Many people are now enjoying products made from trees removed from the urban landscape. The wood is being used for products that range from furniture to flooring to art. We talk about the "Urban Wood" movement with our guests.

Are the food choices you’ve made for your pet actually hurting them? We talk with a veterinarian about taurine issues and the risk of dogs - and people - getting salmonella from pig ear treats.

The flooding seemed endless on the Mississippi this year, we talk about the damage with the editor of a magazine based in the region. We also discuss the booming white pelican population and other birds that call the driftless area home.

Take a road trip this summer without leaving home! A bookstore owner take us from Paris to Maine to South Africa and back with 10 new summer books, set in 10 different places.

Irises have been a staple in gardens for centuries. We focus on these beautiful plants and learn about growing them, making them happy and all the different cultivars that are available.

The American Players Theater in Spring Green is celebrating its 40th summer. Today, it attracts more than 110,000 people from around the country and has earned a national reputation for presenting theater of the highest quality. We talk about what it takes to maintain and continue to grow this unusual theater in the woods.

During World War II, the B-17 was among the most modern aircraft in the U.S. arsenal. Today, less than 15 can take to the air. We talk with a pilot who has flown the plane about the impact it made on the outcome of the war and why it’s important to keep them flying.

Call them sand flies, gnats, biting midges or no-see-ums, those tiny swarming black flies had a really good spring this year. We speak with an entomologist about why the black flies were such a problem and when they will finally be gone.

How do we as a society talk about the choice to not have kids? We investigate the “childfree" choice and learn about the history and growing movement of adults choosing to forgo parenthood.

What do you do when you retire from 28 years as a decorated Milwaukee firefighter? You write about it. We get a firsthand account of life as a firefighter through the eyes of a rookie who finds himself in the city after growing up on a farm.