consumers.
2025-05-0220 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/2/25 UW-Parkside's MacBethBrian Gill joins us from the theater faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside to talk about their production of Shakespeare's MacBeth, which is performed for the next two weekends on the main stage of The Rita. MacBeth is the shortest of Shakespeare's tragedies and a truly remarkable play around which a great deal of mystique has developed over the years.
2025-05-0228 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/1/30 Undergraduate Research at UW-ParksideWe explore undergraduate research with a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and three UW-Parkside students who were recently honored for their outstanding research work. Dr. David Higgs, Professor of Biological Sciences, will be joined by Connor Alton, Mallory Farmer, and Magnus Schroeder.
2025-05-0147 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/30/25 Sy Montgomery and Temple GrandinFor the last day of National Autism Awareness Month, we are sharing a 2012 interview with best-selling author Sy Montgomery, talking about her book "Temple Grandin: How the girl who loved cows embranced Autism and changed the world." After that comes an excerpt from a 2006 interview with Temple Grandin herself, talking about her best-known book, "Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior." In the book, Grandin explains how her autism has actually enhanced her ability to understand the thinking of animals and how they see and move through the world.
2025-04-3046 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/29/25 Elizabeth Minnich "The Evil of Banality"Elizabeth Minnich discusses her remarkable new book "The Evil of Banality- On the Life and Death Importance of Thinking." At the heart of Minnich's book is an examination of the phenomenon of what she calls Extensive Evil, where many people allow some sort of evil to occur. American Slavery, the Holocaust, and the Genocide in Rwanda are three examples of Extensive Evil (as opposed to Intensive Evil, in which an evil act is perpetrated by an individual or small group of people. Minnich contends that it is when we live life thoughtlessly that we so easily become participants in...
2025-04-2948 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/28/25 Independent Lens: "Free for All"We preview an Independent Lens documentary airing tomorrow night titled "Free For All," which chronicles the history of public libraries in the United States and highlights some of the people who have figured most prominently in that history. The film also celebrates the many ways in which public libraries have been called upon to transform themselves in the 21st century and broaden what it means to be a public library.
2025-04-2848 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/27/25 J. Elder Robison "Look me in the Eye"For National Autism Awareness Month, we replay this 2007 conversation with J. Elder Robison, talking about his memoir "Look me in the eye: My Life with Aspberger's."
2025-04-2718 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/26/25 W. Bruce Cameron- "A Dog's Purpose"From 2010- W. B ruce Cameron talks about his best-selling novel "A Dog's Purpose
2025-04-2618 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/25/25 UW-P Orchestra/Racine Symphony/Head Over HeelsWe preview three different musical events happening this weekend: the University of Wisconsin-Parkside orchestra concert Saturday afternoon .... the Racine Symphony Orchestra Saturday night ..... and the musical "Head over Heels" at Carthage College.
2025-04-2546 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/24/25 Alexandra Zapruder "Salvaged Pages" (complete)For Holocaust Remembrance Day.... here is my complete interview with Alexandra Zapruder, author and editor of "Salvaged Pages: Young Persons' Diaries from the Holocaust."
2025-04-241h 20WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/24/25 Alexandra Zapruder: "Salvaged Pages"For Holocaust Remembrance Day - here is a portion of my 2002 interview with Alexandra Zapruder, author and editor of "Salvaged Pages: Young Persons' Diaries from the Holocaust." The book presents 15 diaries that are somewhat comparable to the famous diary of Anne Frank. Each of them offers a unique and compelling account of what it was like to live through those terrifying and tragic events.
2025-04-2448 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/23/25 Ross Benes "1999"Ross Benes talks about his newest book, "1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted our Bizarre Times." The book examines the dramatic emergence of the Jerry Springer Show, Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation, the video game Grand Theft Auto, and other examples of what Benes refers to as 'low culture.'
2025-04-2347 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/22/25 2 archival interviews for Earth DayIn honor of Earth Day ..... Part One: (from 2022) Carole Douglis, co-author (with Peter Fiekowsky) of "Climate Restoration: The Only Future That Will Sustain The Human Race." Part Two: (from 2024) Eric Schaeffer, founder and director of the Environmental Integrity Project, which monitors the work of the EPA.
2025-04-2248 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/21/25 Christian Patchell "I Put the 'Can' in Cancer"From 2012 - artist Christian Patchell talks about his book "I put the 'Can' in Cancer."
