Reducing use of salt in winter; Wisconsin filmmaker brothers share love of farming, Packers

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
A truck is filled with road salt
A truck is filled with road salt as snow begins to fall in Milwaukee on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Morry Gash/AP Photo

We talk with Shannon Haydin and Allison Madison about reducing the use of salt in winter. Then Anders and Davin Lindwall join us for a conversation about their new film “Green and Gold.”

Featured in this Episode

  • Why we should reduce our reliance on road salt

    Road salt is relied upon to clear roadways of ice during Wisconsin winters. But sodium chloride is corrosive and toxic, and reducing use of it is recommended. Allison Madison from Wisconsin Salt Wise and Shannon Haydin from the Wisconsin DNR explain the need to spread less salt.

  • Wisconsin brothers share love of dairy farming, Packers in first feature film

    Anders and Davin Lindwall pay tribute to the strength and perseverance of America’s farmers in their new film “Green and Gold.” We talk about what inspired them to make their first feature, casting and filming, and integrating their love of the Packers into the film.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Shannon Haydin Guest
  • Allison Madison Guest
  • Anders Lindwall Guest
  • Davin Lindwall Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Joel Patenaude Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director

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