The Lee Rayburn Show

WPR director Mike Crane and Noah Ovshinsky, Interim Senior Content Director join us to talk about staffing changes and openings, our upcoming fall membership drive, as well as some new weekend programming. We also learn about a new WPR podcast slated to drop near the end of the month.

Facebook has just released their new smart glasses designed by Ray-Ban that allow you to take photos hands free. We talk about this newest iteration of glasses tech and talk through some things to keep in mind if you're laptop shopping this back-to-school season.

There are lots of options besides mums for fall color and interest. We talk with our expert about plants that make a splash at this time of the year. We also talk about easy and useful roses for the average homeowner.

If you’ve been doing work on your home in the last year you may have noticed scarcity and delay in getting some materials. We talk about how this problem is affecting builders, contractors, and homeowners.

We take a closer look at two bird families that are familiar to most in Wisconsin and worldwide. We also look at fall migration, bird feeders, and how to ID the birds you see.

The Milwaukee Brewers have had a great season so far. We talk to a Milwaukee sports reporter about what’s working well and what postseason may look like.

We talk with WPR sports reporter Megan Hart about Badger football and volleyball and preview the Packers’ opener.

After years of planning and fundraising, the Miracle League of Dane County hosted their first season this summer. We check in with their executive director to see how things went and what to expect next year.

Cooking traditional foods connects us to our roots. We talk to the author of a cookbook that celebrates her Sri Lankan heritage.

Our world is filled with strange, bizarre and weird things. We talk to the editor of a National Geographic Kids book about some of them, and find out what goes into making a book kids will love to read.