The Lee Rayburn Show

The Energy Fair in Custer, WI has been around for 30 years. We take a look at its history and talk about this year's activities with our guests from the event.

We are celebrating Drinking Water Week by talking about how vital it is to our everyday lives. We also look at ways you can help protect and preserve this valuable resource.

The unofficial garage and estate sale season is underway. How do you know if what you buy is worth what you spend? We talk with an antiques appraiser about ways to determine the value of items.

Even though she was never convicted, Lizzie Borden is notorious for killing her parents with an axe. We look at why we remember her and the grisly murders and what the trial was like, with the author of a new book.

With its fog, ancient cemeteries and deserted villages, Ireland is the perfect setting for a mystery novel. We talk about what goes into creating a page-turning mystery, including the research, backdrop and other story elements.

Using native plants in your garden has a lot of pluses, including attracting bees and other pollinators. We talk about what plants will work for your garden with our native plant expert from the UW-Madison Arboretum.

The first two weeks of May are prime viewing season for migratory birds. We’ll talk to our guest about what birds are arriving to Wisconsin, how and where to spot them, how to attract them to your yard and how to recognize their calls.

Spring can be a pretty noisy and active time for Wisconsin wildlife. We talk with a wildlife specialist about frog songs, turkey hunting, how to coexist with bears and the status of elk in our state.

Of all the problems faced by kids in the foster care system, being separated from a sibling is one of the hardest. We talk about a camp that’s specifically designed to reunite brothers and sisters who have become separated in foster care.

We make a deep dive into shipwrecks, connecting them with stories about the frontier, the environment, immigration, politics, technology and industry. We talk with a historian and maritime archeologist, who's also the author of a new book on the subject.