Kate Duffy
2023 Special: Motherhood for Good
We had many “Motherhood Mondays” in 2023 with our friends from Motherhood for Good. Here are some highlights from their work to inform busy parents about current events and the need to be informed voters.
Indigenous and Invisible (Hour 2)
The Indigenous Peoples Day holiday is still relatively new to many Americans, so we’ll talk about the history of the holiday and the opportunities to learn more about our tribal communities, whose challenges and gifts are often invisible to the rest of the country.
Motherhood for good
Kate Duffy and Erin Phillips organized Moms for Mandela after the horrific shooting in Uvalde Texas. It was time to get involved if they were going to keep their children safe. Within a few months they had more than 1000 followers on Instagram. After Mandela lost they transformed to Motherhood for Good and today they have […]
Bird on Our Wire (Hour 2)
Our friends from Motherhood for Good bring along LuAnn Bird, whose Bird on a Wire podcast from Civic Media helps emphasize hope, civility, and action to improve our communities. And Civic Media news director Terry Bell has “3 Things You Need to Know” to start the week.
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.
The Lives We Could Save (Hour 2)
Wisconsin lawmakers are about to begin their fall session with so much potential—including the ability to pass gun safety legislation that could save the lives of children, law enforcement officers, and more. We’ll talk to a pediatric critical care physician, the kind of doctors who see far too many children whose lives have been lost […]
Waukesha Schools in Crisis (Hour 2)
Our “Motherhood Monday” segment looks at what can happen when a quality school district becomes infected with politics. Some things are eye-catching—like rejecting free school lunches for kids. Some things are odd—like banning a song about rainbows. But the more troubling “canaries in the coal mine” take the form of teachers leaving the district because […]
Teach (and Feed) Your Children Well (Hour 2)
It’s hard to believe we still live in an era where grown adults are comfortable with the notion that some kids go hungry while they’re at school. We’ll talk to Rep. Kristina Shelton about her school meals initiatives. She also joins Kate and Nicole from Motherhood for Good to talk about the recent Summer Summit […]
Moms Seeking Certainty on Abortion Laws (Hour 2)
In today’s “Motherhood Monday” segment, we visit with a representative from Planned Parenthood Action of Wisconsin to help women understand why a recent judge’s ruling didn’t immediately restore abortion access and comprehensive healthcare rights in our state.
Childcare Crisis Can’t Be Wished Away (Hour 2)
Childcare providers aren’t letting a middle-of-the-night vote by some Republican legislators stop them from trying to rescue a vital program that also addresses the state’s labor shortage. They’re joining parents and business leaders in putting pressure on lawmakers to restore the Child Care Counts support that a GOP-controlled committee killed. Our Motherhood Monday segment also […]
