We aren’t the only ones who might need a little encouragement to get through a long Wisconsin winter. Our homes need extra attention too. As the temperatures drop, our registered home inspector John Freiburger is here to tell you how to winterize your home for maximum comfort and efficiency.

Former ranger Jim Buchholz writes a nearly 500-page guidebook to Wisconsin state parks and forests. Then, from UW-Madison’s Agriculture Institute, Heidi Johnson and Steven Hall explain how farmers are getting more of the help they need.

First, we look back on a century of surgery and innovation at UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health with surgeons Dr. Rebecca Minter and Dr. Michael Bentz. Then, we talk about how to improve your sleep habits with psychologist Dr. Rick Blackburn.

TikTok and Bluesky users see the platforms threatened with a ban and growing fast, respectively. Then, we get advice for reducing the trash generated by unwrapped presents and uneaten food over the holidays.

Gardening expert Diana Alfuth is back to talk about why it’s important to fertilize your soil in a balanced way. Then Laura Jull tells us how to select a tree.

Michelle Reinen and Michael Domke of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection join us again to talk about the latest scams their department is investigating. Plus, how to budget for the holidays with Clare Dahl, a financial educator with UW-Madison Division of Extension in Dane County.

Why you shouldn’t stay indoors this winter: There’s too much outdoors to experience. Then, we talk about snowy owls making their way from the Arctic Circle to Wisconsin.

First, Daniel Goldin of Boswell Book Company is back to share his that will delight you and your loved ones. Then, Megan Schliesman and Tessa Michaelson Schmidt of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center tell us their picks for the best children’s books.

We’re joined by two lighthouse historians featured in a new PBS Wisconsin documentary. Then we talk to the editor of “Our Wisconsin” magazine about the December/January issue.

We dig into the history of two very different species. The beautiful orchid – fought over, hunted and rare. The hearty bean – basic, a sustainer of civilizations and grown […]