2025-04-2151 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/20/25 Gary Stamm on "Chopped"From 2015 ---- We speak with Gary Stamm, a well-known local actor in community theater productions both in Racine and Kenosha, and a frequent guest on the Morning Show. In this instance, we spoke with Gary Stamm about the experience of being a contestant on the Food Network program "Chopped" - a special episode in which all of the contestants were outstanding amateur chefs who were also grandfathers.
2025-04-2047 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/19/25 Ancient Gospels and the Modern ChurchFrom 2001- We speak with Dan Schowalter, a former member of the religion faculty at Carthage College- and three distinguished theology professors who came to Southeastern Wisconsin for an event titled "Ancient Gospels and the Modern Church" ..... J. Andrew Overman (Macalester College), Stephen Patterson (Willamette University), and Helmut Koester (Harvard University Divinity School.) Professor Koester passed away in 2016.
2025-04-1942 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/18/25 American Boy ChoirFrom 1999 - A conversation about the American Boy Choir, which at the time was one of the premiere choral organizations in the country. The guest, Greg Lyne, was a former member of the ensemble. (At the time of this interview, Mr. Lyne was on the staff of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America - which used to be in Kenosha.)
2025-04-1839 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/17/25 Poetry SpeaksIn honor of National Poetry Month, we are replaying a 2001 interview with Rebecca Presson Mosby, one of the editors of "Poetry Speaks" (from Source Books in Naperville, IL)- which includes a companion compact disk recording in which one can hear historic recordings of famous poets of the last century reciting their own poetry. (We play excerpts from it in the course of this interview.) Because of time constraints, we could only play an abridged version of the interview on today's Morning Show broadcast. This is the interview in its entirety.
2025-04-1755 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg3/16/25 Ron Cronovich on TariffsDr. Ron Cronovich, Professor of Economics at Carthage College, talks about Tariffs: What are they? How do they work? Are they good or bad? (Is that the right question to ask?) What is the primary motivation behind President Trump's policy on tariffs? What does it mean to have a Trade Deficit with another nation? Is that good or bad? What are the intended and unintended consequences of the sort of Trade War in which the United States is currently engaged?
2025-04-1747 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/15/25 Dr. Art CyrDr. Art Cyr, a member of the faculty of Carthage College - and a monthly visitor to the Morning Show - joins us to share his perspective on a variety of topics and concerns. In this particular conversation, we discuss President Trump and his tariff proposals .... Senator Chuck Schumer and his decision to work with Republicans to pass the stopgap spending bill one month ago that averted a government shutdown .... the removal of South Korea's president from office .... and the Trump administration's lack of success in organizing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
2025-04-1545 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/14/25 Ronald Gruner: "COVID Wars"Ronald Gruner talks about his fascinating new book COVID Wars: America's Struggle Over Public Health and Personal Freedom," which examines the painful divide in the American public over the COVID-19 pandemic and our national response to it. The book also examines how that same divisiveness was evident to varying degrees in past epidemics and pandemics as well.
2025-04-1447 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/13/25 "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?"From 2003- A discussion of the book "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites" with Richard Norton Smith, one of the contributors to the book.
2025-04-1339 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/12/25 "Chronically Happy"From 2013 .... Lori Hartwell discusses her book "Chronically Happy: Joyful Living in Spite of Chronic Living." Hartwell has lived for most of her life with chronic kidney disease. She is the founder and president of the Renal Support Network .... and co-host of "KidneyTalk," a biweekly webcast centered on issues related to CKD.
2025-04-1225 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/9/25 Kenosha Community FoundationWe speak with Amy Greil, executive director of the Kenosha Community Foundation, about the ongoing work of the KCF. Also in the conversation is John Kuehl, great nephew of local philanthropist Grace Kolakowski. Kuehl worked with Greil to set up a fund within the KCF to support the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra.
2025-04-1131 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/11/25 Nakeyda Haymer - Bigger than BasketballToday's Morning Show began with Nakeyda Haymer, Racine County Violent Crime Reduction Coordinator- and Wisconsin lead for the group Voices of Black Mothers United, which is comprised primarily of women who have lost children (or in the case of Ms. Haymer, her beloved brother) to gun violence. Haymer talks, among other things, about an event happening later today (Friday) in Racine called Bigger than Basketball- a basketball game involving local youths playing with local police officers as teammates.
