Joe Zepecki
Well, His Initials Are B.S. (Hour 1)
We’ll ask Joe Zepecki the significance of Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel having to dig deep into the right-wing playbook to rehash made-up claims of vote count irregularities in Milwaukee. We’ll also discuss Sen. Ron Johnson’s musings about whether veterans’ health care was bloated and in need of cuts, even as we mark today’s anniversary of the Iraq War that left tens of thousands of our troops in need of lifetime care.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Elon Schimel (Hour 1)
We’ll recap last night’s state Supreme Court debate, where at one point Judge Susan Crawford referred to the world’s richest man as “Elon Schimel,” as she and Judge Brad Schimel made their case to voters who will decide control of the court on April 1. And we’ll review our own pre-debate live event, a panel discussion with experts and lawmakers about what’s at stake in the Supreme Court election.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
UpNorthNews Presents: Protecting Justice For All
On Wednesday, March 12th, Pat Kreitlow of UpNorthNews hosted Protecting Justice for All: An Evening of Conversations About the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election live at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison. Pat was joined by Civic Media Political Editor Dan Shafer and Civic Media Host Todd Allbaugh to moderate discussions about why the upcoming April 1st election matters to all Wisconsinites.
Panel: The Future of Public Education in Wisconsin
This next bench of justices will likely be asked to decide a legal challenge to school vouchers and an action that could end Act 10, along with other cases that could ultimately decide what the future holds for public education in Wisconsin.
- Moderator: Todd Allbaugh
- Julie Mead, retired UW Madison School of Education professor of school law
- Heather DuBois Bourenane, WI Public Education Network
- Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, WEAC
- Rep. Christian Phelps, Eau Claire
Panel: A Wisconsin Economy That Works
This election will have massive implications for the Wisconsin economy. The state Supreme Court will be making decisions that impact job creation, everyday affordability, the effects of a changing climate, and justice for workers and consumers.
- Moderator: Dan Shafer
- Rep. Francesca Hong, Madison
- Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde, Milwaukee
- Melissa Baldauff, political strategist, UNN "Climate Check"
- Joe Zepecki, political strategist, former SBA staffer
Panel: Reproductive Rights On The Ballot
This will be a discussion of the ways the state Supreme Court will impact reproductive rights in Wisconsin - affecting women' s health or even their lives, impacting decisions about starting families, and interfering in the relationship between women and their doctors.
- Moderator: Pat Kreitlow
- Michelle Velasquez, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin
- Dr. Eliza Bennett, Ob/Gyn
- Sen. Kelda Roys, Madison
- Heather Martell, Chippewa Falls
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Tanking Your Health Care (Hour 1)
Here’s a useful little tool we never thought we’d need in the United States: a Health Care Sabotage Tracker. It is the growing list of ways that the new administration has already started having negative impacts on health care for every American. Joe Zepecki will tell us how the group Protect Our Care is keeping politicians accountable for sacrificing your health to pay for billionaires’ tax cuts.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
A Progressive Cockeyed Optimism (Hour 1)
Matt Rothschild guest hosts for the day. At the top of the hour, Matt talks with Earl Ingram on the death of longtime Milwaukee journalist Joel McNally. Known for his progressive legacy and self-proclaimed "cockeyed optimism," Matt and Earl remember Joel extremely fondly. He leaves behind work for us all- to carry on a progressive agenda with good humor and kindness. At the bottom of the hour, Joe Zepecki, progressive communications maestro, joins us for a talk on messaging and moving forward. He asks, and it's an important question, do we want to fight or do we want to win? Well, let's fight to win for all of us, and only so. Because the people we're "fighting" are our neighbors.
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Doing The Work (Hour 1)
Until Wednesday, it had been more than seven years since Republicans running the Wisconsin Legislature would allow passage of a clean resolution honoring Black History Month. We’ll talk to two members of the Legislative Black Caucus about how something so basic finally got done in the state Assembly—even as the debate goes on about whether students in the United States should be taught a full and honest version of Black history. Also: Salina Heller brings us the story of one Wisconsin farmer facing a huge loss of income because of President Trump’s scattershot slashing of the federal government.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
It’s a Heist. You Know That, Right? (Hour 1)
What might be the world’s biggest data hack is happening under our eyes across the federal government. A president has to walk back comments about colonizing part of the Mideast. And what response are we getting from Republicans? Bills to require cursive writing and restrict Pride flags. We’ll talk to Joe Zepecki about this week’s headlines.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
One Way to Appreciate Your Healthcare (1st Hour)
Pat kicks off the show with some fun news about what flavors are coming to potato chips and more serious news about the latest on the tragic midair collision in Washington, D.C. yesterday evening. Pat also shares whether or not his job is easier because of who is currently in the Oval Office.
Then, this week’s (temporary?) false alarm from the Trump administration has many of us thinking about the many ways we’re connected to how our federal government provides services—like stable, affordable healthcare coverage through Medicaid. We talk to Joe Zepecki about how the threat of a big federal budget cut got lots of folks remembering to take nothing for granted in the Trump era.
The hour wraps, as always, with today's history lesson. We'll touch on music from The Beatles to Phil Collins, some celebrity birthdays, and it's a special day for a certain French pastry.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
State of the ‘State of the State’ (Hour 1)
We’ll review what Gov. Tony Evers had to say in his annual State of the State address and whether some of his proposals will attract new Republican support in an era of fairer legislative maps. We’ll get analysis from Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki. And we’ll question what made management at a Milwaukee TV station think it was a good idea to fire a well-liked meteorologist after she criticized Elon Musk for his Nazi-adjacent salute at the presidential inauguration.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
How Much to Buy Your Name Back? (Hour 1)
The news story is like a scene out of “Tommy Boy,” where Ray Zalinsky was going to shut down Big Tom Callahan’s factory in Sandusky and slap his trusted name on Zalinsky’s brake pads. But this time, it’s Chippewa Falls and Molson Coors wanting to keep the Leinenkugel name—even as the family tries to buy back the brewery before it can be shut down. Also: Sen. Ron Johnson doesn’t miss an opportunity to play politics with a natural disaster. And Sen. Tammy Baldwin secures a win for women, ensuring a national monument to the Suffragettes will be built on the National Mall.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
