The Larry Meiller Show

Now is the perfect time to get your home ready for winter. We talk about what tasks should be on your fall checklist with our home improvement specialist.

"Outdoor Wisconsin" host Dan Small is back to update us on this year’s deer hunt. He’ll talk about helping novices get started in the sport with a mentored hunt, why copper bullets outperform lead, and look at updates to state rules and regulations.

Creating gardens based on nature has become more common recently, but our guest has been doing it for more than six decades. We talk with him about what inspires him and why these landscapes are especially important going forward.

Death rates are declining for many cancers but for those with pancreatic cancer rates are increasing. We talk with a specialist about why this cancer is so deadly, and what is on the horizon when it comes to research, early detection, and new therapies.

Fall is in full swing! We talk about hunting season, elk spotting, apps you can use to identify animals, plants and other natural sightings outside with our outdoor guests.

Time of year and weather conditions affect how and where to fish for the sought after muskellunge. We talk to a fishing guide about seasonal movement, bait choices, and tools required to reel in the big ones.

You can turn an easy walk into total body exercise with the addition of specially designed walking poles. We talk with the Madison inventor who started this fitness program over 30 years ago and find out how you can add it to your routine.

Two things I'm sure you have in your own house: light bulbs and batteries. We talk about the life cycle and technological advances of those two items, as well as environmental concerns, with an environmental engineer.

We get a big picture view of recycling and how the pandemic has impacted the international industry.

Many gardeners are removing plants from their containers at this time of the year and asking themselves - what should I do with the soil? Our guests from the UW Extension answer that question and also talk about the pros and cons of different types of mulch.

A Wisconsin Children's book expert and librarian joins us to share titles for the kids and teens in your life, whether you're looking for a good gift idea or just adding to a reading list.

For our third installment of The Larry Meiller Book Club we talk with award winning and bestselling author Yaa Gyasi about her most recent novel, Transcendent Kingdom . We'll talk about some themes in the book including addiction, identity seeking and finding balance in religion and science. We look forward to your questions as well.

We check in on the latest in Wisconsin sports with WPR’s sports reporter. We’ll look at the Brewers in the playoffs, talk about how the Bucks look this year, and check in on some UW sports teams.

We open the phone lines for you to tell us what sports topics you’d like to hear about. Or if you’d rather not have regular sports shows at all. Join in by calling 800-642-1234 or send an email to ideas-at-w-pr-dot-org.

Many businesses are adopting sustainable principles and practices, which is changing the way business and economics are taught in higher education. We talk about how the UW-Madison School of Business is integrating concepts of environmental sustainability into its curriculum, and we learn how this fits within the new framework of capitalism.