The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show

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. […]