Christina Lorey
Madison School Shooting (Hour 2)
We’ll have the latest on Monday’s school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison—and no, it’s not “too soon” to remind folks that these shootings are preventable and yet certain politicians have consistently chosen to side with mass killers over the safety of our children. We’ll also review some of our popular stories of […]
Go Outside and Play (Hour 1)
Remember how the pandemic got a few more folks to be socially distant by getting outdoors more often? It’s a trend that benefitted state parks, lakes, and trails—and folks keep coming back. We’ll discuss a new report that shows how outdoor recreation in Wisconsin grew again last year and now contributes $11 billion to the […]
Act 10: The Sham Is Finally Over. For Now. (Hour 1)
Act 10, the 2011 Scott Walker law that stripped away rights from public workers, was always based on a sham premise: that state workers could be fairly divided into two groups, one that would be exempt from losing rights—coincidentally, the same group of unions that endorsed Scott Walker in 2010. The willful blindness of (coincidentally!) […]
The Wheels of Justice Locked Up (Hour 1)
America is learning that the wheels of justice can turn too slowly, now that a convicted felon charged with trying to overturn the last election was able to run out the clock and win the next one. We’ll have more about the legal cases against President-elect Trump being dropped. Also: UpNorthNews community editor Christina Lorey […]
JD Vance Is So Over It, Okay? (Hour 1)
JD Vance would like women and minorities to stop getting offended “at every little thing,” like when white man make jokes about women and minorities. The GOP running mate told an audience in Wausau on Monday that he’s “so over it.” So if you don’t mind, he’d like to get back to insulting Kamala Harris’s […]
Fear the Deer Season Is Here (Hour 1)
Our community editor Christina Lorey gets us caught up on Wisconsin features you’ll find in our daily newsletter, including this week’s start of the NBA season for the Milwaukee Bucks, a discussion of favorite and least favorite alternate jerseys from Wisconsin sports teams, and the start of another season. Get those soup and chili recipes […]
Where We Used to Eat (Hour 1)
We take a little break from politics with Community Editor Christina Lorey as we review a story about the restaurant chains we used to love but have gone away. What do you miss? Chi Chi’s? Burger Chef? Big Boy? Can’t forget the ice cream cake roll at Howard Johnson’s! Also: President Biden’s American Rescue Plan […]
Liars, Leaders, and Legends (Hour 1)
A lot to talk about this morning: The Brewers begin the postseason with a best-of-three against the New York Mets. Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader, passes away. Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 today. Another former president, Donald Trump, is telling outright lies about the hurricane disaster in the southeast. We’ll preview tonight’s vice […]
No More Springfields (Hour 1)
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Working While Sick. Don’t Do It. (Hour 1)
We return from the long Labor Day weekend—well, not everything has returned. Pat tried to do a radio show even though his voice was still on vacation from a weekend head cold. We try to decipher what a political mail piece promoting Eric Hovde means when it claims the Senate candidate would stand up to […]
