Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Despite no evidence of widespread election fraud and a constant stream of legal rulings affirming voting rights, far right extremists aren’t giving up trying to make voting more difficult in Wisconsin. There’s the Waukesha County judge who just ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to check the citizenship status of the millions of people on the […]

Tue Oct 7, 2025

44:08

Most of the country’s attention may be focused on the government shutdown and how the Trump administration is trying to worsen the pain felt by many Americans, but others are keeping their eye on the root cause of the shutdown: Republican cuts to Americans’ healthcare coverage. We’ll talk to Meghan Roh of Opportunity Wisconsin, one […]

Guests: Jane Matenaer, John & Gordy, Meghan Roh

Mon Oct 6, 2025

44:13

Those billionaires gotta have their tax cuts and President Trump and congressional Republicans will cut whatever they can to pay for them. That includes a program that helps hundreds of children in Wisconsin who are deaf and blind so that they can access adaptive technology and get an education. We’ll talk to the head of […]

Guests: Adrian Klenz, Salina Heller

Mon Oct 6, 2025

44:13

Visiting grandkids in Texas, Pat spends a day at a retro arcade filled with classic games dating back 40 years — and wonders if it’s possible to turn back the clock and send other things (and people) back to the ‘80s. We’ll also review our quick turn from summer to fall and look at confidence […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Mon Oct 6, 2025

44:10

Ezra Klein is one of the more influential commentators on the progressive side of the spectrum, but he’s getting an earful after suggesting that Democrats would do well to encourage candidates who have liberal positions but oppose women’s reproductive healthcare rights. Should the party consider putting limits on the rights of half the population to […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Mike Clemens

Fri Oct 3, 2025

44:15

It’s one thing for soldiers and veterans to grouse about their former commanding officers. It’s another thing entirely for veterans in elected office to undermine the US military. But US Rep. Derrick Van Orden hasn’t had pangs of conscience in the past when it comes to tarnishing the uniform he once wore. We’ll hear his […]

Guests: Jim Santelle, Joan Esposito

Fri Oct 3, 2025

44:13

A federal government shutdown is always harmful — more so when the head of the federal government wants government to fail. President Trump is promising thousands of job losses (not just temporary furloughs) as part of his long-term plan to take the “service” out of public service. We’ll talk to COURIER’s Keya Vakil about the […]

Guest: Keya Vakil

Fri Oct 3, 2025

44:15

We’ll talk to Joe Zepecki about the government shutdown and whether Republicans can maintain the charade that they didn’t cause it and are happy to be ineffective when it comes to operating the government effectively. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, […]

Guest: Joe Zepecki

Thu Oct 2, 2025

44:13

We’ll learn about the resources available from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development from Secretary Amy Pechacek. Civic Media’s James Kelly brings us the stories he is following in the Chippewa Valley. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday […]

Guest: Amy Pechacek

Thu Oct 2, 2025

44:12