2025-04-1123 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/1025 Root Pike River Restoration ProjectFor Kailyn Palomares's April visit to the Morning Show, we discuss the Pike River Restoration Project with Samanthan Kerkman, Kenosha County Executive .... Daniel Gashke, Vice Chair of the Kenosha County Board .... and Dave Giordano, Executive Director of Root Pike WIN.
2025-04-1046 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/9/25 "Next to Normal"BONUS - We speak with two musical theater graduate students at Carthage College, Lucas Burr and Chynna Chung, who are part of a production of the musical "Next to Normal" that is being performed this coming weekend at the Rhode Center for the Arts in downtown Kenosha. Lucas is the music director, Chynna is the costume designer, and both of them are in the cast.
2025-04-0911 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/8/25 Leslie Ehm: "Swagger"Leslie Ehm talks about her book "Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want." She is using the word 'swagger' a bit differently than we tend to use it in everyday speech. She sees it as an essential quality for making our way through the world successfully and joyously.
2025-04-0831 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/8/25 Mission: Invincible MarriageJason and Erica Redman talk about their book "Mission: Invincible Marriage- A Battle-Tested Guide to an Enduring Relationship." Jason Redman is a former Navy SEAL who was seriously injured during his deployment in Iraq. Their marriage endured through that incredibly difficult period.
2025-04-0816 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/7/25 Erin Brockovich- "Hot Water"From 2011- paralegal and environmental activist Erin Brockovich talks about the novel "Hot Water" that she co-authored with C.J. Lyons.
2025-04-0708 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/7/25 Don Winslow "The Force"From 2017 - best-selling author Don Winslow talks about his novel "The Force."
2025-04-0715 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg2/4/25 Frank McGrath and the Eaton WildfireFrank McGrath (nephew of WGTD News Director Dave McGrath) talks about the horrific Eaton Wildfire that tore through their community (Altadena, California) and destroyed most of the homes in town, including their own. There is a GoFundMe account that has been set up for Frank and his family: https://gofund.me/59defcdd - and of course, many such funds have been set up for many others who have suffered similar losses.
2025-02-0448 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg12/16/24 Berg Christmas at the RTGIn a startling role reversal, Gregory Berg is the guest .... interviewed by his longtime colleague Dave McGrath, WGTD news director - talking about the next Signature Spotlight Concert at the Racine Theater Guild which is co-hosted by Greg and his wife Kathy ..... called a Berg Christmas Special. Some family members as well as some of Greg's former voice students will be joining in what will be an evening of both secular and sacred Christmas music.
2024-12-1628 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg8/9/24 KPL Kids at the Uptown LoftsToday's Morning Show is a walk-thru tour of KPL Kids at Uptown Lofts .... the newest addition to the Kenosha Public Library system. It's a beautiful, state-of-the-art children's library in the heart of the Uptown neighborhood. This interview will also be available for viewing on WGTD's Facebook page and website. (My thanks to Scott Nelson for his technical assistance.) Our three tour guides: Heather Thompson, Head of Youth and Family Services .... Shawn Wolf, Learning Coordinator ... and Kahlil Griffin, Branch Manager.
2024-08-0945 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg7/15/24 Kevin McDougall Interview (unabridged)Here is the complete interview that WGTD general manager David Cole recorded with Kevin McDougall, sales manager for 5K, the organization that manages Memorial Hall and Festival Park in Racine. The latter was the venue chosen for Donald Trump's visit to Racine last month. This interview, which explores just some of what goes into the planning of such a visit from a security perspective, was recorded shortly after news broke about the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania at a campaign event not unlike the event in Racine.
2024-07-1516 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg7/15/24 Professor Jerald Mast - Revised / UpdatedWe spent most of Monday's Morning Show with Dr. Jerald Mast, Professor of Political Science at Carthage. The program begins with an interview recorded Sunday afternoon in which he reflects on the tragic incident in Butler, Pennsylvania. After that is a brief conversation between WGTD general manger David Cole and Kevin McDougall, who is sales manager for 5K, the organization that oversees Memorial Hall and Festival Park in Racine. The latter was the venue for Donald Trump's visit to Racine last month. They talk about what goes into the organizing of such an event, especially from a security point...
