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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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Rural Alarm Bells (Hour 3)

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2025/08/22

Tomah Dr. Jill McMullen was recently featured in a video series by Pete Buttigieg, talking about the impact of Republican Medicaid cuts to rural health care in Wisconsin and nationwide. We’ll talk to her about the experience and whether her concerns are growing. And Mike Clemens gives us an update from Packers training camp and reviews how the Brewers emerged from their Wrigley Field gauntlet still in control of the National League Central division.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by

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Heroes of the Resistance (Hour 2)

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2025/08/22

Despite the many negative headlines and ample reason to worry about the future of our democracy, Mark Jacob reminds us that there are still Americans willing to stand up for American values. In politics, in law, in media, in faith, he tells us who’s leading the way on defending our republic and how you can help. 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

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State Sanctioned Kidnapping (Hour 1)

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2025/08/22

A court commissioner in Walworth County is out of job after insisting that due process be followed in immigration matters, no differently than in criminal matters. Without the ability for a judge to review a warrant, what’s to stop Big Government from expanding its efforts to kidnap people who don’t fit their racial profile? We’ll also ask Joe Zepecki about the map warfare going on in Texas and California. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations

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Winners, Losers, and the Wider Gap (Hour 3)

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2025/08/21

Economic data shows that the Trump presidency is doing exactly what experts tried to warn us about. There’s a widening gap between the super rich and the rest of us. Trump’s trade war has weakened the US dollar. And consumers are paying the price, not other countries, as Trump had been claiming. We’ll discuss all of today’s news with Sean O’Malley, Joe Zepecki, and Chad Holmes.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio

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State Seeks a New Lieutenant (Hour 2)

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2025/08/21

With Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez launching a bid to become governor next year, there will be a wide open race to take the number two spot in the state in 2026. Sarah Godlewski, the current secretary of state and former state treasurer, announced her candidacy Wednesday to grab a third constitutional position in as many elections. We’ll talk to her live about her decision and her platform. We’ll also check in with Todd Allbaugh after his trip to Wisconsin Rapids to celebrate the anniversary of a

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Evers Strikes Back (Hour 1)

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2025/08/21

Gov. Tony Evers isn’t wasting time changing how business is done in the Capitol, now that the state Supreme Court has struck down one of the (many) ways Republicans in the Legislature had been blocking him from implementing laws and rules. We’ll also get a rundown of this weekend’s Wisconsin events with Cherita Booker. And we’ll replay our conversation with Dan Shafer about a very liberal US senator coming to western Wisconsin to campaign for a congressional candidate already endorsed by “blue dog”

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Van Orden’s Gym Problem (Hour 3)

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2025/08/20

Congressman Derrick Van Orden can’t stop, won’t stop holding private events rather than public town halls to defend the damage being done to his refusal to stand up to President Trump. One of his upcoming events is a country club fundraiser with an Ohio congressman nicknamed “Gym” Jordan, and folks in the Wisconsin Rapids area are planning to make sure both lawmakers know public opinion isn’t on their side.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations

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It’s a Trap! (Hour 2)

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2025/08/20

For all of the talk about federal budget cuts, there is also some new federal money being made available to schools — but it’s a trap. It’s being billed as a national tax credit scholarship program, but it’s also a back-door way to fund more vouchers for private schools. State officials who want to protect public education can try to modify how the dollars are distributed, but it’s funding that could eventually be yanked back over to private schools anyway. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered

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Happy Birthday, WFHR Radio! (Hour 1)

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2025/08/20

We are live in Wisconsin Rapids to help WFHR celebrate 85 years of local broadcasting. We’ll talk to members of the Civic Media family about the historic role the station has played over decades of community service. 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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Leftists, Centrists: Adversaries or Allies? (Hour 3)

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2025/08/19

We’ll catch up with Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area to discuss how Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to western Wisconsin to help one of the Democrats trying to unseat US Rep. Derrick Van Orden. We’ll also look into whether US Rep. Bryan Steil is signaling a willingness to help President Trump kill mail-in voting, something used by hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media

