Joe Zepecki
Have We Mentioned Your Vote Matters? (1st Hour)
The latest Marquette Poll of registered voters in Wisconsin shows President Biden and former President Trump each have 49% support. We’ll look at this latest snapshot of public opinion with Joe Zepecki.
Black History Month Do’s and Don’ts (1st Hour)
We turn the page on the calendar and note the arrival of Black History Month with advice to focus on the many productive, informative, and entertaining events planned around Wisconsin—and not so much on a Legislature led by those who can’t quit their efforts to divide people and whitewash history. Also: Joe Zepecki discusses some of the week's top political happenings.
The Numbers Don’t Lie (Hour 1)
In the first hour of Matenaer On Air, we welcome political strategist Joe Zepecki to look over the numbers that show President Biden is doing a pretty good job!
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A Completely Inoffensive Episode
To make amends for offending listeners yesterday, Crute has promised to take it easy on the controversy today. To kick it off, Crute brings us an opinion article from The Raw Story on the apparent incompetence of modern news media.
As always on Fridays, Alan Robinson of Herbal Aspect joins us for some 4:20 facts! This week, there's a lot to talk about, as state Republicans have created a bill to legalize medicinal marijuana in Wisconsin. As an industry expert, Alan weighs in on what he feels is a terrible bill.
Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki returns to the show! He lets us know what to expect this Monday at the Iowa caucus. Will the extreme weather change the results? Will those results in turn change expectations for November's election? Tune in to find out!
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2023 Special: Joe & Melissa Together
We normally talk to Melissa Baldauff on Wednesdays and Joe Zepecki on Thursdays. But this time our favorite married guests join us together to talk life and love in their world of political and policy strategy.
Budget Surpluses and Moral Deficits
Even as Wisconsin maintains a record budget surplus, its university system is reduced to begging legislators not to cut funds as Republicans continue their culture war assault on campuses. And in Washington, the House GOP votes to proceed with an impeachment inquiry against President Biden as a smokescreen to shield Donald Trump by pretending both men are legally flawed.
Plus, Luke Mathers fills in for Greg Bach on the board, meaning Pat and the audience get to hear more about the Milwaukee Bucks than they wanted to on a Thursday morning, during the regular season.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribed 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!
The Quibble’s Advocates
Angela Lang with BLOC joins the Devil's to talk their efforts to turn out the vote in 2024, and Joe Zepecki comes on to look ahead at the next (slightly less than) a year to the 2024 election.
Van Orden AWOL for a New Speaker (Hour 1)
We’ll review how the far-right fringe of House Republicans were able to finally win the Speaker’s chair—even without the help of Rep. Derrick Van Orden who is still puzzling many by being out of the country instead of doing his job in Washington. And Joe Zepecki not only talks about political news of the week, he makes some bold sports predictions on this opening day of the Milwaukee Bucks season.
Last Gasp or Ominous Sign? (Hour 1)
This week’s events in Madison and Washington, DC show how elected Republicans have taken their party as far to the extreme right as anything we’ve seen in our nation’s history. Is it a harbinger of things to come—if more voters embrace authoritarian actions? Or is the dying gasp of a political fringe that’s gotten too big for its britches and is due for a comeuppance by voters? We’ll ask Joe Zepecki about this week’s headlines.
An Unspecial Special Session (Hour 1)
So far, the fall session of the Legislature and the special session called by Gov. Tony Evers have little to show for themselves. Republicans aren’t making any progress on bills that would address the workforce shortage, childcare issues, or a real middle class tax cut. But they will take action today on three anti-trans bills, rushed to a vote only two weeks after getting introduced.
