Melissa Baldauff
More Breakups, Courtesy of MAGA (Hour 1)
We already know what a second Donald Trump term will be like for efforts to tackle a changing climate. Now we know more about the team he’s putting in place to slash federal support for clean energy, remove protections from sensitive lands and water, and pump more carbon into the air. We’ll have more in this week’s Climate Check. Meanwhile, the climate for relationships has become more hostile for some Wisconsin couples, according to a survey of breakups prompted by the 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!
Hate Has a Home in the US Capitol (Hour 1)
As a Delaware legislator, Sarah McBride focused on real issues like paid family leave, child care access, and raising wages. Now, newly-elected to Congress, McBride is a convenient target for hate-centered Republicans who haven’t been able to pass any significant legislation but plan to take time out to vote on banning the first transgender member of Congress from using a bathroom. Also: In our weekly Climate Check, we’ll talk to an electrician about the wave of work in Wisconsin that’s come from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—and future of the career, even with a climate denialist coming into the White House.
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!
The Sun Shines on the Inflation Reduction Act (Hour 1)
This week’s Climate Check includes a visit with the superintendent in the Northland Pines School District, where solar energy projects have been a focus for nearly 20 years—but now the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act is making it even easier for school districts to fund the projects that lower future energy bills and provide relief to local taxpayers.
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!
Jobs, Baby Jobs (Hour 1)
Who needs “drill, baby, drill” when you’re already getting “jobs, baby, jobs” from the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act? There’s new reporting on the soaring growth of Wisconsin jobs in new energy sectors, and it’s only going to get better as initial investments lead to more bricks and mortar… and turbines and EV cars and heat pumps and so on.
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!
What Would You Say You Do Here? (Hour 1)
In what can only be seen as a giant lack of self-awareness, legislative Republicans are targeting Democratic incumbents as do-nothings who get paid but aren’t effective. Pssst. Guys, everyone knows you’ve been the ones in charge for more than a decade and put yourselves on a taxpayer-funded vacation—again. And in our Climate Check: Climate action has broad bipartisan public support, so why are Republicans content to do nothing about an issue that’s going to have an impact at the ballot box?
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.
Did He Eat Lead Paint Chips? (Hour 1)
As President Biden visits Milwaukee to accelerate the removal of dangerous lead water service lines, Senate candidate Eric Hovde says he doesn’t think it’s that big of a problem. Hovde has also been passing along misinformation about the hurricane response. In Climate Check, debunking what Donald Trump is saying about electric vehicles.
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.
JD’s Amnesia (Hour 1)
We’ll sum up the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, which featured Sen. Vance repeatedly claiming Vice President Kamala Harris should have done all she wants to do during the past three years, forgetting Donald Trump had been president for the four years prior. In our Climate Check, Melissa Baldauff talks about the hurricane-fueled disaster in the southeast and how a changing climate made things so much worse—despite Trump’s wild claims otherwise. And the Milwaukee Brewers open up the postseason—sadly picking up where they left off in last year’s postseason.
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.
I Hate Your Money. I’ll Take Your Money. (Hour 1)
In this week’s Climate Check, we share the unique —and predictable— view from some of Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s constituents, that they hate the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act and are going to vote for Donald Trump but are excited for the money, jobs, and economic future coming to their communities because of it.
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.
Blame Anyone and Everyone Else (Hour 1)
Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance brought his anti-immigrant roadshow back to western Wisconsin on Tuesday, lacking any contrition for his role in ratcheting up the rhetoric that has inspired violence or threats of violence in his home state—and inspired two potential assassination attempts. And this week’s Climate Check examines the opportunities for local governments and organizations to acquire funding for a wide variety of clean energy projects.
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.
You Have Concepts of a Plan? (Hour 1)
We’ll react to last night’s debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump, including Trump noting that, after 9 years, he is still working on a big, beautiful healthcare plan. And as voters weigh their options, this week’s Climate Check adds another dimension: Your vote could play a role in whether China works alongside the US to reduce industrial emissions or matches Trump’s climate policy of “drill, baby, drill,” with no regard for the consequences.
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.