2024-07-1548 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg6/2024 Linda Flashinski "In what light there is"From 2015: Linda Flashinski talks about her book "In what light there is," a collection of some of the essays she wrote for her column of the same name that was published for a number of years in the Racine Journal Times. Linda is known to many WGTD listeners as a very capable co-host of our weekend program "Education Matters" as well as a limited series titled "Heroes in our midst." For many years, she worked for the Racine Unified School District.
2024-06-2047 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg5/20/24 Dave Cole on WGTD's format changesDave Cole, general manger of WGTD, discusses the format and schedule changes for WGTD and Wisconsin Public Radio that go into effect today.
2024-05-2018 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg4/10/24 WPR President Sarah AshworthSarah Ashworth, director of Wisconsin Public Radio, talks about the changes in WPR's operation that were announced yesterday - and the impact of those changes on the listeners of WGTD. WPR's two networks are being renamed and realigned. WGTD will become part of WPR News. The changes go into effect on May 20th. (More information about the changes is available at wpr.org/new.)
2024-04-1030 minWGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg2/13/24 From Curiosity to Science (2019)Five years ago this month (Feb. 2019) a fascinating exhibit opened at the Kenosha Public Museum titled "From Curiosity to Science." This interview was done shortly before the exhibit opened. The guests were Dan Joyce, who at the time was the museum's executive director, and Nancy Mathews, a longtime member of the museum staff who was largely responsible for the creation of this exhibit. Nancy was a frequent guest on the Morning Show over the years, and this interview is being replayed in her memory. (The exhibit was specifically mentioned in the interview that was broadcast today on the Morning...
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WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S3 E7 HIDE YOUR NUTSABOUT THIS PODCAST: HIDE YOUR NUTS CARD GAME: The game of attacking, cracking and stealing your friends' nuts!!
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ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for...
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ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your h...
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST: In this crazy world of dating I can't think of a better time to talk about dating horror stories then on Valentines day 😂
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a di...
2022-02-1445 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S3 E4 DATING SITES SUCKABOUT THIS PODCAST: let's talk about the crazy world of relationships and how to even get into a healthy one.....IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE?!
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a different take on all the ho...
2022-02-0129 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S3 E3 DATING, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, DATING....OH MY, PART 1ABOUT THIS PODCAST: let's talk about the crazy world of relationships and how to even get into healthy one.....IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE?!
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a different take on all the hot top...
2022-01-2528 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S3 E2 DATING, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, DATING....OH MYABOUT THIS PODCAST: let's talk about the crazy world of relationships and how to even get into healthy one.
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a different take on all the hot topics today. Not everything is bl...
2022-01-1914 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S3 E1 I GOT RONA AND RONA EMPATHY FATIGUEABOUT THIS PODCAST:
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ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? W...
2022-01-1036 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E12 EV's Yay or NayThe views on this podcast are those of the host only and the host makes no guarantees expressed or implied regarding any products mentioned.
ABOUT THIS PODCAST: In December of 2020, I purchased my first fully electric vehicle and it was a Tesla. Since my purchase I have been inundated with questions, comments and a ton of concerns. Is Tesla, EV's the way to go? Listen as I give my honest opinion on Tesla and EV's in general.
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2021-12-2732 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E11 MAKING MONEY, USING YOUR CARThe views on this podcast are those of the host only and the host makes no guarantees expressed or implied of any monies that you can make.
ABOUT THIS PODCAST: With all the great ways to make extra money out there, especially with your car, which is the best for you? Freddy Mak has over 6yrs experience in ride sharing and has experimented with DoorDash and Instacart. Listen How he dissects each of these ways to make money. Freddy Mak is happy to pass on his knowledge and experience for you to make a educated decision on which...
2021-12-2219 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E10 Alex's Arcade, a foundation for children with cancer.ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Alex's Arcade founded by James & Nancy Craven in 2014. Inspired by their son Alex, who at the age of 12 was diagnosed with Stage 4 Diffuse Large B cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the bone on Monday April 4th, 2011.
Join Adam, Vice President of Alex's Arcade, and myself as we talk about Alex and his long road in beating cancer.
