Some Wisconsin members of Congress get rightly criticized for taking shots at Canada while its forests are ablaze. The Republicans who complained about all the smoke don’t have their own stellar record when it comes to forest management. Also: Jimmie Kaska helps us wrap up a big weekend for the Brewers as they enter the […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Jimmie Kaska, Salina Heller

Jul 14, 2025

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Monday marks our 600th morning show—and all those reps have paid off with an opportunity to talk to new listeners in the Fox Valley. Dr. Kristin Lyerly joins us, fresh off a meeting in Washington, DC with a focus on preserving options for rural healthcare. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Jul 14, 2025

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We’ll talk to Mike Clemens about the Milwaukee Brewers and a season that’s gone from potentially mediocre to unexpectedly exciting in just a few short weeks. Also: The Wisconsin Elections Commission releases results of its investigation into nearly 200 ballots that were lost for a time and left uncounted by the now-former city clerk in […]

Guest: Mike Clemens

Jul 11, 2025

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Childcare providers and parents will be gathering at the state Capitol this morning to rally and outline the next steps needed to address the crisis of affordable childcare. They say what was passed in last week’s state budget is entirely inadequate to prevent continued closures, which will give parents fewer options and make the state’s […]

Guests: Jennifer Schulze, Jim Santelle, Mark Jacob

Jul 11, 2025

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How is this still a thing? The court case drags on over President Trump’s attempt to declare that American children born in this country are not citizens if their parents aren’t citizens. The Constitution begs to differ, so a federal judge has made a move to circumvent the sympathy coming from Trump’s accomplices on the […]

Guest: Keya Vakil

Jul 11, 2025

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We’ll talk to Joe Zepecki about this week’s political news and Sean O’Malley talks about your money and the markets as President Trump’s hope for a big, beautiful series of trade agreements falls flat. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday […]

Guests: Joe Zepecki, Sean O’Malley

Jul 10, 2025

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For a time, Congressman Mark Pocan had a fairly limited role, representing Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District around Madison. But lately he’s been filling the void of representation over in the 3rd District, and he continues to grow his influence among the congressional progressive caucus. We’ll also talk to Sondra Goldschein of the Campaign for a […]

Guests: Rep. Mark Pocan, Sondra Goldschein

Jul 10, 2025

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NASA has a new leader, though it’s not clear what former Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy’s qualifications are to run the space agency, other than having a public argument with Elon Musk—though Duffy is no longer the only Wisconsin Republican to have had a change of heart on the world’s richest man. Also: Cherita Booker tells […]

Guest: Cherita Booker

Jul 10, 2025

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When the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state could move forward with a ban on so-called conversion therapy, it was actually ruling on a much broader topic: Republicans abusing the rules in order to allow the Legislature to interfere with state agencies. It’s not the only example of an abuse of power—remember those […]

Guests: Kelda Roys, Melissa Baldauff

Jul 9, 2025

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There’s no subtle way to put this: Some of Gov. Tony Evers’ biggest supporters are outraged at how little was done in the new state budget for their high-priority issues like childcare and public education. We’ll talk to two leaders in advocacy who think more could have been done for a budget that would not […]

Guests: Corrine Hendrickson, Heather DuBois Bourenane

Jul 9, 2025

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