10 episodes

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.

The Larry Meiller Show Wisconsin Public Radio

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 80 Ratings

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.

    Garden Talk: Attracting pollinators and vegetable news

    Garden Talk: Attracting pollinators and vegetable news

    It’s pollinator week and to celebrate we talk about gardening for butterflies, bees and other pollinators with two guests from Johnson’s Nursery. And then at 12:30 we learn about the […]

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Our next book club selection and a look at sustainable urban design

    Our next book club selection and a look at sustainable urban design

    Our next book club author takes us to a different version of our world, where colonization never happened. And then we look at sustainable site design and city planning.

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Eradication of insect pests and invasive plants

    Eradication of insect pests and invasive plants

    Nature deals a blow to the spread of spongy moths in Wisconsin while climate change aids the spread of joro spiders to northern regions, explains UW-Madison entomologist PJ Liesch. Then, […]

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Wisconsin tourism and Wisconsin firefighters

    Wisconsin tourism and Wisconsin firefighters

    Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers is back with the impact of tourism on the Wisconsin economy. Then we take a look at how Wisconsin firefighters are addressing shortages.

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Healthcare: Preventing back pain and a closer look at using AI in healthcare

    Healthcare: Preventing back pain and a closer look at using AI in healthcare

    Recent research took a look at what is better for lower back pain – exercise or being sedentary. Our PT experts are back to talk about the results. And then […]

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Garden Talk: Mastering the art of succession and creating small meadows

    Garden Talk: Mastering the art of succession and creating small meadows

    Gardeners are always looking for ways to get more from their garden – whether more yield, a longer season, or adding native plants to attract more pollinators. We talk about […]

    • 1 hr 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
80 Ratings

80 Ratings

Top Podcasts In Society & Culture

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)
Team Coco & Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson
Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan | Cumulus Podcast Network
The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion
This American Life
This American Life
Criminal
Vox Media Podcast Network

You Might Also Like

The People's Pharmacy
Joe and Terry Graedon
To The Best Of Our Knowledge
Wisconsin Public Radio
Radiolab
WNYC Studios
Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
1A
NPR

More by Wisconsin Public Radio