The Larry Meiller Show
Wisconsin Public Radio
Join host Larry Meiller every weekday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on The Ideas Network stations as he discusses environmental and consumer issues, gardening and helpful "how-to" topics with his guests.
Location:
Madison, MI
Networks:
Wisconsin Public Radio
Description:
Join host Larry Meiller every weekday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on The Ideas Network stations as he discusses environmental and consumer issues, gardening and helpful "how-to" topics with his guests.
Twitter:
@LMeillerShow
Language:
English
Contact:
800-642-1234
Email:
talk@wpr.org
Episodes
New versions of classic Christmas tunes, Santa at the studio
12/24/2024
First, we hear newer recordings of familiar Christmas songs. Author and podcast host Tom Wilmeth returns to take us through the years. At noon, it’s a special visit from Santa and an elf named Jingle. They will be ready to hear what Wisconsin’s kids want for Christmas at the number 800-642-1234 or email talk@wpr.org.
Duration:01:38:59
Tax season prep, and learning adult skills
12/23/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:20
Garden Talk: How to take care of your holiday plants; Growing your own tea – inside
12/20/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:10
WPR staff suggests books
12/19/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:20
Sandhill crane committee supports hunting, and solar farms can accommodate crops
12/18/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:04
Where to go in Wisconsin this winter, Walks to take in Milwaukee’s historic neighborhoods
12/17/2024
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.”
Duration:01:39:07
Physical therapy: Finding relief from neck pain
12/16/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:07
Garden Talk: 2024 gifts for gardeners
12/13/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:07
Check It Twice: A Winter Do-To List for Your Home
12/12/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:20
Ex-ranger writes state parks guidebook, and UW-Extension ‘ag agents’ evolve
12/11/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:27
Health: History of surgery at UW; Getting healthy sleep
12/10/2024
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.
Duration:01:39:20
Social media ups and downs, reducing holiday trash
12/9/2024
TikTok and Bluesky users see the platforms threatened with a ban and growing fast, respectively. Then, we get advice for reducing the trash generated by unwrapped presents and uneaten food over the holidays.
Duration:01:39:03
Garden Talk: Feeding your garden; Selecting the best Christmas tree
12/6/2024
Gardening expert Diana Alfuth is back to talk about why it’s important to fertilize your soil in a balanced way. Then Laura Jull tells us how to select a tree.
Duration:01:39:11
DATCP on holiday scams; Budgeting your money this gift-giving season
12/5/2024
Michelle Reinen and Michael Domke of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection join us again to talk about the latest scams their department is investigating. Plus, how to budget for the holidays with Clare Dahl, a financial educator with UW-Madison Division of Extension in Dane County.
Duration:01:39:06
Winter wildlife, and snowy owls
12/4/2024
Why you shouldn’t stay indoors this winter: There’s too much outdoors to experience. Then, we talk about snowy owls making their way from the Arctic Circle to Wisconsin.
Duration:01:39:07
Books for everyone on your list
12/3/2024
First, Daniel Goldin of Boswell Book Company is back to share his that will delight you and your loved ones. Then, Megan Schliesman and Tessa Michaelson Schmidt of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center tell us their picks for the best children’s books.
Duration:01:39:20
History of Wisconsin lighthouses, and selections from new issue of ‘Our Wisconsin’ magazine
12/2/2024
We’re joined by two lighthouse historians featured in a new PBS Wisconsin documentary. Then we talk to the editor of “Our Wisconsin” magazine about the December/January issue.
Duration:01:39:06
The rewilding of forsaken places, and a bioplastic future
11/27/2024
Nature finds a way in many corners of post-industrial America, according to the author of “The Natural History of Empty Lots.” Then, we talk to a UW-Madison researcher at the […]
Duration:01:39:20
Pet care: Best books for animal lovers; Spaying and neutering cats
11/26/2024
First, we talk about gifts for animal lovers with Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist. After that, veterinarian Dr. Angie Ruppel tells us how she created an affordable way […]
Duration:01:39:20
Genealogy research tips; weather past and future
11/25/2024
We learn what resources for genealogy researchers are held by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Then, the Weather Guys put another warm fall in context.
Duration:01:39:20