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Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Pat Kreitlow is a longtime Wisconsin journalist and former state legislator who lives in and produces his show from along Lake Wissota in Chippewa Falls. UpNorthNews is Northern Wisconsin"s home for informative stories and fact-based conversations. Broadcasts live 6 - 9 a.m. across the state! Listen Live: 6:00 am - 9:00 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Proudly Treasonist? (Hour 1)

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2025/09/10

It’s already well-documented that Congressman Derrick Van Orden spends a lot of time scrolling and trolling through social media. But even by his standards it was weird that he put a new comment on a photo from two years ago. Even weirder: the photo he commented on shows him on the US Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021 — and his comment was, “Hell yes.” Van Orden claims he did not take part in the domestic terrorism that followed on that fateful day, but is it that much better to simply be a

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Both Stupid and an Evil Genius (Hour 3)

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2025/09/09

Is it possible to be an evil genius doing diabolical, well-planned things and be stupid as well? We’ll talk to Courier Newsroom’s Cam Stevenson live from Washington, DC about a Trump/conservative strategy that has gone both ways. It has meticulously given the country a US Supreme Court that on Monday delivered one of the most racist decisions since it upheld Japanese internment camps 80 years ago. At the same time, the administration decided it was a good idea to raid a car and battery complex in

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Fee-Free Is Trashing National Parks (Hour 2)

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2025/09/09

We’ll catch up with Jeff Rennicke from Friends of the Apostle Islands about how the president’s willful neglect of our National Parks is being seen in everything from overworked staff and fewer tours to piled up trash and lost revenue that could keep our parks healthy. We’ll also talk to Sheila Everhart from the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association and dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser about the latest opportunities to add some rural Wisconsin sites to your next road trip bucket list. They also

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Tips for Reporters: Tell the Whole Story (Hour 1)

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2025/09/09

Once again local media provided coverage of Congressman Derrick Van Orden unencumbered by fact checks, clarifications, or context. We’ll review an event — not a town hall — to “celebrate” a new tax policy on tips and overtime. It is not nearly as generous or encompassing as you would think, to see how it’s being covered by many outlets. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am

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More Than Empty Words (Hour 3)

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2025/09/08

For all of the bluster some politicians offer about saluting the service of our veterans, they really show their stripes when it comes time to provide actual services of their own to the men and women who served our nation. We’ll talk to Sen. Jeff Smith about how important programs that help homeless veterans in two Wisconsin locations are on the verge of shutting down because Republican legislators took Gov. Evers’ state budget request and changed it to $0 — and are somehow trying to blame the

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Making Maps Without Corruption (Hour 2)

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2025/09/08

The notion of fair elections has been taking it on the chin lately as Republicans in multiple states engage in corrupt cartography right out in public. We’ll talk to Iuscely Flores from the Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition about a bipartisain effort to get rid of gerrymandering the maps for Congress and state legislatures. They’re taking part in a statewide campaign of public forums to remind people they should be the ones who choose their representatives — their representatives shouldn’t be allowed to

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’Tis the Season… for Lots of Sports (Hour 1)

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2025/09/08

Even being on rehab from knee surgery wasn’t going to stop one enthusiastic Packers fan from attending the season opener at Lambeau Field. We’ll talk to Dr. Kristin Lyerly about a perfect day for football and a practically perfect performance by Green Bay to open the 2025 campaign. The Milwaukee Brewers also continue their latest winning streak. We’ll check other headlines from the weekend and get Brittney Merlot’s forecast to start the workweek. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by

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Weekly Best of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow for Sep 6

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2025/09/06

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Are You Ready for Some Football? (Hour 3)

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2025/09/05

We’ll get set for Week 1 of the NFL season with Mike Clemens giving an update on the Green Bay Packers’ status heading into their opener at home against Detroit. And Dr. Kristin Lyerly will sum up the significance of the RFK, Jr. congressional hearing and the additional burden it puts on everyone who wants to get credible information about their health care.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through

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Bread and Circuses and Quackery (Hour 2)

