Dr. Kristin Lyerly
Beware of Pregnancy “Centers” (Hour 2)
Crisis Pregnancy Centers claim to be an alternative for women, but medical professionals caution that they fall short in some important areas. Also, our Hometown Health segment discusses how a changing climate is a public health issue.
Buy Robin a Thermometer (Hour 1)
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos believes retirees choose Florida, Arizona, and Texas because of tax policy—conveniently forgetting a little something called winter. Also, Joe Zepecki joins us to discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ second inaugural and the still-gridlocked House Republicans who cannot agree on a Speaker.
Win Stupid Prizes (Hour 1)
The saying goes, “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” The chaotic start to the new Congress proves that gerrymandering is the stupid game that gave us the prize of a US House with no Speaker—the first time in 100 years a party has been too dysfunctional to agree on its leadership. Also, Kristin Lyerly filed reports from the inauguration of Gov. Tony Evers to a second term.
Welcome to 2023! (Hour 1)
Between sickness, weather, holidays, and vacations, we made a rather quiet exit to an otherwise loud and busy 2022. We get caught up on some of the headlines that wrapped up the year and begin looking ahead to 2023 expectations.
Giving Peace a Chance—and a Platform
We discuss how a Wisconsin college has a program to build awareness of the continued quest for human rights, dignity, and peace. Robert Pyne, director of the Norman Miller Center for Peace, Justice and Public Understanding at St. Norbert College talks about promoting hope through action.
Make This Crud Go Away! (Hour 1)
We discuss the “tripledemic” that seems to have caused sniffles, aches, pains, lost time, or worse for every American at some point this season—including whatever crud took this show down for two days last week. We get back on track on recent news and a preview of the Packers’ return to action after a long layoff.
Best of UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow (Week of 12/12)
This week, Pat fought off an illness (not COVID, likely the flu) as he brought us the news. Hear from Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, and Todd Allbaugh of The Todd Allbaugh Show!
Return of the Office Holiday Party (Hour 1)
The company holiday party appeared to be fading from the American workplace even before the pandemic. Might it be making a comeback? And Kristin Lyerly helps us with a quiz designed to help Aaron find the Wisconsin cocktail that matches his personality.
Weekly Best of UpNorthNews Radio with Pat Kreitlow (Week of 12/05)
This week on UpNorthNews Radio, Pat talks about his history in speech writing and improv. We also hear from Lisa Doerr and Nancy Beck, two women running for office in Polk County, and the unexpected hostilities they face. Dr. Kristin Lyerly kicks off the new weekly segment Hometown Health by inviting Natalie Bomstad of Wello, a community health organization, to speak about the company she leads. Finally, Pat discovers how Out Of Touch (by Hall and Oates) he may be with current music history.
Getting Healthy as a Community (Hour 2)
Kicking off her “Hometown Health” series, Dr. Kristin Lyerly introduces us to a long-running community effort in Brown County to encourage healthy behaviors and a better infrastructure for improving public health. The hour begins with background on a case that could sink the Supreme Court candidacy of a conservative judge, after someone out on bail nearly killed their in-laws. And Joe Zepecki tells us the consequences of the US Senate election in Georgia and whether he thinks it will cause the Republican Party to consider less extreme candidates in the future.
Friday
- Carolyn Fiddler, Mark Jacob, Dan Schumacher
