We’ll ask Sean O’Malley about the way Congress and the Trump administration are trying to lend legitimacy to the cryptocurrency industry. But does it change the nature of something so intangible and inherently risky to the economy? And Joe Zepecki talks about his run for state Democratic Party chair and the path forward to better […]

Guests: Joe Zepecki, Sean O’Malley

Jun 19, 2025

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Summer arrives shortly, but the summertime festivals really ramp up starting this weekend. We’ll talk to UpNorthNews social media manager Cherita Booker about Summerfest and other examples. And we’ll discuss Juneteenth, a day marking true American freedom, as was celebrated once again with a flag-raising atop the Wisconsin state Capitol. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is […]

Guests: Cherita Booker, Maggie Muleski

Jun 19, 2025

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When it comes to public funding by legislatures, the University of Wisconsin System is already one of the least-supported in the country because of an ongoing Republican war against education. Now GOP lawmakers want to drag the UW down further. Instead of considering the requests from Gov. Tony Evers and hundreds of business leaders for […]

Guest: Melissa Baldauff

Jun 19, 2025

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The big, bloated boondoggle of a budget bill working its way through Congress not only has massive cuts to Medicaid and other vital programs, it also tries to kill the tax credits that could create a new generation of clean energy jobs. Republicans are suddenly having second thoughts—not about protecting healthcare, but at least protecting […]

Guests: Earl Ingram, Melissa Baldauff

Jun 18, 2025

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We’re tracking the progress of the next state budget bill through the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, including recent moves to maintain the gap between how Republicans support special education in voucher schools vs. public schools. We’ll talk to a school district finance director about the strain that gap puts on all property taxpayers in the […]

Guest: Mark Elworthy

Jun 18, 2025

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The GOP-led Wisconsin Legislature fell all over itself to undermine Tony Evers and Josh Kaul after their 2018 election victories, passing laws in a lame-duck session to strip away powers from the incoming governor and attorney general. It took more than six years, but on Tuesday a unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court started taking steps to […]

Guest: Dan Shafer

Jun 18, 2025

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Dan Shafer from The Recombobulation Area recaps last weekend’s state Democratic convention and reaction to his column about Gov. Evers and whether he should run for a third term. 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. […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Dan Shafer

Jun 17, 2025

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We’ll talk to dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser about President Trump’s latest flip-flop on farm deportations, or was it another fake? We’ll look at the latest wrench thrown into the lack of certainty for America’s food supply. Plus LuAnn Bird will outline how folks around Wisconsin are speaking out against Trump’s big bloated boondoggle that cuts […]

Guests: Dan Hagen, Hans Breitenmoser, LuAnn Bird

Jun 17, 2025

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We’re getting the first unofficial indication from Republicans in the Legislature that they might decide not to write a new state budget bill at all. They’re so defeated by Gov Tony Evers’ partial vetoes, they’d rather claim it’s more fiscally conservative to simply let the current state budget roll over. Another way to look at […]

Jun 17, 2025

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Author Laura Bird takes us through the genre of memoirs. She explains how they’re different than an autobiography—and she recommends several types of memoirs for your summer reading list. We’ll also talk to John Peterson and Gordy Young, John & Gordy from our Civic Media station in Madison, about stories and events shaping the upcoming […]

Guest: Laura Bird

Jun 16, 2025

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