The Lee Rayburn Show

Lots to do in the garden in the spring! UW Extension Outreach Specialist Bruce Spangenberg is back to help you with your questions. In the last half hour of the show we take a look at Wisconsin’s Pawpaw Project.

Wisconsin registered home inspector John Freiburger is back to talk about the factors you should consider before starting work on your home’s roof and siding. Then, we talk with two hockey coaches about their teams’ national titles. We hear from Jackie Crum of UW-Madison and Joe Cranston of UW-River Falls.

Our outdoor writers consider the challenges facing Wisconsin's new DNR Secretary, impact of federal layoffs on the state's management of natural resources, and look forward to the spring hunting and fishing seasons.

First, we cover movement disorders, and focus on Parkinson’s disease, with neurologist Dr. Laura Buyan-Dent of UW Health. Then, it’s all about shingles and how to prevent them with Dr. Laura Felley from Emplify Health in La Crosse.

First we talk about how to improve your sleep habits with psychologist Dr. Rick Blackburn. Then author Lynne Peeples shares what she learned while writing "The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms."

We look at how to bring in more pollinators to your garden and community. Then we switch to advice on spring pruning and planting.

Michelle Reinen and Michael Domke of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection join us again to talk about recent scams they’re uncovering. Then, we talk about the Circus World Historic Site in Baraboo with Georgia Stephenson and Jennifer Cronk.

Birds, amphibians, large predators and their babies all come out in springtime, explain our guests, two UW-Extension wildlife specialists. Then, we talk to a filmmaker and Wisconsin native about his Tomah-area film project.

First, we talk about beekeeping ahead of the Chippewa Valley Bee Expo with Drew Kaiser of Kaiserson Bee Company of Eau Claire, and Emily Sydow, the 2025 Wisconsin Honey Queen. Then, we hear about winemaking from Philippe and Celine Coquard of Wollersheim Winery and Distillery in Prairie du Sac.

We talk to the author of a new book on the history and myths of lumberjacks in the Northwoods. Then, the Weather Guys return to make sense of the wide variety of weather we’re experiencing in Wisconsin.