WDUN Morning Show

Chris Brady, author of "The Bitcoin Bride", discusses how this form of currency could be used by governments in the future to avoid financial sanctions such as the ones being imposed on Russia.

Robert Mazur worked undercover to help bring down Pablo Escobar's Medellin drug cartel. Coming out of cover he emerged with a half-million dollar price on his head. That didn't keep him from going undercover again in Panama. Mazur took time on Maine Street to share his experiences which he shares in great detail in his book "The Betrayal." Are we winning the drug war? What should we be doing in the fight that we're not? Mazur answered these and others during his time with us.

Foreign policy expert Dr. Frank Sorrentino shares background on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What does Russia want? What needs to happen? What could be the likely outcome? Dr. Sorrentino offers answers in his visit to Maine Street.

Frank Norton Jr. stopped by Maine Street to offer some advice designed to help those wanting to sell their homes and not leave money on the table.

Dr. Bob Nelson, a leading authority on employee recognition and engagement, talks about the relationship between fun and productivity in the workplace. Employees rank "fun" at the top of the list at the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America as what they like about where they work.

Professional musician Brendan Slocumb has become a best selling author thanks to the pandemic. The result is "The Violin Conspiracy". Brendan stopped by Maine Street to discuss his first book which is part mystery, part social commentary and an excellent read.

Susan Jonusas joined us on Maine Street from the U.K. to talk about the Bender family of the American Frontier. She chronicles their gruesome story in her book "Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Family Killer Family on the American Frontier."

Watching any crime drama makes you think the technique of profiling to catch a killer has always been around. Not so as Ron Franscell explained on a visit to Maine Street. Ron's book "Shadowman: AN Elusive Psycho Killer and the Birth of FBI Profiling" talks about the baffling case that helped bring this tool into use.

John Di Lemme discusses how some social media is "fact checking" stories on inflation and the economy. Di Lemme stopped by Maine Street to share his thoughts on Capitalism, small business and why America needs to get back to the basics. Di Lemme has worked with hundreds of business owners and entrepreneurs to grow their business. His book is "Making Capitalism Great Again-How to Maximize America's Booming Economy Plus the ABCs of Socialism Versus Capitalism."

Dr. Megan Kate Nelson talks about how Yellowstone National Park came to be. Beautiful now and beautiful then, but not without controversy when the idea was brought before Congress. Nelson's book "Saving Yellowstone" takes a close look at how this national treasure came to be and the reasons not everyone was excited about it.