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Smoky Logic About Canadian Wildfires (Hour 2)

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2025/08/19

We’ll talk to former state legislator Fred Clark about how ridiculous certain Wisconsin politicians looked in sending a letter to Canada to complain about, you know, their country burning down. We’ll fact-check the people who want to blame everything other than a changing climate for everything that’s changing in our climate. 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

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Sneaking Into Town (Hour 1)

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2025/08/19

President Donald Trump recharged his autocratic batteries after meeting up with Russia’s dictator and is back to bashing a cornerstone of democracy: making voting easier for everyone who’s qualified to vote. Also: Derrick Van Orden quietly appeared in Eau Claire, not holding a town hall or hearing from voters. The show has plenty of fun as Pat educates Parker about New Coke, something Pat thinks Parker should know despite it happening 20 years before his birth. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is

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International Affairs: Trump Does Nothing, Lyerly...

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2025/08/18

John & Gordy join from Madison to talk about some international affairs after Trump gave Putin a photo op. Dr. Kristin Lyerly joins the show from a hotel as she travels back from her conference in Peru. She shares details on her experiences there and some observations about democracy. Also: Civic Media’s Jane Matenaer checks in. 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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Let the People Decide (Hour 2)

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2025/08/18

Wisconsin is unlike many states that allow ordinary citizens to collect signatures and put ideas on a statewide ballot for new laws or constitutional amendments. We’ll talk to two guests who recently wrote an opinion column outlining why we should have that kind of setup in our state, too. We’ll also check in with Civic Media’s Jimmie Kaska. 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

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Diplomacy or Puppetry (Hour 1)

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2025/08/18

We’ll discuss the Brewers’ extending their winning streak to a record 14 games before finally losing a game on Sunday. And we’ll discuss how Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has figured out the best way to approach today’s meeting at the White House: Bring friends, lots of ‘em, as several European leaders join the follow-up to President Trump’s Alaskan bromance with Russia’s dictator. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic

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Weekly Best of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow for Aug 16

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2025/08/16

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The Surplus Is Waning, As It Should Be (Hour 3)

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2025/08/15

A new report from a nonpartisan research group outlines how the new Wisconsin state budget will draw down the multi-billion dollar surplus. That’s the data. Here’s the judgement: Good. A surplus isn’t supposed to just sit there for years, as Republican legislators have allowed. Now it’s coming back in the form of both tax cuts and new investments, showing the importance of having a Democratic governor to ensure a more balanced approach than blowing it all on favors to the very wealthy. Also: Mike

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Secret Police and Not-So-Secret Power Grabs (Hour 2)

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2025/08/15

We’ll review the latest moves by the Trump regime with our Week In Review panel: whether it’s a military takeover of Washington, DC streets; sending armed, masked troops to a rally by California’s governor; or inviting Russia’s war criminal dictator to a summit today in Alaska, the president is all about putting on a show — even though he keeps losing in courtroom as judges strike down his illegal orders.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across

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Was Pam Bondi Not Available? (Hour 1)

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2025/08/15

There’s finally some movement in the legal case surrounding the mayor of Wausau taking it upon himself to remove an absentee ballot drop box from City Hall while echoing Republican talking points about the issue. There’s only one problem: The new special prosecutor happens to be the last Republican candidate to run for state attorney general. We’ll also talk to Courier Newsroom’s Keya Vakil about Texas Democrats deciding to return home now that California’s governor is starting a process that could

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If Mass Shooters Could Endorse a Candidate (Hour 3)

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2025/08/14

Living in an era where the MAGA far right can’t stop drifting further to the right, Wisconsin has a candidate for governor with a position on public safety that puts a sickening spin on the old Oprah Winfrey line: “You get a gun! And you get a gun! And you get a gun!” We’ll review Bill Berrien’s idea to eliminate permits and encourage flooding the streets with concealed weapons. Also, Sean O’Malley talks about the state of the U.S. economy, even relating the state of the current beef population and

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