Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Do we run the risk of losing our Gen Z audience by having a little pop quiz on old-time TV theme songs? We’re thinking this morning’s session might remind people of a simpler time, when TV themes brought us together. Maybe it’s time the Law & Order and NCIS shows had some lyrics and a […]

Guests: Greg Bach, Keya Vakil

Fri Sep 26, 2025

44:10

We’ll talk to Sean O’Malley about your money and the markets — and the latest indicators that show how businesses and employees are behaving a lot like the squirrels in our backyards this time of year, making preparations for tough times ahead. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several […]

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

Thu Sep 25, 2025

44:09

The new chair of the state Democratic Party, Devin Remiker, talks about the growing field of candidates for various 2026 races — many slots are already attracting multiple candidates, forcing multiple primaries next August. We’ll ask him how the state party sees its role when it comes to making sure the eventual nominees have the […]

Guest: Devin Remiker

Thu Sep 25, 2025

44:13

The leading Republican candidate for governor says he has now staked a middle-ground position on when he and other politicians can ban women from getting abortion care. That may not be a credible position, given his record. Also: Cherita Booker has a rundown of some big events taking place around Wisconsin this weekend. Mornings with […]

Guest: Cherita Booker

Thu Sep 25, 2025

44:12

We’ll talk to Kathy Hempstead, a national health policy expert with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about the impact of Congress and the president killing the tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable to Americans over the past four years. Restoring those credits is at the heart of a fight in Washington that […]

Guest: Katherine Hempstead

Wed Sep 24, 2025

44:12

State superintendent of public instruction Jill Underly joins us to discuss her annual state of education address. Having just been reelected to a second four-year term, expect Underly to be a leading voice in advocating for public schools and calling out legislators who want to undermine them and shovel our tax dollars to private school […]

Guest: Dr. Jill Underly

Wed Sep 24, 2025

44:10

The Wisconsin governor’s race has its first big-name candidate on the Republican side. We’ll talk about Congressman Tom Tiffany’s newly announced candidacy. And Jimmy Kimmel has some heartfelt things to say about free speech and the wide range of supporters who bashed President Trump for trying to have his talk show taken away. Mornings with […]

Wed Sep 24, 2025

44:12

We’ll talk to COURIER’s Cam Stevenson in Washington, DC, where he’s following the far-right assault on freedom of speech in the nation’s classrooms. He also has an update on President Trump sending troops to a third American city with little to no justification. And we’ll talk to Dan Shafer from The Recombobulation Area about a […]

Guests: Cam Stevenson, Dan Shafer

Tue Sep 23, 2025

44:12

The conservative uproar in the wake of the Charlie Kirk murder crossed a line at some point for many Americans who sensed a willingness to infringe their freedom of expression. Some of them spoke out at last night’s Eau Claire City Council meeting to defend the rights of two council members whose reactions to the […]

Guests: Dan Hagen, Hans Breitenmoser, Laura Benjamin, Sheila Everhart

Tue Sep 23, 2025

44:13

There must be a lot of ibuprofen being passed around the White House, since they seem to have something against Tylenol. The headaches aren’t just coming from medical professionals and pregnant women pushing back on misinformation about acetaminophen, they’re also coming from supporters of free speech whose howls of disapproval at ABC have led the […]

Tue Sep 23, 2025

44:03