Salina Heller
Mayor Pete and Midwestern Values (Hour 2)
Before he ever ran for president or took a job in DC, Pete Buttigieg was mayor of a small Indiana city, so he knows a thing or two about Midwestern values and what makes our economy tick. We talk to him about the economic resurgence that could come crashing down on Election Day. Also: Folks […]
Same Suppression, Different Tactic (Hour 2)
College students are getting texted with false information designed to intimidate them into not voting. We’ll sort out fact from the criminally fictitious, as we cover the stories making news as we start the final full week of the 2024 campaign. And a new Monday regular joins us—a radio rookie (!) by the name of […]
Still Lying About Women (Hour 2)
Eric Hovde did it in Friday night’s debate. Donald Trump keeps doing it on the campaign trail along with many other Republicans. They can’t stop lying about abortion rights and the conditions that actually occur during pregnancy that require a full slate of care options not dictated by political ideology or whims. We’re joined by […]
Enemies Foreign and Domestic (Hour 2)
Veterans for Responsible Leadership is a group dedicated to amplifying the message coming from the many people who’ve worked with Donald Trump: He is unfit to serve as Commander in Chief once again. We’ll talk to a national leader in the group and a member organizing a billboard campaign in rural locations, starting with Wisconsin. […]
The Dangerous World of They/Them (Hour 2)
UpNorthNews reporter Salina Heller has a story about the important role to be played next month by college students. Once seen as an apathetic block barely worth candidates’ attention, today’s generation of students can be true difference-makers—they know it and are politically active in a way that hasn’t been seen in a couple of generations. […]
Voting With a Purposes (Hour 2)
While Trump & Co. try to motivate people to vote by using fear and lies, it still seems like most voters will make up their minds using the real world in front of them—politicians who want to control their bodies but have no plans to improve the lives of children, families, and the economy. We’ll […]
Senators and Surrogates (Hour 2)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) talks to us about what he’s hearing while campaigning in Wisconsin on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Tammy Baldwin. And Salina Heller tells us how rural school districts are using a new approach to help themselves and their communities with the worsening shortage of affordable childcare options. […]
How Not to Defuse a Tense Situation (Hour 1)
We offer some free advice on the topic of leadership—especially when it comes to being an elected official asked to help resolve a conflict between two groups of constituents: Don’t compare one side to terrorists. We’ll give the background on why state Sen. Mary Felzkowski has now been banished from Lac du Flambeau tribal lands, […]
Delivering for the Rural Wisconsin Economy (Hour 2)
President Joe Biden’s visit to western Wisconsin last week included big news about a major investment in America’s rural electric cooperatives. We’ll talk to Julie Lassa, state director of USDA Rural Development for Wisconsin about more of the specific benefits coming to our state from the Biden-Harris initiatives for an improved electric grid, broadband, farm […]
Solar Schools (Hour 1)
In this “Best of UpNorthNews Radio,” we offer free advice to Senate candidate Eric Hovde: Don’t attend a Republican fundraiser in his adopted hometown in Orange County, California. Think he’ll listen? Plus, Hans Breitenmoser helps us appreciate Wisconsin’s growth in cranberries. The Black River Falls school district moves forward on solar energy use. And Chad […]
