Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

We discuss the government shutdown, now entering its third week, and how President Trump is responding by making more cuts — this time to staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because nothing says you care about a functional federal government like laying off the people who respond to outbreaks of measles, mpox, […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Jimmie Kaska

Mon Oct 13, 2025

44:14

It was a beautiful moment for Brewers fans, defeating the Chicago Cubs (and Craig Counsell) and advancing to the National League Championship Series. We’ll recap the NLDS and preview the chase for the pennant that starts tonight against the Dodgers. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Mon Oct 13, 2025

44:13

Mike Clemens will break down the Brewers’ breakdown in Game 4 of the National League Division Series and how Milwaukee will have to beat the Cubs at American Family Field on Saturday if they want to advance in the postseason. We’ll also preview the Packers vs. Bengals. And Dr. Kristin Lyerly takes on the latest […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Mike Clemens

Fri Oct 10, 2025

44:12

We’ll talk to our Week In Review panel about the focus this week on whether President Trump can send military troops into American cities on a whim. Can you imagine how Oklahoma would react if a Democratic president sent troops from Chicago into their state? An Oklahoma Republican can, and he’s one of the few […]

Guests: Jennifer Schulze, Jim Santelle, Mark Jacob

Fri Oct 10, 2025

44:12

The government shutdown rolls on, but Congress is at least working on new ways to fund the military — with one noticeable exception: not paying the troops during a shutdown. Like most other federal workers, members of the Armed Forces likely won’t get their next paycheck, even though Republican leaders could’ve chosen to make that […]

Guest: Greg Bach

Fri Oct 10, 2025

44:13

New talks at the state Capitol are being framed as an effort by both Republicans and Democrats to bridge a long disagreement over who should pay for cleanup of sites contaminated by PFAS industrial chemicals. There’s really not much to bridge: The divide is over whether to protect industrial polluters. Republicans say state laws should […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Joe Zepecki

Thu Oct 9, 2025

44:15

We’ll visit with Congressman Mark Pocan, fresh off a new round of town halls that allow members of the public to sound off about their dissatisfaction over Republicans shutting down the federal government instead of passing a new federal budget. What’s notable is that Pocan’s town halls weren’t held in his district, the 2nd — […]

Guest: Mark Pocan

Thu Oct 9, 2025

44:13

The Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t get a sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Division Series, so their punishment for losing yesterday afternoon is to play again at Wrigley Field late tonight. We’ll review how the wheels fell off the bus early, but there’s still time to put them back on. We’ll also review […]

Thu Oct 9, 2025

44:13

Chuck Collins of Patriotic Millionaires, talks about his new book about how concentrated wealth and power are ruining our lives and our planet. Collins, great-grandson of Oscar Mayer, knows about the ways families build immense wealth and use it to gain political power and extract more wealth from the middle class. He’ll outline ways we […]

Guests: Chuck Collins, Earl Ingram, Melissa Baldauff

Wed Oct 8, 2025

44:15