The deadline to pay 2024 taxes isn’t until April, but preparation begins now. Then, we talk about the life skills many of us may wish we were taught as a teenager.

Short days and long nights call for cheery plants and hot cups of tea. Tovah Martin is back to talk about caring for holiday plants and we talk to tea expert Christine Parks about growing your own tea plant.

On a special edition of our Book Club series, we hear book recommendations from our fellow colleagues at WPR, like Kate Archer Kent and Rob Ferrett. And we’ll release our selections for our 2025 Book Club.

A legislative committee votes to allow a sandhill crane hunt and help for farmers seeing crane-crop damage. Then, agrivoltaic research finds ways for agriculture and solar farms to converge.

First, Anne Sayers, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, joins to share her list of the top festivals and places to go in the state this winter. Then, author Cari Taylor-Carlson talks about her new book “Milwaukee Walks: An Insider’s Guide to 35 Historic Neighborhood Walks and Hidden Hikes.”

Neck pain is a common and often debilitating issue, leading to headaches and sleepless nights for sufferers. Causes range from traumatic injury to anxiety, and treatments differ accordingly.

We talk with gardening expert Lis Friemoth about her Twelve Days of Gifting list. It includes things to make gardening easier and things to make you feel as pampered as your garden.

We aren’t the only ones who might need a little encouragement to get through a long Wisconsin winter. Our homes need extra attention too. As the temperatures drop, our registered home inspector John Freiburger is here to tell you how to winterize your home for maximum comfort and efficiency.

Former ranger Jim Buchholz writes a nearly 500-page guidebook to Wisconsin state parks and forests. Then, from UW-Madison’s Agriculture Institute, Heidi Johnson and Steven Hall explain how farmers are getting more of the help they need.

First, we look back on a century of surgery and innovation at UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health with surgeons Dr. Rebecca Minter and Dr. Michael Bentz. Then, we talk about how to improve your sleep habits with psychologist Dr. Rick Blackburn.