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2025/09/05

We’ll talk to our Week In Review panel about this week’s events, including a congressional hearing featuring a US Health and Human Services Secretary still blocking or undermining the basic building blocks of public health.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 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

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Would You Like Cheese With That? (Hour 1)

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2025/09/05

Cheese-infused, football-shaped chicken nuggets. Tater tots with brat slices and beer cheese. Maybe some summer sausage with your grilled cheese? With the Packers beginning their 2025 campaign this weekend, we review some of the concession cuisine being served this season at Lambeau Field. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out

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The One-Handed Economist (Hour 3)

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2025/09/04

It’s the worst of both worlds: inflation remains an issue (which is why you might hike interest rates) but the job market is softening (which is why you might cut interest rates). In other words, Trump Stagflation, with a side order of political pressure on what’s supposed to be an independent Federal Reserve Board. We’ll discuss this dilemma with Sean O’Malley. And we’ll ask Joe Zepecki about the possibility that the president will send military troops to Milwaukee… just because.Mornings with

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Playground Politics Back in Session (Hour 2)

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2025/09/04

Congress is back in session, so we’ll ask Congressman Mark Pocan about the full range of déjá vu topics: the Epstein files, another government shutdown showdown, and more. And Todd Allbaugh previews this afternoon’s show on the Civic Media radio network. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more

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Make Housing Affordable Again (Hour 1)

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2025/09/04

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley came up north to see one of the ways Wisconsin can address the ongoing problem of affordable housing. He also talked about when he’s likely to announce a run for governor. Plus: States are starting to go it alone when it comes to offering vaccine and other public health guidelines now that the US Department of Health and Human Services is working in complete opposition to public health. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on

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That’s Not How Science Works (Hour 3)

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2025/09/03

The trick to writing good fiction — if you work in the Trump White House, anyway — is the ability to pick and choose which scientific facts match up well with your politics. In this week’s Climate Check, we’ll discuss the most interesting work of fiction in DC these days: a Trump administration report that calls the threat of climate change overblown. Dozens of scientists say it’s riddled with errors, cherry-picked data, and misinformation.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews,

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Back to School… Interference (Hour 2)

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2025/09/03

Classes are back in session. So are lawmakers in Madison and Washington. We’ll talk to Peggy Wirtz-Olsen of WEAC about the bills they’re following that range from big picture revenue needs to micromanaging things like cursive writing and what kinds of flags can and can’t be displayed at school. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to

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What’s a Measly $1.3 Billion? (Hour 1)

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2025/09/03

It’s been a little while since Powerball fever started spreading again, but Wednesday’s estimated jackpot of more than $1 billion has us thinking about one of life’s little luxuries: daydreaming. What would you do if you suddenly had $1 billion? Also, today’s History Lesson has a note about the world’s richest woman and just how many billions of dollars she’s already given away since divorcing the world’s richest man. We’ll discuss Vice President J.D. Vance’s upcoming visit to Minneapolis following

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Back to School, Back to Referendum (Hour 3)

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2025/09/02

We’ll talk to Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area about the new school year and how a new state budget isn’t making life any easier for struggling school districts who will probably be setting another record for referendum requests to fill in the gaps from lazy legislators. And we’ll start a new weekly visit with Courier Newsroom’s Cam Stevenson, author of Below the Beltway, a daily newsletter about his new gig reporting from Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is

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Labor and Pride (Hour 2)

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2025/09/02

Superior Mayor Jim Paine will recap Pride Weekend up in the Twin Ports and tell us why the event doesn’t take place in June like in many other communities. And we’ll recap Labor Day weekend, including the news for thousands upon thousands of American workers who’ve had their collective bargaining rights ripped away by an anti-union president who sees public sector workers as unworthy of jobsite protection. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations

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Running Scared (Hour 1)

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2025/09/02

Approaching the 2026 elections, conservatives are facing a fork in the road: go big or go home. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley has decided to go home — and not face the prospect of being ousted by progressive Appeals Judge Chris Taylor next April. We’ll review her interesting statement. Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, has decided to go big… on amplifying the GOP playbook on fear and loathing, the only two touchstones from his remarks on Friday in La Crosse. Mornings with Pat

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