Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

The photos may be more symbolic of 2025 than all the rest: Part of the White House exterior being torn down to make room for President Trump’s ballroom, an altar to the new Gilded Age. We’ll talk COURIER’s Cam Stevenson from Capitol Hill about how the demolition crew may be the only people doing actual […]

Guests: Cam Stevenson, Dan Shafer

Tue Oct 21, 2025

44:13

We’ll visit with Rep. Francesca Hong, a candidate for governor, who made a campaign stop in Eau Claire last weekend. And we’ll talk to Steve Boe from a group that promotes the ongoing investments being made to grow wind power, solar power, and jobs throughout rural Wisconsin. And Dan Hagen from WJFW-TV tells us about […]

Guests: Dan Hagen, Francesca Hong, Steve Boe

Tue Oct 21, 2025

42:56

We’ll update the appeal filed Monday by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul to an order by a Waukesha County judge that could force the state elections commission to take on a massive project that could bring chaos to 2026 elections — all to chase after fraud that has never been shown to exist, despite lots […]

Tue Oct 21, 2025

44:13

Author Laura Anne Bird talks to us about book festivals, with a couple of noteworthy ones happening in Wisconsin. They’re not designed just for authors but for anyone with an interest in learning more about what’s available for books — old and new — in a wide range of subjects. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is […]

Guests: Jane Matenaer, John & Gordy, Laura Bird

Mon Oct 20, 2025

44:13

We’ll visit with Bill Hogseth of GROWW (Grass Roots Organizing Western Wisconsin) about their ongoing public meetings to discuss the importance of having politicians focus on improving health care access and affordability for all. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday […]

Guests: Bill Hogseth, Jimmie Kaska

Mon Oct 20, 2025

44:07

It was a perfect fall weekend for doing harvesting, yard work, watching the Packers… anything to take our minds off how the Brewers’ season ended as it began: four games from hell. We’ll also discuss Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies across the country. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Salina Heller

Mon Oct 20, 2025

44:12

When Wisconsin finally got fairer maps than the gerrymandered ones of the past decade, it led to more turnover than usual in Assembly races last year. There wasn’t as much impact on state Senate races because only half the Senate is up for reelection every two years — so voters should expect several high-profile races […]

Guests: Jeff Smith, Mike Clemens

Fri Oct 17, 2025

44:13

Even as millions of Americans plan to demonstrate Saturday against President Trump, the opposition to how he’s handling the government shutdown isn’t giving him pause. Congressional Democrats want a deal that says Trump won’t unilaterally rescind federal funds that Congress approves because they don’t trust him. Trump doesn’t care. We’ll ask our Week In Review […]

Guests: Jennifer Schulze, Jim Santelle, Mark Jacob

Fri Oct 17, 2025

44:13

Gerrymandering — the way politicians cheat by rigging maps of legislative and congressional districts — has become so rampant in the age of Trump that some states are taking multiple stabs at making their borders a mockery of democracy. North Carolina Republicans are about to make their 4th altered map in five years. We’ll talk […]

Guests: Billy Ball, Greg Bach, Keya Vakil

Fri Oct 17, 2025

44:13