The Lee Rayburn Show

First, author Craig Handel joins us to talk about his book “The Sodfather: An Extraordinary Journey in the Shadows of Sports’ Greatest Fields.” Then, we get updates about the Milwaukee […]

We hear how Wisconsin residents create state historical markers from Fitzie Heimdahl, coordinator of the program. Then, we’re joined by Reggie McLeod, editor and publisher of Big River Magazine, to […]

Herb expert, Erin Presley is back to talk about growing herbs and update us on what’s happening at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Then we talk with Steve Stoeveken, owner of […]

We talk about the history of Halloween with author Lisa Morton. Then, artist and filmmaker Kelly Kirshtner joins to take us deeper in the genre of horror films.

With artificial light increasingly disrupting the life cycles of plants and animals, author Leigh Ann Henion advocates for more darkness. Then, we talk about the vexing problem of jumping worms […]

First, we talk about how to grow and carve pumpkins, big and small. Our guests are farmer Shannon Engel and carver Carli Ihde. Then it’s time to talk about language, […]

How well do Social Security cost-of-living adjustments offset rising housing costs and inflation? And is climate policy adequately guided by science? Social Security researcher Karen Holden and the Weather Guys […]

Our bird population is in decline. In the first hour of the show we talk about one way to help our fine feathered friends – creating a landscape where they […]

We talk with author Hannah Morrissey about her novel, “When I’m Dead.” It’s our final book club selection of the year. Then, Detective Craig Brey of the Green Bay Police […]

A leading authority on federal historic preservation explains how project reviews could be eased to address other needs. Then, state and federal ecologists share their concerns for neonic pesticides.