Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Congressman Derrick Van Orden frequently talks about growing up poor and eating “government cheese,” which only makes it easier to identify him as a ladder pusher: someone who was able to take advantage of policies that can help children and families climb out of poverty, only to push the ladder away before anyone else can […]

Guest: Kate Felton

Thu Aug 28, 2025

44:02

The new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a woman with Wisconsin ties, is out of a job less than a month into her new role — and, predictably, it is setting off alarm bells through the country’s health and science communities. We’ll check the “progress” of a Health and Human Services […]

Guest: Cherita Booker

Thu Aug 28, 2025

44:02

Wisconsin is the scene of a new lawsuit that is taking on a familiar new approach to the impacts of a changing climate: the harm to children. We’ll talk to Melissa Baldauff about these youth-centric lawsuits, the literal cry of the next generation wants their parents and grandparents to stop harming their future environment and […]

Guests: Earl Ingram, Laura Bird, Melissa Baldauff

Wed Aug 27, 2025

44:02

It would be enough for leaders from education, healthcare, labor, and local services to call attention to the damage being done by the Trump administration separately. Today in Eau Claire, they’ll do it together and we’ll talk to the national president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, about the ongoing work to educate […]

Guest: Randi Weingarten

Wed Aug 27, 2025

44:02

It’s the closest thing the United States will get to a royal wedding: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced plans to get married. We’ll discuss whether the veteran football player and the billionaire pop star can make time for wedding planning between his new NFL season and her new album release. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow […]

Guest: Melissa Kaye

Wed Aug 27, 2025

44:02

We’ll talk to Dan Shafer about the increasing popularity of cell phone bans in classrooms. We also look into various forms of hypocrisy in the Republican party. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Dan Shafer

Tue Aug 26, 2025

44:02

We’ll talk dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser, Sheila Everhart of the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association, and Jean Bahn of the Farmview Event Barn about work they’d like to see the Legislature get done this fall to benefit the rural economy. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the […]

Guests: Angela Stroud, Dan Hagen, Hans Breitenmoser, Jean Bahn, Sheila Everhart

Tue Aug 26, 2025

44:02

Vice President JD Vance is coming to La Crosse today, reportedly to talk up the unpopular Trump megabill—but also with a nod to the vulnerable congressman whose caustic comments get in the way of any efforts by Derrick Van Orden and Vance to address concerns about tariffs, massive cuts, and tax breaks for the super-rich. […]

Tue Aug 26, 2025

44:02

How can you tell if someone’s considering a run for statewide office? It’s one thing to check their social media feed. But anyone can sound like a candidate from behind a keyboard. Check the odometer next. We’ll talk to Rep. Francesca Hong about her travels and her very public statements about where Wisconsin Democrats should […]

Guest: Francesca Hong

Mon Aug 25, 2025

44:02

We’ll hear from AFT-Wisconsin president Jon Shelton about the qualities that voters should look for in Wisconsin’s next governor—for him and many other co-signers of a recent letter, there had better be a focus on union labor and workers in general. We’ll also talk to Jimmie Kaska about the first week of high school football, […]

Guests: Jimmie Kaska, Jon Shelton

Mon Aug 25, 2025

44:02