The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show

What happened to high-risk pregnancy care after Dobbs? Dr. David Hackney — a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and author of Impossible Choices — joins me to explain how abortion bans are changing decisions around preeclampsia, fetal anomalies, and pregnancy complications for doctors and patients across the country. Dr. Hackney is Professor of Reproductive Biology at Case […]

Crowley Unfiltered: I sat down with David Crowley — Milwaukee County Executive and Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Governor — for a wide-ranging, no-softballs conversation about the issues shaping the 2026 race. This isn’t a scripted stump speech. I pushed him on the attacks, the contradictions, and the stuff voters are actually talking about right now. […]

The Green Bay Packers are the only fan-owned team in professional sports, and once you understand why, you understand a lot about the people of Wisconsin. In this episode, I sit down with Outagamie County Executive and author Tom Nelson to talk about his new book, The Green and Gold Standard: A People’s History of […]

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has taken on the Trump administration in more than 60 lawsuits — and he’s not done. Now running for a third term in a rematch against Eric Toney, Kaul sits down with Dr. Kristin Lyerly to talk about the fake electors case, the fight to protect abortion access in Wisconsin, […]

On March 22, 2020, Annie Sterle checked into the hospital to have her baby boy. Hours later, she experienced an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) — one of the rarest and most catastrophic complications in all of obstetrics. She survived. But surviving was only the beginning. Annie spent 24 days separated from the son she nearly […]

Wisconsin’s state legislature has zero doctors. Zero. Dr. Gillian Battino is done watching that be true. A retired radiologist who spent over 20 years caring for patients in Wausau, Marshfield, and Madison — and a mother of six — she’s running as a Democrat for Wisconsin’s 29th State Senate District — a race just targeted […]

What does it actually cost us when medicine fails to see and support the people inside it — especially women? Dr. Jennifer Grandis has spent decades asking that question, and her new book, Harsh Medicine: Why Women Can’t Get Ahead in Science and Health Care, is her most direct answer yet. Dr. Grandis is a […]

Former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler joins Dr. Kristin Lyerly to break down how Wisconsin became the testing ground for Project 2025 — and how grassroots organizing turned it into the state that beat it back. Wikler explains what really happened when Elon Musk poured millions into a Wisconsin Supreme Court race and appeared […]

State Senator Kelda Roys joins Dr. Kristin Lyerly to respond to the chaos that just reshaped Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor — Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out amid a campaign finance debacle, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley jumped back in less than two weeks after dropping out himself, all with the August 11 […]

Wisconsin’s air has been dangerous to breathe recently — wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Canada pushed air quality past the records set in 2023. Fred Clark, a career forester and the frontrunner in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, has been sounding the alarm from a unique vantage point: 35 years spent working […]

Election fraud. Rigged voting machines. Noncitizens flooding the voter rolls. The Trump administration has been seeding these lies for years — and it’s working. People are confused, scared, and some are wondering whether their vote even matters anymore. It does. And in this episode, I sit down with Ann Jacobs — former chair of the […]

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is the only candidate for governor with real healthcare experience — a nurse, a former CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, and a healthcare leader who has actually worked inside the system she’s now running to fix. In this conversation, we get into what sets her apart in the 2026 Wisconsin […]

Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski sits down with OB-GYN and reproductive rights advocate Dr. Kristin Lyerly to talk about the legacy of the Dobbs decision, her Constitutional offices on the “garden level” of the Capitol, and why she’s running for Lieutenant Governor instead of the top seat. From rebuilding hollowed-out state offices to helping […]

Healthcare is the issue voters keep coming back to in this race, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley says it’s “a top issue if not THE top issue” for Wisconsinites. In this conversation, I sit down with Crowley to dig into his healthcare plan, including his “No Wrong Door” approach to mental health and crisis […]

Over 275,000 Wisconsinites are on track to lose their health care coverage. Premiums have more than doubled overnight. Hospitals are closing. And it didn’t happen by accident. In this episode, I’m joined by Brad Woodhouse, President of Protect Our Care, and Wisconsin political strategist Joe Zepecki to break down the findings of a devastating new […]

In this episode of The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show, I sit down with Wisconsin State Representative and gubernatorial candidate Fran Hong to dig into the healthcare vision she’s running on — and why it’s unlike anything else in the field. We talk about her path to Medicare for All, her plan to take on hospital […]

What does it take to step back from a race — and still win it? Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford did exactly that when Madison voters elected her to the Common Council even after she suspended her campaign. Turns out, the people of Madison had other plans. In this episode of The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show, Dr. […]

Did you know that crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics in the United States by a ratio of roughly 3 to 1 — and that most of them are under no obligation to tell you they aren’t licensed medical providers? In this episode of The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show, I sit down with Kate Hoeting, […]

Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District is one of the most competitive – and consequential – congressional seats in the country. The DNC already has a favorite. Emily Berge is running anyway. In this episode of The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show, I sit down with Emily Berge, former Eau Claire City Council President and grassroots candidate for […]

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is running for Wisconsin governor in 2026, and his story is unlike anyone else in the race. He grew up in Milwaukee’s 53206 ZIP code, one of the most impoverished and most incarcerated ZIP codes in the country. Today he oversees a $1.4 billion budget and represents one-sixth of Wisconsin’s […]

Wisconsin governor candidate Missy Hughes reveals her 10-point healthcare plan — and what it means for YOU. BadgerCare expansion, a public option, rural hospital closures, and taking on private equity. This is the full conversation. 00:00 The State of Healthcare in Wisconsin 01:36 Missy Hughes’ 10-Point Healthcare Plan Explained 04:31 Reproductive Rights & Women’s Healthcare […]

For Earth Day, I sat down with Tia Nelson — environmental leader, Wisconsin native, and daughter of Senator Gaylord Nelson, the man who founded Earth Day in 1970. Tia reflects on her father’s extraordinary legacy, from the grassroots movement that sparked the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the creation of the EPA, […]

Joel Brennan wants to be Wisconsin’s next governor — but he may be the least familiar name in the race. He was the last Democrat to enter the crowded 2026 primary field and, in a state that has never elected a governor who wasn’t a white man, he’s also the only white man running as […]

Rachel Maes just won a seat on the Brown County Board of Supervisors in the April 7, 2026 Wisconsin election. She’s a Green Bay city attorney, a community leader, and my friend. She’s also a trans woman who was targeted, outspent, and harassed during her campaign — and won anyway. This is what it looks […]