Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

We’ll get set for Week 1 of the NFL season with Mike Clemens giving an update on the Green Bay Packers’ status heading into their opener at home against Detroit. And Dr. Kristin Lyerly will sum up the significance of the RFK, Jr. congressional hearing and the additional burden it puts on everyone who wants […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Mike Clemens

Fri Sep 5, 2025

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We’ll talk to our Week In Review panel about this week’s events, including a congressional hearing featuring a US Health and Human Services Secretary still blocking or undermining the basic building blocks of public health. Plus: breaking news about job numbers. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations […]

Guests: Jennifer Schulze, Jim Santelle, Mark Jacob

Fri Sep 5, 2025

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Cheese-infused, football-shaped chicken nuggets. Tater tots with brat slices and beer cheese. Maybe some summer sausage with your grilled cheese? With the Packers beginning their 2025 campaign this weekend, we review some of the concession cuisine being served this season at Lambeau Field. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on […]

Fri Sep 5, 2025

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It’s the worst of both worlds: inflation remains an issue (which is why you might hike interest rates) but the job market is softening (which is why you might cut interest rates). In other words, Trump Stagflation, with a side order of political pressure on what’s supposed to be an independent Federal Reserve Board. We’ll […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Joe Zepecki, Sean O’Malley

Thu Sep 4, 2025

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Congress is back in session, so we’ll ask Congressman Mark Pocan about the full range of déjá vu topics: the Epstein files, another government shutdown showdown, and more. And Todd Allbaugh previews this afternoon’s show on the Civic Media radio network. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations […]

Guest: Mark Pocan

Thu Sep 4, 2025

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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley came up north to see one of the ways Wisconsin can address the ongoing problem of affordable housing. He also talked about when he’s likely to announce a run for governor. Plus: States are starting to go it alone when it comes to offering vaccine and other public health guidelines […]

Thu Sep 4, 2025

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The trick to writing good fiction — if you work in the Trump White House, anyway — is the ability to pick and choose which scientific facts match up well with your politics. In this week’s Climate Check, we’ll discuss the most interesting work of fiction in DC these days: a Trump administration report that […]

Guests: Earl Ingram, James Kelly, Melissa Baldauff

Wed Sep 3, 2025

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Classes are back in session. So are lawmakers in Madison and Washington. We’ll talk to Peggy Wirtz-Olsen of WEAC about the bills they’re following that range from big picture revenue needs to micromanaging things like cursive writing and what kinds of flags can and can’t be displayed at school. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered […]

Guests: Jimmie Kaska, Peggy Wirtz-Olsen

Wed Sep 3, 2025

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It’s been a little while since Powerball fever started spreading again, but Wednesday’s estimated jackpot of more than $1 billion has us thinking about one of life’s little luxuries: daydreaming. What would you do if you suddenly had $1 billion? Also, today’s History Lesson has a note about the world’s richest woman and just how […]

Guest: Melissa Kaye

Wed Sep 3, 2025

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We’ll talk to Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area about the new school year and how a new state budget isn’t making life any easier for struggling school districts who will probably be setting another record for referendum requests to fill in the gaps from lazy legislators. And we’ll start a new weekly visit with […]

Guests: Cam Stevenson, Dan Shafer

Tue Sep 2, 2025

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