For more information on how to donate and volunteer, email Alex's Arcade at info@alexsarcade.org
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2021-12-1743 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD E2 S9 SEGER!!! A FEEL GOOD STORY!!!ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Back in September 2017, Bob Seger and the Silver bullet band performed the last concert ever to be played at the palace and it was probably one of his best performances ever. I knew that this was going to be a very special day. Besides taking pictures to memorialize that day, I came up with a creative idea In which I was told that I have to get this autograph by Bob Seger, I thought to myself shit (true Seger fans will know what that means lol), how can I get this done. Check out...
2021-12-1311 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD SE E8 THE REPUBLICANS TRICKLE DOWN THEORY IS WORKING AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ECONOMYABOUT THIS PODCAST:
I’m sure you all heard about that nine-year-old who accidentally killed the instructor. I would like to say, that I’m sure that he was a top notch instructor, and he also served our country. what I don’t understand though is why any instructor would teach a nine-year-old to shoot a Uzi, I just don’t understand. Shouldn’t they be home playing hide and seek, playing with dolls, hanging out with their friends, making popcorn and watching a stupid movie, instead the parents took their nine-year-old to a gun range to shoot an Uzi....
2021-12-0635 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E7 GUNS VS MASKS, OXFORD STRONGABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Someday republicans will be just as obsessed about mass shootings as they are about masks!!
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT:
Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a different take on all the hot topics t...
2021-12-0248 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E6 THE JUDGE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SHITTENHOUSE ACQUITTALABOUT THIS PODCAST:
So, a lot of people have a different opinion on why Shittenhouse got acquitted. Some say the defense did an awesome job and the prosecution did a crappy job. Some say the jury was persuaded by the judges bias. I say hogwash. I believe I know exactly why Shittenhouse got acquitted. Hear me out and let me know what you think.
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Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who...
2021-11-211h 01
Inside The Rittenhouse TrialThe VerdictAttorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts on Kyle Rittenhouse being found not guilty of all charges and the likelihood Rittenhouse could face federal charges by the Department of Justice. This is our final episode. Thank you for listening and sharing the podcast. “Inside the Rittenhouse Trial” was a production of WGTD.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-2006 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialJury Deliberations - Day 3Attorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts on any criminal liability MSNBC might face as a result of a freelance producer following a jury bus. Also, Bob shares the potential scenario in which a hung jury on some counts could still result in a conviction.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1906 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialJury Deliberations - Day 2As deliberations continue, Attorney Bob Sfasciotti shares where he believes the jury might be headed and the most likely scenario this case will be appealed.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1806 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialJury Deliberations - Day 1Attorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts on jury deliberations thus far and what he would tell Kyle Rittenhouse now if he were a client. Also, Bob shares what side he believes should be worried if deliberations continue later in the week.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1706 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialClosing Arguments and Self DefenseAttorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts on closing arguments and what he believes are the core elements of the “Self-defense” jury instruction.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1606 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E5 “Freddy, I don’t even know what love is”ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
This podcast is dedicated to a very special person that was once in my life. This special person once said to me “Freddy, I don’t even know what love is. And knowing her story, I actually understand why. So I’m here to answer the age old question, what is love? Would love to get your views, please subscribe, hit the notification button and leave a comment.
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Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent...
2021-11-1544 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialJury InstructionsAttorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts on what the inclusion of lesser charges signals about the State’s case and his opinion on what is going on in the minds of jurors as they head in for closing arguments Monday.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1504 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialThe Defense Rests..As the evidence portion of the trial comes to an end, Attorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts on the state of the case and what he would consider a victory for the defense. Also, what would have happened had some incidents been admitted as evidence?Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1204 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialKyle Rittenhouse TestifiesAttorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts on a Wednesday filled with fireworks as Kyle Rittenhouse testified and the defense called for a mistrial.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1104 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialThe State Rests...The Defense BeginsAttorney Bob Sfasciotti shares where he believes the State went wrong during Tuesday's testimony of Dr. Doug Kelley from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office and whether or not both sides have been prepared for this case.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-1004 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialGaige Grosskreutz TestifiesDuring the fifth day of testimony Monday, Gaige Grosskreutz testified that he didn’t intend to shoot Rittenhouse when he confronted him with his gun. He did however admit he pointed his gun in Rittenhouse's direction. Attorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his analysis of the testimony.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-0904 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E4 TRUMPLICANS ARE WINNING, AGAIN!!ABOUY THIS PODCAST:
Who is sick and tired of fighting hard to get Democrats into office only to find out they really don't have your back?
