The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show

Hundreds of Wins Against Trump While the Trump-Vance administration has attempted to freeze funding, strip healthcare coverage from millions, and attack reproductive rights, one organization has been fighting back in court – and winning. Democracy Forward didn’t wait for Inauguration Day to prepare. Anticipating the threats of Project 2025, they built a strategic network of […]

Guest: Skye Perryman

Sat Jan 3, 2026

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Plus Our Faves From 2025 Last week, everything changed in an instant. A serious car accident turned this doctor into a patient, and the strangers who became heroes – the volunteers and healthcare workers who rushed to help – reminded me exactly why we do this show. Community isn’t just a buzzword. It’s how we […]

Guest: Abraham Lyerly

Sat Dec 27, 2025

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Missy Hughes on Building a Main Street Economy Wisconsin’s 2026 gubernatorial race is wide open – and the stakes couldn’t be higher. With no incumbent for the first time since 2010, a large and diverse field of Democrats are vying for the nomination in what will be one of the most watched races in the […]

Guest: Missy Hughes

Sat Dec 20, 2025

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What happens when moms stop asking and start organizing? This week on The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show, Dr. Lyerly sits down with Kate Duffy, founder of Motherhood for Good, a movement mobilizing moms across Wisconsin and beyond into a powerful political force. From the origin story of turning social media frustration into grassroots action, to […]

Guest: Kate Duffy

Sat Dec 13, 2025

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Inside the Battle for Fair Maps  Gerrymandering isn’t just a political buzzword—it’s the practice of manipulating voting district boundaries to predetermine election outcomes, and it’s happening in states across America right now to stack the deck in favor of the people in power. In this episode, Dr. Kristin Lyerly sits down with Mark Gaber, Senior […]

Guest: Mark Gaber

Sat Dec 6, 2025

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Every week, Dr. Kristin Lyerly shows up on Pat Kreitlow’s morning radio show to talk politics and healthcare. She answers his questions, follows his format, plays by his rules. But today? The tables have turned. In this special episode, Kristin interviews her friend Pat Kreitlow—former Wisconsin State Senator, veteran broadcaster, and one of the last […]

Guest: Pat Kreitlow

Sat Nov 29, 2025

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Sara Rodriguez on Making History Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez joins Dr. Lyerly to discuss her campaign to become Wisconsin’s first female governor. Photo credit: Nick Garcia From their shared experience as healthcare professionals entering politics during the pandemic to the fight for Medicaid expansion and reproductive rights, this conversation explores what it takes to lead […]

Guest: Sara Rodriguez

Sat Nov 22, 2025

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Bridging Divides and Whether Feminism Broke the Workplace Fellow radio host and Wisconsin mom Kristin Brey joins the show for a conversation that covers everything from bridging divides to government shutdowns and doesn’t shy away from the big questions: Has the Democratic Party lost touch with the people? Did liberal feminism actually ruin the workplace? […]

Guest: Kristin Brey

Sat Nov 15, 2025

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Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride on Leading Through 2020’s Perfect Storm Dennis McBride won his hometown mayoral race in April 2020 with nearly 60% of the vote. One month later, his world – and America’s – exploded. Over the next twelve months, the new mayor of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin navigated a pandemic, 98 days and nights of […]

Guest: Dennis McBride

Sat Nov 8, 2025

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State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor State Representative Francesca Hong isn’t your typical gubernatorial candidate – and she’ll be the first to tell you that. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Kristin Lyerly sits down with the first Asian American member of the Wisconsin Legislature, who’s now running to become the state’s next […]

Guest: Francesca Hong

Sat Nov 1, 2025

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