Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

The change of seasons is becoming more noticeable. Kids are back in school. Football is back on the field. And candidates are announcing their plans for 2026. We’ll talk to a former childcare provider in New Glarus who’s decided to run for a seat in the Legislature because its leadership has ignored the needs of […]

Wed Sep 17, 2025

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There’s a lot about the current sluggish economy that can be pegged to moves by the White House, but there’s another underreported quirk in our economy: big business is getting bigger. That reduces competition — the most important factor in keeping prices manageable. We’ll talk about some troubling examples of how families are being nickeled […]

Guest: Melissa Kaye

Wed Sep 17, 2025

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To hear the Speaker of the House tell it, Republicans have no interest in working with Democrats to reach a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown — even though GOP members can’t agree among themselves how to write a budget. Democrats are demanding Republicans dismantle a health care cost bomb that’s going to skyrocket […]

Guests: Cam Stevenson, Dan Shafer

Tue Sep 16, 2025

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Instead of doing the job of a congressman, Derrick Van Orden spent his Monday still attached to his Twitter keyboard and calling for people, groups, and even cities to be punished because he does not agree with the opinions expressed by fellow Americans. That now includes the City of Eau Claire. It’s not typical (or […]

Guests: Dan Hagen, Emily Berge, Fred Clark

Tue Sep 16, 2025

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Big Government is casting a wider net, seeking to police people’s thoughts as expressed on social media and use those posts to have people fired or to deny visas to potential visitors and workers — again, based on their thoughts and opinions. The news about visa denials came even as the vice president of the […]

Tue Sep 16, 2025

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The candidate list for the 2026 election is growing again this week. We’ll talk about this morning’s entry of state Sen. Kelda Roys to the governor’s race. And we’ll talk live with Milwaukee city council member JoCasta Zamarripa, a former legislator who’s now running for Wisconsin Secretary of State. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered […]

Guests: Jane Matenaer, JoCasta Zamarripa, John & Gordy

Mon Sep 15, 2025

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The current president and majority party may be shamelessly trying to drag America back to the days of coal and oil generating most of our power and pollution, but plenty of other people are pushing back. We’ll talk to Robert Kraig of Citizen Action Wisconsin about the ways they’re making sure lawmakers are aware of […]

Guests: Jimmie Kaska, Robert Kraig, Salina Heller

Mon Sep 15, 2025

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Far-right provocateur Charlie Kirk symbolized the fight over free speech. Universities faced pressure to cancel his appearances as well as pressure to not give in to so-called cancel culture. That makes it ironic that the most tangible activity in the country in the days after his murder has been a wave of firings of people […]

Mon Sep 15, 2025

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We’ll ask Dr. Kristin Lyerly about Not-a-Dr. Robert Kennedy, Jr. and the misinformation he’s spreading about autism, Tylenol, and folate deficiencies, causing more angst among pregnant women. And Mike Clemens will help us review last night’s Packers game against Washington and whether the short-week pressure will be worth it by having ten days until the […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Mike Clemens

Fri Sep 12, 2025

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