The Lee Rayburn Show

We welcome Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane to talk about what's new at WPR and take a look at special programing and upcoming listener events.

Many people have had their email or social media accounts hacked. We talk with our tech expert about what to do if this happens to you and how to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Arboretums are wonderful places to learn about plants and gardening. We talk about native plants and upcoming events with our guest, the Senior Outreach Specialist in the Wisconsin Native Plant Garden at the UW-Madison Arboretum.

Fall is football season and that means it’s also tailgating season. Our grill master guests share ideas for taking your grilling game to a whole new level.

The fiddle and dance traditions of Norway are the topics of the latest Chloe Ellefson mystery. We talk with the author about her research and the influence of Norwegian immigrants in Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of Kathleen Ernst. Hardanger Fiddle from the Hardanger Folk Museum collection

Autumn in Wisconsin is the perfect time to get outdoors. Our guests talk about opportunities to enjoy the season in our state through birding, hunting, field trips and more.

High school football in Wisconsin looks a lot different now than it did in the past. We get an update on the changes, from adjustments to less contact during practice to social media impacting the ways coaches and athletes communicate, and the upcoming statewide conference realignment in 2020.

Fall means football, and UW-Whitewater has an impressive record. We talk with the head coach of the Warhawks about the team’s big wins and incredible record over the years, and look ahead to what’s in store for them this season.

Bees have been a part on earth for more than 125 million years. We talk about the natural history of bees and the long relationship between man and bee and what it has brought to our world with a biologist and award-winning author.

Did you know beavers create habitat for countless species? We talk to an author about how beavers have shaped our world, and how they can help save it.