Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Economic data shows that the Trump presidency is doing exactly what experts tried to warn us about. There’s a widening gap between the super rich and the rest of us. Trump’s trade war has weakened the US dollar. And consumers are paying the price, not other countries, as Trump had been claiming. We’ll discuss all […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Joe Zepecki, Sean O’Malley

Thu Aug 21, 2025

44:02

With Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez launching a bid to become governor next year, there will be a wide open race to take the number two spot in the state in 2026. Sarah Godlewski, the current secretary of state and former state treasurer, announced her candidacy Wednesday to grab a third constitutional position in as many […]

Guests: Sarah Godlewski, Todd Allbaugh

Thu Aug 21, 2025

44:02

Gov. Tony Evers isn’t wasting time changing how business is done in the Capitol, now that the state Supreme Court has struck down one of the (many) ways Republicans in the Legislature had been blocking him from implementing laws and rules. We’ll also get a rundown of this weekend’s Wisconsin events with Cherita Booker. And […]

Guests: Cherita Booker, Dan Shafer

Thu Aug 21, 2025

44:02

Congressman Derrick Van Orden can’t stop, won’t stop holding private events rather than public town halls to defend the damage being done to his refusal to stand up to President Trump. One of his upcoming events is a country club fundraiser with an Ohio congressman nicknamed “Gym” Jordan, and folks in the Wisconsin Rapids area […]

Guest: Katrina Shankland

Wed Aug 20, 2025

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For all of the talk about federal budget cuts, there is also some new federal money being made available to schools — but it’s a trap. It’s being billed as a national tax credit scholarship program, but it’s also a back-door way to fund more vouchers for private schools. State officials who want to protect […]

Guest: Christian Phelps

Wed Aug 20, 2025

44:02

We are live in Wisconsin Rapids to help WFHR celebrate 85 years of local broadcasting. We’ll talk to members of the Civic Media family about the historic role the station has played over decades of community service. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media […]

Wed Aug 20, 2025

44:02

We’ll catch up with Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area to discuss how Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to western Wisconsin to help one of the Democrats trying to unseat US Rep. Derrick Van Orden. We’ll also look into whether US Rep. Bryan Steil is signaling a willingness to help President Trump kill mail-in […]

Guest: Dan Shafer

Tue Aug 19, 2025

44:02

We’ll talk to former state legislator Fred Clark about how ridiculous certain Wisconsin politicians looked in sending a letter to Canada to complain about, you know, their country burning down. We’ll fact-check the people who want to blame everything other than a changing climate for everything that’s changing in our climate. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow […]

Guests: Dan Hagen, Fred Clark

Tue Aug 19, 2025

44:02

President Donald Trump recharged his autocratic batteries after meeting up with Russia’s dictator and is back to bashing a cornerstone of democracy: making voting easier for everyone who’s qualified to vote. Also: Derrick Van Orden quietly appeared in Eau Claire, not holding a town hall or hearing from voters. The show has plenty of fun […]

Tue Aug 19, 2025

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John & Gordy join from Madison to talk about some international affairs after Trump gave Putin a photo op. Dr. Kristin Lyerly joins the show from a hotel as she travels back from her conference in Peru. She shares details on her experiences there and some observations about democracy. Also: Civic Media’s Jane Matenaer checks […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Mon Aug 18, 2025

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