The Lee Rayburn Show

It can be challenging to stick with a physical activity program when results don't come as fast you'd like or expect. We talk with our physical therapists about how long you should expect to do therapy or exercise to have an impact on your body and your life.

Gardening during the pandemic has become a very popular hobby. One that is putting pressure on businesses who produce and sell seeds and plants. We talk about how to make sure you get what you need to plant your garden this year.

Sub-zero weather can cause problems that we don’t normally see in our homes. We talk with our home improvement expert on how to prevent pipes from freezing, what to do about ice dams and what precautions you need to take to avoid other winter weather related issues.

Small farmers do a lot to ensure the health and safety of their customers and employees. We talk about the methods they use and how they’ve dealt with the COVID-19 virus.

Access to good food is a problem for many. We talk about an organization in Manitowoc Country that has met this challenge head on by not only providing good food, but the opportunity to grow, cook, and share it.

A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are finding new ways to make cancer cells more susceptible to attack by the body’s own immune system. We talk about this breakthrough research and what it could mean for the future of cancer treatment.

More than half of men over the age of 50 will experience symptoms of an enlarged prostate. We talk about a minimally invasive laser-surgery procedure that helps eliminate those symptoms, with results lasting much longer than traditional methods.

We talk about how technology is impacting this next phase of the coronavirus pandemic regarding contact tracing, testing, and vaccine distribution. We also learn about efforts to get more girls and women participating in computer science education programs.

We warm up a cold winter weekend by talking about how to care for orchids and other tropical plants. Our guests from the Olbrich Botanical Gardens also tell us about the new orchid display in the garden’s conservatory.

Many Wisconsinites are receiving debit cards instead of direct deposits of their Economic Impact Payments. We talk about how that works and also look at the top scams from last month.