The Larry Meiller Show

Growing your own fruit can be fun, but not necessarily easy. We talk with three experts about how to select and plant varieties that fit your location and the diseases and insects that can affect your harvest.

There are so many songs about summer! We talk - and listen - to a few that are familiar and a few that aren’t, with a collector of popular music.

This is the time of year when spring babies are starting to go out on their own. We talk about what to do or not do when you find one. We also look at black bear sightings, pollinators and elk monitoring.

Roller skating sales are way up and more people are joining or coming back to the sport. We talk with two Wisconsin roller skating coaches about the history of roller skating, competitive skating, and some of the roller rinks that are still operating in the state.

We catch up on the Brewers season and other summer sports news with WEAU Sports Director Justus Cleveland.

With more than 500 different species, Wisconsin is one of the best states for finding wildflowers. We look at where you can find some of the best trails.

We take a look at how monarch butterflies and milkweed have evolved together with the author of a new book. We also look at the decline of the butterfly species is related to the lack of milkweed. The answer may surprise you.

We're broadcasting live from the beautiful shores of Lake Superior. Join us at the Bayfield Pavilion as we kick off " Bayfield in Bloom ." We'll have experts in vegetable, flower, herb and perennial gardening on hand, as well as an expert on forest health.

June is Internet Safety Month. We go over how to keep kids safe while they surf the internet. Plus, we hear about the latest scams involving baby formula, the Wisconsin Lottery and fake charities.

There have been some close encounters between humans and wildlife recently. We talk about them with a wildlife ecologist. We also look at how frogs and turtles are doing this spring.

When people go through menopause, the amount of estrogen in their body decreases. That leads to big changes in the body and brain. A doctor tells us more about this period of life that affects almost half of the world’s population.

We hear the word mindfulness used a lot, but what does it really mean? We talk with a psychologist about what it means to be mindful and why it’s important to our health.

We talk to the authors of a new book about the USS Indianapolis, the WWII ship that delivered the first atomic bomb. The ship was torpedoed and sunk on the return voyage and because of its secret mission, rescue crews didn ’t reach the survivors for days. The book includes many untold stories of those involved.

Imagine traveling thousands of miles from home, getting shot down in a plane and surviving a four-mile fall without a parachute... only to be captured by Nazis. That's Gene Moran's story, a farm kid from Soldiers Grove who served as a tail gunner in World War II. Author John Armbruster captured this remarkable story in his new book, " Tailspin ."

Part of the fun of gardening is finding new plant varieties to try. We give suggestions for unusual and under used flowering trees, shrubs and perennials.