Kristin Lyerly
Farming Out a Solution to Veterans’ Suicides (Hour 2)
Our Hometown Health segment introduces us to the Door County Farm for Vets, which offers ag skills, rehabilitation, and other services for veterans, who are taking their own lives in staggering numbers across the country.
A Symbol of Inclusion, Targeted for Exclusion (Hour 2)
De Pere becomes the latest Wisconsin community where conservatives have tried to claim that flags about LGBTQ inclusion are… divisive. But to whom, and what does it say about people who want to exclude symbols of inclusion?
As Goes Ohio (Hour 1)
Voters in Ohio recently turned back a right-wing attempt to rig the way their state Constitution gets amended. Now they’ll be going back to the polls this November to once again protect women’s healthcare. Dr. Kristin Lyerly introduces us to a fellow obstetrician/gynecologist in that state about the need to never take basic rights for […]
Can you be obese and healthy? (Hour 2)
We have an extra Public Cervix Announcement with Dr. Kristin Lyerly where we cover the following health headlines: We also have an honest discussion over what the overlap is between being technically obese (BMI >30) but still being healthy and fit (i.e. LIzzo).
The Cheese Stands Alone (Hour 2)
Wisconsin attorney Kenneth Chesebro hasn’t spent a lot of time here lately, having all but gone into hiding since the violence of January 6. But after being indicted this week in Georgia, more is being learned about the “brains” behind the fake elector scheme. Also: Our Hometown Health segment highlights the work being done by […]
Ron Johnson Says COVID Was Planned (Hour 1)
The Wisconsin senator goes on another wild rant and again tells lies about the pandemic that has killed more than 1 million Americans. Also, Cherita Booker reviews the most clicked-on stories across our social media sites.
Baby Blues or Postpartum Depression? (Hour 2)
After a two week hiatus where one or the other Kristin was traveling, Dr. Kristin Lyerly is back from an informative edition of Public Cervix Announcement. Today we spend a lot of time talking about Zurzuvae, the first FDA approved treatment for postpartum depression. Then Wisconsin’s Beer Baron, Chris Drosner, joins for his monthly Wisconsin […]
Sarah Godlewski and a Win for Motherhood (Hour 2)
Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and Motherhood for Good will come together to review how her group Women Win Wisconsin played a vital role in April’s state Supreme Court election and how moms can continue to grow their level of civic engagement so our state doesn’t backslide from its recent gains.
A Supreme Comeuppance (Hour 1)
The right-wing justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court who played politics with taking away powers from the governor and attorney general are shocked —SHOCKED!— to have learned that the same thing can happen to them. They’ve even appropriated the phrase that was first applied to them—politicians in justices’ robes. We’ll use radio-friendly language to explain […]
Weekly Best of UpNorthNews Radio with Pat Kreitlow for Aug 5
This Tuesday, Wisconsin got a new justice. The investiture of Janet Protasiewicz marks a new era, a return to normalcy after years of political activism by far-right justices. We’ll discuss the significance for Wisconsinites of a court under progressive control with representatives of Motherhood for Good and later with state Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard.
