The Lee Rayburn Show

We chat with Dr. Erik Brodt, one of the co-founders of a clothing company that celebrates Native American style. Then, we get advice from Green Bay-based personal stylist Stephanie Taylor. Finally, tax professional Mary Mellem returns to remind you to file ahead of the Oct. 15 extended deadline.

It took four years to compile and unify, but a new global checklist of birds, the AviList, recognizes 11,131 bird species in the world and attempts to settle decades of debate over how species are defined.

We start by talking about the music of the Vietnam War and how soldiers and civilians alike connected with songs while continents apart. Our guests are the writer Doug Bradley and historian Craig Werner. Then, we cover the book “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine” with author and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin.

UW-Madison students and researchers find automation apps ripe for hacking and abuse. Then, we talk about the drop off in drinking by Americans. Then, we talk about the recent flooding in Milwaukee with the Weather Guys.

We talk with the UW Extension’s fruit experts about getting your best harvest. We also look into one of the last visible links to Wisconsin’s beet sugar industry.

We talk about the novel “The Business Trip” with author and longtime journalist Jessie Garcia. Then, Dr. Jake Behrens joins us as we dispel myths about ADHD and talk about diagnosis and treatments for adults.

Entomologist Phil Pellitteri returns to help us deal with insect pests. Then, we talk about citizen-scientist wildlife monitoring. Then, we meet the new director of The Arb.

Christina Ward, an author and certified Master Food Preserver for Milwaukee County, shares how to preserve your summer harvest. Then, we talk about soil health with Jamie Patton of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Conservation Service. Finally, we chat about the Brewers with podcast hosts Ryan Topp and Paul Noonan.

In some studies, the placebo effect is as effective as actual treatment for pain. We talk to two physical therapists about why that might be. Then, we talk to the author of a new book about the history of the Erie Canal.

Record setting rain has left many gardens under water. We talk with UW Extension horticulturist Vijai Pandian about how to save your plants. We also get an update from the Arboretum’s Native Plant Garden Curator Susan Carpenter.