When will they actually start fighting back and tell the Republicans where they can stick their lies?
When will they grow a spine?
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Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it a...
2021-11-0733 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialWeek 1 Wrap UpAs week one ends, a major question remains: Will Kyle Rittenhouse take the stand? Attorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his thoughts. Also, Bob discusses what he believes both the State and Defense have done right and wrong thus far.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily UpdatesFollow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-0604 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialDay Four TestimonyIn a rare move, a juror was dismissed for making a joke regarding the shooting of Jacob Blake. Attorney Bob Sfasciotti shares his analysis of the news and more. Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily Updates Follow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-0504 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialDay Three TestimonyGraphic video evidence was shown to the jury in full for the first time on Wednesday. Attorney Bob Sfasciotti breaks down how crucial video is to this case and why some of it could be disregarded as hearsay the way it was presented.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily Updates Follow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-0404 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E3 HOW TO SILENCE A GLOBAL WARMING DENIER IN THEIR TRACKSABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Does it make you cringe that people actually don’t believe that humans have have a negative effect on the environment? Well, Freddy Mak has a way to stop them in their tracks. Listen how it takes a simple analogy to get them to scratch their heads and perhaps believe that humans are actually impacting the environment in a negative way.
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Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who...
2021-11-0323 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialOpening StatementsThis case has done the seemingly impossible, it appears to have gotten more complicated. Attorney Bob Sfasciotti breaks down why that is and where he believes the state of play is on the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse.Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily Updates Follow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-0304 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialJury SelectionMany said it couldn't be done. In just under 10 hours the final 20 jurors (12 main and 8 alternates) have been selected in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Attorney Bob Sfasciotti breaks down what goes into jury selection and why the jurors have a right to be scared about this case. Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily Updates Follow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-11-0204 minInside The Rittenhouse TrialThe PreviewAs the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial commences in just a few days host Troy McDonald and attorney Bob Sfasciotti preview the trial and what the biggest pitfalls could be for both the prosecution and the defense. New Episodes Daily. Subscribe/Follow the Podcast For Daily Updates Follow WGTD at Facebook.com/WGTDFM For Full Reports on the Case Visit WGTD.org
2021-10-2704 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E2 HOW THE MEDIA IS STEALING CHRISTMASABOUT THIS PODCAST:
It looks like the media is trying to convince us to go out and spend our hard earned money right now because supposedly there is going to be nothing left for the holiday season, or are they in cahoots with big corporations to get us to spend our money right now for their supposed losses during the pandemic.
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Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still l...
2021-10-2639 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S2 E1 HOW TO "TALK" TO ANTI-VAXXERSABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Are you exhausted talking to anti-vaxxers? I sure am!! I found a great solution on how to talk to them. Let me know what you think.
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT:
Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Ge...
2021-10-1841 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S1 E4 Maher, YOU need to learn YOUR historyABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Bill, I love your show and watch it regularly. You asked your watchers to learn their history when it comes to the Palestinian/Israeli "conflict", well Bill, YOU need to learn YOUR history!!
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Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Jo...
2021-06-2643 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S1 E3 Is Joe Biden really a humanitarianABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Is Joe Biden really a humanitarian.
What makes someone a humanitarian.
Freddy Mak has an interesting take on Joe.
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT:
Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a...
2021-06-2530 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S1 E2 YES BILL, YOU CAN LEARN FROM INSTAGRAMABOUT THIS PODCAST:
20 MISLEADING COMMENTS/LIES BY BILL MAHER
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Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a different take on all the hot topics today. Not everything is black and white with Freddy Ma...
2021-06-1737 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD S1 E1 4,000ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
I turned down a $4,000 job because of what a customer said to me. Did I do the right thing? Subscribe, hit the notification button and leave a comment.
ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT:
Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks a...
2021-05-3041 minWE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT!!!WGTD INTRO SEASON 1ABOUT WE GOTTA TALK DAMMIT: Can Freddy Mak figure it all out? Freddy Mak, a moderate liberal, raised Muslim, landscaper, Real Estate Agent, ride share driver, divorced father of 3 who is still looking for love, is just trying to figure it all out. Can he? Well, he thinks he can, and he is looking for your help. Join him as he talks about EVERYTHING!!! Get ready for a different take on all the hot topics today. Not everything is black and white with Freddy Mak. Buckle up!!!
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