Dan Schumacher
Boy Math Can’t Get to 217 (Hour 2)
Author and media critic Mark Jacob helps explain the inability of the people running the US House of Representatives to choose a new Speaker. We’ll also discuss the coverage of the conflict in Israel.
Weekly Best of UpNorthNews Radio with Pat Kreitlow for Sep 23
This week on UpNorthNews Radio we cover headlines including a Republican proposal to impeach Wisconsin Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe. We talk hometown health with Kristin Lyerly and professional chef Ace Champion, and look to weekend sports with Dan Schumacher.
Beat the Press-They Don’t Mind (Hour 2)
We’ll talk to Mark Jacob about his new column for Courier Newsroom, “A New Idea in Political Interviews: Ban the Liars,” which makes the case that media sites don’t mind booking known liars on their airwaves so long as it brings them big ratings. And state superintendent Jill Underly fires back at DEI critics in […]
Weekly Best of UpNorthNews Radio with Pat Kreitlow for Sep 16
This week on UpNorthNews Radio, we hear from several guests on multiple topics including youth gun violence prevention, the ongoing situation with Wisconsin Elections Chair Megan Wolfe, and an update on sports.
Far From Over (Hour 2)
After a judge determined that the arcane language in an 1849 law is not about abortion, Planned Parenthood announced Thursday it would resume abortion care services at two Wisconsin clinics. Dr. Kristin Lyerly is a party in that lawsuit and warns that there is still much to be done before women are not treated as […]
The Right Way to Do Tax Relief (Hour 2)
We’ll talk to state Assembly Rep. Mike Bare (D-Verona) about Democrats offering alternatives to the Republican tax cuts for the very rich—expand the Homestead and the Earned Income Tax Credits so that working middle class families benefit from the state’s record budget surplus.
The Right Way to Do Tax Relief (Hour 2)
We’ll talk to state Assembly Rep.Mike Bare (D-Verona) about Democrats offering alternatives to the Republican tax cuts for the very rich—expand the Homestead and the Earned Income Tax Credits so that working middle class families benefit from the state’s record budget surplus.
Hey, Newsrooms: Stop Normalizing Authoritarianism (Hour 2)
It shouldn’t be this hard to recognize that not every American, whose life, liberty and pursuit of happiness is a product of our democracy, would protect and defend our democracy. Some Americans do want to overthrow free elections, and some of those people are in powerful positions. So why do newsrooms cover them as just […]
More Election Interference (Hour 2)
Republicans in Madison and Washington, DC are working overtime to interfere in elections that have been—and continue to be—safe, secure, and accurate. Wisconsin state senators are pushing ahead with an illegal effort to fire the administrator of the state Elections Commission. And House Republicans have announced an investigation into the Atlanta district attorney investigating Trump’s […]
More Karma, More Howling from Conservative Justices (Hour 2)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether to fast-track a lawsuit challenging the state’s gerrymandered maps. The court’s right-wing justices, who have had no issue fast-tracking other cases with political overtones, have suddenly found reason to be against a speedy determination of whether Wisconsin voters deserve fair maps.
